Greydon Clark (born February 7, 1943) 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''.
Between 1969 and 1989, Clark acted in a series of action/horror films, including ''
Satan's Sadists
''Satan's Sadists'' is a 1969 American outlaw biker film directed by Al Adamson and starring Russ Tamblyn.
Plot
The plot centers around an outlaw motorcycle gang called the "Satans", who roam the deserts of the American Southwest. The gang's leade ...
'', ''
The Mighty Gorga
''The Mighty Gorga'' is an American science fiction film. Released in 1969 by an independent company, the film is the brainchild of David L. Hewitt. The storyline concerns a couple hunting for a giant gorilla (The Mighty Gorga) in Africa for fi ...
'', ''
Hell's Bloody Devils
''Hell's Bloody Devils'' (also known as ''The Fakers'' and ''Operation M'') is a 1970 American film directed by Al Adamson and written by Jerry Evans.
Plot
FBI agent Mark Adams (John Gabriel) poses as a member of a Las Vegas crime syndicate in ord ...
'', ''
Dracula vs. Frankenstein'', and ''
Psychic Killer
''Psychic Killer'' is a 1975 American horror film directed by Ray Danton and written by Greydon Clark, Mikel Angel and Ray Danton. The film stars Paul Burke, Jim Hutton, Julie Adams, Nehemiah Persoff, Neville Brand and Aldo Ray. The film was ...
''. Beginning in 1973, he wrote and directed a series of films, including ''
The Bad Bunch'' (in which he also starred), ''
Black Shampoo
''Black Shampoo'' is an American exploitation film directed by Greydon Clark. Released in 1976, the comedy film is considered an example of the blaxploitation and sexploitation subgenres of exploitation film. Produced on a budget of $50,000, the ...
'', ''
Satan's Cheerleaders
''Satan's Cheerleaders'' is a 1977 American comedy horror film directed by Greydon Clark and starring John Ireland, Yvonne De Carlo, and John Carradine.Hi-Riders
''Hi-Riders'' is a 1978 action film written and directed by Greydon Clark.
Plot
Mark and Lynn (Darby Hinton and Diana Peterson) are drawn into acts of hatred and revenge after trying to collect on a bet with a "Hi-Rider," a drag-racing car c ...
'', ''
Angels Revenge
''Angels Revenge'', or ''Angels Brigade'', is a 1979 American comedy action film directed by Greydon Clark and distributed by Arista Films. It is also known as ''Angels' Brigade'' and ''Seven from Heaven''.
The film has major roles for Peter Law ...
'', ''
Uninvited'', ''
Dance Macabre
The ''Danse Macabre'' (; ) (from the French language), also called the Dance of Death, is an artistic genre of allegory of the Late Middle Ages on the universality of death.
The ''Danse Macabre'' consists of the dead, or a personification ...
'', ''
Skinheads
A skinhead is a member of a subculture which originated among working class youths in London, England, in the 1960s and soon spread to other parts of the United Kingdom, with a second working class skinhead movement emerging worldwide in th ...
'', 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''.
"On the Cheap: My Life in Low Budget Filmmaking"
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Filmography
Acting credits
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Shades of Greydon Clark : Cashiers du Cinemart
1943 births
American film directors
American film producers
Horror film directors
Living people
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