Frank Clarke

Frank Clarke

Known for

Acting

Born

December 29, 1898

Birthplace

Paso Robles, California, USA

Died

June 12, 1948 (aged 49)

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.

Best known work

The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces
1939
Hell's Angels
Hell's Angels
1930
Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
Sundown
Sundown
1941
The Lost Squadron
The Lost Squadron
1932
Ace of Aces
Ace of Aces
1933
Men with Wings
Men with Wings
1938
Women in the Wind
Women in the Wind
1939
The Jungle Princess
The Jungle Princess
1920
The Cloud Rider
The Cloud Rider
1925

Filmography

  1. 1950

    Walk Softly, Stranger

    as Plane Pilot (uncredited)

  2. 1942

    Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

    as Self (archive footage)

  3. 1941

    Sundown

    as Pilot (uncredited)

  4. 1939

    The Flying Deuces

    as Pilot, Technical Advisor

  5. 1939

    Women in the Wind

    Technical Advisor

  6. 1938

  7. 1936

  8. 1935

  9. 1933

    Air Maniacs

    as Flyer

  10. 1933

    Ace of Aces

    as German Cadet

  11. 1932

    The Lost Squadron

    as Flier (uncredited)

  12. 1930

    Hell's Angels

    as Lt. von Bruen, Pilot

  13. 1928

  14. 1928

    The Air Patrol

    as Lt. Blount - Aviator

  15. 1925

  16. 1920

    The Jungle Princess

    as Michael Donovan

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