Herschell Gordon Lewis
Birthday
1926/06/15
Day of death
2016/09/26 (90 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
Lewis H. Gordon, Mark Hansen, Marvin Lester, H.G. Lewis, Herschell G. Lewis, Georges Parades, George Parades, Armand Parys, Armand Pays, Francis X. Ploitation, Marvin Lester Schmidt, Sheldon S. Seymour, Sheldon Seymour, Seymour Sheldon, R.L. Smith
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.
Acting
(2004) Chainsaw Sally
as Mr. Gordon
(2021) Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
as Self [archival]
(2005) Horror Business
as Himself
(1963) Scum of the Earth!
as Narrator (voice)
(1963) Blood Feast
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
(2011) American Grindhouse
as Himself
(2000) Divine Trash
as Self
(2016) They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
as Himself
(2016) How Herschell Found His Niche
as himself
(2009) Psycho Holocaust
as Radio News Broadcaster (voice)
(2019) Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
as Self
(2011) Tonight You Die
as ---
(2010) Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
as ---
(2009) Smash Cut
as Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer
(1961) Living Venus
as Man on Street (uncredited)
(2003) Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
as Self
(1963) Goldilocks and the Three Bares
as Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice)
(2016) Blood Feast
as Professor Lou Herschell
(1968) The Alley Tramp
as Radio Reporter Gene Stallion (voice)
(2015) Terror Toons 3
as Himself
(2010) Under the Scares
as Himself
(1987) Crystalstone
as Antique Dealer
(1967) The Gruesome Twosome
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
(1968) How to Make a Doll
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1967) A Taste of Blood
as The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon)
(1967) Something Weird
as Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour)
(2015) B-Documentary
as Himself
(2017) Killer Campout
as Himself- Voice
(2009) 7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult
as ---
(2007) Book of Lore
as Bingo Record (voice)
(2011) Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
as Self
(1966) Jimmy, the Boy Wonder
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1989) An Evening with H.G. Lewis
as Self
(2013) That's Sexploitation!
as Self (archive footage)
(2017) BloodMania
as The Host
(1988) The Incredibly Strange Film Show
as Self