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Herschell Gordon Lewis

Directing

Born June 15, 1926 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died September 26, 2016

Also known as Lewis H. Gordon · Mark Hansen · Marvin Lester

IMDb

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Time Machine Award · 2009

Filmography14 titles

American Grindhouse

2010as Himself

Two Thousand Maniacs!

1964Director, Director of Photography, Writer

The Gore Gore Girls

1972Director, Makeup Effects, Original Music Composer, Producer

The Wizard of Gore

1970Director, Producer, Special Effects

Terror Toons 3

2015as Himself

She-Devils on Wheels

1968Director, Producer

Blood Feast

1963as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains

2018In Memory Of

Chainsaw Sally

2004as Mr. Gordon

Blood Feast

2016as Professor Lou Herschell

Killer Campout

2017as Himself- Voice

Smash Cut

2009as Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer

Herschell Gordon Lewis' BloodMania

2017as The Host

Monster a Go-Go

1965Additional Dialogue, Director, Producer, Production Design