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
- How Herschell Found His Niche as himself
- Blood Feast as Professor Lou Herschell
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
- Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
- Under the Scares as Himself
- The Chainsaw Sally Show - Season One ... (Executive Producer)
2009
- Smash Cut as Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer
- Psycho Holocaust as Radio News Broadcaster (voice)
- The Uh-oh Show ... (Director)
- 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
- The Year of the Yahoo! ... (Director)
- This Stuff'll Kill Ya! ... (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
- Just for the Hell of It ... (Director)
- The Alley Tramp as Radio Reporter Gene Stallion (voice)
- Suburban Roulette ... (Director)
- How to Make a Doll as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- She-Devils on Wheels ... (Director)
- The Psychic ... (Writer)
1967
- 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)
- The Girl, the Body, and the Pill ... (Director)
- Something Weird as Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour)
1966
- Jimmy, the Boy Wonder as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Magic Land of Mother Goose ... (Director)
- A Hot Night at the Go-Go Lounge! ... (Director)
1965
- Monster a Go-Go! ... (Director)
- Color Me Blood Red ... (Director)
1964
- Two Thousand Maniacs! ... (Director)
- Moonshine Mountain ... (Director)
1963
- Goldilocks and the Three Bares as Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice)
- Bell, Bare and Beautiful ... (Director)
- Blood Feast as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- Boin-n-g ... (Director)
- Scum of the Earth! as Narrator (voice)
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)