Frank Clarke

Acting

Frank Clarke

Born
Died
(aged 49)
Birthplace
Paso Robles, California, USA
Credits
16 titles

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Frank Clarke (29 December 1898 – 12 June 1948) was a Hollywood stunt pilot, actor, and military officer. His most prominent role was as Lieutenant von Bruen (and double for von Richthofen in combat scenes) in the 1930 production Hell's Angels, but he flew for the camera and performed stunts in more than a dozen films in the 1930s and 1940s. Clarke was killed in an aircraft crash near Isabella, California, in 1948.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 14

YearTitleRole
1950 Walk Softly, Stranger Film Plane Pilot (uncredited)
1942 Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) Film Self (archive footage)
1941 Sundown Film Pilot (uncredited)
1939 The Flying Deuces Film Pilot
1938 Men with Wings Film Burke
1935 Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery Film Flyer
1933 Air Maniacs Film Flyer
1933 Ace of Aces Film German Cadet
1932 The Lost Squadron Film Flier (uncredited)
1930 Hell's Angels Film Lt. von Bruen
1928 Eagle of the Night Film
1928 The Air Patrol Film Lt. Blount - Aviator
1925 The Cloud Rider Film Pilot
1920 The Jungle Princess Film Michael Donovan

Crew credits 4

YearTitleJob
1939 The Flying Deuces Film Technical Advisor
1939 Women in the Wind Film Technical Advisor
1936 Border Flight Film Stunts
1930 Hell's Angels Film Pilot
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