Directing
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Born 1926-06-15
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Department: Directing
Biography
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
Prominent works featuring Herschell Gordon Lewis
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Blood Feast
1963
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Two Thousand Maniacs!
1964
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The Wizard of Gore
1970
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American Grindhouse
2011
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The Gore Gore Girls
1972
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Color Me Blood Red
1965
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Smash Cut
2009
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Monster a Go-Go!
1965
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Divine Trash
2000
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Blood Feast
2016
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (150 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida | Self [archival] | Movie | 2021 |
 | Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains | In Memory Of | Movie | 2018 |
 | Killer Campout | Himself- Voice | Movie | 2017 |
 | BloodMania | The Host | Movie | 2017 |
| BloodMania | Screenplay | Movie | 2017 |
| BloodMania | Director | Movie | 2017 |
| How Herschell Found His Niche | himself | Movie | 2016 | |
 | Blood Feast | Professor Lou Herschell | Movie | 2016 |
 | They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé | Himself | Movie | 2016 |
 | B-Documentary | Himself | Movie | 2015 |
 | Terror Toons 3 | Himself | Movie | 2015 |
 | That's Sexploitation! | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2013 |
 | Tonight You Die | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | Produce Your Own Damn Movie! | Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | American Grindhouse | Himself | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Chainsaw Sally Show - Season One | Executive Producer | Movie | 2010 |
 | Under the Scares | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Uh-oh Show | Uncle Herschell (uncredited) | Movie | 2009 |
| The Uh-oh Show | Director | Movie | 2009 |
| The Uh-oh Show | Writer | Movie | 2009 |
 | 7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 |
 | Smash Cut | Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer | Movie | 2009 |
 | Psycho Holocaust | Radio News Broadcaster (voice) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Book of Lore | Bingo Record (voice) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Horror Business | Himself | Movie | 2005 |
 | Chainsaw Sally | Mr. Gordon | Movie | 2004 |
 | Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat | Director | Movie | 2002 |
 | Divine Trash | Self | Movie | 2000 |
| An Evening with H.G. Lewis | Self | Movie | 1989 | |
 | The Incredibly Strange Film Show | Self | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Crystalstone | Antique Dealer | Movie | 1987 |
 | Wanted: The Sundance Woman | Writer | Movie | 1976 |
 | Bridger | Writer | Movie | 1976 |
| Bridger | Sound Editor | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Gore Gore Girls | Makeup Effects | Movie | 1972 |
| The Gore Gore Girls | Director | Movie | 1972 |
| The Gore Gore Girls | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1972 |
| The Gore Gore Girls | Producer | Movie | 1972 |
 | Black Love | Director | Movie | 1971 |
| Black Love | Producer | Movie | 1971 |
| Black Love | Cinematography | Movie | 1971 |
 | This Stuff'll Kill Ya! | Director | Movie | 1971 |
| This Stuff'll Kill Ya! | Writer | Movie | 1971 |
| This Stuff'll Kill Ya! | Producer | Movie | 1971 |
| This Stuff'll Kill Ya! | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Year of the Yahoo! | Director | Movie | 1971 |
| The Year of the Yahoo! | Producer | Movie | 1971 |
| The Year of the Yahoo! | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Wizard of Gore | Special Effects | Movie | 1970 |
| The Wizard of Gore | Producer | Movie | 1970 |
| The Wizard of Gore | Director | Movie | 1970 |
 | Miss Nymphet's Zap-In | Director | Movie | 1970 |
| Miss Nymphet's Zap-In | Writer | Movie | 1970 |
| Miss Nymphet's Zap-In | Producer | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Great Chicago Conspiracy Circus | Writer | Movie | 1970 |
 | Linda and Abilene | Director | Movie | 1969 |
| Linda and Abilene | Director of Photography | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Ecstasies of Women | Director | Movie | 1969 |
| The Ecstasies of Women | Writer | Movie | 1969 |
| The Ecstasies of Women | Director of Photography | Movie | 1969 |
 | How to Make a Doll | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1968 |
 | Just for the Hell of It | Director | Movie | 1968 |
| Just for the Hell of It | Producer | Movie | 1968 |
| How to Make a Doll | Director | Movie | 1968 |
| How to Make a Doll | Screenplay | Movie | 1968 |
| How to Make a Doll | Sound Effects | Movie | 1968 |
| How to Make a Doll | Producer | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Psychic | Writer | Movie | 1968 |
| The Psychic | Director of Photography | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Alley Tramp | Radio Reporter Gene Stallion (voice) | Movie | 1968 |
| The Alley Tramp | Director | Movie | 1968 |
| The Alley Tramp | Producer | Movie | 1968 |
 | Suburban Roulette | Director | Movie | 1968 |
| Suburban Roulette | Additional Dialogue | Movie | 1968 |
| Suburban Roulette | Music | Movie | 1968 |
| Suburban Roulette | Producer | Movie | 1968 |
 | She-Devils on Wheels | Director | Movie | 1968 |
| She-Devils on Wheels | Producer | Movie | 1968 |
 | Blast-Off Girls | Director | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Girl, the Body, and the Pill | Director | Movie | 1967 |
| Blast-Off Girls | Producer | Movie | 1967 |
| Blast-Off Girls | Writer | Movie | 1967 |
| The Girl, the Body, and the Pill | Producer | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Gruesome Twosome | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1967 |
| The Gruesome Twosome | Director | Movie | 1967 |
| The Gruesome Twosome | Producer | Movie | 1967 |
 | A Taste of Blood | The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon) | Movie | 1967 |
| A Taste of Blood | Director | Movie | 1967 |
| A Taste of Blood | Producer | Movie | 1967 |
 | Something Weird | Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour) | Movie | 1967 |
| Something Weird | Director | Movie | 1967 |
| Something Weird | Cinematography | Movie | 1967 |
 | Magic Land of Mother Goose | Director | Movie | 1966 |
| Magic Land of Mother Goose | Director of Photography | Movie | 1966 |
 | Jimmy, the Boy Wonder | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1966 |
| Jimmy, the Boy Wonder | Director | Movie | 1966 |
 | A Hot Night at the Go-Go Lounge! | Director | Movie | 1966 |
 | Color Me Blood Red | Director | Movie | 1965 |
| Color Me Blood Red | Director of Photography | Movie | 1965 |
| Color Me Blood Red | Writer | Movie | 1965 |
 | Monster a Go-Go! | Director | Movie | 1965 |
| Monster a Go-Go! | Producer | Movie | 1965 |
| Monster a Go-Go! | Additional Dialogue | Movie | 1965 |
| Monster a Go-Go! | Production Design | Movie | 1965 |
 | Moonshine Mountain | Director of Photography | Movie | 1964 |
| Moonshine Mountain | Producer | Movie | 1964 |
| Moonshine Mountain | Director | Movie | 1964 |
| Moonshine Mountain | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1964 |
 | Two Thousand Maniacs! | Director of Photography | Movie | 1964 |
| Two Thousand Maniacs! | Director | Movie | 1964 |
| Two Thousand Maniacs! | Writer | Movie | 1964 |
 | Scum of the Earth | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1963 |
| Scum of the Earth | Director | Movie | 1963 |
| Scum of the Earth | Writer | Movie | 1963 |
| Scum of the Earth | Director of Photography | Movie | 1963 |
 | Bell, Bare and Beautiful | Director | Movie | 1963 |
| Bell, Bare and Beautiful | Director of Photography | Movie | 1963 |
 | Goldilocks and the Three Bares | Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice) | Movie | 1963 |
| Goldilocks and the Three Bares | Director | Movie | 1963 |
| Goldilocks and the Three Bares | Director of Photography | Movie | 1963 |
 | Blood Feast | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1963 |
| Blood Feast | Director | Movie | 1963 |
| Blood Feast | Director of Photography | Movie | 1963 |
| Blood Feast | Producer | Movie | 1963 |
| Blood Feast | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1963 |
| Blood Feast | Story | Movie | 1963 |
| Blood Feast | Special Effects | Movie | 1963 |
 | Boin-n-g | Director | Movie | 1963 |
| Boin-n-g | Director of Photography | Movie | 1963 |
| Boin-n-g | Screenplay | Movie | 1963 |
| Boin-n-g | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1963 |
 | Nature's Playmates | Director | Movie | 1962 |
| Nature's Playmates | Director of Photography | Movie | 1962 |
 | Daughter of the Sun | Writer | Movie | 1962 |
| Daughter of the Sun | Director | Movie | 1962 |
| Daughter of the Sun | Director of Photography | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Adventures of Lucky Pierre | Writer | Movie | 1962 |
| The Adventures of Lucky Pierre | Director | Movie | 1962 |
| The Adventures of Lucky Pierre | Director of Photography | Movie | 1962 |
| The Adventures of Lucky Pierre | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1962 |
 | Living Venus | Man on Street (uncredited) | Movie | 1961 |
| Living Venus | Director | Movie | 1961 |
| Living Venus | Producer | Movie | 1961 |
| Living Venus | Screenplay | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Prime Time | Additional Dialogue | Movie | 1960 |
| The Prime Time | Producer | Movie | 1960 |
 | Carving Magic | Director | Movie | 1959 |