Clark, Bob 1941–

(Benjamin Clark, Robert Clark)

PERSONAL

Born August 5, 1941, in New Orleans, LA. Education: Attended Hillsdale College.

Career: Director, producer, and writer. Also worked as assistant director.

Member: Directors Guild of America.

Awards, Honors: Genie Award, best achievement in direction, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1980, for Murder By Decree; Genie Award nomination, best achievement in direction, and nomination for Golden Berlin Bear, Berlin International Film Festival, both 1981, for Tribute; Genie Awards, best achievement in direction and best original screenplay (with Jean Shepherd and Leigh Brown), Genie Award nomination (with Rene Dupont), best motion picture, Screen Award nomination (with Shepherd and Brown), best adapted comedy, Writers Guild of America, 1984, all for A Christmas Story; Starboy Award nomination, Oulu International Children's Film Festival, 2000, for I'll Remember April; Jury Award, best feature director, and Critics Choice Award, both Atlantic City Film Festival, 2002, and ReelWorld Award, best Canadian feature film, Toronto ReelWorld Film Festival, 2003, all for Now & Forever.

CREDITS

Film Producer and Director:

Dead of Night (also known as Deathdream, The Night Andy Came Home, Night Walk, The Veteran, Whisperers, and Soif de sang), Alpha, 1972.

(As Benjamin Clark) Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (also known as Revenge of the Living Dead and Things from the Dead), 1972.

Black Christmas (also known as Silent Night, Evil Night and Stranger in the House), Ambassador, 1974.

Deranged, 1974.

Breaking Point, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976.

Murder by Decree (also known as Sherlock Holmes and Saucy Jack and Sherlock Holmes: Murder by Decree), Avco-Embassy, 1979.

Porky's (also known as Chez Porky), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982.

A Christmas Story, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1983.

Porky's II: The Next Day, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983.

From the Hip, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987.

Film Director:

The Emperor's New Clothes, 1966.

She-Man, Southeastern, 1967.

Hammer, 1972.

Tribute (also known as Un fils pour l'ete), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980.

Rhinestone, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984.

Turk 182!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985.

Loose Cannons, TriStar, 1990.

It Runs in the Family (also known as My Summer Story), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994.

Baby Geniuses, TriStar, 1999.

I'll Remember April, Regent Moonstone, 1999.

Now & Forever, 2002, Illuminaire Entertainment, 2005.

SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2, Triumph Films, 2004.

The Karate Dog (also known as Unleashed), 2004, Screen Media Ventures, 2006.

Film Producer:

Popcorn, 1991.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Officer Ted, Dead of Night (also known as Deathdream, The Night Andy Came Home, Night Walk, The Veteran, Whisperers, and Soif de sang), Alpha, 1972.

(Uncredited) Prowler shadow and phone voice, Black Christmas (also known as Silent Night, Evil Night and Stranger in the House), Ambassador, 1974.

Meat Cleaver Massacre, Group 1, 1977.

(Uncredited) Swede, A Christmas Story, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1983.

Bobby, Stages (short film), 2002.

Television Director; Movies:

The American Clock (also known as Arthur Miller's The American Clock), 1993.

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden (also known as Forbidden Memories), 1995.

Fudge-a-Mania, 1995.

Derby, ABC, 1995.

The Ransom of Red Chief, ABC, 1998.

Catch a Falling Star, CBS, 2000.

Maniac Magee, Nickelodeon, 2003.

Television Executive Producer; Movies:

The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood, CBS, 2000.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Remote Control Man," Amazing Stories (also known as Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories"), 1985.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Second piano man, The American Clock (also known as Arthur Miller's "The American Clock'), 1993.

Auctioneer, Derby, ABC, 1995.

Town mayor, My Neighbor's Daughter (also known as Angel Blue), Lifetime, 1998.

Mr. Hooper, The Ransom of Red Chief, ABC, 1998.

Television Appearances; Other:

The Greatest Christmas Movies (special), AMC, 1998.

Intimate Portrait: Kim Cattrall (special), Lifetime, 2000.

The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (miniseries), Bravo, 2004.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Himself as director, Another Christmas Story, Warner Bros., 2003.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

She-Man, Southeastern, 1967.

(As Benjamin Clark) Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (also known as Revenge of the Living Dead and Things from the Dead), 1972.

Murder by Decree, Avco-Embassy, 1979.

Porky's (also known as Chez Porky), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982.

Porky's II: The Next Day, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983.

(With Jean Shepherd and Leigh Brown) A Christmas Story, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1983.

From the Hip, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987.

(As Robert Clark) Loose Cannons, TriStar, 1990.

It Runs in the Family (also known as My Summer Story), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 1994.

Baby Geniuses, TriStar, 1999.

Film Song Composer and Lyricist:

Rhinestone, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984.

From the Hip, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987.

Television Movies:

Fudge-a-Mania, 1995.

The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood, CBS, 2000.

Television Episodes:

Premiere episode, Grand Slam, 1990.

ADAPTATIONS

The characters in Porky's Revenge (also known as Porky's 3: Revenge) released in 1985, were based on characters created by Clark for earlier films.