Herschell Gordon Lewis

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.

Cast

Chainsaw Sally

(Mr. Gordon)

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida

(Self [archival])

Horror Business

(Himself)

Scum of the Earth!

(Narrator (voice))

Blood Feast

(Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited))

American Grindhouse

(Himself)

Divine Trash

(Self)

They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé

(Himself)

How Herschell Found His Niche

(himself)

Psycho Holocaust

(Radio News Broadcaster (voice))

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

(Self)

Tonight You Die

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

Smash Cut

(Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer)

Living Venus

(Man on Street (uncredited))

Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life

(Self)

Goldilocks and the Three Bares

(Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice))

Blood Feast

(Professor Lou Herschell)

The Alley Tramp

(Radio Reporter Gene Stallion (voice))

Terror Toons 3

(Himself)

Under the Scares

(Himself)

Crystalstone

(Antique Dealer)

The Gruesome Twosome

(Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited))

How to Make a Doll

(Narrator (voice) (uncredited))

A Taste of Blood

(The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon))

Something Weird

(Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour))

B-Documentary

(Himself)

Killer Campout

(Himself- Voice)

7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult

Book of Lore

(Bingo Record (voice))

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

(Self)

Jimmy, the Boy Wonder

(Narrator (voice) (uncredited))

An Evening with H.G. Lewis

(Self)

That's Sexploitation!

(Self (archive footage))

BloodMania

(The Host)

The Incredibly Strange Film Show

(Self)

Crew

Monster a Go-Go!

(Director)

The Wizard of Gore

(Special Effects)

The Wizard of Gore

(Producer)

The Wizard of Gore

(Director)

She-Devils on Wheels

(Director)

Just for the Hell of It

(Director)

Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

(Director)

Moonshine Mountain

(Director of Photography)

The Gore Gore Girls

(Makeup Effects)

The Gore Gore Girls

(Director)

The Gore Gore Girls

(Original Music Composer)

Just for the Hell of It

(Producer)

Blood Feast

(Director)

Moonshine Mountain

(Producer)

Moonshine Mountain

(Director)

Moonshine Mountain

(Original Music Composer)

Blood Feast

(Director of Photography)

Blood Feast

(Producer)

She-Devils on Wheels

(Producer)

Blood Feast

(Original Music Composer)

The Gore Gore Girls

(Producer)

Color Me Blood Red

(Director)

Two Thousand Maniacs!

(Director of Photography)

Scum of the Earth!

(Director)

Two Thousand Maniacs!

(Director)

Two Thousand Maniacs!

(Writer)

Color Me Blood Red

(Director of Photography)

Scum of the Earth!

(Writer)

Color Me Blood Red

(Writer)

Scum of the Earth!

(Director of Photography)

The Year of the Yahoo!

(Director)

Something Weird

(Director)

The Gruesome Twosome

(Director)

The Uh-oh Show

(Director)

Goldilocks and the Three Bares

(Director)

This Stuff'll Kill Ya!

(Director)

This Stuff'll Kill Ya!

(Writer)

A Taste of Blood

(Director)

The Adventures of Lucky Pierre

(Writer)

The Adventures of Lucky Pierre

(Director)

Blood Feast

(Story)

Blood Feast

(Special Effects)

Miss Nymphet's Zap-In

(Director)

Boin-n-g

(Director)

The Ecstasies of Women

(Director)

Linda and Abilene

(Director)

Black Love

(Director)

Daughter of the Sun

(Writer)

Daughter of the Sun

(Director)

How to Make a Doll

(Director)

How to Make a Doll

(Screenplay)

Suburban Roulette

(Director)

Blast-Off Girls

(Director)

Jimmy, the Boy Wonder

(Director)

Living Venus

(Director)

The Girl, the Body, and the Pill

(Director)

The Prime Time

(Additional Dialogue)

Daughter of the Sun

(Director of Photography)

The Year of the Yahoo!

(Producer)

This Stuff'll Kill Ya!

(Producer)

This Stuff'll Kill Ya!

(Original Music Composer)

The Year of the Yahoo!

(Original Music Composer)

The Psychic

(Writer)

The Ecstasies of Women

(Writer)

The Ecstasies of Women

(Director of Photography)

BloodMania

(Screenplay)

BloodMania

(Director)

Nature's Playmates

(Director)

Bell, Bare and Beautiful

(Director)

Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains

(In Memory Of)

Bell, Bare and Beautiful

(Director of Photography)

The Alley Tramp

(Director)

The Alley Tramp

(Producer)

Black Love

(Producer)

Black Love

(Cinematography)

A Hot Night at the Go-Go Lounge!

(Director)

Magic Land of Mother Goose

(Director)

The Chainsaw Sally Show - Season One

(Executive Producer)

Something Weird

(Cinematography)

Suburban Roulette

(Additional Dialogue)

Suburban Roulette

(Music)

Suburban Roulette

(Producer)

Blast-Off Girls

(Producer)

Linda and Abilene

(Director of Photography)

A Taste of Blood

(Producer)

How to Make a Doll

(Sound Effects)

The Gruesome Twosome

(Producer)

The Psychic

(Director of Photography)

Blast-Off Girls

(Writer)

How to Make a Doll

(Producer)

Goldilocks and the Three Bares

(Director of Photography)

Miss Nymphet's Zap-In

(Writer)

Miss Nymphet's Zap-In

(Producer)

The Adventures of Lucky Pierre

(Director of Photography)

Monster a Go-Go!

(Producer)

Living Venus

(Producer)

Boin-n-g

(Director of Photography)

Boin-n-g

(Screenplay)

The Adventures of Lucky Pierre

(Original Music Composer)

Monster a Go-Go!

(Additional Dialogue)

The Girl, the Body, and the Pill

(Producer)

Living Venus

(Screenplay)

Monster a Go-Go!

(Production Design)

Boin-n-g

(Original Music Composer)

Nature's Playmates

(Director of Photography)

The Great Chicago Conspiracy Circus

(Writer)

Wanted: The Sundance Woman

(Writer)

The Uh-oh Show

(Writer)

Carving Magic

(Director)

Bridger

(Writer)

Bridger

(Sound Editor)

The Prime Time

(Producer)

Magic Land of Mother Goose

(Director of Photography)