Bob Chinn (film director)

Bob Chinn
Born (1943-05-10) May 10, 1943 (age 81)[1]
Hawaii, United States
NationalityAmerican[1]
Other namesDaniel Hu Song, Daniel Husong, Danny Hussong, Harry Who, Sparky Shayne, Robert Husong, Robert Chinn, Robert C. Chinn, R. Hussong, Wizard Glick, Bob Chin, Bob A. Lain[2]
Occupation(s)Pornographic film director, actor

Bob Chinn (born May 10, 1943) is a Chinese-American pornographic film director and actor. He is a member the AVN Hall of Fame[3] and the XRCO Hall of Fame.[4]

Born in Hawaii to immigrants from China who later settled in California, Chinn started his career circa 1970[2] after graduating from UCLA film school in 1966. He directed Candy Stripers,[2] which is listed in the XRCO Hall of Fame.[5][6][7]

He also created and directed the Johnny Wadd series of films featuring actor John C. Holmes. He made a total of 9 films with John Holmes in this series. Later, he was extensively interviewed in the documentary Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes. In the 2000s, Chinn directed a new Johnny Wadd series which featured Joel Lawrence as Wadd.

  1. ^ a b "Bob Chinn - Director". Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Bob Chinn". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  3. ^ "The 1999 AVN AWARD WINNERS". Archived from the original on 1999-05-08. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  4. ^ Joe Kerr, "XRCO's 3rd Annual 'Heart-On' Awards! Porndom's Hottest Film & Video Awards Show Sets The Standard For The Industry", Erotic X-Film Guide, August 1987, Vol. 5 No. 8, pp. 19–30.
  5. ^ Jeremy Stone, "Heart-ons in Hollywood: The 5th Annual XRCO Adult Film & Video Awards", Adam Film World, September 1989, Vol. 13, No. 1, p. 10–11, 54.
  6. ^ "The XRCO Hall of Fame", Adam Film World Guide 1990 Directory of Adult Films, p. 17
  7. ^ Candy Stripers at IMDb. Retrieved on 2007-10-25.