Herschell Gordon Lewis

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-06-15 (87 years old)

Deathday

2016-09-26

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.

Acting

2004

Chainsaw Sally

as Mr. Gordon

2005

Horror Business

as Himself

1963

Blood Feast

as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

1963

Scum of the Earth!

as Narrator (voice)

2011

2000

2009

Psycho Holocaust

as Radio News Broadcaster (voice)

2009

Smash Cut

as Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer

1961

Living Venus

as Man on Street (uncredited)

1963

Goldilocks and the Three Bares

as Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice)

2016

Blood Feast

as Professor Lou Herschell

1968

The Alley Tramp

as Radio Reporter Gene Stallion (voice)

2015

Terror Toons 3

as Himself

2010

1987

Crystalstone

as Antique Dealer

1967

Something Weird

as Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour)

1967

A Taste of Blood

as The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon)

1967

The Gruesome Twosome

as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

1968

How to Make a Doll

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

2015

B-Documentary

as Himself

2017

Killer Campout

as Himself- Voice

2007

Book of Lore

as Bingo Record (voice)

1966

Jimmy, the Boy Wonder

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

2013

That's Sexploitation!

as Self (archive footage)

Production

1965

Monster a Go-Go!

as Director

1970

1970

1970

The Wizard of Gore

as Special Effects

1968

1968

1972

1972

1972

The Gore Gore Girls

as Original Music Composer

1972

The Gore Gore Girls

as Makeup Effects

1963

Blood Feast

as Director

1963

Blood Feast

as Producer

1963

Blood Feast

as Original Music Composer

1963

Blood Feast

as Director of Photography

1964

1964

Moonshine Mountain

as Director of Photography

1964

1964

Moonshine Mountain

as Original Music Composer

1963

1963

Scum of the Earth!

as Director of Photography

1963

1964

1964

Two Thousand Maniacs!

as Director of Photography

1965

1965

1965

Color Me Blood Red

as Director of Photography

1972

1967

Something Weird

as Director

1967

2009

The Uh-oh Show

as Director

1971

1967

A Taste of Blood

as Director

1963

Blood Feast

as Special Effects

1963

Blood Feast

as Story

1970

1963

Boin-n-g

as Director

1971

Black Love

as Director

1969

1969

1962

1962

1968

1968

How to Make a Doll

as Screenplay

1968

1967

Blast-Off Girls

as Director

1966

1961

Living Venus

as Director

1960

The Prime Time

as Additional Dialogue

1962

Daughter of the Sun

as Director of Photography

1971

This Stuff'll Kill Ya!

as Original Music Composer

1971

1972

1972

The Year of the Yahoo!

as Original Music Composer

1968

The Psychic

as Writer

1969

The Ecstasies of Women

as Director of Photography

2017

BloodMania

as Director

2017

BloodMania

as Screenplay

1962

1963

Bell, Bare and Beautiful

as Director of Photography

1968

The Alley Tramp

as Director

1968

The Alley Tramp

as Producer

1971

Black Love

as Producer

1971

Black Love

as Cinematography

2010

1967

Something Weird

as Cinematography

1968

1968

Suburban Roulette

as Additional Dialogue

1968

1967

A Taste of Blood

as Producer

1969

Linda and Abilene

as Director of Photography

1967

1968

The Psychic

as Director of Photography

1967

1967

Blast-Off Girls

as Producer

1968

How to Make a Doll

as Sound Effects

1968

1963

Goldilocks and the Three Bares

as Director of Photography

1970

1961

Living Venus

as Screenplay

1961

Living Venus

as Producer

1963

Boin-n-g

as Original Music Composer

1963

Boin-n-g

as Director of Photography

1963

Boin-n-g

as Screenplay

1962

The Adventures of Lucky Pierre

as Original Music Composer

1962

The Adventures of Lucky Pierre

as Director of Photography

1965

Monster a Go-Go!

as Additional Dialogue

1965

Monster a Go-Go!

as Producer

1965

Monster a Go-Go!

as Production Design

1962

Nature's Playmates

as Director of Photography

2009

1959

Carving Magic

as Director

1976

Bridger

as Writer

1976

Bridger

as Sound Editor

1960

The Prime Time

as Producer

1966

Magic Land of Mother Goose

as Director of Photography

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