James McCullough Sr. (May 12, 1928 – April 6, 2012) was an American film director and producer who wrote and directed several horror films in the 1980s.
Jim McCullough Sr. | |
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| Born | (1928-05-12)May 12, 1928 Mansfield, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 2012(2012-04-06) (aged 83) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1974–1997 |
McCullough was born in Mansfield, Louisiana, and raised in Lebanon, Missouri.[1]
He formed Jim McCullough Productions after graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles.[1] While a student, he appeared in CBS's live-action Playhouse 90 Theater. In 1974, he co-produced Where the Red Fern Grows (1974).[1] Prior to establishing his film company, McCullough had two minor acting credits in Teenage Monster (1958) and The Love Bug (1971).[2]
His directorial debut was Charge of the Model T's (1977), followed by the horror film Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1983), and the science-fiction film The Aurora Encounter (1986).[3] His last directorial credit was 1994's The St. Tammany Miracle, which he co-directed with Joy N. Houck Jr.
McCullough had two children: James Jr., and Cathy, with his wife Lel.[1]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | "The Shepherd of the Hills (1964 film)" | Producer |
| 1974 | Where the Red Fern Grows | Associate producer |
| 1976 | Creature from Black Lake | Producer |
| 1977 | Charge of the Model T's | Director and producer |
| 1981 | Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. | Associate producer |
| 1983 | Mountaintop Motel Massacre | Director, writer, and producer |
| 1986 | The Aurora Encounter | Director and producer |
| 1988 | Video Murders | Director and producer |
| 1994 | The St. Tammany Miracle | Director and producer |
| 1997 | Renfroe's Christmas | Producer |
| 2001 | Nacho Chihuahua | Director and producer |
Acting credits:
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Teenage Monster | Jim Cannon | |
| 1968 | The Love Bug | Driver #27 | (final film role) |