Greydon Clark Explained

Greydon Clark
Birth Date:7 February 1943
Birth Place:Niles, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation:Screenwriter, director, producer, actor
Years Active:1969–present

Greydon Clark (born February 7, 1943)[1] is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. His career spans several decades and genres, although the majority of his work has been low-budget productions in the action/horror genres. His most recent work was writing and directing the 1998 science fiction film Stargames (also seen written as Star Games[2]), in which he was also featured.

Between 1969 and 1989, Clark acted in a series of action/horror films, including Satan's Sadists, The Mighty Gorga, Hell's Bloody Devils, Dracula vs. Frankenstein, and Psychic Killer. Beginning in 1973, he wrote and directed a series of films, including The Bad Bunch (in which he also starred), Black Shampoo, Satan's Cheerleaders, Hi-Riders, Angels Revenge, Uninvited, Dance Macabre, Skinheads, and Stargames. In 1980 he directed The Return and Without Warning.

In 2013, Clark released his autobiography, On the Cheap: My Life in Low Budget Filmmaking.[3]

Filmography

!Year!Title!Director!Writer!Producer
1969Satan's Sadists
1971Mothers, Fathers and Lovers
1973The Bad Bunch
1975Psychic Killer
1976Black Shampoo
1977Satan's Cheerleaders
1978Hi-Riders
1979Angels Revenge
1980The Return
Without Warning
1982Wacko
1983Joysticks
1985Final Justice
1989Skinheads
1990The Forbidden Dance
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
1992Mad Dog Coll
Dance Macabre
Russian Holiday
1994Dark Future
1998Star Games

Direct-to-video

!Year!Title!Director!Writer!Producer
1987Uninvited

Television

!Year!Title!Director!Writer!Notes
1997Mike Hammer, Private EyeDirected episode: "Sins of the Fathers"
Wrote and directed episode: "A Penny Saved"

Acting roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969Satan's SadistsAcid
The Mighty GorgaDan Remington
1970Hell's Bloody DevilsAndersonAlso assistant director
1971Mothers, Fathers and LoversCameo
Dracula vs. FrankensteinStrange
1973The Bad BunchJim
1975Psychic KillerPolice Sgt. Marv Sowash
1976Black ShampooWilson's Man on PhoneVoice
1979Angels RevengeDirector
1980The ReturnAlan
1985Final JusticeSheriff Bob
1987UninvitedLab doctor
1992Dance MacabreAnderson
1998StargamesAdam

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Fischer, Dennis . Science Fiction Film Directors, 1895-1998 . 2011-06-17 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-6091-5 . en.
  2. http://greydonclark.com/details/18/star-games "Star Games"
  3. http://greydonclark.com/autobiography.php "On the Cheap: My Life in Low Budget Filmmaking"