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Frank Clarke

Dec 29, 1898 - Jun 12, 1948 (49 years old) in Paso Robles, California, USA

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Frank Clarke (29 December 1898 – 12 June 1948) was a Hollywood stunt pilot, actor, and military officer. His most prominent role was as Lieutenant von Bruen (and double for von Richthofen in combat scenes) in the 1930 production Hell's Angels, but he flew for the camera and performed stunts in more than a dozen films in the 1930s and 1940s. Clarke was killed in an aircraft crash near Isabella, California, in 1948.

Known For

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The Flying Deuces
Pilot
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Hell's Angels
Lt. von Bruen
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Sundown
Pilot (uncredited)
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Walk Softly, Stranger
Plane Pilot (uncredited)
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Ace of Aces
German Cadet
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Men with Wings
Burke
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The Lost Squadron
Flier (uncredited)
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Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
Flyer
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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
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The Jungle Princess
Michael Donovan

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