Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
June 15, 1929
Place of Birth:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Herschell Gordon Lewis
Biography
Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926 - September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the "splatter" subgenre of horror films.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida | Self [archival] |
| 2019 | Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore | Self |
| 2017 | Killer Campout | Himself- Voice |
| 2016 | They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé | Himself |
| 2016 | How Herschell Found His Niche | himself |
| 2016 | Blood Feast | Professor Lou Herschell |
| 2015 | Terror Toons 3 | Himself |
| 2015 | B-Documentary | Himself |
| 2013 | That's Sexploitation! | Self (archive footage) |
| 2011 | American Grindhouse | Himself |
| 2011 | Tonight You Die | |
| 2011 | Produce Your Own Damn Movie! | Self |
| 2010 | Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore | |
| 2010 | Under the Scares | Himself |
| 2009 | Psycho Holocaust | Radio News Broadcaster (voice) |
| 2009 | Smash Cut | Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer |
| 2009 | 7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult | |
| 2007 | Book of Lore | Bingo Record (voice) |
| 2005 | Horror Business | Himself |
| 2004 | Chainsaw Sally | Mr. Gordon |
| 2003 | Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life | Self |
| 2000 | Divine Trash | Self |
| 1989 | An Evening with H.G. Lewis | Self |
| 1987 | Crystalstone | Antique Dealer |
| 1968 | The Alley Tramp | Radio Reporter Gene Stallion (voice) |
| 1968 | How to Make a Doll | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Something Weird | Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour) |
| 1967 | A Taste of Blood | The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon) |
| 1967 | The Gruesome Twosome | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Jimmy, the Boy Wonder | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Blood Feast | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Scum of the Earth! | Narrator (voice) |
| 1963 | Goldilocks and the Three Bares | Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice) |
| 1961 | Living Venus | Man on Street (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Incredibly Strange Film Show | Self |