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Herschell Gordon Lewis

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Born: 1926-06-15 • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Filmography
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida poster
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021 • Self [archival]
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore poster
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
2019 • Self
Killer Campout poster
Killer Campout
2017 • Himself- Voice
BloodMania poster
BloodMania
2017 • The Host
No Image
How Herschell Found His Niche
2016 • himself
Blood Feast poster
Blood Feast
2016 • Professor Lou Herschell
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé poster
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
2016 • Himself
B-Documentary poster
B-Documentary
2015 • Himself
Terror Toons 3 poster
Terror Toons 3
2015 • Himself
That's Sexploitation! poster
That's Sexploitation!
2013 • Self (archive footage)
Tonight You Die poster
Tonight You Die
2011
Produce Your Own Damn Movie! poster
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011 • Self
American Grindhouse poster
American Grindhouse
2011 • Himself
Under the Scares poster
Under the Scares
2010 • Himself
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore poster
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
2010
The Uh-oh Show poster
The Uh-oh Show
2009 • Uncle Herschell (uncredited)
7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult poster
7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult
2009
Smash Cut poster
Smash Cut
2009 • Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer
Psycho Holocaust poster
Psycho Holocaust
2009 • Radio News Broadcaster (voice)
Book of Lore poster
Book of Lore
2007 • Bingo Record (voice)
Horror Business poster
Horror Business
2005 • Himself
Chainsaw Sally poster
Chainsaw Sally
2004 • Mr. Gordon
Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life poster
Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
2003 • Self
Divine Trash poster
Divine Trash
2000 • Self
No Image
An Evening with H.G. Lewis
1989 • Self
Crystalstone poster
Crystalstone
1987 • Antique Dealer
How to Make a Doll poster
How to Make a Doll
1968 • Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Alley Tramp poster
The Alley Tramp
1968 • Radio Reporter Gene Stallion (voice)
The Gruesome Twosome poster
The Gruesome Twosome
1967 • Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
A Taste of Blood poster
A Taste of Blood
1967 • The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon)
Something Weird poster
Something Weird
1967 • Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour)
Jimmy, the Boy Wonder poster
Jimmy, the Boy Wonder
1966 • Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Scum of the Earth poster
Scum of the Earth
1963 • Narrator (voice)
Goldilocks and the Three Bares poster
Goldilocks and the Three Bares
1963 • Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice)
Blood Feast poster
Blood Feast
1963 • Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Living Venus poster
Living Venus
1961 • Man on Street (uncredited)