Joy N. Houck, Jr.

Joy Newton Houck, Jr. (January 26, 1942 - October 1, 2003) was an American actor, screenwriter and B-movie director who is probably best known for Creature from Black Lake, one of the many Bigfoot horror movies of the 70s. His father, Joy M. Houck founded Howco a production and distribution company for low budget films.

Selected filmography

As Director

• Women and Bloody Terror (1969)
• Night of Bloody Horror (1969)
• Night of the Strangler (1975)
• Creature from Black Lake] (1976)
• The Brain Machine (1977)
• The St. Tammy Miracle (1994)

As Actor

• The Shepherd of the Hills (1964)
• Bootleggers (1974)
• Creature from Black Lake (1976)
• The Shadow of Chikara (1977)
• Tightrope (1984)
• Down by Law (1986)
• The Big Easy (1987)
• Doublecrossed (1991)

External links

• Joy N. Houck, Jr. at the Internet Movie Database