Herschell Gordon Lewis
Known for: Directing
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
Series
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
Self
1988
Film
Psycho Holocaust
Radio News Broadcaster (voice)
2009
Film
Blood Feast
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1963
Film
Chainsaw Sally
Mr. Gordon
2004
Film
American Grindhouse
Himself
2011
Film
The Gruesome Twosome
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1967
Film
Horror Business
Himself
2005
Film
Divine Trash
Self
2000
Film
Something Weird
Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour)
1967
Film
Smash Cut
Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer
2009
Film
Blood Feast
Professor Lou Herschell
2016
Film
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
2011
Film
Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
Self
2003
Film
B-Documentary
Himself
2015
Film
The Alley Tramp
Radio Reporter Gene Stallion (voice)
1968
Film
Terror Toons 3
Himself
2015
Film
Crystalstone
Antique Dealer
1987
Film
Living Venus
Man on Street (uncredited)
1961
Film
Goldilocks and the Three Bares
Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice)
1963
Film
7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult
2009
Film
Scum of the Earth
Narrator (voice)
1963
Film
Killer Campout
Himself- Voice
2017
Film
BloodMania
The Host
2017
Film
Under the Scares
Self
2010
Film
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
Self [archival]
2021
Film
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
Himself
2016
Film
A Taste of Blood
The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon)
1967
Film
The Uh-oh Show
Uncle Herschell (uncredited)
2009
Film
That's Sexploitation!
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
Book of Lore
Bingo Record (voice)
2007
Film
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
2010
Film
Jimmy, the Boy Wonder
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1966
Film
Tonight You Die
2011
An Evening with H.G. Lewis
Self
1989
Film
How to Make a Doll
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1968
Film
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
Self
2019
How Herschell Found His Niche
himself
2016