Joy N. Houck Jr. Explained

Joy N. Houck Jr.
Birth Date:26 January 1942
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death Place:Prescott, Arizona, United States
Occupation: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

YearTitleRoleNotes
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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joy N. Houck, Jr.. https://web.archive.org/web/20141203001336/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/94932/Joy-N-Houck-Jr-/biography. dead. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Bruce Eder. 2014. 2014-12-03.
  2. Book: Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write About. 9781909394063. Davies. Clive. 6 March 2015.