Warren Clarke Movies and Career Information

Warren Clarke (born 26 April 1947) is an English actor. Clarke was born in Oldham, Lancashire. His first television appearance was in the long running Granada soap opera Coronation Street, initially as Kenny Pickup in 1966 and then as Gary Bailey in 1968. His first major film appearance was in Stanley Kubrick's controversial A Clockwork Orange (1971) where he played a 'Droog' named 'Dim'. He appeared with McDowell again in the 1973 film O Lucky Man. He has appeared in a wide range of roles in TV and movie productions both in the UK and abroad. One of his most notable roles was playing a Russian dissident in Clint Eastwood's Firefox (1982). Seen mostly in serious roles, his comedic talents can be seen in Blackadder: The Cavalier Years, playing Oliver Cromwell. In 1984 he played the uncharacteristic role of the overtly homosexual 'Sophie' Dixon in the landmark Granada series The Jewel in the Crown. Also in 1984 he had another comedic role, playing Colonel von Horst in the satirical Top Secret!. In 1988 he appeared as Colonel Krieger in the first series of LWT's Wish Me Luck. In 1989 he played the Captain Lee in the film Crusoe. In 1994 he played Bamber in the ITV comedy drama Moving