Herschell Gordon Lewis
Directing · Director · Special Effects · Producer
Born Jun 15, 1926 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Active 1959–2016
Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926 – September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the 'splatter' subgenre of horror films.
Filmography
Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964) - Director of Photography · Director · WriterThe Wizard of Gore (1970) - Special Effects · Producer · DirectorBlood Feast (1963) - Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · Director · Director of Photography · Producer · Original Music Composer · Story · Special EffectsBridger (1976) - Writer · Sound EditorThe Gore Gore Girls (1972) - Makeup Effects · Director · Original Music Composer · ProducerHerschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore (2010)Color Me Blood Red (1965) - Director · Director of Photography · WriterScum of the Earth (1963) - Narrator (voice) · Director · Writer · Director of PhotographyBlood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002) - DirectorWanted: The Sundance Woman (1976) - WriterShe-Devils on Wheels (1968) - Director · ProducerThe Gruesome Twosome (1967) - Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · Director · ProducerThe Great Chicago Conspiracy Circus (1970) - WriterThis Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971) - Director · Writer · Producer · Original Music ComposerCrystalstone (1987) - Antique DealerBoin-n-g (1963) - Director · Director of Photography · Screenplay · Original Music ComposerA Taste of Blood (1967) - The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon) · Director · ProducerSmash Cut (2009) - Fred Sandy / Radio AnnouncerSomething Weird (1967) - Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour) · Director · CinematographyBlood Feast (2016) - Professor Lou HerschellThe Girl, the Body, and the Pill (1967) - Director · ProducerThe Uh-oh Show (2009) - Uncle Herschell (uncredited) · Director · WriterLinda and Abilene (1969) - Director · Director of PhotographyGoldilocks and the Three Bares (1963) - Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice) · Director · Director of Photography