Acting

Earl Owensby

Acting credits

Dogs of Hell poster
4.2

A pack of Rottweilers, bred and trained by the U.S. military to kill humans, escape to ravage the peaceful mountain resort town of Lake Lure. It is up to the local sheriff to protect his small community.

Dogs of Hell

1982

Chain Gang poster
10.0

The year is 1979. The man is Mac McPherson (Earl Owensby), a construction worker who is headed toward a new job in Georgia. A tough but good man, McPherson is framed for murder and sentenced to the famous Black Creek Prison Farm, from which there is no escape...

Chain Gang

1984

Wolfman poster
3.1

A man finds out that his family has a werewolf curse put upon them.

Wolfman

1979

Hit the Road Running poster
7.0

Beau Jim Donner returns to his hometown to find unscrupulous tycoon Sam Grady has been buying out locals and intimidating any opposition to his plans. Donner joins as deputy and sets out to thwart Grady.

Hit the Road Running

1983

Challenge poster
7.5

U.S. Senate candidate Frank Challenge will not sell out to the Syndicate. As a result, his family is murdered. Then Challenge becomes judge, jury, and executioner.

Challenge

1974

Dark Sunday poster
7.0

A skid row reverend helps young junkies to a better life. This incurs the wrath of the local drug dealer who sends his goons after the good minister.

Dark Sunday

1976

The Rutherford County Line poster
8.0

The life Of Sheriff Damon Huskey and his manhunt for the man who killed his brother.

The Rutherford County Line

1987

Buckstone County Prison poster
7.0

The Hell Hole of North Carolina. In 1957, the people of North Carolina feared two things - the mountain chain gang and a man named Seabo. North Carolina's Buckstone County Prison and Chain Gang were infamous as the most feared correctional institution in the country. Run by the sadistically brutal Warden Coley and his henchman, Jimbo, prisoners rarely caused a problem and those that did, didn't live long enough to talk about it.

Buckstone County Prison

1978

The Brass Ring poster
8.0

A sequel to 1974's Challenge, in which the title character is assigned to gather incriminating evidence against his rival in the state senate, but his assignment gets complicated when the rival hires a group of killers to rub him out.

The Brass Ring

1974

Death Driver poster
9.0

Death Driver follows washed up stuntman "Earl Owensby" on his journey to regain the title of world champion driver.

Death Driver

1977

Earl Owensby, the Man... the Myth poster
8.0

This award-winning documentary traces the life of independent-film mogul Earl Owensby, from poverty-stricken childhood to becoming a millionaire several times over.

Earl Owensby, the Man... the Myth

1997

Living Legend: The King of Rock and Roll poster
7.5

Living Legend, a play on the Presley dynasty, presents the story of Eli Canfield (Earl Owensby), a country rock-legend who has fallen victim to the pitfalls of superstardom - a failed marriage addiction, living up to an image, and an unclear vision as to who are his true friends. When Eli's new love interest (Ginger Alden) meets with the disapproval of his unscrupulous and manipulative manager (William T. Hicks), tragedy results, and Eli realizes what he must do to not only save his new relationship but also his life; and he does so in a most dramatic way. Living Legend features a dynamic original soundtrack performed by the Legendary Roy Orbison.

Living Legend: The King of Rock and Roll

1980

Behind the camera

Hyperspace poster
5.7

Because of a small navigation mistake Lord Buckethead lands on Earth instead of "in a galaxy far, far away". But he is still looking for the princess and the secret transmissions.

Hyperspace

1984

Dogs of Hell poster
4.2

A pack of Rottweilers, bred and trained by the U.S. military to kill humans, escape to ravage the peaceful mountain resort town of Lake Lure. It is up to the local sheriff to protect his small community.

Dogs of Hell

1982

Wolfman poster
3.1

A man finds out that his family has a werewolf curse put upon them.

Wolfman

1979

Hot Heir poster
10.0

After the death of his wealthy uncle, and with his inheritance at stake, Heir Pennington becomes involved in a balloon race.

Hot Heir

1984

Tales of the Third Dimension poster
5.7

This movie is made-up of three tales, the first one is, "Young Blood" it is about a married pair of vampires who adopt a child. In "The Guardians," a pair of avaricious grave robbers make a terrible mistake when they visit the St. Francis Abbey cemetery to do a little pillaging. The final episode, "Visions of Sugar-Plum" is set at Christmas time and is set at the home of a loving grandmother.

Tales of the Third Dimension

1984

A Day of Judgment poster
4.5

In a 1930s small town rife with lust, corruption and sin, a mysterious figure wielding a scythe arrives to cut an unholy swath of murder, madness, and moralizing that may lead straight to Hell.

A Day of Judgment

1981

The Brass Ring poster
8.0

A sequel to 1974's Challenge, in which the title character is assigned to gather incriminating evidence against his rival in the state senate, but his assignment gets complicated when the rival hires a group of killers to rub him out.

The Brass Ring

1974

No artwork available
10.0

Cory Grant must handle a great deal of responsibility and pressure for a boy his age. After his morning paper route, he cooks breakfast for his father, John, who is blind and ill. They talk of Cory's chances as quarterback for the Chase College football team.

The Last Game

1984

Lady Grey poster
3.3

A small-town girl endures terrible suffering during her gradual rise to music stardom.

Lady Grey

1980

Living Legend: The King of Rock and Roll poster
7.5

Living Legend, a play on the Presley dynasty, presents the story of Eli Canfield (Earl Owensby), a country rock-legend who has fallen victim to the pitfalls of superstardom - a failed marriage addiction, living up to an image, and an unclear vision as to who are his true friends. When Eli's new love interest (Ginger Alden) meets with the disapproval of his unscrupulous and manipulative manager (William T. Hicks), tragedy results, and Eli realizes what he must do to not only save his new relationship but also his life; and he does so in a most dramatic way. Living Legend features a dynamic original soundtrack performed by the Legendary Roy Orbison.

Living Legend: The King of Rock and Roll

1980