Acting

Bobby Clark

Born June 16, 1888 · Springfield, Ohio, USA

Died February 12, 1960 · aged 71

Bobby Clark, was a minstrel, vaudevillian, performer on stage, film, television and the circus. Known for his painted-on eyeglasses, he was part of a comedy team with Paul McCullough for 36 years.

Known For

In HollandIn Holland · 1929
In Holland
★ 7.01929
MovieComedy
Comedy short.
Two Flaming YouthsTwo Flaming Youths · 1927
Two Flaming Youths
1927
MovieComedy
Sheriff Ben Holden is in love with hotel owner Madge Malarkey when down-and-out carnival man Gabby Gilfoil shows up hoping to take her for some money. Gilfoil is mistaken for the wanted man Slippery Sawtelle. Neither suitor gets Malarkey but manage to take her husband (wealthy Simeon Trott) for a bundle.
Scratch-As-Catch-CanScratch-As-Catch-Can · 1931
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
★ 6.01931
MovieComedy
Scratch-As-Catch-Can is a 1932 American short comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 5th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Comedy).
Fits in a FiddleFits in a Fiddle · 1933
Fits in a Fiddle
★ 7.01933
Movie
Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough fake the playing of a violin so they can go on the radio.
Alice in WonderlandAlice in Wonderland · 1955
Alice in Wonderland
★ 5.21955
MovieAdventureFamily
A young girl named Alice goes through a looking glass and finds herself in Wonderland, a fantasy land of strange characters and ideas.
The Goldwyn FolliesThe Goldwyn Follies · 1938
The Goldwyn Follies
★ 5.21938
MovieRomanceMusic
Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person.
The Belle of SamoaThe Belle of Samoa · 1929
The Belle of Samoa
1929
Movie
Clark and McCullogh go to a Samoan temple where all the beautiful maidens are kept.
The Gay NightiesThe Gay Nighties · 1933
The Gay Nighties
★ 4.21933
MovieComedy
This short features two women who run around in their nighties. Paul McCullough spends most of the picture in a dress, and Bobby Clark does an extended riff on the word "Alright!" which Lou Costello later stole verbatim. There is a political frameup, a nearsighted hotel house detective, and the ever-popular upstairs motorcycle chase.

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