Bob Clark

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-08-05 (68 years old)

Deathday

2007-04-04

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Bob Clark

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Benjamin "Bob" Clark (August 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007) was an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing and writing the script with Jean Shepherd to the 1983 Christmas film A Christmas Story. Although he worked primarily in the United States, from 1973 to 1983 he worked in Canada and was responsible for some of most successful films in Canadian history such as Black Christmas (1974), Murder by Decree (1979), Tribute (1980), and Porky's (1982). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Clark, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Acting

2009

Clarkworld

as Self (archive footage)

2015

Black Christmas Legacy

as Self (archive footage)

1995

Derby

as Auctioneer

1998

Angel Blue

as Town Mayor

1974

Black Christmas

as Prowler Shadow / Phone Voice (uncredited)

1976

Breaking Point

as Man at Gun Range (uncredited)

1974

Dead of Night

as Officer Ted

1983

A Christmas Story

as Swede (uncredited)

1998

1969

Mafia Girls

as Jerry

2002

Stages

as Bobby

Production

1983

1983

1983

A Christmas Story

as Screenplay

1987

From the Hip

as Screenplay

1987

From the Hip

as Producer

1981

Porky's

as Director

1981

Porky's

as Producer

1981

Porky's

as Writer

1999

Baby Geniuses

as Director

1990

Loose Cannons

as Writer

1990

Loose Cannons

as Director

1985

1987

From the Hip

as Director

1979

Murder by Decree

as Director

1985

Turk 182!

as Director

2006

The Karate Dog

as Director

1974

Dead of Night

as Director

1974

Dead of Night

as Producer

1974

Black Christmas

as Director

1974

Black Christmas

as Producer

1984

Rhinestone

as Director

1994

1976

Breaking Point

as Director

1980

Tribute

as Director

1999

1995

Fudge-a-mania

as Director

1995

Fudge-a-mania

as Writer

2002

Now & Forever

as Director

1993

1999

Baby Geniuses

as Screenplay

1975

Moonrunners

as Executive Producer

1979

Murder by Decree

as Producer

1976

Breaking Point

as Producer

2003

Maniac Magee

as Director

2000

1974

Deranged

as Producer

1967

The Solarnauts

as Makeup Artist

1995

Derby

as Director

1967

Shanty Tramp

as Assistant Director

1994

2006

Black Christmas

as Executive Producer

1991

Popcorn

as Producer

1974

Deranged

as Editor

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