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Biography

Clark is biracial and was born in September of 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He moved to Canada in and his teens. He attended Concordia…more

Born

8/10/1954, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (5)

Role
- The Wire
  City Editor Augustus "Gus" Haynes
  - S 5: Ep 10 Clarifications
    2/24/08
  - S 5: Ep 9 Took
    2/17/08
  - S 5: Ep 8 The Dickensian Aspect
    2/10/08
  - S 5: Ep 7 React Quotes
    2/3/08
  - S 5: Ep 6 Transitions
    1/27/08
  - + 3 More Credits
- Homicide: Life on the Street
  Det. Meldrick Lewis
  - S 7: Ep 22 Homicide: The Movie
    2/13/00
  - S 7: Ep 23 Forgive Us Our Trespasses
    5/21/99
  - S 7: Ep 21 The Why Chromosome
    5/14/99
  - S 7: Ep 20 Lines of Fire
    5/7/99
  - S 7: Ep 19 Identity Crisis
    4/30/99
  - + 118 More Credits
- E.N.G.
  Clarke Roberts
  - S 5: Ep 14 The Cutting Edge
    3/17/94
  - S 5: Ep 13 Memories
    3/10/94
  - S 5: Ep 12 Before the Axe
    3/3/94
  - S 5: Ep 11 The Road Not Taken
    2/10/94
  - S 5: Ep 10 The Play's the Thing
    2/3/94
  - + 91 More Credits
- Hammerman
  various
  - S 1: Ep 4 Hammerman - Episode 4
    9/28/91
  - S 1: Ep 3 Hammerman - Episode 3
    9/21/91
  - S 1: Ep 2 Hammerman - Episode 2
    9/14/91
  - S 1: Ep 1 Hammerman - Episode 1
    9/7/91
- Hot Shots
  Al Pendalton
  - S 1: Ep 13 Riot
    12/23/86
  - S 1: Ep 12 Roll Over, Agatha Christie
    12/16/86
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Family Jules
    12/9/86
  - S 1: Ep 10 Writ of Habeas Corpse
    12/2/86
  - S 1: Ep 9 Tails You Lose
    11/25/86
  - + 8 More Credits
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Night Heat
  Dave Jefferson
  - S 4: Ep 24 Blues in a Bottle
    1/5/89
  - S 4: Ep 9 The Better Part of Valor
    5/5/88
  - S 3: Ep 21 These Happy Golden Years
    11/12/87
  - S 3: Ep 16 Mean Business
    10/8/87
  - S 3: Ep 8 All the King's Horses
    8/4/87
  - + 4 More Credits
- Night Heat
  Jefferson
  - S 4: Ep 15 False Witness
    10/13/88
  - S 4: Ep 12 Bogota Blues
    9/22/88
  - S 4: Ep 1 Silk
    1/14/88
  - S 3: Ep 24 Vengeance
    1/7/88
  - S 3: Ep 3 Play the Game
    2/19/87
  - + 5 More Credits
Guest Star (20)

Role
- Unforgettable
  Doug Jacobs
  - S 1: Ep 17 Blind Alleys
    2/28/12
- The Shield
  Handsome Marshal
  - S 7: Ep 13 Family Meeting
    11/25/08
- HBO First Look
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 13 S.W.A.T.
    8/1/03
- Soul Food
  Tyrell Johnson
  - S 2: Ep 18 Lovers and Other Strangers
    1/30/02
- Cold Squad
  Detective Derrick Clark
  - S 2: Ep 2 Jane Doe (2)
    10/2/98
  - S 2: Ep 1 Jane Doe (1)
    9/25/98
- Forever Knight
  Casey Brooks/Lt. Travis Drake
  - S 2: Ep 10 Can't Run, Can't Hide
    11/19/94
- L.A. Law
  McNeil
  - S 8: Ep 17 Silence is Golden
    4/14/94
- North of 60
  Sonny Ross
  - S 1: Ep 15 Southern Comfort
    4/1/93
- Counterstrike
  Sostre
  - S 2: Ep 15 The Three Tramps
    1/11/92
- Sweating Bullets
  Chaffey
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Mariah Connection
    9/9/91
- Sweating Bullets
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 3 Death's a Beach
    4/22/91
- War of the Worlds
  Young
  - S 1: Ep 16 Unto Us a Child is Born
    2/20/89
- My Secret Identity
  Guest Star
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
  Officer Stoker
  - S 2: Ep 3 Man on the Edge
    2/7/87
- Check It Out
  Jim Federson
  - S 1: Ep 7 A Rosenbloom By Any Other Name
    11/13/85
- The Littlest Hobo
  Mr. Turner
  - S 6: Ep 7 Arrivederci Roma
    10/25/84
- The Littlest Hobo
  Jason Davis
  - S 2: Ep 16 East Side Angels
    2/26/81
- The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon
  Flammo the Magician
  - S 2: Ep 13 Dudley Meets Flammo
- Katts and Dog
  Lennie
  - S 1: Ep 7 Hostages
- Diamonds
  Fish
  - S 2: Ep 19 Dinosaur
Director (27)

Role
- Breakout Kings
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 6 I Smell Emmy
    4/8/12
  - S 2: Ep 3 Double Down
    3/18/12
- The Walking Dead
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 8 Nebraska
    2/12/12
- Homeland
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Vest
    12/11/11
  - S 1: Ep 5 Blind Spot
    10/30/11
- The Chicago Code
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 5 O'Leary's Cow
    3/7/11
  - S 1: Ep 2 Hog Butcher
    2/14/11
- Lights Out
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    1/11/11
- Terriers
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 2 Dog and Pony
    9/15/10
- Memphis Beat
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 It's Alright Mama (Pilot)
    6/22/10
- Kings
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 11 Javelin
    7/11/09
  - S 1: Ep 6 Judgment Day
    4/18/09
- Lie To Me
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 9 Life Is Priceless
    4/8/09
- The Shield
  Director
  - S 7: Ep 13 Family Meeting
    11/25/08
  - S 6: Ep 4 The New Guy
    4/24/07
  - S 3: Ep 2 Blood And Water
    3/16/04
  - S 3: Ep 1 Playing Tight
    3/9/04
  - S 1: Ep 5 Blowback
    4/9/02
  - + 2 More Credits
- Eleventh Hour
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 2 Cardiac
    10/16/08
- Flashpoint
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 4 Asking For Flowers
    7/31/08
- The Wire
  Director
  - S 5: Ep 12 -30-
    3/9/08
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Pager
    6/30/02
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Detail
    6/9/02
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Target
    6/2/02
- Sleeper Cell
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 1 Al-Baqara
    12/10/06
  - S 1: Ep 1 Al-Faitha
    12/4/05
- The Jury
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 9 Lamentation on the Reservation
    7/30/04
- S.W.A.T.
  Director
  - — S.W.A.T.
    8/8/03
- Soul Food
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 19 In Transition
    2/6/02
- NYPD Blue
  Director
  - S 7: Ep 18 Lucky Luciano
    5/2/00
- The West Wing
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 18 Six Meetings Before Lunch
    4/5/00
- Third Watch
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 16 Nature or Nurture
    2/28/00
- City of Angels
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 6 Unhand Me
    2/16/00
- The City (1999)
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 6 Gorky Parkette
    1/21/00
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 6 Sophomore Jinx
    10/25/99
- Homicide: Life on the Street
  Director
  - S 7: Ep 4 The Twenty Percent Solution
    10/30/98
  - S 6: Ep 18 Full Court Press
    4/3/98
  - S 5: Ep 16 Valentine's Day
    2/14/97
  - S 5: Ep 12 Betrayal
    1/10/97
  - S 4: Ep 19 Map of the Heart
    4/26/96
- Welcome To Paradox
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 Our Lady of the Machine
    8/17/98
- La Femme Nikita
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 19 Last Night
    8/9/98
- The Beat (2000)
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 7 Every Beat of My Heart
Producer (1)

Role
- Lights Out
  Producer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    1/11/11
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Memphis Beat
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 1 It's Alright Mama (Pilot)
    6/22/10

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Trivia
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- Clark has a "Bacon Number" of 2. He was in On Their Knees with Maury Chaykin, Maury was in Where the Truth Lies with Kevin Bacon.
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- He spent time performing improv with Toronto's Second City troupe.
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- Johnson gained his cop attitude after studying Sonny Grasso. Grasso, a real cop, had been played in the film The French Connection by Roy Scheider.
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- Clark Johnson: (Talking about his character Meldrick Lewis) I wanted to make this guy like Everyman. When he gets heartburn from eating a meatball sub at 2 a.m., I want cops to go, 'Oh yeah, I know that feeling.'
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- Clark Johnson: The character of Meldrick just sort of evolved as we went along. I would say that he's 50 percent from me and 50 percent from the writers. Now, if you talk to these arrogant writers, they'd probably say 60/40 on their part, or even 70/30, but you know how writers are.
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- Clark Johnson: If I went back to special effects it wouldn't bother me, I don't want to go on Hollywood Squares to pay the rent.
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