Greydon Clark
Born (1943-02-07) February 7, 1943
Niles, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, director, producer, actor
Years active1970–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 Notes
1969 Satan's Sadists Yes
1971 Mothers, Fathers and Lovers Yes Directorial debut
1973 The Bad Bunch Yes Yes
1975 Psychic Killer Yes Associate
1976 Black Shampoo Yes Yes
1977 Satan's Cheerleaders Yes Yes
1978 Hi-Riders Yes Yes
1979 Angels Revenge Yes Yes Yes
1980 The Return Yes Yes
Without Warning Yes Yes
1982 Wacko Yes Yes
1983 Joysticks Yes Yes
1985 Final Justice Yes Yes Yes
1987 Uninvited Yes Yes Yes Direct-to-video
1989 Skinheads Yes Yes Yes
1990 The Forbidden Dance Yes
Out of Sight, Out of Mind Yes
1992 Mad Dog Coll Yes
Dance Macabre Yes Yes
Russian Holiday Yes
1994 Dark Future Yes Story Yes
1997 Mike Hammer, Private Eye Yes Yes Television series
Directed episode: "Sins of the Fathers"
Wrote and directed episode: "A Penny Saved"
1998 Star Games Yes Yes Yes

Acting credits

Year Title Role Notes
1969 Satan's Sadists Acid
The Mighty Gorga Dan Remington
1970 Hell's Bloody Devils Anderson Also assistant director
1971 Mothers, Fathers and Lovers Cameo
Dracula vs. Frankenstein Strange
1973 The Bad Bunch Jim
1975 Psychic Killer Police Sgt. Marv Sowash
1976 Black Shampoo Wilson's Man on Phone Voice
1979 Angels Revenge Director
1980 The Return Alan
1985 Final Justice Sheriff Bob
1987 Uninvited Lab doctor
1992 Dance Macabre Anderson
1998 Stargames Adam

References

  1. ↑ Fischer, Dennis (June 17, 2011). Science Fiction Film Directors, 1895-1998. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6091-5.
  2. ↑ "Star Games"
  3. ↑ "On the Cheap: My Life in Low Budget Filmmaking"


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