- published: 17 Mar 2016
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Clark is an English surname in the English language, ultimately derived from the Latin clericus meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated or a old man with a moustache. Clark evolved from "clerk". First records of the name are found in 12th century England. The name has many variants.
Clark is the twenty-seventh most common surname in the United Kingdom.
According to the 1990 United States Census, Clark was the twenty-first most frequently encountered surname, accounting for 0.23% of the population.
Clark is also an occasional given name, as in the case of Clark Gable.
Probably the most famouse person named Clark is Clark Kent a.k.a. Superman
People with the surname Clark include:
Clark Johnson (born September 10, 1954), sometimes credited as Clark 'Slappy' Jackson, Clarque Johnson, and J. Clark Johnson, is an American actor and director who has worked in both television and film.
Johnson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to an African American father and a White mother. The family eventually moved to Canada. He attended Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. He has three siblings including jazz singer Molly Johnson and actress and singer Taborah Johnson.
Johnson attended Eastern Michigan University on a partial athletic scholarship for football, but he was expelled after he was caught stealing turkey frankfurters from the school cafeteria.[citation needed] He attended several other universities including Loyola and the University of Ottawa before ending up at the Ontario College of Art as a film major.
Johnson was drafted by the Canadian Football League, and even played short stints with the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers before he decided he had "better try and get some sort of job."
Actors: Paul Dillon (actor), Emile Levisetti (actor), Chet Grissom (actor), Michael P. Byrne (actor), Jamie Haggerty (composer), Lenny Wilson (actor), Patrick DiRenna (actor), Jim Hardison (producer), Jim Hardison (editor), Jim Hardison (writer), Erica Arvold (actress), Tony Castillo (actor), Kane Richard Blust (actor), Jane Blass (actress), Jason Kasperski (actor),
Plot: Environmental activist Clark Johnson must join forces with a marine biologist and a misguided band of surfers to battle a deranged hit-man, low-budget filmmakers and a crazed warrior from beyond the stars in order to help a menacing mutant monster from the depths of Lake Michigan.
Keywords: horror-spoof, lake-michigan, monster-movie, parody