Bobby Clack

Bobby Clack

Born: January 3, 1926
Died: April 11, 1986
in Parkdale, Oregon, USA
Robert L Clack starred in the early B-Western Movies and TV westerns under the name Bobby Clark. His interest in roping began after attending the Oklahoma-Arkansas rodeo in Ft. Smith. He first performed in 1932 at the age of 6 in Springfield, MO. On July 4, 1938, he was discovered by a Monogram talent scout at a Junior Chamber of Commerce rodeo in Sulphur, OK. With his horse, Chief, Bobby Clark appeared that year at Madison Square Garden where he captured the World Champion Trick Roping title. He had a knack for roping as well as shooting with a .22 rifle and .38 special six-shooter. Among his feats was the spinning of four loops simultaneously, employing his mouth, arms and hips.

That same year he co-starred in his first acting role with Jack Randall in "Trigger Smith".

Movies for Bobby Clack...

The Old West
Title: The Old West
Character: Rider (uncredited)
Released: September 29, 1952
Type: Movie
Doc Lockwood and his gang are trying to take away Autry's contract for supplying horses to the stagecoach line. Parson Brooks joins Autry in an effort to clean up the town of Sadderlock.
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Barbed Wire
Title: Barbed Wire
Character: Cowhand (uncredited)
Released: July 25, 1952
Type: Movie
A cattle buyer, a federal agent and a newswoman snip a railroad plot.
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Rodeo King and the Senorita
Title: Rodeo King and the Senorita
Character: Buck (uncredited)
Released: July 15, 1951
Type: Movie
Lacey is after the profits of the Foster and Morales rodeo show. He has Morales killed during a stunt and then forces Foster to take him on as a silent partner. When Rex Allen joins the show, Lacey tries to get rid of him also. But Rex survives and now believes Morales' accident may have been murder.
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Silver Canyon
Title: Silver Canyon
Character: Cowhand (uncredited)
Released: June 19, 1951
Type: Movie
At the close of the Civil War, a band of Southern guerillas disguised themselves as Union soldiers, the better to perform acts of sabotage in Utah. Autry plays a cavalry scout who goes after guerilla leader McQuarrie.
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Beyond the Purple Hills
Title: Beyond the Purple Hills
Character: Rider (uncredited)
Released: July 25, 1950
Type: Movie
Gene Autry becomes the new Sheriff after bank robbers kill the former sheriff. When Judge Beaumont is murdered, evidence points to the judge's wild son. Believing the young man, Gene tries to help.
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Sons of New Mexico
Title: Sons of New Mexico
Character: NMMI Rider (uncredited)
Released: December 20, 1949
Type: Movie
Not quite as memorable as his previous Riders in the Sky, Gene Autry's Sons of New Mexico is still well up to the star's standard. This time, Gene tries to reform Randy Pryor, a would-be juvenile delinquent, played by Autry-protégé Dick Jones (who later starred in the Autry-produced TV series Range Rider and Buffalo Bill Jr). To this end, Pryor is enrolled at the New Mexico Military Institute, where much of this film was lensed. The kid chafes at the school's regimen and escapes, heading back to his criminal mentor Pat Feeney (Robert Armstrong).
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Rim of the Canyon
Title: Rim of the Canyon
Character: Rider (uncredited)
Released: July 1, 1949
Type: Movie
20 years ago, 3 men robbed a stage and hid $30,000. They were caught and sent to prison by Marshal Steve Autry. 20 years later, the men bust out of prison and return to the ghost town where they stashed their treasure searching. Steve's grandson picks up where Steve left off to foil the plans of the outlaws.
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Rio Grande
Title: Rio Grande
Character: Bruce Lanning
Released: January 1, 1949
Type: Movie
As Bruce Lanning posts a "no trespassing" sign at a watering hole on his Circle A ranch, his sister Jane rides up with news that Wes Caven, the hired gun of the Elwood brothers, is looking for him. Soon after, Wes appears and kicks over the sign. Later, Sunset Carson, Wes's boyhood friend, rides into town to invite Wes to become a partner in his new ranch. Just as Wes declines the offer and offers Sunset a job working for the Elwoods instead, Bruce bursts into the saloon, demanding to see Frank Elwood. Not to be confused with the 1950 John Wayne film of the same name
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Saddle Pals
Title: Saddle Pals
Character: Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
Released: June 5, 1947
Type: Movie
Autry is drawn into the plot when he's given power of attorney in a property settlement involving his old pal and a gang of land swindlers. The pal then goes on an extended vacation, leaving Autry to sort things out.
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Twilight on the Rio Grande
Title: Twilight on the Rio Grande
Character: Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Released: March 31, 1947
Type: Movie
Gene and Pokie are on vacation in Mexico when they learn that their buddy Dusty has been bumped off.
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Trail to San Antone
Title: Trail to San Antone
Character: Cowhand (uncredited)
Released: January 25, 1947
Type: Movie
Gene Autry is back near the saddle, trying to help out a crippled jockey. Gene is certain that the jockey can ride in the Big Race if the lad can regain his self-confidence. Meanwhile, Gene and comical sidekick Sterling Holloway have another problem on their hands: A rogue stallion has "kidnapped" Gene's prize mare. Piloting a plane, Autry seeks out and locates the stallion.
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The Sagebrush Family Trails West
Title: The Sagebrush Family Trails West
Character: Bobby Sawyer
Released: January 17, 1940
Type: Movie
The story concentrates on a travelling medicine show maintained by Bobby Clark and his relatives Minerva Urecal, Earle Hodgins and Joyce Bryant. Their progress is impeded when Hodgins is framed on a robbery charge, but Clark uses his fancy lariat to hog-tie the genuine crooks.
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Overland with Kit Carson
Title: Overland with Kit Carson
Character: Andy Gardner
Released: July 21, 1939
Type: Movie
When Pegleg and his Black Raiders threaten the westward expansion of the United States, the government sends Kit Carson and David Brent to straighten things out.
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Trigger Smith
Title: Trigger Smith
Character: Buck Mason
Released: March 22, 1939
Type: Movie
A cowboy goes after a gang of stagecoach robbers who murdered his brother.