D.A. Clarke-Smith was born on August 2, 1888 in Montrose, Borders, Scotland as Douglas A. Clarke-Smith. He was an actor, known for The Pickwick Papers (1952), The Good Companions (1933) and Lorna Doone (1934). He was married to Catherine Rosemary Ellis and Alice Bowes. He died on March 12, 1959 in Withyham, Sussex, England.