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His father, Joy N. Houck founded [[Howco]] a production and distribution company for low-budget films.
His father, Joy N. Houck founded [[Howco]] a production and distribution company for low-budget films.


==Filmography==
==Selected filmography==


===Director===
===Director===
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===As Actor===
===Actor===
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*''[[The Shepherd of the Hills]]'' (1964)
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*''[[Bootleggers (1974 film)|Bootleggers]]'' (1974)
! Year
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*''[[Creature from Black Lake]]'' (1976)
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*''[[The Shadow of Chikara]]'' (1977)
! Role
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*''[[Tightrope (film)|Tightrope]]'' (1984)
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*''[[Down by Law (film)|Down by Law]]'' (1986)
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*''[[The Big Easy]]'' (1987)
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|1964|| ''[[The Shepherd of the Hills]]'' || Ollie Stewart ||
*''Doublecrossed'' (1991)
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|1974|| ''[[Bootleggers (1974 film)|Bootleggers]]'' || Bobby Joe Woodall ||
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|1976|| ''[[Creature from Black Lake]]'' || Prof. Burch ||
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|1977|| ''[[The Shadow of Chikara]]'' || Half Moon O'Brian ||
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|1984|| ''[[Tightrope (film)|Tightrope]]'' || Swap Meet Owner ||
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|1986|| ''[[Down by Law (film)|Down by Law]]'' || Detective Mandino ||
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|1986|| ''[[The Big Easy (film)|The Big Easy]]'' || Sgt. Guerra ||
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|1987|| ''[[The Big Easy]]'' || DeVries' Neighbor ||
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|1991|| ''Doublecrossed'' || Turks DEA || TV Movie
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:35, 12 July 2018

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 movies of the 1970s.[1]

His father, Joy N. Houck 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
1975 Night of the Strangler
1976 Creature from Black Lake
1977 The Brain Machine
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 Big Easy DeVries' Neighbor
1991 Doublecrossed Turks DEA TV Movie

References

  1. ^ "Joy N. Houck, Jr". The New York Times.
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