Eugene Clark

Early life Clark was born in Tampa, Florida, and was raised in Florida and Riverside, California. He graduated from Riverside Polytechnic High School, and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Football career He was an actor four years before he began playing college football and he was an all-conference offensive guard at UCLA. Named to the first All-Star teams for both the Pacific-8 and the West Coast Athletic Conference, Clark also received All Star All American Honorable Mention Laurels, played in the Hula Bowl and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the ninth round of the 1975 NFL draft. While he did not appear in a National Football League game, he did play in the Canadian Football League for 20 games for the Toronto Argonauts (in 1977 and 1978).

Acting career Clark had a prominent co-starring role as Sid Gomez in the 1990s science fiction show William Shatner's Tek War.

He also appeared on Night Heat, RoboCop: Prime Directives, The Twilight Zone, Side Effects, Tropical Heat, Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, The L.A. Complex, and made a cameo in Trailer Park Boys: The Movie. He also starred in the VH1 film Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story, Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story''', and the thriller Legend of the Mountain Witch.

Clark played the role of Mufasa in the Ontario production of The Lion King for two years.

Clark's best-known theatrical film role was in George A. Romero's Land of the Dead'' as the head zombie, "Big Daddy".

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1981 Improper Channels Security Guard #1 1983 The Funny Farm Myles 1984 The House of Dies Drear River Ross Darrow TV movie Thrillkill Grissom 1985 Martin's Day Hydro Repairman Shellgame Big Edward TV movie 1986 Flying Roy Teler Doing Life Wiggins TV movie Unnatural Causes Roberts TV movie 1987 Three Men and a Baby Man at Party #1 1988 The Good Mother Arch 1989 The Unknown Mission Craig Ashby Mindfield Hugh McVeigh 1990 The Kissing Place Bus Driver TV movie Johnny Ryan Joe Johnson TV movie 1991 Knight Rider 2000 Officer Kurt Miller TV movie Plymouth Larry TV movie 1992 The Swordsman Police Captain From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One Det. Dick Price TV movie Split Images Malik TV movie 1993 Trial & Error Andrew Barnes/Sandi Richards TV movie Brian Spencer Lenn Wright TV movie 1994 TekWar Sid Gomez TV movie TekWar: TekLords Sid Gomez TV movie TekWar: TekLab Sid Gomez TV movie TekWar: TekJustice Sid Gomez TV movie Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story Det. Cabrillo TV movie 1995 Falling for You Detective TV movie Gladiator Cop Police Captain 1997 Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way Bob Watson TV movie Face Down Captain McGuiness TV movie Windsor Protocol Vice President Anson Powers TV movie 1998 Down in the Delta Citizen 1 Free of Eden 'Fast' Freddie TV movie Earthquake in New York - TV movie Dead Husbands Sheriff Moss TV movie 1999 In the Company of Spies Edward Boyd TV movie One Heart Broken Into Song Hud Jarvis 2000 The Magic of Marciano Del On Hostile Ground Mayor John Lafitte TV movie Who Killed Atlanta's Children? Dave TV movie Turn It Up Marshall Slow Burn Attorney Marlowe King 2001 Cause of Death Det. Carmine De Luca Loves Music, Loves to Dance Desk Sergeant TV movie 2002 Redeemer - TV movie 2003 Jasper, Texas Don Clark TV movie 2004 Reversible Errors Chief Harold Greer TV movie Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story Bobby TV movie 2005 Murder at the Presidio Captain Donovan TV movie Land of the Dead Big Daddy Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story Reginald Spivey TV movie Knights of the South Bronx Gene TV movie 2006 Trailer Park Boys: The Movie Cadillac Doomstown Officer Connors TV movie 2007 Still Small Voices Sergeant Gillett TV movie Resurrecting the Champ Washburn Talk to Me Bar Patron 2 TV movie Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming Older Vet TV movie 2009 Walled In Burnett Dolan's Cadillac Tink Deadliest Sea Moss TV movie Too Late to Say Goodbye Richmond Chief TV movie 2011 High Chicago Buzz 2012 Home Again Principle Raye Aladdin and the Death Lamp Khalil TV movie A Dark Truth Clive Bell 2014 Bully Fighters Judge Princeton Sanders Short An En Vogue Christmas Nathan TV movie 2015 Born to Be Blue Henry Azuka Look Again Clarence 2017 Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall King Diaz TV movie The Recall Eddie Jackson Christmas Next Door Nick TV movie 2019 Nostalgic Christmas Martin DeLong TV movie 2020 The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel Presiding Bishop TV movie Marry Me This Christmas 'Pops' Reed TV movie 2021 The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice Herc Zinneman TV movie 2022 Designing Christmas Vern TV movie All I Didn’t Want for Christmas Stan Harris TV movie 2023 Deadly Estate Harry Belfort TV movie 2024 Mistletoe & Matrimony - TV movie

Television Year Title Role Notes 1973 Kung Fu Comanchero Episode: "The Spirit-Helper" 1976 Most Wanted Cleveland Jones Episode: "The Heisman Killer" 1985–89 Night Heat Detective Colby Burns Main Cast 1986 Seeing Things Lonnie Episode: "Optical Illusion" Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Rufe Episode: "Pickup on Noon Street" Hot Shots Det. Colby Burns Episode: "Accidental Victims" & "Riot" 1987 Echoes in the Darkness Proctor Nowell Episode: "Part I & II" Street Legal Judge Rawlings Episode: "Lost and Lonely Hearts" 1988 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Andy Wilson Episode: "User Deadly" War of the Worlds Sgt. Gordon Reynolds Episode: "The Resurrection: Part 1 & 2" 1989 The Twilight Zone Capt. Henry Kincaid Episode: "The Wall" Life Goes On Ritcher Episode: "Pilot" E.N.G. Garbageman Episode: "Dirty Trick" 1990 Equal Justice Rev. Marcus Calvin Episode: "Pilot" Nasty Boys - Episode: "Flesh and Blood" Carol & Company Joey Episode: "Reunion" 1990–91 E.N.G. John Elman Main Cast: Season 2 1991 In the Heat of the Night L.A.P.D. Detective Episode: "Just a Country Boy" Street Legal Delroy Payne Episode: "Shades of Difference" & "Questions of Dignity" Counterstrike Clayton Episode: "Fire in the Streets" 1991–92 Tropical Heat Ollie Porte Recurring Cast: Season 1-2 1992 Secret Service Fats Episode: "A Teller of Tales/Food for Thought" Great Scott! Coach Episode: "Pilot" & "Hair Scare" 1993 Top Cops Wisdom Episode: "Craig Chew/Denny Joyce/Norman Pressley" 1994 Catwalk Burr Episode: "Killing Time" 1994–95 TekWar Sid Gomez Main Cast 1995–96 Side Effects Ray Whelan Recurring Cast: Season 2 1996 Lonesome Dove: The Series Foley Episode: "Partners" 1997 Due South Joe Mendelson Episode: "Strange Bedfellows" 1998 The Last Don II Agent McKiff Episode: "Part I & II" Traders - Episode: "The Falcon and the Showman" 1999 Little Men Samuel Tyler Episode: "The Living Years" Earth: Final Conflict Mayor Carter Dubois Episode: "Déjà Vu" The City Russell Carter Episode: "Joy Ride: Part II" 2001 RoboCop: Prime Directives Carver RH Episode: "Meltdown" 2002 Doc Coach Thomas Episode: "Love of the Game" 2002–04 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye Ted Garrett Recurring Cast 2003 The Wonderful World of Disney Preacher #1 Episode: "Sounder" The District Eugene Birch Episode: "Blind Eye" 2004 Threat Matrix Honorable Justice Lamb Episode: "19 Seconds" 2005 Tilt Dr. Marcellin Episode: "Risk Tolerance" This Is Wonderland Reverend Thomas Guest Cast: Season 2-3 2007–10 The Latest Buzz Mr. Pierce Recurring Cast: Season 2-3 2009 The Line Currie Recurring Cast Majority Rules! Frank Episode: "Go Girl!" 2010–12 Wingin' It Coach Heinrich Recurring Cast 2011 Breakout Kings The Mayor Episode: "Where in the World Is Carmen Vega" Dan for Mayor Police Chief Paddy O'Malley Episode: "Awkward Speedoo" 2012 The Firm Judge Pruill Episode: "Chapter Five" Lost Girl Fletcher Episode: "The Girl Who Fae'd with Fire" The Listener Abbassi Ayim Episode: "The Taking" The L.A. Complex Walter Dougan Recurring Cast: Season 2 2013 Cracked ETF Squad Leader Episode: "Swans" 2014 Remedy Curtis Decker Episode: "The Little Things" 2014–17 Space Riders: Division Earth Commander Stern Recurring Cast 2015 The Art of More Edward Leigh Mason Main Cast: Season 1 2017 Private Eyes Judge Episode: "The P.I. Code" Dark Matter Sheriff Vargas Episode: "Isn't That a Paradox?" Frankie Drake Mysteries Jack Porter Episode: "Mother of Pearl" 2018 In Contempt Franklin Recurring Cast 2020 Blue's Clues & You! Potato (voice) Episode: "Growing with Blue" 2021 Coroner Delmar McAvoy Recurring Cast: Season 2 2020–22 Transplant Marcus Curtis Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2 2023 Hudson & Rex Dave Nearing Episode: "Lost and Found" Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Vulcan Judge Episode: "Ad Astra per Aspera" 2024 The Madness Clarence Recurring Cast