Clark Middleton

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Clark Middleton
Born
Clark Tinsley Middleton

April 13, 1957
Bristol, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedOctober 4, 2020(2020-10-04) (aged 63)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1983–2020
Spouse(s)
Elissa Middleton
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(m. 2006)​

Clark Tinsley Middleton (April 13, 1957 – October 4, 2020) was an American actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Sin City, Fringe, Snowpiercer, and The Blacklist.

Career[]

Middleton began acting at a California junior college when he signed up with an acting class with friends in his 20s.[1][2] He then moved to New York City to study acting. He took classes at the Herbert Berghof Studio and Geraldine Page became his teacher.[2]

He made his film debut in the 1983 TV movie Miss Lonelyhearts. In 1997, Middleton wrote the one-person play Miracle Mile about his lifelong struggle with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. He performed it in New York City and other parts of the US.[3]

In the 1990s, Middleton had a recurring role on Law & Order as forensics technician Ellis. He also played a recurring character known as Edward Markham, a rare book dealer, in the science-fiction series Fringe. Middleton appeared as a recurring cast member of The Blacklist in which he played Glen Carter, a DMV worker who moonlights as a tracker. This is arguably his most well-known role. In 2017, he was cast as Charlie, Audrey Horne's husband, in the Showtime Network series Twin Peaks: The Return, the sequel to the 1990s TV series Twin Peaks.

His final performance, via Zoom, was in July 2020. He played a weary Times Square hotel night clerk in Eugene O'Neill's one-act play Hughie. He performed it from his bedroom.[2]

Following Middleton's death, his character Glen also died of West Nile virus in The Blacklist season 8 episode "The Wellstone Agency". The episode was dedicated to Middleton, and featured Huey Lewis playing himself as part of the character's memorial.

Personal life[]

Born Clark Tinsley Middleton on April 13, 1957, in Bristol, Tennessee, he grew up in Tucson, Arizona.[2]

Middleton learned that he had juvenile rheumatoid arthritis when he was four years old. He summarized its effects in an interview: "At first it distorted my hands. Then the cortisone I had to take made my cheeks fat. At 8, I lost movement in my neck. When I was 15, my hip snapped. After an operation, I had to be on crutches and later, after I broke my leg falling over my dog, on canes". He remained at a height of 5 ft 4 in (163 cm).[1]

He married Elissa Meyers in 2006.[2]

Middleton died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on October 4, 2020, of complications from West Nile virus. He was 63 years old. He is survived by his wife Elissa.[4]

Selected filmography[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Koblenz, Eleanor (December 11, 1993). "Actor Middleton refuses to let disability make him a victim". Daily Gazette. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Vadukul, Alex (19 October 2020). "Clark Middleton, Actor With a Cause, Is Dead at 63". New York Times. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Marks, Peter (September 18, 1997). "THEATER REVIEW; Into the Spotlight With a Disability". The New York Times. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  4. ^ Oganesyan, Natalie (October 5, 2020). "Clark Middleton, Actor in 'The Blacklist,' 'Twin Peaks,' Dies at 63". Variety. Retrieved October 15, 2020.

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