What is John Clarke (actor)?
{{for|the New Zealand-born Australian actor and satirist|John Clarke (satirist)}} {{Infobox person | name = John Clarke | image = John Clarke Mickey Horton Days of Our Lives 1967.jpg | caption = Clarke as Mickey Horton in ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'', 1967 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|4|14}} | birth_place = [[South Bend, Indiana]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|10|16|1931|4|14|mf=yes}} | death_place = [[Laguna Beach, California|Laguna Beach]], [[California]], U.S. | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1959–2004 | spouse = | children = | partner = | website = }} '''John Clarke''' (April 14, 1932 &ndash; October 16, 2019) was an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]]. Clarke was known for his role as [[Mickey Horton]] on the [[NBC]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' for 39 years, beginning with the debut of the program in 1965, until he retired early in 2004 because of health concerns.<ref name=ccc>{{Cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/days/theactors/clarke_john.php|title=About the Actors {{!}} John Clarke - soapcentral.com|website=soapcentral.com|access-date=2016-04-14}}</ref> Clarke was replaced in the role by [[John Ingle]], who left the program in 2006. His daughter was actress [[Melinda Clarke]], who started out on ''Days of our Lives''. In 2005, Clarke received the [[Daytime Emmys]] Lifetime Achievement Award. Clarke died of [[pneumonia]]-related problems in [[Laguna Beach, California]] on October 16, 2019 at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite web |author=SOD |author-link=Soap Opera Digest |title=DAYS's John Clarke Passes Away |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/dayss-john-clarke-passes-away/ |website=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]] |access-date=October 22, 2019 |location=United States |date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|0164818|John Clarke}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, John}}