Tim Clarke
Puppet Builder
USA
Biography:
Tim Clarke is a puppet builder who worked for The Jim Henson Company during the 1980s. He was credited for creature design and fabrication supervision for The Mystics on The Dark Crystal and he built Uncle Traveling Matt for Fraggle Rock from Michael K. Frith's designs.
Clarke's first work with Henson was the fabrication of No'man and Melsoon for Iftah Ya Simsim at Kermit Love's studio in 1977. He also sculpted designs for Dark Crystal action figures for Hasbro. A prototype for the Garthim figure is on display as part of Jim Henson's office at the Center for Puppetry Arts "Worlds of Puppetry" exhibit. His other work in toy design includes the Sectaurs and Boglins toy lines.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2023
- Power-Con 2023 - August 11-13, 2023 in Columbus, OH, USA
- Classic Plastics Toy Expo 2023 - March 4-5, 2023 in Parkersburg, WV, USA 2022
- Retro Con 2022 - September 24-25, 2022 in Oaks, PA, USA
- London Comic Con 2022 - September 17-18, 2022 in London, ON
- Power-Con 2022 - August 5-7, 2022 in Columbus, OH, USA
- Saratoga Comic Con 2022 - May 14-15, 2022 in Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
- NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza 2022 - March 11-13, 2022 in Boxborough, MA, USA 2021
- NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza 2021 - November 26-28, 2021 in Boxborough, MA, USA
- Designer Con 2021 - November 12-14, 2021 in Anaheim, CA, USA
- RetroWorld Expo 2021 - November 6-7, 2021 in Hartford, CT, USA
- Retro Con 2021 - September 25-26, 2021 in Oaks, PA, USA
- NorthEast ComicCon & Collectibles Extravaganza 2021 - July 2-4, 2021 in Boxborough, MA, USA 2020
Columbus Toy & Game Show 2020 - March 22, 2020 in Columbus, OH, USAConvention Cancelled 2019- Retro Con 2019 - September 14-15, 2019 in Oaks, PA, USA
- Eternal Con 2019 - June 22-23, 2019 in Uniondale, NY, USA
14 confirmed guest appearances