Directing · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · Born June 15, 1926
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.
MovieBlood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021
as Self [archival]
MovieHerschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
2019
as Self
MovieKiller Campout
2017
as Himself- Voice
MovieBloodMania
2017
as The Host
How Herschell Found His Niche
2016
as himself
MovieBlood Feast
2016
as Professor Lou Herschell
MovieThey Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
2016
as Himself
MovieB-Documentary
2015
as Himself
MovieTerror Toons 3
2015
as Himself
MovieThat's Sexploitation!
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MovieTonight You Die
2011
MovieProduce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
as Self
MovieAmerican Grindhouse
2011
as Himself
MovieUnder the Scares
2010
as Self
MovieHerschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
2010
MovieThe Uh-oh Show
2009
as Uncle Herschell (uncredited)
Movie7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult
2009
MovieSmash Cut
2009
as Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer
MoviePsycho Holocaust
2009
as Radio News Broadcaster (voice)
MovieBook of Lore
2007
as Bingo Record (voice)
MovieHorror Business
2005
as Himself
MovieChainsaw Sally
2004
as Mr. Gordon
MovieBits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
2003
as Self
MovieDivine Trash
2000
as Self
An Evening with H.G. Lewis
1989
as Self
TVThe Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988
as Self
MovieCrystalstone
1987
as Antique Dealer
MovieHow to Make a Doll
1968
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
MovieThe Alley Tramp
1968
as Radio Reporter Gene Stallion (voice)
MovieThe Gruesome Twosome
1967
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
MovieA Taste of Blood
1967
as The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon)
MovieSomething Weird
1967
as Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour)
MovieJimmy, the Boy Wonder
1966
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
MovieScum of the Earth
1963
as Narrator (voice)
MovieGoldilocks and the Three Bares
1963
as Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice)
MovieBlood Feast
1963
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
MovieLiving Venus
1961
as Man on Street (uncredited)
