Joseph Miller (April 26, 1978 – June 29, 2019), known professionally as Joey Smack, was an American actor and cinematographer best known for the controversial 1999 black comedy Duck! The Carbine High Massacre.[1]

Joey Smack
Born
Joseph Robert Miller

April 26, 1978
Binghamtom, New York, United States
DiedJune 29, 2019
Hawthorne, New Jersey, United States
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, Actor
Years active1997-2019

Biography

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Joseph Miller was born in April 26, 1978, in Binghamtom, New York, to Mark Miller and Patricia Ann Ritchie. He had a brother, Joshua Miller, who passed in 1998. He attended William Paterson University, receiving a communications degree in 2003 before being accepted to the American Film Institute thereafter. He passed on June 29, 2019, shortly after becoming engaged to his fiancée Christina Villalobos.[2]

Filmography

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Smack's filmography mostly encompasses but is not limited to his work as a cinematographer and actor, as well as working with Factory 2000 (a collaboration between William Hellfire, Misty Mundae, Lilly Tiger, and himself, all of whom he worked with closely during his career).[3] It includes:[4][5]

  • I Was A Teenage Strangler (1997) — Cinematographer
  • Infamous Bondage Murders (1998) – Cinematographer, Actor
  • Infamous Bondage Murders 2 (1998) — Cinematographer, Actor
  • Going Under (1998) — Cinematographer
  • Vampire Strangler (1999) – Cinematographer, Actor (uncredited)
  • The Bizarre Case of the Electric Cord Strangler (1999) – Actor
  • Duck! The Carbine High Massacre (1999) — Director, Actor, Writer, Producer
  • Cannibal Doctor (1999) – Cinematographer
  • Snuff Perversions: Bizarre Cases of Death (segment Black Balloon Snuff Film, 1999) – Cinematographer
  • The Masked Strangler (1999) — Cinematographer, Actor
  • Titanic 2000 (1999) – Actor
  • Lesbos Slaughter Episode 01: The Strange Case of the Phone Sex Strangler (1999) – Actor
  • Lesbos Slaughter 2: Satan's Hostages (1999) – Actor
  • International Necktie Strangler (2000) – Cinematographer
  • Snuff Strangler (2000) – Cinematographer
  • The Electric Cord Strangler 2: I Strangle The Body Electric (2000) – Actor
  • I, Asphyxia: The Electric Cord Strangler III (2000) – Actor
  • The Vibrating Maid (short, 2000) — Cinematographer
  • Dead Girls Don't Say Goodbye (2000) – Actor
  • I Get So Sick Sometimes (short, 2001) — Cinematographer, Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
  • Erotic Survivor (2001) – Actor
  • My First Female Lover (2001) — Cinematographer
  • To Escape Bondage! (2001) — Cinematographer
  • Lust in the Mummy's Tomb (2002) – Cinematographer, Actor
  • Silk Stocking Strangler/Silk Stocking Diary (2002) — Cinematographer, Actor
  • Les Chic 2: The King of Sex (2002) – Cinematographer
  • Inside The Next-Door Neighbors (short, 2002) – Director, Writer, Cinematographer
  • Misty Mundae: Reloaded (2003) – Cinematographer
  • Das Hause (2003) — Cinematographer
  • Sour Milk (short, 2003) — Cinematographer, Director, Writer, Editor
  • I Know I Died With It (short, 2003) – Director, Writer, Cinematographer
  • Voodoun Blues (short, 2004) — Cinematographer
  • Sexy American Idle (2004) – Actor
  • Everyone Has a Story (short, 2005) – Actor
  • Bikini Girls on Dinosaur Planet (2005) — Cinematographer, Actor (uncredited), Editor
  • Tainted Milk (short, 2009) – Actor
  • The Wigly (short, 2009) – Cinematographer
  • Ice Cream Sunday (short, 2009) – Director of Photography
  • Stephen Romano Presents Shock Festival (2010) – Actor
  • Belated By Valentine's Lover (short, 2010) – Actor
  • Liquid Memories (short, 2010) – Actor
  • The Bunnyman (2011) – Actor
  • The Masks That the Monsters Wear (short, 2011) – Actor
  • Where the Dead Go to Die (2012) – Actor
  • Your Eyes Are Bleeding (2017) – Actor

References

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  1. ^ "Joey Smack - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  2. ^ "Joseph Miller's Obituary". emeto.neocities.org. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  3. ^ Neah (2020-03-11). William Hellfire, Misty Mundae, Joey Smack & Lilly Tiger - Fear, Panic & Censorship (2000). Retrieved 2024-07-15 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Joey Smack | Cinematographer, Actor, Camera and Electrical Department". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  5. ^ "Films starring Joey Smack". letterboxd.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
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Joey Smack's obituary site, along with photographs of him and his IMDB page.

Joey Smack on IMDB