
About
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Overview
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.
Known for
Acting |
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2021 | Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida | Actor | Self [archival] | N/A N/A |
2019 | Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2017 | Killer Campout | Actor | Himself- Voice | 59 Average |
2017 | BloodMania | Actor | The Host | 58 Average |
2016 | How Herschell Found His Niche | Actor | himself | N/A N/A |
2016 | Blood Feast | Actor | Professor Lou Herschell | 57 Average |
2016 | They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2015 | B-Documentary | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2015 | Terror Toons 3 | Actor | Himself | 58 Average |
2013 | That's Sexploitation! | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 58 Average |
2011 | Tonight You Die | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2011 | Produce Your Own Damn Movie! | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2011 | American Grindhouse | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2010 | Under the Scares | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
2010 | Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore | Actor | 59 Average |
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2009 | 7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult | Actor | 58 Average |
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2009 | Smash Cut | Actor | Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer | 57 Average |
2009 | Psycho Holocaust | Actor | Radio News Broadcaster (voice) | 58 Average |
2007 | Book of Lore | Actor | Bingo Record (voice) | N/A N/A |
2005 | Horror Business | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2004 | Chainsaw Sally | Actor | Mr. Gordon | 58 Average |
2003 | Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2000 | Divine Trash | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
1989 | An Evening with H.G. Lewis | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
1987 | Crystalstone | Actor | Antique Dealer | 59 Average |
1968 | How to Make a Doll | Actor | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 58 Average |
1968 | The Alley Tramp | Actor | Radio Reporter Gene Stallion (voice) | 58 Average |
1967 | The Gruesome Twosome | Actor | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 58 Average |
1967 | A Taste of Blood | Actor | The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon) | 58 Average |
1967 | Something Weird | Actor | Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour) | 57 Average |
1966 | Jimmy, the Boy Wonder | Actor | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 58 Average |
1963 | Scum of the Earth! | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 58 Average |
1963 | Goldilocks and the Three Bares | Actor | Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice) | 58 Average |
1963 | Blood Feast | Actor | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 55 Average |
1961 | Living Venus | Actor | Man on Street (uncredited) | 58 Average |
Directing |
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2017 | BloodMania | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
2009 | The Uh-oh Show | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
2002 | Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat | Directing | Director | 57 Average |
1972 | The Gore Gore Girls | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1971 | Black Love | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1971 | This Stuff'll Kill Ya! | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1971 | The Year of the Yahoo! | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1970 | The Wizard of Gore | Directing | Director | 57 Average |
1970 | Miss Nymphet's Zap-In | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1969 | Linda and Abilene | Directing | Director | 57 Average |
1969 | The Ecstasies of Women | Directing | Director | 57 Average |
1968 | How to Make a Doll | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1968 | Just for the Hell of It | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1968 | The Alley Tramp | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1968 | Suburban Roulette | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1968 | She-Devils on Wheels | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1967 | Blast-Off Girls | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1967 | The Girl, the Body, and the Pill | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1967 | The Gruesome Twosome | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1967 | A Taste of Blood | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1967 | Something Weird | Directing | Director | 57 Average |
1966 | Magic Land of Mother Goose | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1966 | A Hot Night at the Go-Go Lounge! | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1966 | Jimmy, the Boy Wonder | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1965 | Color Me Blood Red | Directing | Director | 57 Average |
1965 | Monster a Go-Go! | Directing | Director | 55 Average |
1964 | Moonshine Mountain | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1964 | Two Thousand Maniacs! | Directing | Director | 57 Average |
1963 | Scum of the Earth! | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1963 | Bell, Bare and Beautiful | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1963 | Goldilocks and the Three Bares | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1963 | Blood Feast | Directing | Director | 55 Average |
1963 | Boin-n-g | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1962 | Nature's Playmates | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1962 | Daughter of the Sun | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1962 | The Adventures of Lucky Pierre | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1961 | Living Venus | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1959 | Carving Magic | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Writing |
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2017 | BloodMania | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
2009 | The Uh-oh Show | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1976 | Wanted: The Sundance Woman | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1976 | Bridger | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1971 | This Stuff'll Kill Ya! | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1970 | Miss Nymphet's Zap-In | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1970 | The Great Chicago Conspiracy Circus | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1969 | The Ecstasies of Women | Writing | Writer | 57 Average |
1968 | How to Make a Doll | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1968 | The Psychic | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1967 | Blast-Off Girls | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1965 | Color Me Blood Red | Writing | Writer | 57 Average |
1964 | Two Thousand Maniacs! | Writing | Writer | 57 Average |
1963 | Scum of the Earth! | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1963 | Blood Feast | Writing | Story | 55 Average |
1963 | Boin-n-g | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1962 | Daughter of the Sun | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1962 | The Adventures of Lucky Pierre | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1961 | Living Venus | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
Production |
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2010 | The Chainsaw Sally Show - Season One | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
1972 | The Gore Gore Girls | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1971 | Black Love | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1971 | This Stuff'll Kill Ya! | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1971 | The Year of the Yahoo! | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1970 | The Wizard of Gore | Production | Producer | 57 Average |
1970 | Miss Nymphet's Zap-In | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1968 | Just for the Hell of It | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1968 | How to Make a Doll | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1968 | The Alley Tramp | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1968 | Suburban Roulette | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1968 | She-Devils on Wheels | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1967 | The Girl, the Body, and the Pill | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1967 | Blast-Off Girls | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1967 | The Gruesome Twosome | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1967 | A Taste of Blood | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1965 | Monster a Go-Go! | Production | Producer | 55 Average |
1964 | Moonshine Mountain | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1963 | Blood Feast | Production | Producer | 55 Average |
1961 | Living Venus | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1960 | The Prime Time | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
Sound |
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1976 | Bridger | Sound | Sound Editor | N/A N/A |
1972 | The Gore Gore Girls | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
1971 | This Stuff'll Kill Ya! | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
1971 | The Year of the Yahoo! | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
1968 | How to Make a Doll | Sound | Sound Effects | 58 Average |
1968 | Suburban Roulette | Sound | Music | 58 Average |
1964 | Moonshine Mountain | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
1963 | Blood Feast | Sound | Original Music Composer | 55 Average |
1963 | Boin-n-g | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
1962 | The Adventures of Lucky Pierre | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
Art |
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1965 | Monster a Go-Go! | Art | Production Design | 55 Average |
Camera |
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1969 | Linda and Abilene | Camera | Director of Photography | 57 Average |
1969 | The Ecstasies of Women | Camera | Director of Photography | 57 Average |
1968 | The Psychic | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
1966 | Magic Land of Mother Goose | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
1965 | Color Me Blood Red | Camera | Director of Photography | 57 Average |
1964 | Moonshine Mountain | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
1964 | Two Thousand Maniacs! | Camera | Director of Photography | 57 Average |
1963 | Scum of the Earth! | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
1963 | Bell, Bare and Beautiful | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
1963 | Goldilocks and the Three Bares | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
1963 | Blood Feast | Camera | Director of Photography | 55 Average |
1963 | Boin-n-g | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
1962 | Nature's Playmates | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
1962 | Daughter of the Sun | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
1962 | The Adventures of Lucky Pierre | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
Crew |
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2018 | Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains | Crew | In Memory Of | 58 Average |
1972 | The Gore Gore Girls | Crew | Makeup Effects | 58 Average |
1971 | Black Love | Crew | Cinematography | 58 Average |
1970 | The Wizard of Gore | Crew | Special Effects | 57 Average |
1968 | Suburban Roulette | Crew | Additional Dialogue | 58 Average |
1967 | Something Weird | Crew | Cinematography | 57 Average |
1965 | Monster a Go-Go! | Crew | Additional Dialogue | 55 Average |
1963 | Blood Feast | Crew | Special Effects | 55 Average |
1960 | The Prime Time | Crew | Additional Dialogue | 59 Average |