Robert Houston

Directing

Robert Houston

Born

1955-01-01 (71)

Place of birth

California

Known for

Directing

Credits

21 titles

Robert "Bobby" Houston (born 1955) is an American filmmaker and actor. He made his acting debut in The Hills Have Eyes (1977) before becoming a film director and screenwriter. His films include Shogun Assassin (1980) and Bad Manners (1984). Later in his career, Houston became a successful documentarian. He won an Emmy Award for the film Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks (2002) and an Academy Award for the film Mighty Times: The Children's March (2004) in 2005.

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Shogun Assassin poster
6.8

A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.

Shogun Assassin

1980

Shogun Assassin poster
6.8

A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.

Shogun Assassin

1980

Shogun Assassin poster
6.8

A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.

Shogun Assassin

1980

Bad Manners poster
5.9

Four teens on the run from an orphanage spring a fellow orphan recently adopted by a rich family, then trash the whole house.

Bad Manners

1984

Bad Manners poster
5.9

Four teens on the run from an orphanage spring a fellow orphan recently adopted by a rich family, then trash the whole house.

Bad Manners

1984

Mighty Times: The Children's March poster
7.8

On May 2, 1963, the children of Birmingham, Alabama took to the streets to challenge segregation.

Mighty Times: The Children's March

2004

Trust Me poster
8.0

An art dealer murders one of his artists in the hopes of increasing the market value of his work.

Trust Me

1989

Trust Me poster
8.0

An art dealer murders one of his artists in the hopes of increasing the market value of his work.

Trust Me

1989

Caged Fear poster
4.1

After a jewelry theft Tommy Lane can hardly free. His girlfriend Kristen has less luck and is arrested. She's sentenced to jail in an ill-reputed female prison in Oklahoma. Tommy doesn't let her down; he manages to get into the prison - on the other side of the bars - to force the ruthless director to let her go.

Caged Fear

1991

Playboy's Erotic Fantasies poster
6.0

A series of nicely photographed, well-produced, artistic, erotic vignettes with an emphasis on lush romanticism. The episodes are: "Curio Shoppe", "Double Exposure", "Cowboy's Dream", "Road Service", "Table for Two", "Bridal Path", and "Duet for Lovers".

Playboy's Erotic Fantasies

1992

Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1994 poster
4.0

Profiles of Playboy Playmates.

Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1994

1993

No artwork available
8.3

Oscar nominated documentary short.

Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks

2002

No artwork available
NR

A group of teenagers who have been selected to participate in a recreational white water rafting trip. All of the kids selected have AIDS or have been infected with the HIV virus. At some point during the trip, all the kids tell their stories and share their feelings about what their lives have been like since being infected with the virus and how they struggle to live normal lives with a hope of a cure in the future.

Little Secret

1999

No artwork available
10.0

Reenactments of dangerous fugitives that are portrayed by actors, interspersed with on-camera interviews.

American's Most Wanted

2002

Rock the Boat poster
3.3

A crew of HIV+ sailors compete in the Trans-Pacific Yacht Race that travels from California to Hawaii.

Rock the Boat

1999