Craig Clyde

Writing

Craig Clyde

Washington, USA

Craig Clyde is an American actor, screenplay writer, and film director. He lives in Salt Lake City and is the father of K. C. Clyde. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Clyde is the cofounder of Majestic Entertainment Inc., a film production company based in Utah. Currently, Clyde and his son K.C. own Seerstone Entertainment. They write and produce independent films. A native of Washington State, Craig Clyde has been in television and film most of his adult life. After a stint as an English teacher, Clyde began his professional media career in radio and television in Montana, later moving to Utah. In addition to his media experience, Clyde has appeared in over sixty major films and national television programs as an actor for all the major networks - as well as numerous stage roles. He played "Cornelius Hackel" in the original national roadshow production of "Hello Dolly" starring Dorothy LaMour. He is a member of Actors' Equity and the Screen Actors Guild. He has been nominated for an IRIS award from the National Association of Television Producers and Executives and was nominated for his first ®Emmy with his production of "Captain Eddy's Exit" which he wrote, directed, and scored. He was nominated again for "Nostradamus", a half-hour television special for PM Magazine. He wrote the video "Lighting the Way - The Olympic Dream" for the International Olympic Committee, which was used in the winning Utah bid for the 2002 Winter Games. Clyde later co-founded the film production company Seerstone Entertainment with his son, K.C. Clyde. It is a Utah-based film company. He has won the International Telly Award seven times in the documentary division. He is well known in the state, from the Utah Film Commission to numerous county and city film liaisons. Clyde is a novelist as well. His young readers book "Wind Dancer", co-written with James Hennessy, was based on his original screenplay. He also penned the psychological thriller "Lady in Black," based on his screenplay "First We Dance." Clyde has taught screenwriting labs at the "Film Makers Retreat," lectures on filmmaking and screenwriting for various film festivals and universities around the country, and is an advocate for Down syndrome children and adults. He is married and lives in Utah.

Acting credits

The Hollow Point poster
5.7

Los Reyes County, Arizona. Leland, a retired lawman, works with Wallace, the new sheriff who replaces him, when a vicious hit man, sent by a Mexican drug cartel, threatens their border small town.

The Hollow Point

2016

Truth or Consequences, N.M. poster
6.1

Raymond Lembecke is a con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob boss Tony Vago. (Lembecke was innocent and took the rap for Vago.) Lembecke thinks Vago owes him big time so, when his former boss gets him a measly job in a warehouse, he decides on revenge and plans to steal a million dollars worth of drugs from him.

Truth or Consequences, N.M.

1997

Hangar 18 poster
5.2

During a Space Shuttle mission a satellite rams a unidentified flying object. The UFO afterwards performs an emergency landing in the deserts of Arizona. However the White House denies its existence because of the near presidential elections. The UFO is brought to the secret Hangar 18 and the accident is blamed on the incompetence of the astronauts Bancroff and Price. But the two fight against this and try to hunt down the UFO.

Hangar 18

1980

In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion poster
4.2

Adam Swapp and his brother Jonathan are suspects in the bombing of Mormon Center in Utah. The brothers and their families hold-up on their farm with provisions and enough ammunition to withstand the governments siege. They are devout in their beliefs and purposes and are determined to stand up for their rights.

In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion

1992

Tripwire poster
6.0

A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo hijack a speeding railroad train loaded with a full arsenal of powerful military weaponry capable of threatening world peace. The only hero who can stop the terrorists' scheme for world domination is Jack DeForest. During the battle between good and evil the hero DeForest accidentally kills the son of the Szabo. Seeking revenge Szabo locates DeForest’s family, murders his wife and kidnaps their teenage son thereby turning their fight it into a personal vendetta. So, DeForest must fight not only to save the world, but for his only remaining family.

Tripwire

1989

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder poster
5.7

About the infamous murder of six year old child beauty pageant contestant JonBenét Ramsey and the hysterical media coverage that made the investigation even more difficult.

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder

2000

Scorned and Swindled poster
6.0

A man seduces women to get their money. He has plenty of success, but this time he has met his match.

Scorned and Swindled

1984

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus poster
5.7

A boy witnesses his mother kissing what he believes to be is the real Santa Clause and retaliates with mischief.

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

2002

A Killer in the Family poster
6.4

Three teenage boys break their father out of prison only to discover that he is a murderous sociopath. Based on a true story.

A Killer in the Family

1983

The Time Machine poster
5.0

A scientist builds a machine that will enable him to travel back and forth in time, but when he puts it in motion, he gets more than he bargained for.

The Time Machine

1978

Castle Rock poster
6.9

Left alone in the wilderness after her grandfather suffers a heart attack, a teenage girl is befriended by a mysterious drifter. Soon, she finds herself on the adventure of her life when her new acquaintance turns out to be a fugitive from justice desperately trying to outrun his past.

Castle Rock

2000

Terror in the Family poster
6.0

Fifteen-year-old Deena Marten wants the same freedom every teenager craves. But when she can't have her way, her rebellious temperament erupts in violence. Her parents, Cynthia and Todd, fear her new boyfriend, Garret, 17, is the cause. Distraught, Stephanie turns to alcohol, and Todd escapes in his work. They're unaware their Boy Scout son Adam, 13, sips from a vodka bottle hidden in his bedroom. And the problems in this dysfunctional family continue to worsen.

Terror in the Family

1996

Wind Dancer poster
7.0

When a young girl is injured by a riding accident, she overcomes her injury with the help of her family and her beloved horse.

Wind Dancer

1993

Mothers, Daughters and Lovers poster
8.0

A single mother struggles to raise two teenage daughters in a small town in America.

Mothers, Daughters and Lovers

1989

Not in This Town poster
6.0

When local hate groups besiege the town of Billings, Montana, the people of the community turn their backs. Only one woman takes a risk and battles the cruel acts of hatred and racism.

Not in This Town

1997

The Long Road Home poster
7.8

After his mother dies, twelve-year-old Seth George moves to his grandparents' farm. His grumpy grandfather Murdock harbors a grudge against Seth's Native American father, who died when Seth was a baby, and passes this grudge on to him. Seth's grandmother was fond of him, but she soon passes away. Seth struggles with his grandfather's harshness while trying to win the heart of the charming Annie Jacobs.

The Long Road Home

1999

Little Heroes poster
6.3

Tomboy and farmgirl Charlene "Charley" Wilson finds fun and adventure with her beloved dog Fuzz and tries to fit in to her small town, while her parents struggle with money and crop production worries.

Little Heroes

1991

The Adventures of Nellie Bly poster
5.5

A "Classics Illustrated" account of pioneer female journalist Nellie Bly, who became a legend through her exposes of corruption and inhumane conditions in New York of the 1880s in "The New York World."

The Adventures of Nellie Bly

1981

The Witching of Ben Wagner poster
5.4

A new family moves into town and their son, Ben, meets a mysterious girl named Regina, who is rumoured to be a witch.

The Witching of Ben Wagner

1987

Behind the camera

A Christmas Wish poster
5.9

A broke single mother lands a job at a small town diner where the kindly patrons and staff help her family to have a happy holiday.

A Christmas Wish

2011

A Christmas Wish poster
5.9

A broke single mother lands a job at a small town diner where the kindly patrons and staff help her family to have a happy holiday.

A Christmas Wish

2011

The Derby Stallion poster
5.9

An alcoholic former horse-trainer perceives in a fifteen-year-old boy a unique gift of horsemanship and makes it possible for the boy to conceive his dream and pursue it.

The Derby Stallion

2005

Blood Games poster
5.9

When a women's softball team win a game against a group of rough talking and dirty playing men, they find themselves unwittingly involved in a new competition with much higher stakes: life and death. After being horribly attacked and assaulted by their male competitors, the women are forced to use both their wits and strength to escape their tormentors and avenge their teammates.

Blood Games

1990

Storm Rider poster
6.5

When her father is put into jail, the spoiled teenager Dani loses everything. Forced to live with her uncle Sam on a farm without horses to ride and to train a sad Dani takes care of a young mule and learns what really counts.

Storm Rider

2013

Storm Rider poster
6.5

When her father is put into jail, the spoiled teenager Dani loses everything. Forced to live with her uncle Sam on a farm without horses to ride and to train a sad Dani takes care of a young mule and learns what really counts.

Storm Rider

2013

Miracle Dogs poster
6.1

The family friendly animal movie Miracle Dogs concerns a boy who befriends a three-legged dog. Soon his relationship with the canine deepens to the point that the boy is attempting to find new homes for a variety of homeless animals.

Miracle Dogs

2003

Miracle Dogs poster
6.1

The family friendly animal movie Miracle Dogs concerns a boy who befriends a three-legged dog. Soon his relationship with the canine deepens to the point that the boy is attempting to find new homes for a variety of homeless animals.

Miracle Dogs

2003

China O'Brien II poster
5.0

This time China O'Brien has trouble with a dealer who puts a price on her head because she had spoiled an important drug deal of his. But all the world's criminals will not be enough to catch up with China O'Brian, one of the masters of the martial arts.

China O'Brien II

1990

Heaven's Door poster
5.6

12-year-old Riley Ann Taylor recently lost her grandfather, who died right in front of her while teaching her how to play soccer. She soon finds a portal leading to the place people talk about but never see: Heaven. She gains a miraculous healing ability and uses it to help those who are sick but soon gains the diseases these people and animals had. You know what they say, every good thing comes with a price.

Heaven's Door

2012

Heaven's Door poster
5.6

12-year-old Riley Ann Taylor recently lost her grandfather, who died right in front of her while teaching her how to play soccer. She soon finds a portal leading to the place people talk about but never see: Heaven. She gains a miraculous healing ability and uses it to help those who are sick but soon gains the diseases these people and animals had. You know what they say, every good thing comes with a price.

Heaven's Door

2012

The Family Holiday poster
5.9

A selfish con-man must show that he can be a family man to inherit his uncle's estate. As he tries to set up his scam family, he realizes that he really wants to have a one.

The Family Holiday

2007

The Family Holiday poster
5.9

A selfish con-man must show that he can be a family man to inherit his uncle's estate. As he tries to set up his scam family, he realizes that he really wants to have a one.

The Family Holiday

2007

Heaven Sent poster
4.9

Eddie, a fourteen-year-old juvenile delinquent of sorts, collides with a car during a petty theft and dies in the hospital. Due to some confusion in heaven, however, he is given three days to clean up his life with the help of a beginner angel - and save his mom.

Heaven Sent

1994

Heaven Sent poster
4.9

Eddie, a fourteen-year-old juvenile delinquent of sorts, collides with a car during a petty theft and dies in the hospital. Due to some confusion in heaven, however, he is given three days to clean up his life with the help of a beginner angel - and save his mom.

Heaven Sent

1994

The Wild Stallion poster
6.1

C.J. and Hanna become the greatest of friends when the latter visits the former on the ranch where she lives, with the purpose of photographing the horses for her school project. The two unearth a secret plot which may put the mustangs in danger.

The Wild Stallion

2009

The Wild Stallion poster
6.1

C.J. and Hanna become the greatest of friends when the latter visits the former on the ranch where she lives, with the purpose of photographing the horses for her school project. The two unearth a secret plot which may put the mustangs in danger.

The Wild Stallion

2009

Shoelaces for Christmas poster
4.3

After an altercation with her ailing mother, Jennifer, a self-absorbed teenager inadvertently stumbles into a local homeless shelter late one evening. Upset with his daughter's selfish attitude, Jennifer's father offers an ultimatum which includes her volunteering at the shelter in the hope she will learn to be responsible and compassionate toward others. Through this new experience Jennifer creates an unlikely bond with both the staff and one very special young guest which lead her to a deeper understanding of the true meaning of Christmas is love and family.

Shoelaces for Christmas

2018

Shoelaces for Christmas poster
4.3

After an altercation with her ailing mother, Jennifer, a self-absorbed teenager inadvertently stumbles into a local homeless shelter late one evening. Upset with his daughter's selfish attitude, Jennifer's father offers an ultimatum which includes her volunteering at the shelter in the hope she will learn to be responsible and compassionate toward others. Through this new experience Jennifer creates an unlikely bond with both the staff and one very special young guest which lead her to a deeper understanding of the true meaning of Christmas is love and family.

Shoelaces for Christmas

2018

Walking Thunder poster
6.5

In the 1850's, a young boy and his family on their way West become stranded in the Rockies. With the help of a local mountain man, a Sioux medicine man, and a legendary bear known as "Walking Thunder," the boy learns to become a man, and his family's survival is secured.

Walking Thunder

1995

Walking Thunder poster
6.5

In the 1850's, a young boy and his family on their way West become stranded in the Rockies. With the help of a local mountain man, a Sioux medicine man, and a legendary bear known as "Walking Thunder," the boy learns to become a man, and his family's survival is secured.

Walking Thunder

1995

The Legend of Wolf Mountain poster
4.9

Three children are kidnapped and taken to the forest by escaped convicts. There they escape but are pursued by the convicts. Forest rangers and police set out to rescue them.

The Legend of Wolf Mountain

1992

The Legend of Wolf Mountain poster
4.9

Three children are kidnapped and taken to the forest by escaped convicts. There they escape but are pursued by the convicts. Forest rangers and police set out to rescue them.

The Legend of Wolf Mountain

1992

Castle Rock poster
6.9

Left alone in the wilderness after her grandfather suffers a heart attack, a teenage girl is befriended by a mysterious drifter. Soon, she finds herself on the adventure of her life when her new acquaintance turns out to be a fugitive from justice desperately trying to outrun his past.

Castle Rock

2000