Ron Haydock (April 17, 1940, Chicago, Illinois – August 14, 1977, Victorville, California) was an American actor, screenwriter, novelist and rock musician.His band, Ron Haydock & the Boppers, was sometimes compared to Elvis Presley. Their August 1959, debut release was "99 Chicks"/"Be-Bop-A Jean." These tunes and 26 other tracks were reissued by Norton Records on the 1996 CD 99 Chicks, which had a vinyl release in 2005.In the Hollywood B-movie industry, Haydock was an actor and screenwriter, working with director Ray Dennis Steckler, and he also worked as a magazine editor. Haydock used a variety of pseudonyms—Arnold Hayes, Lonnie Lord, Vin Saxon, Don Sheppard and Jerry Lee Vincent. As Vin Saxon, he was the author of adult fiction paperbacks during the 1960s and 1970s. As Arnold Hayes, he wrote graphic stories for Warren Publishing. Haydock was allegedly responsible for discovering actor Edgar Aghassi and setting him on a career in cult horror films.Haydock's life came to an end in 1977, when he was struck by a truck while hitchhiking after visiting Steckler in Las Vegas. Norton Records' Miriam Linna has written extensively about Haydock for liner notes, magazine articles and the book Sin-A-Rama (2004).On August 14, 1977, he was struck and killed while hitchhiking near Victorville.
I'm out for kicks in life, doing whatever I want whenever I want, on the move like there's no tomorrow, I'm living like there's only today. Yeah, that was the right word for what I wanted out of life -- kicks. And I never had to look very far or very hard to find them. Somehow, they always managed to find me.
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Prior to acting in films directed by Ray Dennis Steckler, he'd been in a rock band named "Ron Haydock & the Boppers."
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Blood Shack
1971
Tim
Body Fever
1969
Fritz the Photographer
Rat Pfink a Boo Boo
1966
Rat Pfink / Lonnie Lord (as Vin Saxon)
Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters
1965
Rat Pfink / Guitar Player (segment "The Lemon Grove Kids") (uncredited)
Scream of the Butterfly
1965
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Thrill Killers
1964
Third Police Officer (as Lonnie Lord)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Blood Shack
1971
lyrics: "The Chooper" / music: "The Chooper" / performer: "The Chooper"
Rat Pfink a Boo Boo
1966
performer: "I Stand Alone", "You Is A Rat Pfink", "Runnin' Wild", "Go Go Party"
The Thrill Killers
1964
performer: "Running Wild"
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Adventures of the Spirit
1963
TV Mini-Series short special contributions - 5 episodes
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Blood Shack
1971
Rat Pfink a Boo Boo
1966
Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters
1965
segment "The Lemon Grove Kids"
The Thrill Killers
1964
additional dialogue
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rat Pfink a Boo Boo
1966
assistant director
Known for movies
Blood Shack (1971) as Tim
Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966) as Rat Pfink / Lonnie Lord
The Thrill Killers (1964) as Third Police Officer
Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters (1965) as Rat Pfink / Guitar Player (segment "The Lemon Grove Kids")
$1.1 Million
