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name: "Bob Kelljan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bob-kelljan"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "23 June 1930"
died: "25 November 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:02.014717+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Bob Kelljan

Director. Born 23 June 1930 in Union City, New Jersey, USA. Died 25 November 1982.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 23 June 1930, Union City, New Jersey, USA
- **Died:** 25 November 1982
- **Also known as:** Robert Kelljchian, Robert Kelljian, Robert Kelljan

## Biography

Bob Kelljan, born Robert Kelljchian on 23 June 1930 in Union City, New Jersey, was an American film and television director. He began his career as an actor in the 1960s with guest roles in series including *The Twilight Zone* and *The Outer Limits*, and small parts in films such as *Psych-Out* (1968).

Kelljan moved into directing with the 1969 drama *Flesh of My Flesh*, which he co-wrote. He achieved commercial success with the horror films *Count Yorga, Vampire* (1970), which he also wrote, and its sequel *The Return of Count Yorga* (1971). Subsequent features include *Scream Blacula Scream* (1973), *Act of Vengeance* (1974) and *Black Oak Conspiracy* (1977). He later directed episodes of numerous television series, among them *Wonder Woman* (1975), *Charlie's Angels* (1976), *The Dukes of Hazzard* (1979) and *Hill Street Blues* (1981).

Kelljan died of cancer on 25 November 1982 in Los Angeles, aged 52.

*Sources: imdb.com, filmink.com.au.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)

## Also known for

- *Wonder Woman* (1975), Director
- *The Dukes of Hazzard* (1979), Director
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), Director
- *Scream Blacula Scream* (1973), Director
- *Count Yorga, Vampire* (1970), Director, Writer
- *The Return of Count Yorga* (1971), Director, Screenplay
- *Act of Vengeance* (1974), Director

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