Herschell Gordon Lewis
Born: 1926-06-15 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 2016-09-26
Known For: Directing
Biography
Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926 – September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the 'splatter' subgenre of horror films. He is often called the 'Godfather of Gore' (a title also given to Lucio Fulci), though his film career included works in a range of exploitation film genres including juvenile delinquent films, nudie-cuties, two children's films, and at least one rural comedy.
Filmography
2021
- Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida as Self [archival]
2019
2018
- Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains ... (In Memory Of)
2017
- BloodMania as The Host
- Killer Campout as Himself- Voice
2016
- They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé as Himself
- Blood Feast as Professor Lou Herschell
- How Herschell Found His Niche as himself
2015
- B-Documentary as Himself
- Terror Toons 3 as Himself
2013
- That's Sexploitation! as Self (archive footage)
2011
- American Grindhouse as Himself
- Produce Your Own Damn Movie! as Self
- Tonight You Die
2010
- The Chainsaw Sally Show - Season One ... (Executive Producer)
- Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
- Under the Scares as Self
2009
- Psycho Holocaust as Radio News Broadcaster (voice)
- Smash Cut as Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer
- The Uh-oh Show as Uncle Herschell (uncredited)
- 7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult
2007
- Book of Lore as Bingo Record (voice)
2005
- Horror Business as Himself
2004
- Chainsaw Sally as Mr. Gordon
2003
2002
- Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat ... (Director)
2000
- Divine Trash as Self
1989
- An Evening with H.G. Lewis as Self
1988
- The Incredibly Strange Film Show as Self
1987
- Crystalstone as Antique Dealer
1976
- Wanted: The Sundance Woman ... (Writer)
- Bridger ... (Writer)
1972
- The Gore Gore Girls ... (Director)
1971
- This Stuff'll Kill Ya! ... (Director)
- The Year of the Yahoo! ... (Director)
- Black Love ... (Director)
1970
- The Great Chicago Conspiracy Circus ... (Writer)
- The Wizard of Gore ... (Director)
- Miss Nymphet's Zap-In ... (Director)
1969
- The Ecstasies of Women ... (Director)
- Linda and Abilene ... (Director)
1968
- She-Devils on Wheels ... (Director)
- The Alley Tramp as Radio Reporter Gene Stallion (voice)
- How to Make a Doll as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Just for the Hell of It ... (Director)
- The Psychic ... (Writer)
- Suburban Roulette ... (Director)
1967
- Something Weird as Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour)
- The Girl, the Body, and the Pill ... (Director)
- A Taste of Blood as The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon)
- The Gruesome Twosome as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- Blast-Off Girls ... (Director)
1966
- Magic Land of Mother Goose ... (Director)
- Jimmy, the Boy Wonder as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- A Hot Night at the Go-Go Lounge! ... (Director)
1965
- Color Me Blood Red ... (Director)
- Monster a Go-Go! ... (Director)
1964
- Two Thousand Maniacs! ... (Director)
- Moonshine Mountain ... (Director)
1963
- Scum of the Earth as Narrator (voice)
- Goldilocks and the Three Bares as Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice)
- Blood Feast as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- Bell, Bare and Beautiful ... (Director)
- Boin-n-g ... (Director)
1962
- The Adventures of Lucky Pierre ... (Director)
- Daughter of the Sun ... (Director)
- Nature's Playmates ... (Director)
1961
- Living Venus as Man on Street (uncredited)
1960
- The Prime Time ... (Additional Dialogue)
1959
- Carving Magic ... (Director)