Marine Clarke — The Cockleshell Heroes Character Profile

About Marine Clarke

One of the commandos participating in the Gironde estuary raid. After enduring a grueling 70-mile paddle and planting limpet mines on enemy cargo ships, he is one of only two survivors to successfully escape the mission alongside Stringer.

Character Facts

Played by

Anthony Newley

Appears in

The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Cockleshell Heroes

• Captain Thompson (Trevor Howard)
• Major Stringer (José Ferrer)
• Marine Ruddock (David Lodge)
• Sgt. Craig (Victor Maddern)
• Marine Lomas (Percy Herbert)
• Marine Stevens (Peter Arne)
• Marine Cooney (John Fabian)
• Marine Booth (Graham Stewart)
• Marine Todd (Robert Desmond)
• Marine Bradley (John Van Eyssen)
• Policeman (Sydney Tafler)
• Soldier (uncredited) (Jack Carter)