Bobby Clark - stuntman, stunt actor - Gorn to Trek, Part 2
Episode 21 · 2025-08-03
- Talk
Episode overview
Clark discusses his work as the Gorn in the episode "Arena", also as the Betan Rioter in "Return of the Archons", Chekov's henchman guard who gets phasered into oblivion in the episode "Mirror, Mirror", plus as a Vaalian native in "The Apple". Clark gives explicit details on why he moves slowly as the Gorn reptilian creature. Bobby Clark also articulates how he did the voice of the Gorn during the shooting of the "Arena" episode but ultimately, they didn't want to bring him back to the studio and hired Ted Cassidy as a voice actor to dub in the Gorn sounds. Further stories and intricate details into this classic TOS episode as well as Clark's first Star Trek Gorn convention, connecting with fans and discussing his other Star Trek roles are topics. Clark also talks about playing the role of a father in season three of the TV series "Kung Fu" with David Carradine and more to conclude the 2-part interview.
28 minutes
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