Jack Rube Clifford
Jack Clifford (né John Clifford Cooley; December 25, 1888 – October 1974), also known as Jack "Rube" Clifford, was an American character actor and singer in vaudeville, theater, film, and radio, who became known for portraying rustic, unsophisticated characters (as were sometimes labeled rubes, hence the later-adopted stage name), whose radio work—or, more specifically, whose vaudeville character "The Sheriff" (originated onstage in the 1920's and subsequently popularized on radio)—has, in the 21st century, come to be regarded by at least some radio historians as the original inspiration for Robert McKimson's and Mel Blanc's anthropomorphic cartoon rooster, Foghorn Leghorn.
Acted in
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
1952
as Jerry (as Jack Clifford)
Enter the Lone Ranger
1949
as Jerry, Henchman
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Jerry
I, Jane Doe
1948
as Police Captain
Summer Holiday
1948
as Passerby (uncredited)
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
1948
as U. S. Marshal [Ch. 4,12]
My Favorite Brunette
1947
as Prison Guard Captain (uncredited)
Badman's Territory
1946
as Team Owner (uncredited)
The Blue Dahlia
1946
as Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945
as Guard (uncredited)
Senorita from the West
1945
as Motorcycle Cop
The Old Texas Trail
1944
as Sheriff Thomas (as Jack Clifford)
The Great Alaskan Mystery
1944
as Agent Dunn
Overland Mail
1942
as Sheriff Tyler
Arizona Cyclone
1941
as Johnson
Sea Raiders
1941
as Pug Anderson
The Bandit Trail
1941
as Kurt Halliday
Riders of Death Valley
1941
as Lafe Hogan
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940
as McCoig - Homeowner Thug
The Bank Dick
1940
as Cop (uncredited)
Beyond the Sacramento
1940
as Sheriff
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Half-breed Archer (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode
1940
as Deputy on Train
Sky Bandits
1940
as Whispering Smith
Murder on the Yukon
1940
as Whispering Smith
Yukon Flight
1940
as Whispering Smith
Another Thin Man
1939
as Policeman (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Captain (uncredited)
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
as Policeman at Fire (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
as Sergeant on Motorcycle (uncredited)
Union Pacific
1939
as Bartender (uncredited)
Let Us Live
1939
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
as Riding Master (uncredited)
Colorado Trail
1938
as Judge Bennett (as Jack Clifford)
The Road to Reno
1938
as Trucker (as Jack Clifford)
Think It Over
1938
Start Cheering
1938
as Car Owner
Behind the Mike
1937
as Station Master
Wild West Days
1937
as Corey, member of the Secret 7
Midnight Madonna
1937
Racketeers in Exile
1937
as Thyrus Jamison
Speed
1936
as Master of Ceremonies
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Court Policeman (uncredited)
King of the Pecos
1936
as Ash
Gallant Defender
1935
as Sheriff Luther
One Way Ticket
1935
as Charlie (as Jack Clifford)
The Man from Guntown
1935
as Sheriff Nolan
The Revenge Rider
1935
as Matt Ludlow (as Jack Clifford)
The Poor Rich
1934
as Station Agent
Fargo Express
1933
as Gambler
One Sunday Afternoon
1933
as Mr. Johnson - Watchman (uncredited)
One Track Minds
1933
as Deaf Beekeeper Passenger
Tombstone Canyon
1932
as Newt
The Lost Special
1932
as Doran
Faithless
1932
as Truck Driver
Gold
1932
as Elmer Sigmuller
The Local Bad Man
1932
as Andrew McKee - Railroad Station Agent (as Jack Clifford)
Law of the Sea
1931
as First Mate
Caught
1931
as Drunk (uncredited)
Skippy
1931
as Dog-Catcher Nubbins
The Sunrise Trail
1931
as Kansas (as Jack Clifford)
45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926
as Orville's Grandpa (as Rube Clifford)
Long Pants
1926
as Glenn's Grandfather
Sweet Adeline
1926
as Bill Wilson