Joy N. Houck Jr.

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

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)