Oliver Clark

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-01-04 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Buffalo, New York

Oliver Clark

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 and humorous psychiatric patient, and Mr. Herd, a patient of psychologist Bob Hartley on CBS situation comedy The Bob Newhart Show. He played Mr. Bel...

Acting

1977

Fire Sale

as Mr. Blossom

1988

Ernest Saves Christmas

as Joe Carruthers

1978

Fame

as Billy Dorfman

1999

Mystery Men

as Reverse Psychologist

1976

A Star Is Born

as Gary Danziger

1979

Hanging by a Thread

as Eddie Minton

1975

The Orphan and the Dude

as Oliver 'The Orphan' Smith

1996

Christmas in Cartoontown

as Santa Claus (voice)

1971

1970

The Landlord

as Mr. Farcus

1972

Deadhead Miles

as Durazno

1983

Happy Endings

as Murray Cramer

1983

Doctor Detroit

as Shaky Alcoholic Lawyer

1983

I Take These Men

as Dr. Norman Krevoy

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