Greydon Clark (born February 7, 1943) is an American film writer, 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 movie Stargames, starring Tony Curtis.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 1975, he wrote and directed a series of films, including Black Shampoo, The Bad Bunch (which he also starred in), Satan's Cheerleaders, Hi-Riders, Angels' Brigade, Uninvited, Dance Macbre, Skinheads, Dark Future and Stargames. In 1980, Clark directed The Return, featuring Jan-Michael Vincent, Cybill Shepherd, and Martin Landau.In 2013, Clark wrote his autobiography, On the Cheap: My Life in Low Budget Filmmaking
I always like collaborating with professional people . . . the more experienced an actor is, the less you have to direct him.
2
If I make a picture that allows me to do another picture, then I'm very pleased. All I wanted to do was make movies. I was very, very lucky in my career to have directed 20 features.
3
Growing up in the Midwest, I didn't know what a director did except he was the last name before the movie began. When I came out here and got on a set I realized the director had the best job of anyone. I can't imagine anything as fulfilling as looking into the sky and thinking, "I've got this story in mind", and then sitting down at my computer and staring at the monitor and writing. "Ext. day -- blah blah blah" and then months later actually having a movie! To get a thought and then down the line being able to tell that story to millions of people is very fulfilling. It's almost a religious experience.
4
[when asked which of his films is his favorite] The next one! I'm often asked that question and that's always my silly answer. I have two children--two boys--and if you asked me which one I liked best obviously I couldn't choose. The same way with my films. Some were more successful from a financial point of view, some worked better than others from an artistic point of view, but each of them had their own reasons for being made, their own activities on the set, in pre-production, post-production, etc., and I like them all equally. Except, you know, the best one will be the next one.
#
Fact
1
Considers one of the proudest moments in his life to be marching in a civil rights parade with Martin Luther King.
2
The "beer" on the sets of Clark's movies was always apple juice and seltzer, with foam added to make it look like beer. Neville Brand was concerned about doing the bar scenes in Clark's Hi-Riders (1978), having struggled with alcoholism himself, and was assured by Clark that there was never any alcohol on his sets.
3
Played basketball in college.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Stargames
1998
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
1997
TV Series 2 episodes
Dark Future
1994
Mad Dog Coll
1993
Russian Holiday
1992
Dance Macabre
1992
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
1990
The Forbidden Dance
1990
Skinheads
1989
Uninvited
1988
Video
Final Justice
1985
Joysticks
1983
Wacko
1982
The Return
1980
Without Warning
1980
Angels' Brigade
1979
Hi-Riders
1978
Satan's Cheerleaders
1977
Black Shampoo
1976
Tom
1973
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Stargames
1998
writer
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
1997
TV Series teleplay - 1 episode
Dark Future
1994
story
Dance Macabre
1992
Skinheads
1989
writer
Uninvited
1988
Video written by
Final Justice
1985
written by
Angels' Brigade
1979
written by
Hi-Riders
1978
written by
Satan's Cheerleaders
1977
written by
Black Shampoo
1976
written by
Psychic Killer
1975
written by
Tom
1973
original story and screenplay
Satan's Sadists
1969
screenplay - as Dennis Wayne
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Stargames
1998
Adam
Dance Macabre
1992
Anderson
Uninvited
1988
Video
Lab Doctor
Final Justice
1985
Sheriff Bob
The Return
1980
Alan (uncredited)
Angels' Brigade
1979
Movie Director (uncredited)
Black Shampoo
1976
Wilson's Man on Phone (voice, uncredited)
Psychic Killer
1975
Police Sgt. Marv Sowash
Tom
1973
Jim
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
1971
Strange
Hell's Bloody Devils
1970
Anderson
Satan's Sadists
1969
Acid
The Mighty Gorga
1969
Dan Remington
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Stargames
1998
producer
Dark Future
1994
producer
Skinheads
1989
producer
Uninvited
1988
Video producer
Final Justice
1985
producer
Joysticks
1983
producer
Wacko
1982
producer
The Return
1980
producer
Without Warning
1980
producer
Angels' Brigade
1979
producer
Psychic Killer
1975
associate producer
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Found
2012/III
poster art: Without Warning courtesy of
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hell's Bloody Devils
1970
assistant to director
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Independents Day with Dean Cundey
2014
Video documentary short special thanks
Producers vs. Aliens with Daniel Grodnik
2014
Video short special thanks
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
Documentary our deepest appreciation
Walk of Fame
2012
Video short special thanks
Halloween: The Inside Story
2010
TV Movie documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Psychic Killer Inside Me
2016
Video documentary short
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
2015
Documentary
Himself
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
$400,000
