Acting

Bobby Clark

Born 1888-06-16 · Springfield, Ohio, USA

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.

Acting credits

The Goldwyn Follies poster
5.2

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 Goldwyn Follies

1938

Alice in Wonderland poster
5.2

A young girl named Alice goes through a looking glass and finds herself in Wonderland, a fantasy land of strange characters and ideas.

Alice in Wonderland

1955

The Gay Nighties poster
4.3

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.

The Gay Nighties

1933

In Holland poster
7.0

Comedy short.

In Holland

1929

Fits in a Fiddle poster
7.0

Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough fake the playing of a violin so they can go on the radio.

Fits in a Fiddle

1933

Waltzing Around poster
7.0

Two zany transients get jobs as vendors at a sports arena. One of them accidently knocks out one of the fighters, and must take his place, with his partner acting as referee.

Waltzing Around

1929

No artwork available
7.5

A wealthy scion's dinner party becomes a shambles when two window washers, masquerading as magicians, invade the place with their pet goat.

Hey, Nanny Nanny

1933

Scratch-As-Catch-Can poster
6.0

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).

Scratch-As-Catch-Can

1931

Two Flaming Youths poster
NR

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.

Two Flaming Youths

1927

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4.0

Clark & McCullough are arrested for disturbing the peace. They steal the police car and return it to the station. The new police commissioner believes that they are real policemen and they get back the patrol car. Out on the beat, the duo chase women rather than criminals, just like real cops.

The Iceman's Ball

1932

No artwork available
7.0

Two street cleaners, fired by the commissioner for playing with fire-crackers on the job, are taken to his home to recuperate from a car accident by his wife.

Jitters the Butler

1932

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8.0

Clark & McCullough hired to save love as the Judge refuses to marry Fanny Bender and Fanny refuses her daughter to marry the Judge's son unless the Judge marries her.

Love and Hisses

1934

Alibi Bye Bye poster
3.7

The story, if you want to call it that is about a husband who tells his wife he's going hunting but actually sneaks off to fool around in Atlantic City. While the wife, says she's going to Washington D.C. but is also sneaking off the Atlantic City. once there the husband goes to a scenic photographer who fakes pictures to cover for straying spouses. Later the pictures are delivered to the hotel where all parties literally run into each other!

Alibi Bye Bye

1935

No artwork available
8.3

Smugglers are on the loose and a thriving black market in salami is plaguing the nation. Clark and McCullough are hired to catch the smugglers. They are soon up to their ears in salami.

Kickin' the Crown Around

1933

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7.0

The comedic duo of Bobby Clark and 'Paul McCullough' are tailors who will keep you in stitches -- of laughter. See Bobby in a kilt play the bagpipes!

In a Pig's Eye

1934

No artwork available
8.0

In the first RKO Short featuring the comedy team of Clark & McCullough, Clark (Bobby Clark) and Grustark (Paul McCullough) seek refuge in the boarding house owned by Finlayson (James Finlayson)after wrecking the car owned by Morgan (Kewpie Morgan). Finlayson, never without rules, warns them there is no cooking allowed in the rooms, but his new roomers proceed to pop corn over the gas heater. A neighbour (Josephine Whittell) mistakes their room for the bathroom, which leads to some pre-code complications. The slapstick ending finds Clark and Grustark driving out of the boarding house in Morgan's car with a bed attached to the car.

False Roomers

1931

No artwork available
7.0

Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough star as a couple of wacky soda jerks. They do a high wire act while delivering a much needed pair of pants to their boss.

The Druggist's Dilemma

1933

Bedlam of Beards poster
3.3

A pair of barbers attempt to solve a kidnapping.

Bedlam of Beards

1934

No artwork available
4.5

A mob boss is ready to kill when he discovers a pair of ex-cons pasting up his wanted poster all over town.

Snug in the Jug

1933

Everything's Ducky poster
4.0

Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough take to the streets as pots and pans salesmen, wreaking havoc door to door with their demonstrations of their cookware.

Everything's Ducky

1934

The Belle of Samoa poster
NR

Clark and McCullogh go to a Samoan temple where all the beautiful maidens are kept.

The Belle of Samoa

1929

No artwork available
3.5

Lawyers Blackstone and Bodgett's first case is a divorce proceeding between a wealthy husband and his wife. The wife, her lawyer and a friend are shooting for a large alimony settlement and split it three ways. Blackstone and Blodgett (up to their usual bag of Clark & McCullough tricks) wind up as heroes in the newspaper headlines.

Odor in the Court

1934

In the Devildog House poster
8.0

Two detectives are plagued by the practical joke-pulling president of a novelty toy company.

In the Devildog House

1934

No artwork available
10.0

The boys try to snare an unsuspecting sucker in an insurance racket, in this riotous Clark and McCullough comedy featurette.

Flying Down to Zero

1935

Behind the camera