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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-06-15 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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

Acting

2021

2019

2017

Killer Campout as Himself- Voice

2016

Blood Feast as Professor Lou Herschell

2015

Terror Toons 3 as Himself
B-Documentary as Himself

2013

That's Sexploitation! as Self (archive footage)

2011

2010

Under the Scares as Himself

2009

Psycho Holocaust as Radio News Broadcaster (voice)
Smash Cut as Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer

2007

Book of Lore as Bingo Record (voice)

2005

Horror Business as Himself

2004

Chainsaw Sally as Mr. Gordon

2003

2000

Divine Trash as Self

1989

1988

1987

Crystalstone as Antique Dealer

1968

The Alley Tramp as Radio Reporter Gene Stallion (voice)
How to Make a Doll as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1967

Something Weird as Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour)
A Taste of Blood as The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon)
The Gruesome Twosome as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

1966

Jimmy, the Boy Wonder as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1963

Blood Feast as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Scum of the Earth! as Narrator (voice)
Goldilocks and the Three Bares as Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice)

1961

Living Venus as Man on Street (uncredited)

Directing

2017

BloodMania as Director

2009

The Uh-oh Show as Director

1972

1971

Black Love as Director

1970

The Wizard of Gore as Director

1969

Linda and Abilene as Director

1968

How to Make a Doll as Director
Suburban Roulette as Director
The Alley Tramp as Director

1965

Monster a Go-Go! as Director
Color Me Blood Red as Director

1964

Moonshine Mountain as Director

1963

Blood Feast as Director
Scum of the Earth! as Director
Boin-n-g as Director

1961

Living Venus as Director

1959

Carving Magic as Director

Production

2010

1972

1971

Black Love as Producer

1970

The Wizard of Gore as Producer

1968

The Alley Tramp as Producer
Suburban Roulette as Producer
How to Make a Doll as Producer

1965

Monster a Go-Go! as Producer

1964

Moonshine Mountain as Producer

1963

Blood Feast as Producer

1961

Living Venus as Producer

1960

The Prime Time as Producer

Crew

2018

1972

The Gore Gore Girls as Makeup Effects

1971

Black Love as Cinematography

1970

The Wizard of Gore as Special Effects

1968

Suburban Roulette as Additional Dialogue

1967

Something Weird as Cinematography

1965

Monster a Go-Go! as Additional Dialogue

1963

Blood Feast as Special Effects

1960

The Prime Time as Additional Dialogue

Sound

1976

Bridger as Sound Editor

1972

The Gore Gore Girls as Original Music Composer
The Year of the Yahoo! as Original Music Composer

1971

This Stuff'll Kill Ya! as Original Music Composer

1968

How to Make a Doll as Sound Effects

1964

Moonshine Mountain as Original Music Composer

1963

Blood Feast as Original Music Composer
Boin-n-g as Original Music Composer

1962

The Adventures of Lucky Pierre as Original Music Composer

Camera

1969

The Ecstasies of Women as Director of Photography
Linda and Abilene as Director of Photography

1968

The Psychic as Director of Photography

1966

Magic Land of Mother Goose as Director of Photography

1965

Color Me Blood Red as Director of Photography

1964

Moonshine Mountain as Director of Photography
Two Thousand Maniacs! as Director of Photography

1963

Blood Feast as Director of Photography
Scum of the Earth! as Director of Photography
Bell, Bare and Beautiful as Director of Photography
Goldilocks and the Three Bares as Director of Photography
Boin-n-g as Director of Photography

1962

Daughter of the Sun as Director of Photography
The Adventures of Lucky Pierre as Director of Photography
Nature's Playmates as Director of Photography

Writing

2017

BloodMania as Screenplay

2009

The Uh-oh Show as Writer

1976

Bridger as Writer

1968

How to Make a Doll as Screenplay
The Psychic as Writer

1967

Blast-Off Girls as Writer

1965

1964

1963

Blood Feast as Story
Boin-n-g as Screenplay

1961

Living Venus as Screenplay

Art

1965

Monster a Go-Go! as Production Design