Joel D. Wynkoop
Biography
Joel D. Wynkoop is an American actor and filmmaker who built a following on the horror video circuit, with appearances in more than 30 independent movies and repeated work with the directors Tim Ritter and Kevin Lindenmuth. Born in Owatonna, Minnesota, and based in Florida, he has played a jealous husband's victim in Killing Spree (1987), the escaped serial killer Angus Lynch in Creep (1995), and the psychotic policeman Gus Kimball in the mockumentaries Dirty Cop No Donut (1999) and Dirty Cop 2: I Am A Pig (2001). He also directed and produced two features of his own: Lost Faith, a martial arts movie from 1992, and The Bite, a vampire horror film from 2005. Creep brought him a Best Actor award at the Italian Film Festival in 1995, and the Florida Motion Picture and Television Association gave The Bite its Crystal Reel Award. His other credits include Truth or Dare A Critical Madness (1986).
66years old
Turns 67 on August 24in 286 days
- Born Owatonna
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 36 years1986 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in FloridaIMDb rating 6.8
- 2021Family SnapshotIMDb rating 6.9
- 2009Stopped DeadIMDb rating 4.1
- 1987Killing SpreeIMDb rating 4.9
- 1986Truth or Dare? - A Critical MadnessIMDb rating 5.0
Genres
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Behind the camera
Wynkoop has produced and directed two films. One is Lost Faith, a 1992 martial arts movie, and the other is The Bite, a vampire/horror movie from 2005.
Joel D. Wynkoop movies on Netflix
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Floridaas Himself
Family Snapshotas Televangelist
Stopped Deadas Bob
Killing Spreeas TV Repairman
Truth or Dare? - A Critical Madnessas Guard #2
Worked with
Joel D. Wynkoop shares two films with Tim Ritter, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Tim Ritter2 films together, 1987 to 2022
Tim Ritter's page Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida2022IMDb rating 6.8Wynkoop as HimselfRitter as Himself
Killing Spree1987IMDb rating 4.9Wynkoop as TV RepairmanRitter as Cab Driver
Debbie Rochon1 film together, 2009
Debbie Rochon's page Stopped Dead2009IMDb rating 4.1Wynkoop as BobRochon as Margaret
John Landis1 film together, 2022
John Landis's page Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida2022IMDb rating 6.8Wynkoop as HimselfLandis as Self [archival]
John Waters1 film together, 2022
John Waters's page Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida2022IMDb rating 6.8Wynkoop as HimselfWaters as Self [archival]
Joe Dante1 film together, 2022
Joe Dante's page Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida2022IMDb rating 6.8Wynkoop as HimselfDante as Self [archival]
Herschell Gordon Lewis1 film together, 2022
Herschell Gordon Lewis's page Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida2022IMDb rating 6.8Wynkoop as HimselfLewis as Self [archival]
Tim RitterDirector, 2 films, 1986 to 1987
All films by Tim Ritter Killing Spree1987IMDb rating 4.9Wynkoop as TV Repairman
Truth or Dare? - A Critical Madness1986IMDb rating 5.0Wynkoop as Guard #2
Online
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