Robert Clarke was a movie-obsessed kid from Oklahoma City who had a dream of becoming an actor. Despite his stage fright in school productions, he persevered and acted in radio plays at the University of Oklahoma and on stage at the University of Wisconsin. He eventually took a chance and hitchhiked to California to pursue his dream of breaking into the movie business.
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💰 Net worth
The Man from Planet X (1951)
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$250 |
The Man from Planet X (1951)
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$210 |
Captive Women (1952)
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$350 /week |
Sword of Venus (1953)
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$350 /week |
The Astounding She-Monster (1957)
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$500 /week |
The Incredible Petrified World (1959)
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$500 |
Beyond the Time Barrier (1960)
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$2,000 |
The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970)
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$500 |
A movie-crazy kid in his native Oklahoma City, Robert Clarke decided at an early age that he wanted to be an actor, but nevertheless suffered from stage fright in his first school productions. He acted in University of Oklahoma radio plays and on stage at the University of Wisconsin before hitching a ride to California to try to break into the picture business. After screen tests at 20th Century-Fox and Columbia, Clarke landed a berth as a contract player at RKO. When RKO dropped his option three years later, he began freelancing. Clarke married Alyce King of the singing The King Sisters in 1956 and, a decade later, began appearing on TV and on tour with The King Family. His autobiography, To "B" or Not to "B": A Film Actor's Odyssey, was published in 1996.