A Captain's Log · SEASON 5
Bobby Clark - stuntman, stunt actor - Gorn to Trek
Episode 20 · 2025-07-27
- Talk
Episode overview
Bobby Clark, known for his stunt work in westerns, particularly the TV series Gunsmoke and Rawhide, talks about his start into the performing industry stepping on a Pasadena California 1961 film production titled "A Fever in the Blood". Bobby Clark talks about serving in the U.S. Navy on the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier. Being a stuntman, he shares detailed moments of being on location in November 1967 at a warm Vazquez Rocks setting for "Arena" in California. Clark confirms Gary Combs was another Gorn stuntman with him there, in case. Bobby Clark also articulates that iconic green Gorn reptilian-like suit "was a diver's wet-suit". Part one of a two-part interview.
28 minutes
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4. Sean Kenney - From an unforgettable face on a disfigured Pike to DePaul in Star Trek and beyond, Part 22025-03-23
5. Julie Caitlin Brown; The quadruple talent, Broadway, musician to sinister Star Trek and Babylon 5 roles2025-03-30
6. Julie Caitlin Brown; The quadruple talent, Broadway, musician to sinister Star Trek and Babylon 5 roles, Part 22025-04-06
7. Julie Caitlin Brown; The quadruple talent, Broadway, musician to sinister Star Trek and Babylon 5 roles, Part 32025-04-13
8. John Putch - Roles a plenty, two benzites, a federation journalist and the directors chair2025-04-20
9. John Putch - Roles a plenty, two benzites, a federation journalist and the directors chair, Part 22025-04-27
10. David Mack - Author, Scriptwriter, and Consultant for Star Trek's Finest Worlds2025-05-04
11. David Mack - Author, Scriptwriter, and Consultant for Star Trek's Finest Worlds, Part 22025-05-11
12. Star Trek stunt superlatives - Tom Morga, Chris Doyle, Suzanne Rampe2025-06-01
13. Star Trek stunt superlatives - Tom Morga, Chris Doyle, Suzanne Rampe, Part 22025-06-08
14. Tommy Hinkley, from off Broadway to Hollywood and beyond with a memorable Star Trek stop2025-06-15
15. Tommy Hinkley, from off Broadway to Hollywood and beyond with a memorable Star Trek stop, Part 22025-06-22
16. John D. Adams - Award winning Artist, Star Trek column writer, story-editor2025-06-29
17. Kay Bess - Star Trek: Picard La Sirena voice and beyond2025-07-06
18. Kay Bess - Star Trek: Picard La Sirena voice and beyond, Part 22025-07-13
19. Lou Wagner - Hollywood hero from Planet of the Apes to CHiPs and Star Trek's spinoffs2025-07-20
20. Bobby Clark - stuntman, stunt actor - Gorn to Trek2025-07-27
21. Bobby Clark - stuntman, stunt actor - Gorn to Trek, Part 22025-08-03
22. Sage Arrindell: Shaping a career in Star Trek and beyond2025-08-24
23. Charles Picerni, Jr. - Stuntman, Stunt actor, Stunt Coordinator and second unit director2025-08-31
24. Charles Picerni, Senior and Junior; A family of stunt work in Star Trek and Hollywood, Part 22025-09-07
25. Julie Ann Johnson; Stuntwoman, Charlie's Angeles, Hollywood stunts plus a single 1960's Star Trek experience2025-09-14
26. Gilbert Combs; Award winning fire stunts, car chase stunts, Hollywood stuntman, stunt actor, and coordinator2025-09-21
