Clark, Oliver 1939–

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Clark, Oliver 1939–

PERSONAL

Original name, Richard Mardirosian; born January 4, 1939, in Buffalo, NY; brother of Tom Mardirosian (an actor).

Addresses: AgentHouse of Representatives, 400 S. Beverly Dr., Suite 101, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actor and writer.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Bertolt Brecht: Ubungstucke fur Schauspieler (short; also known as Bertolt Brecht: Practice Pieces), 1964.

Dog Man, End of the Road, Allied Artists Pictures Corp., 1970.

Hercules in New York (also known as Hercules—The Movie and Hercules Goes Bananas), RAF Industries, 1970.

Mr. Farcus, The Landlord, United Artists, 1970.

Mr. Small, They Might Be Giants, Universal, 1971.

Duranzo, Deadhead Miles, Paramount, 1972.

Officer Andy, The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (also known as Dynamite Women), New World Pictures, 1976.

Gary Danziger, A Star Is Born, Warner Bros., 1976.

Mr. Blossom, Fire Sale, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977.

Evans, Un autre homme, une autre chance (also known as Another Man, Another Chance and Another Man, Another Woman), United Artists, 1977.

Shaky alcoholic lawyer, Doctor Detroit, Universal, 1983.

Joe Curruthers, Ernest Saves Christmas, Buena Vista, 1988.

Voice, Christmas in Cartoontown (animated), UAV Entertainment, 1996.

Endora's stand-in, Crazy in Alabama, Columbia, 1999.

Reverse psychologist, Mystery Men, MCA/Universal, 1999.

Mr. Silberman, Lost Souls, New Line Cinema, 2000.

Television Appearances; Series:

Jerry Siegel, Karen, ABC, 1975.

Various characters, Barney Miller, ABC, 1976–82.

Mr. Ed Herd, The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1976–77.

Stuart Hibbard, We've Got Each Other, CBS, 1977.

Cubby Royce, The Two of Us, CBS, 1981.

John Doe number six, St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1986–87.

Uncle Mario Tagliatti, Santa Barbara, NBC, 1989.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Eddie Minton, Hanging by a Thread, NBC, 1979.

Judge Douglas Harrigan, Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer, ABC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Billy Dorfman, Fame, syndicated, 1978.

Dr. Norman Krevoy, I Take These Men (also known as Surprise, Surprise!), CBS, 1983.

Danny, One Cooks, The Other Doesn't, CBS, 1983.

Bill, Nightlife, USA Network, 1990.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Shirts/Skins, 1974.

Oliver Smith, The Orphan and the Dude, ABC, 1975.

Dr. Charles Webner, Operating Room, NBC, 1979.

Murray Cramer, Happy Endings (movie), NBC, 1983.

Railroad man, Sawyer and Finn, NBC, 1983.

Mr. Gerald Belding, Good Morning, Miss Bliss (also known as Saved by the Bell: The Junior High Years), NBC, 1987.

Total Security, ABC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Judd Moore, The Girl Who Couldn't Lose, ABC, 1975.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Naked in the Streets," N.Y.P.D., ABC, 1968.

Marks, "Earth, Air, Fire and Water," Ghost Story (also known as Circle of Fear), NBC, 1973.

Sam, "Joyride to Nowhere," Tenafly, NBC, 1973.

"Love and the Awkward Age/Love and the Generation Gasp/Love and the Spendthrift," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973.

K. Julian Krumb, "Just by Accident," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1975.

Steven Demorra, "The Set Up," Cannon, CBS, 1975.

Walt Miller, "The Deadly Conspiracy," Cannon, CBS, 1975.

Dr. Fermin, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, syndicated, 1976.

Charley, "The Creeper," The Blue Knight, CBS, 1976.

"The Mayah Connection," The Feather and Father Gang, ABC, 1977.

Lieutenant Tippy Brooks, "38 Across," M∗A∗S∗H, CBS, 1977.

Captain Ben Pierce, "Mail Call Three," M∗A∗S∗H, CBS, 1978.

Dr. Oliver Jackson, "Harts on Campus," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1982.

Carl Berman, "Night," Knots Landing, CBS, 1982.

Sam, "Destiny's Choice," Voyagers!, NBC, 1983.

Oliver, "The Case of the Concerned Husband," Small & Frye, CBS, 1983.

Osgood Pomeroy, "Friends in High Places," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1983.

Louis Dantley, Legmen, NBC, 1984.

Rudy Burnham, "Of Cats, Crashes, and Creeps," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1984.

Nick Wilson, "The Birthday Visitor," Night Court, NBC, 1985.

Whitney Emmett, "The Truth Hurts," The Jeffersons, CBS, 1985.

"Eye in the Sky," Crazy Like a Fox, CBS, 1985.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, "Let's Make a Deal," Shadow Chasers, ABC, 1986.

Dr. Walter Pinkham, "The Elevator/To See the Invisible Man/Tooth and Consequences," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986.

"That's Cheating," Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987.

Burt Bilinski, "Moonlighting," Mr. Belvedere, ABC, 1987.

Lloyd, "Hooky," Mr. Belvedere, ABC, 1988.

Dr. McGee, "Mrs. Peacock in the Library with the Lead Pipe," Knots Landing, CBS, 1989.

Roger Barton, "Comedy of Errors," The Golden Girls, NBC, 1989.

Prescott, Dear John, NBC, 1989.

Mr. Leighton, "Corky for President," Life Goes On, ABC, 1989.

Mr. Leighton, "Honeymoon from Hell," Life Goes On, ABC, 1990.

Mr. Leighton, "The Visitor," Life Goes On, ABC, 1990.

"A Liver Runs Through It," Civil Wars, ABC, 1993.

Principal Robolard, "Up on the Roof," Full House, ABC, 1995.

Mr. Green, "The Curse of Willis," Land's End, syndicated, 1995.

Judge Douglas Harrigan, "Chapter Three," Murder One, ABC, 1995.

Judge Douglas Harrigan, "Chapter Four," Murder One, ABC, 1995.

Judge Douglas Harrigan, "Chapter Eighteen, Year Two," Murder One, ABC, 1997.

Oliver, "The Cameo Episode," George & Leo, CBS, 1997.

Dr. Lamarr, "Thunderhawk," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 2000.

Mr. Walsh, "Business as Usual," Ed (also known as Stuckeyville), NBC, 2003.

Television Creator; Specials:

Late for Dinner, Cinemax, 1988.

WRITINGS

Television Specials:

Late for Dinner, Cinemax, 1988.

Television Episodes:

"Abby's Choice," Knots Landing, CBS, 1982.

"Svengali," Knots Landing, CBS, 1982.

"Fallen Idol," The Colbys (also known as Dynasty II: The Colbys), ABC, 1986.

Also wrote episodes of Crazy Like a Fox, CBS.

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