Greydon Clark (born 1943) is an American filmmaker who attended Valparaiso University near Chicago and studied acting with coach John Morley. He supported himself as a door-to-door salesman prior to breaking into the movie business.
Clark began his cinematic career as an actor in several features for director Al Adamson. He appeared as the drugged-out biker Acid in Satan's Sadists (for which Greydon also wrote the script under the pseudonym "Dennis Wayne"). Clark also appeared in Hell's Bloody Devils and Dracula vs. Frankenstein for Adamson.
Greydon Clark has directed an array of pictures and straight-to-video offerings from the early 70s up until the late 90s. such as The Bad Bunch, Black Shampoo, Satan's Cheerleaders, Without Warning, Wacko, Joysticks, Uninvited, and Skinheads. In addition to directing, Clark often writes and produces his own movies and sometimes performs small roles, such as in the supernatural revenge film Psychic Killer.
Mr. Clark's late wife - actress Jacqueline Cole - appeared in several of his films. His sons Trevor and Travis co-starred in Star Games.
In October 2013, Clark published his autobiography On the Cheap: My Life in Low Budget Film Making. The book not only covered the production of his films but also documented in significant detail how his films were financed and distributed, including his use of tax shelters to explain how and why the industry produces this kind of film.
Trivia[]
- At the beginning of Final Justice, Servo mentions that Greydon Clark was the producer of Hobgoblins. Clark is not listed anywhere in the credits of Hobgoblins, so Servo may be mis-remembering.
Riffed Movies[]
- Angels Revenge (Episode #622 and RiffTrax) - Writer/Director/Brief cameo as a movie director supervising Terry's work
- Final Justice (Episode #1008 and RiffTrax) - Writer/Producer/Director and as Bob the sheriff
- Star Games (RiffTrax) - Writer/Producer/Director and as Adam
- Uninvited (RiffTrax) - Writer/Producer/Director
- Dark Future (RiffTrax) - Writer/Producer/Director
- The Return (RiffTrax) - as Alan, also director, producer
