Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Oliver Clark (born January 4, 1939) is an American character actor. Clark was born Richard Mardirosian in Buffalo, New York, the son of Afro (née Karahos) and Matthew Mardirosian. He is of Armenian heritage.[citation needed] His brother, Tom Mardirosian, is also an actor. Clark made numerous appearances in film and television, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s. Two of his best-known characters were John Doe#6 on the NBC drama St. Elsewhere,a likeable...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Mystery Men
1999
as Reverse Psychologist
When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superhe...
Christmas in Cartoontown
1996
as Santa Claus (voice)
It's Christmas Eve, and Irv the Elf is usually the Santa's helper who helps get the reindeer in the air, but this year, things are a little different....
Ernest Saves Christmas
1988
as Joe Carruthers
When Santa Claus decides to retire and pass on his magic bag of Christmas surprises to a new Saint Nick, he enlists the aid of a hilarious assortment ...
Happy Endings
1983
as Murray Cramer
A teenager postpones his determination to become a songwriter so that he can keep his younger brother and two sisters together as a family following t...
One Cooks, the Other Doesn't
1983
as Danny
A real estate agent has a problem: his ex-wife and son are moving in with him-and his jealous bride.
Doctor Detroit
1983
as Shaky Alcoholic Lawyer
A shy but gentle man named Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the financially-strapped fictional Monroe College in Chicago....
I Take These Men
1983
as Dr. Norman Krevoy
Moments before being surprised at an anniversary garden party thrown by her husband and their family and friends, Carol Sherwood shocks him by saying ...
The Last Married Couple in America
1980
as Max Dryden
Jeff and Mari Thompson are contently married, but they are stunned to see many of their friends and neighbors going through separations and divorces. ...
Hanging by a Thread
1979
as Eddie Minton
A group of old friends on an outing re-live various traumas and tragedies via flashback whilst trapped high above a ravine in a disabled cable-car.
Fame
1978
as Billy Dorfman
A waiter becomes a sudden overnight success as a playwright, and then begins negotiations with an Italian movie director to turn his play into a film....
Another Man, Another Chance
1977
as Evans
Young Jeanne falls in love with photographer Francis, who soon takes her with him when he emigrates to America. In a small town in the still wild west...
Fire Sale
1977
as Mr. Blossom
Benny and his wife Ruthie are getting set to drive down to Florida, but Benny needs someone to look after his department store while he's gone. Though...
A Star Is Born
1976
as Gary Danziger
Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a...
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
1976
as Officer Andy
Candy and Ellie Jo are a pair of sexy bank robbers who blast their way into small-town banks with a carload of dynamite! When they take Slim hostage, ...
The Orphan and the Dude
1975
as Oliver 'The Orphan' Smith
Two oddballs, one a black man called "The Dude" and one white, called "The Orphan" share a Culver City, California apartment.
Deadhead Miles
1972
as Durazno
A long-distance trucker, dressed like a sea captain, aimlessly sails the American highways in his 18 wheeler mumbling manic, southern accented non seq...
They Might Be Giants
1971
as Mr. Small
After the death of his wife, wealthy retiree Justin Playfair creates a fantasy world for himself in which he is the legendary detective Sherlock Holme...
The Landlord
1970
as Mr. Farcus
At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope sec...