Joy N. Houck Jr.

Joy N. Houck Jr.
Born(1942-01-26)January 26, 1942
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
DiedOctober 1, 2003(2003-10-01) (aged 61)
Prescott, Arizona, United States
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
1969 Women and Bloody Terror
1969 Night of Bloody Horror
1972 The Brain Machine [2]
1975 Night of the Strangler
1976 Creature from Black Lake
1994 The St. Tammy Miracle

Actor

Year Title Role Notes
1964 The Shepherd of the Hills Ollie Stewart
1974 Bootleggers Bobby Joe Woodall
1976 Creature from Black Lake Prof. Burch
1977 The Shadow of Chikara Half Moon O'Brian
1984 Tightrope Swap Meet Owner
1986 Down by Law Detective Mandino
1986 The Big Easy Sgt. Guerra
1987 The Hidden DeVries' Neighbor
1991 Doublecrossed Turks DEA TV 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. SCB Distributors. ISBN 9781909394063.