Dane Clark

Birth Name:

Bernard Zanville

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Director

Graduated from Cornell University and St․ John's Law School in the mid-1930s
After he had a hard time finding work as a lawyer during the Great Depression, he began working as a boxer, construction worker, and salesman before becoming a model, which was his gateway to acting
Made his Broadway debut in Friedrich Woolf's "Sailors of Catarro" in 1934
Was originally credited under his real name, Bernard Zanville, before he was given the stage name Dane Clark by Humphrey Bogart
Quote: "(On his fellow actors): "They fascinated me at first․ Then suddenly it struck me that their constant snobbish talk about the 'theatah' was a little on the phony side․ I decided it give it a try myself, just to show them anyone could do it․""
Quote: "(On joining Warner Brothers): "An average-looking guy like me has a chance to get someplace, to portray people the way they really are, without any frills․․․The only thing I want to do in films is to be Mr․ Joe Average as well as I know how․""
Best known for his role as Slate Shannon in "Bold Venture" and as Danny Hawkins in "Moonrise․"
The film he was most proud of was 1954's "Go, Man, Go!," in which he played Harlem Globetrotters founder Abe Saperstein, because it criticized racial discrimination

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