Robert Houston
Biography
Born in California in 1955, Robert Houston is an American actor and filmmaker who first drew attention as Bobby in Wes Craven's horror film The Hills Have Eyes (1977). He returned to the role for The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (1985), and also helped re-edit, re-score, and co-write the English-language version of the Japanese action film that became Shogun Assassin (1980). During the 1980s he wrote and directed independent films, among them the teen comedy Bad Manners (1984). Houston studied documentary filmmaking at Harvard University and later became a successful documentarian. He directed Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks (2002), which won a Daytime Emmy, and Mighty Times: The Children's March (2004), which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film in 2005. He also wrote the novel Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
70years old
Turns 71 on November 30in 20 days
- Born California
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Bobby Houston
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 8 years1977 to 1985
Every film, newest first
- 1985The Hills Have Eyes Part 2IMDb rating 3.8
- 1980Shogun AssassinIMDb rating 7.3
- 1977The Hills Have EyesIMDb rating 6.3
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Behind the camera
Robert Houston and producer David Weisman acquired the rights to Baby Cart at the River Styx, a film adapted from the Japanese action movie Lone Wolf & Cub. Their English-dubbed version, retitled Shogun Assassin, came out in 1980 after they reworked the script, score and editing.
Early training
Houston's studies in documentary filmmaking took place at Harvard University, which is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After that, he made the move to Los Angeles.
Behind the camera
Houston also wrote a novel called Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. That book was the source for A Killing Affair, a film released in 1986.
Behind the award
Houston won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film in 2005 for Mighty Times: The Children's March, after the earlier Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks had also been nominated.
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Wes Craven directed two of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2005 | Best Documentary (Short Subject) | Mighty Times: The Children's March | Won |
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