Biography
After appearing on stage for several years, including a stint starring alongside Garfield in the original cast of Clifford Odets' "Waiting for Lefty" (1935), Zanville gave up his dreams of law school and relocated to Hollywood to pursue a movie career. Hooking up with Warner Bros., his name was changed to the more marquee friendly Dane Clark, allegedly by Humphrey Bogart who co-starred with the young actor in what was more or less his …
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| Along with luminaries like John Ford, was requested to direct films for the US government | ||
| Guest starred on many television programs in the 1960s and 1970s, including "The Twilight Zone", "Hawaii Five-O", "I Spy", "Police Story", "The Rookies" and "The Mod Squad" | ||
| Left Warner Bros. to pursue more stage work and overseas film roles | ||
| Started acting to finance his law education, following advice from John Garfield | ||
| Was a regular on "The New Adventures of Perry Mason" (CBS) | ||
1934 | Began acting on the Broadway stage | |
1935 | Was in the original cast of Clifford Odets' "Waiting for Lefty", alongside Garfield | |
1942 | Went to Hollywood to start a film career; adopted stage name Dane Clark; appeared in "Sunday Punch", "The Pride of the Yankees", "Wake Island" and "The Glass Key" | |
1943 | Appeared with Garfield and Cary Grant in "Destination Tokyo" | |
1943 | Received critical acclaim for his performance as merchant marine Johnnie Pulaski in "Action in the North Atlantic" | |
1944 | Appeared in the Oscar-winning short "I Won't Play" | |
1944 | Garnered notice for his work in "Hollywood Canteen" | |
1944 | Starred in the romantic melodrama "The Very Thought of You" with Eleanor Parker and Dennis Morgan | |
1945 | Co-starred in the war dramas "God is My Co-Pilot" and "Pride of the Marines" | |
1946 | Acted with Bette Davis and Glenn Ford in the feature "A Stolen Life" | |
1951 | Featured in "Never Trust a Gambler" and "Fort Defiance" | |
1954 | TV debut as regular playing Richard Adams, a legal aid attorney, in the NBC drama series "Justice" | |
1955 | During a performance of "The Shrike" at Los Angeles' Carthay Circle Theatre, co-star Isabel Bonner died of a brian hemorrhage in his arms | |
1956 | Starred in the crime drama "The Man Is Armed" and the Western "Massacre" | |
1959 | Had leading role in the syndicated television series "Bold Venture" | |
1962 | Starred in "Brecht on Brecht" at the Theatre De Lys in Greenwich Village | |
1968 | Starred in the Denmark/USA co-production "Dage i Min Fars Hus/In My Father's House" | |
1971 | Starred in the CBS TV-movie thriller "Face of Fear" | |
1972 | Appeared in the telefilm "Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole", starring Susan Hayward | |
1975 | Featured in the ABC disaster movie "Murder on Flight 502" | |
1976 | Featured in the NBC miniseries "Once an Eagle" starring Sam Elliott | |
1979 | Featured in the miniseries "The French Atlantic Affair" (ABC) | |
1980 | Appeared in the syndicated thriller "Condominium" | |
1988 | Final film appearance with Tom Berenger in "Last Rites" | |