Herschell Gordon Lewis
- Born
- June 15, 1926 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- September 26, 2016
- Director
- Actor
- Producer
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 · 106 credits
- 2017Killer Campout · Self (Self)
- 2015Terror Toons 3 · Self (Self)
- 2015Bite School · Actor (Grandpa Canoni)
- 2015B-Documentary · Self (Self)
- 2011Tonight You Die · Actor (Mayor Lewis)
- 2010American Grindhouse · Self (Self - Director, 'Scum of the Earth')
- 2010The Gainesville Ripper · Actor
- 2009The Uh-Oh Show · Writer
- 2009The Uh-Oh Show · Director
- 2007The Wizard of Gore · Writer
- 2003Hunting for Herschell · Self (Self)
- 2002Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat · Director
- 1998Divine Trash · Self (Self)
- 1972The Gore Gore Girls · Producer
- 1972The Gore Gore Girls · Director
- 1972The Gore Gore Girls · Composer
- 1971This Stuff'll Kill Ya! · Writer
- 1971This Stuff'll Kill Ya! · Composer
- 1971This Stuff'll Kill Ya! · Producer
- 1971This Stuff'll Kill Ya! · Director
- 1971The Year of the Yahoo! · Director
- 1971The Year of the Yahoo! · Producer
- 1971The Year of the Yahoo! · Composer
- 1970The Wizard of Gore · Producer
- 1970The Wizard of Gore · Director
- 1970Miss Nymphet's Zap-In · Producer
- 1970Miss Nymphet's Zap-In · Director
- 1970Miss Nymphet's Zap-In · Writer
- 1970Stick It in Your Ear · Producer
- 1969Linda and Abilene · Cinematographer
- 1969Linda and Abilene · Director
- 1969The Ecstasies of Women · Director
- 1969The Ecstasies of Women · Cinematographer
- 1969The Ecstasies of Women · Writer
- 1968She-Devils on Wheels · Director
- 1968She-Devils on Wheels · Producer
- 1968Just for the Hell of It · Director
- 1968Just for the Hell of It · Producer
- 1968How to Make a Doll · Producer
- 1968How to Make a Doll · Director
- 1968How to Make a Doll · Writer
- 1968The Alley Tramp · Actor (Gene Stallion)
- 1968The Alley Tramp · Actor (Gene Stallion)
- 1968The Alley Tramp · Cinematographer
- 1968The Alley Tramp · Director
- 1968Suburban Roulette · Writer
- 1968Suburban Roulette · Composer
- 1968Suburban Roulette · Producer
- 1968Suburban Roulette · Director
- 1968The Psychic · Writer
- 1968The Psychic · Cinematographer
- 1967The Gruesome Twosome · Producer
- 1967The Gruesome Twosome · Director
- 1967Something Weird · Cinematographer
- 1967Something Weird · Director
- 1967A Taste of Blood · Actor (Voice of Baron Khron)
- 1967A Taste of Blood · Director
- 1967A Taste of Blood · Producer
- 1967A Taste of Blood · Actor (The Limey Seaman)
- 1967Blast-Off Girls · Producer
- 1967Blast-Off Girls · Director
- 1967Blast-Off Girls · Writer
- 1967The Girl the Body and the Pill · Producer
- 1967The Girl the Body and the Pill · Director
- 1966Jimmy, the Boy Wonder · Actor (Narrator)
- 1966Jimmy, the Boy Wonder · Director
- 1966Jimmy, the Boy Wonder · Actor (Narrator)
- 1966The Magic Land of Mother Goose · Director
- 1966The Magic Land of Mother Goose · Cinematographer
- 1965Monster a Go-Go · Production designer
- 1965Monster a Go-Go · Writer
- 1965Monster a Go-Go · Producer
- 1965Color Me Blood Red · Writer
- 1965Color Me Blood Red · Director
- 1965Color Me Blood Red · Cinematographer
- 1965Sin, Suffer and Repent · Director
- 1964Two Thousand Maniacs! · Writer
- 1964Two Thousand Maniacs! · Cinematographer
- 1964Two Thousand Maniacs! · Director
- 1964Moonshine Mountain · Cinematographer
- 1964Moonshine Mountain · Producer
- 1964Moonshine Mountain · Director
- 1963Blood Feast · Director
- 1963Blood Feast · Cinematographer
- 1963Blood Feast · Composer
- 1963Scum of the Earth · Director
- 1963Scum of the Earth · Cinematographer
- 1963Scum of the Earth · Writer
- 1963Goldilocks and the Three Bares · Cinematographer
- 1963Goldilocks and the Three Bares · Director
- 1963Boin-n-g · Cinematographer
- 1963Boin-n-g · Composer
- 1963Boin-n-g · Writer
- 1963Boin-n-g · Director
- 1963Bell, Bare and Beautiful · Director
- 1963Bell, Bare and Beautiful · Cinematographer
- 1962Nature's Playmates · Director
- 1962Daughter of the Sun · Director
- 1962Daughter of the Sun · Cinematographer
- 1961The Adventures of Lucky Pierre · Director
- 1961Living Venus · Writer
- 1961Living Venus · Producer
- 1961Living Venus · Director
- 1960The Prime Time · Producer
- 1960The Prime Time · Writer
- —The Curse of the Spongeman · Actor (Scientist)