Person Detail
Bob Clark
Catalogued films 33Director 24Actor 6
Benjamin Robert Clark (August 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his work in the Canadian film industry throughout the 1970s and 1980s, where he was responsible for some of the most successful films in Canadian film history such as Black Christmas (1974), Murder by Decree (1979), Tribute (1980), Porky's (1981), and A Christmas Story (1983). He won three Genie Awards (two Best Direction and one Best Screenplay) with two additional nominations. He and his son were killed by a drunk driver in April 2007.
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Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
Maniac Magee
Now & Forever
Catch a Falling Star
Baby Geniuses
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
Derby
It Runs in the Family
The American Clock
Loose Cannons
From the Hip
Turk 182!
Rhinestone
A Christmas Story
Porky's II: The Next Day
Porky's
Tribute
Murder by Decree
Breaking Point
Black Christmas
Dead of Night
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
She-Man: A Story of Fixation
