Harry Clark (April 17, 1913 – February 28, 1956) was an American actor. Prior to his acting career, Clark was a physical education teacher, athlete, and factory worker who became involved with the

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'' in 1937, and its success encouraged him to pursue a career in acting. His Broadway credits include '' The Skin of Our Teeth'', ''

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'' From the early 1940s through the mid-1950s, Clark appeared in a string of

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. On television, he appeared on ''

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'', playing perhaps his best known role, as Mess Sgt. Stanley Sowici. He died unexpectedly, while playing handball at the Young Men's Christian Association on West 63rd Street, near his home in Manhattan.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Harry 1913 births 1956 deaths Male actors from Providence, Rhode Island American male stage actors American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors