Joy N. Houck Jr.
Born(1942-01-26)January 26, 1942
DiedOctober 1, 2003(2003-10-01) (aged 61)
Occupation(s)Film director, actor, screenwriter

Joy Newton Houck Jr. (January 26, 1942 – October 1, 2003) was an American actor, screenwriter and film director who is probably best known for Creature from Black Lake, one of the many Bigfoot horror films of the 1970s.[1]

His father, Joy Newton Houck Sr., founded Howco—a production and distribution company for low-budget films.

Filmography

Director

Year Title Role Notes
1969Women and Bloody Terror
1969Night of Bloody Horror
1972The Brain Machine[2]
1975Night of the Strangler
1976Creature from Black Lake
1994The St. Tammy Miracle

Actor

Year Title Role Notes
1964The Shepherd of the HillsOllie Stewart
1974BootleggersBobby Joe Woodall
1976Creature from Black LakeProf. Burch
1977The Shadow of ChikaraHalf Moon O'Brian
1984TightropeSwap Meet Owner
1986Down by LawDetective Mandino
1986The Big EasySgt. Guerra
1987The HiddenDeVries' Neighbor
1991DoublecrossedTurks DEATV movie

References

  1. Bruce Eder (2014). "Joy N. Houck, Jr". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-12-03.
  2. Davies, Clive (6 March 2015). Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write About. ISBN 9781909394063.
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