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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).
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Bob Clark Biography / Wiki
| Name | Bob Clark |
| Also Know | |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Directing |
| Place of Birth | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Date of Birth | 1939-08-05 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 67 |
| Deathday | 2007-04-04 |
Bob Clark Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Clarkworld | himself | 2009-11-03 | Documentary on the life and death of Bob Clark, a director of movies such as Christmas Story, Porky’s and Black Christmas…. |
| Stages | Bobby | 2002-01-01 | ‘Stages’ is the story of a day in the life of Brad and Scott, two actors who starred in a TV series twenty years ago. They have fallen on hard times a… |
| Black Christmas Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2015-11-24 | An examination of the effects and lasting impact of the cult-classic horror film ‘Black Christmas’, featuring interviews with cast, crew, and industry… |
| Black Christmas Revisited | 2002-12-03 | A featurette hosted by Art Hindle and Lynne Griffin, who revisit the original house from the movie ‘Black Christmas’…. | |
| The Ransom of Red Chief | Mr. Hooper | 1998-01-01 | Two hoboes strike on a get-rich quick scheme to kidnap an overly-energetic 9 year old son of a local banker. Based on the classic story by O’Henry…. |
| The American Clock | 1993-01-02 | Moe, Rose and Lee Baumler are members of an upper class family who find the world completely changed when they lose everything in the stock market cra… | |
| Mafia Girls | Jerry | 1969-01-01 | A crime syndicate in Miami Beach extorts politicians by filming them at sex parties…. |
| A Christmas Story | Swede | 1983-11-18 | The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is t… |
| Angel Blue | Town Mayor | 1998-11-15 | Dennis (Sam Bottoms) is a handsome, successful and well-liked civic leader who lives in his hometown with his lovely wife (Lisa Eichhorn) and their ne… |
| Deathdream | Officer Ted | 1974-08-28 | A young soldier who was thought to be killed in the line of duty in Vietnam returns home shortly thereafter, much to the confusion of his family. Upon… |
Bob Clark Directing Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| A Christmas Story | Director | 1983-11-18 | The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is t… |
| Porky’s | Director | 1981-11-13 | Set in 1954, a group of Florida high schoolers seek out to lose their virginity which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his r… |
| Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things | Director | 1972-06-09 | Six actors go to a graveyard on a remote island to act out a necromantic ritual. The ritual works, and soon the dead are walking about and chowing dow… |
| Baby Geniuses | Director | 1999-03-12 | Scientist hold talking, super-intelligent babies captive, but things take a turn for the worse when a mix-up occurs between a baby genius and its twin… |
| Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | Director | 2004-08-27 | Following on from the plot of the last movie, babies can communicate with each other using ‘baby talk’, and have an innate knowledge of the secrets of… |
| From the Hip | Director | 1987-02-06 | Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a p… |
| Loose Cannons | Director | 1990-02-09 | Mac, the two-fisted, savvy cop finds that he’s being saddled with a new partner, a known burnout, to work with him on a new and difficult case. The ne… |
| Murder by Decree | Director | 1979-02-01 | Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper who is killing prostitutes in London’s East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using informati… |
| Turk 182! | Director | 1985-02-15 | After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incurred during the off-duty rescue of a young girl, h… |
| The Karate Dog | Director | 2004-05-05 | When LAPD computer expert Peter Fowler investigates the killing of an old man in Chinatown, he finds the only witness is his dog, Cho Cho. But Fowler … |
| Rhinestone | Director | 1984-06-22 | After a big-time country singer brags that she can turn anybody in to a country-singin’ star, she’s out to prove she can live up to her talk when she … |
| Deathdream | Director | 1974-08-28 | A young soldier who was thought to be killed in the line of duty in Vietnam returns home shortly thereafter, much to the confusion of his family. Upon… |
| Black Christmas | Director | 1974-10-11 | During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger…. |
| Porky’s II: The Next Day | Director | 1983-06-24 | When the students of Angel Beach High decide to stage “An Evening With Shakespeare,” their efforts are threatened by Miss Balbricker, who views the wo… |
| It Runs in the Family | Director | 1994-09-23 | It is now summer in the Parker family; and the usual amount of numerous events are happening in their separate lives. Ralphie is searching for the per… |
| Breaking Point | Director | 1976-06-02 | The Mafia tries to take revenge against a man who testified against them in court…. |
| Tribute | Director | 1980-12-14 | A shallow Broadway press agent learns he is dying just as his son by his ex-wife arrives for a visit…. |
| She-Man: A Story of Fixation | Director | 1967-09-01 | A soldier is forced to take estrogen and wear lingerie when he’s blackmailed by a violent transvestite…. |
| I’ll Remember April | Director | 2001-04-05 | Four young boys find a shipwrecked Japanese sailor during World War II and struggle with the decision to save him…. |
| Fudge-a-mania | Director | 1995-01-07 | Peter Hatcher and his family are going on vacation in Maine. Only problem: Peter’s nemesis Sheila Tubman will also be there along with her family! And… |
| Now & Forever | Director | 2002-08-15 | Against a backdrop of clashing cultures, John Myron and Angela Wilson find each other and over the years form a powerful bond. One tragic night, John … |
| The American Clock | Director | 1993-01-02 | Moe, Rose and Lee Baumler are members of an upper class family who find the world completely changed when they lose everything in the stock market cra… |
| The Emperor’s New Clothes | Director | 1966-01-01 | This is a straight version of the old fairy tale, with John Carradine as the Emperor. It was filmed in South Florida, with exteriors in Coral Gables a… |
| Maniac Magee | Director | 2003-02-23 | An orphaned runaway with many extraordinary and athletic talents arrives in a town divided with racial conflict…. |
| Catch a Falling Star | Director | 2000-03-05 | … |
| Derby | Director | 1995-01-01 | Katie once left her parent’s horse ranch behind her. Now, when her father is sick Katie has to return to the farm. She meets Cass, now a grown man who… |
| Shanty Tramp | Assistant Director | 1967-01-01 | On a hot night in Dixie, the local shanty tramp heads out for adventure and leaves disaster in her wake. The lust she excites in the local men leads t… |
| The Ransom of Red Chief | Director | 1998-01-01 | Two hoboes strike on a get-rich quick scheme to kidnap an overly-energetic 9 year old son of a local banker. Based on the classic story by O’Henry…. |
| Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden | Director | 1996-01-07 | A young boy goes to spend the summer with his aunts in the South. He finds himself drawn to Jessica, who the other aunts describe as “slow,” and he ev… |
| Blonde and Blonder | Director | 2008-01-18 | Comic mayhem ensues when two lovely blondes, Dee and Dawn, are mistaken as international mob killers…. |
| Director | A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg wi… | ||
Bob Clark Production Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| A Christmas Story | Producer | 1983-11-18 | The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is t… |
| Porky’s | Producer | 1981-11-13 | Set in 1954, a group of Florida high schoolers seek out to lose their virginity which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his r… |
| Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things | Producer | 1972-06-09 | Six actors go to a graveyard on a remote island to act out a necromantic ritual. The ritual works, and soon the dead are walking about and chowing dow… |
| Deathdream | Producer | 1974-08-28 | A young soldier who was thought to be killed in the line of duty in Vietnam returns home shortly thereafter, much to the confusion of his family. Upon… |
| Black Christmas | Producer | 1974-10-11 | During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger…. |
| The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood | Executive Producer | 2000-06-05 | The Duke Boys and company travel to Hollywood to sell some musical recordings in order to raise money to build a new hospital in Hazzard County. Howev… |
| Black Christmas | Executive Producer | 2006-12-15 | An escaped maniac returns to his childhood home on Christmas Eve, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by one…. |
| Popcorn | Producer | 1991-02-01 | A horror film festival, held in a theater which was once the scene of a tragic fire, turns into a real life horror show…. |
| Porky’s II: The Next Day | Producer | 1983-06-24 | When the students of Angel Beach High decide to stage “An Evening With Shakespeare,” their efforts are threatened by Miss Balbricker, who views the wo… |
| Murder by Decree | Producer | 1979-02-01 | Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper who is killing prostitutes in London’s East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using informati… |
| From the Hip | Producer | 1987-02-06 | Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a p… |
Writing
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| A Christmas Story | Screenplay | 1983-11-18 | The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is t… |
| Porky’s | Writer | 1981-11-13 | Set in 1954, a group of Florida high schoolers seek out to lose their virginity which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his r… |
| Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things | Writer | 1972-06-09 | Six actors go to a graveyard on a remote island to act out a necromantic ritual. The ritual works, and soon the dead are walking about and chowing dow… |
| Porky’s 3: Revenge | Writer | 1985-03-22 | As graduation nears for the class of 1955 at Angel Beach High, the gang once again faces off against their old enemy, Porky, who wants them to throw t… |
| Loose Cannons | Writer | 1990-02-09 | Mac, the two-fisted, savvy cop finds that he’s being saddled with a new partner, a known burnout, to work with him on a new and difficult case. The ne… |
| Porky’s II: The Next Day | Writer | 1983-06-24 | When the students of Angel Beach High decide to stage “An Evening With Shakespeare,” their efforts are threatened by Miss Balbricker, who views the wo… |
| She-Man: A Story of Fixation | Screenplay | 1967-09-01 | A soldier is forced to take estrogen and wear lingerie when he’s blackmailed by a violent transvestite…. |
| Fudge-a-mania | Writer | 1995-01-07 | Peter Hatcher and his family are going on vacation in Maine. Only problem: Peter’s nemesis Sheila Tubman will also be there along with her family! And… |
| Baby Geniuses | Screenplay | 1999-03-12 | Scientist hold talking, super-intelligent babies captive, but things take a turn for the worse when a mix-up occurs between a baby genius and its twin… |
| The Emperor’s New Clothes | Writer | 1966-01-01 | This is a straight version of the old fairy tale, with John Carradine as the Emperor. It was filmed in South Florida, with exteriors in Coral Gables a… |
| It Runs in the Family | Screenplay | 1994-09-23 | It is now summer in the Parker family; and the usual amount of numerous events are happening in their separate lives. Ralphie is searching for the per… |
| From the Hip | Screenplay | 1987-02-06 | Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a p… |
Other Info
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| The Solarnauts | Makeup Artist | 1967-01-01 | A pilot for an unproduced British science fiction space adventure series…. |
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