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Herschell Gordon Lewis

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Born: 1926-06-15
Died: 2016-09-26
From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.9

Also Known As

Lewis H. GordonMark HansenMarvin LesterH.G. LewisHerschell G. LewisGeorges ParadesGeorge ParadesArmand Parys

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.

Awards & Nominations1 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Time Machine Award

2009

Acting35 titles

The Incredibly Strange Film Show
9.0
Series

The Incredibly Strange Film Show

1988 - ...Documentary
Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
7.7
Movie

Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life

2003Documentary
Divine Trash
7.2
Movie

Divine Trash

2000Documentary
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
7.0
Movie

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

2021Documentary
Horror Business
7.0
Movie

Horror Business

2005Documentary
American Grindhouse
6.8
Movie

American Grindhouse

2011Documentary
Crystalstone
6.7
Movie

Crystalstone

1987Action
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
6.1
Movie

They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé

2016Documentary
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
5.9
Movie

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

2010Documentary
That's Sexploitation!
5.9
Movie

That's Sexploitation!

2013Documentary
Scum of the Earth
5.3
Movie

Scum of the Earth

1963Thriller
Terror Toons 3
5.1
Movie

Terror Toons 3

2015Comedy
The Gruesome Twosome
4.9
Movie

The Gruesome Twosome

1967Comedy
A Taste of Blood
4.9
Movie

A Taste of Blood

1967Horror
Blood Feast
4.8
Movie

Blood Feast

1963Horror
The Uh-oh Show
4.7
Movie

The Uh-oh Show

2009Horror
The Alley Tramp
4.4
Movie

The Alley Tramp

1968Drama
Something Weird
4.2
Movie

Something Weird

1967Horror
Goldilocks and the Three Bares
4.1
Movie

Goldilocks and the Three Bares

1963Comedy
Chainsaw Sally
4.0
Movie

Chainsaw Sally

2004Horror
Living Venus
4.0
Movie

Living Venus

1961Drama
B-Documentary
4.0
Movie

B-Documentary

2015Documentary
Blood Feast
3.9
Movie

Blood Feast

2016Horror
Smash Cut
3.8
Movie

Smash Cut

2009Comedy
Killer Campout
3.8
Movie

Killer Campout

2017Horror
BloodMania
3.2
Movie

BloodMania

2017Comedy
Jimmy, the Boy Wonder
3.0
Movie

Jimmy, the Boy Wonder

1966Drama
Psycho Holocaust
2.7
Movie

Psycho Holocaust

2009Horror
How to Make a Doll
2.6
Movie

How to Make a Doll

1968Sci-Fi
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
1.0
Movie

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

2019Documentary
7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult
1.0
Movie

7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult

2009Comedy
Tonight You Die
0
Movie

Tonight You Die

2011Horror
Under the Scares
0
Movie

Under the Scares

2010Horror
Book of Lore
0
Movie

Book of Lore

2007Horror
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
0
Movie

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

2011Documentary

Directing37 titles

This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
6.3
Movie

This Stuff'll Kill Ya!

1971Drama
Two Thousand Maniacs!
5.5
Movie

Two Thousand Maniacs!

1964Horror
The Wizard of Gore
5.4
Movie

The Wizard of Gore

1970Horror
The Gore Gore Girls
5.4
Movie

The Gore Gore Girls

1972Comedy
Scum of the Earth
5.3
Movie

Scum of the Earth

1963Thriller
Boin-n-g
5.3
Movie

Boin-n-g

1963Comedy
The Girl, the Body, and the Pill
5.1
Movie

The Girl, the Body, and the Pill

1967Comedy
She-Devils on Wheels
5.0
Movie

She-Devils on Wheels

1968Thriller
The Gruesome Twosome
4.9
Movie

The Gruesome Twosome

1967Comedy
A Taste of Blood
4.9
Movie

A Taste of Blood

1967Horror
Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat
4.8
Movie

Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

2002Horror
Blood Feast
4.8
Movie

Blood Feast

1963Horror
Color Me Blood Red
4.8
Movie

Color Me Blood Red

1965Comedy
The Uh-oh Show
4.7
Movie

The Uh-oh Show

2009Horror
Nature's Playmates
4.7
Movie

Nature's Playmates

1962Drama
A Hot Night at the Go-Go Lounge!
4.5
Movie

A Hot Night at the Go-Go Lounge!

1966Drama
The Alley Tramp
4.4
Movie

The Alley Tramp

1968Drama
Something Weird
4.2
Movie

Something Weird

1967Horror
Miss Nymphet's Zap-In
4.2
Movie

Miss Nymphet's Zap-In

1970Comedy
Daughter of the Sun
4.2
Movie

Daughter of the Sun

1962Comedy
Goldilocks and the Three Bares
4.1
Movie

Goldilocks and the Three Bares

1963Comedy
Just for the Hell of It
4.0
Movie

Just for the Hell of It

1968Drama
Blast-Off Girls
4.0
Movie

Blast-Off Girls

1967Drama
Living Venus
4.0
Movie

Living Venus

1961Drama
Bell, Bare and Beautiful
4.0
Movie

Bell, Bare and Beautiful

1963Comedy
Linda and Abilene
3.9
Movie

Linda and Abilene

1969Drama
The Adventures of Lucky Pierre
3.7
Movie

The Adventures of Lucky Pierre

1962Comedy
Suburban Roulette
3.7
Movie

Suburban Roulette

1968Drama
Magic Land of Mother Goose
3.7
Movie

Magic Land of Mother Goose

1966Drama
The Year of the Yahoo!
3.6
Movie

The Year of the Yahoo!

1971Drama
The Ecstasies of Women
3.4
Movie

The Ecstasies of Women

1969Comedy
BloodMania
3.2
Movie

BloodMania

2017Comedy
Moonshine Mountain
3.1
Movie

Moonshine Mountain

1964Drama
Jimmy, the Boy Wonder
3.0
Movie

Jimmy, the Boy Wonder

1966Drama
How to Make a Doll
2.6
Movie

How to Make a Doll

1968Sci-Fi
Monster a Go-Go!
2.3
Movie

Monster a Go-Go!

1965Horror
Carving Magic
0
Movie

Carving Magic

1959Documentary

Writing19 titles

Bridger
10.0
Movie

Bridger

1976Drama
The Great Chicago Conspiracy Circus
7.0
Movie

The Great Chicago Conspiracy Circus

1970Drama
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
6.7
Movie

Wanted: The Sundance Woman

1976Drama
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
6.3
Movie

This Stuff'll Kill Ya!

1971Drama
Two Thousand Maniacs!
5.5
Movie

Two Thousand Maniacs!

1964Horror
Scum of the Earth
5.3
Movie

Scum of the Earth

1963Thriller
Boin-n-g
5.3
Movie

Boin-n-g

1963Comedy
Color Me Blood Red
4.8
Movie

Color Me Blood Red

1965Comedy
Blood Feast
4.8
Movie

Blood Feast

1963Horror
The Uh-oh Show
4.7
Movie

The Uh-oh Show

2009Horror
Daughter of the Sun
4.2
Movie

Daughter of the Sun

1962Comedy
Miss Nymphet's Zap-In
4.2
Movie

Miss Nymphet's Zap-In

1970Comedy
The Psychic
4.0
Movie

The Psychic

1968Horror
Blast-Off Girls
4.0
Movie

Blast-Off Girls

1967Drama
Living Venus
4.0
Movie

Living Venus

1961Drama
The Adventures of Lucky Pierre
3.7
Movie

The Adventures of Lucky Pierre

1962Comedy
The Ecstasies of Women
3.4
Movie

The Ecstasies of Women

1969Comedy
BloodMania
3.2
Movie

BloodMania

2017Comedy
How to Make a Doll
2.6
Movie

How to Make a Doll

1968Sci-Fi

Production20 titles

This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
6.3
Movie

This Stuff'll Kill Ya!

1971Drama
The Wizard of Gore
5.4
Movie

The Wizard of Gore

1970Horror
The Gore Gore Girls
5.4
Movie

The Gore Gore Girls

1972Comedy
The Girl, the Body, and the Pill
5.1
Movie

The Girl, the Body, and the Pill

1967Comedy
She-Devils on Wheels
5.0
Movie

She-Devils on Wheels

1968Thriller
A Taste of Blood
4.9
Movie

A Taste of Blood

1967Horror
The Gruesome Twosome
4.9
Movie

The Gruesome Twosome

1967Comedy
Blood Feast
4.8
Movie

Blood Feast

1963Horror
The Prime Time
4.5
Movie

The Prime Time

1960Drama
The Alley Tramp
4.4
Movie

The Alley Tramp

1968Drama
Miss Nymphet's Zap-In
4.2
Movie

Miss Nymphet's Zap-In

1970Comedy
Just for the Hell of It
4.0
Movie

Just for the Hell of It

1968Drama
Blast-Off Girls
4.0
Movie

Blast-Off Girls

1967Drama
Living Venus
4.0
Movie

Living Venus

1961Drama
Suburban Roulette
3.7
Movie

Suburban Roulette

1968Drama
The Year of the Yahoo!
3.6
Movie

The Year of the Yahoo!

1971Drama
Moonshine Mountain
3.1
Movie

Moonshine Mountain

1964Drama
How to Make a Doll
2.6
Movie

How to Make a Doll

1968Sci-Fi
Monster a Go-Go!
2.3
Movie

Monster a Go-Go!

1965Horror
The Chainsaw Sally Show - Season One
2.0
Movie

The Chainsaw Sally Show - Season One

2010Horror

Camera15 titles

Two Thousand Maniacs!
5.5
Movie

Two Thousand Maniacs!

1964Horror
Scum of the Earth
5.3
Movie

Scum of the Earth

1963Thriller
Boin-n-g
5.3
Movie

Boin-n-g

1963Comedy
Blood Feast
4.8
Movie

Blood Feast

1963Horror
Color Me Blood Red
4.8
Movie

Color Me Blood Red

1965Comedy
Nature's Playmates
4.7
Movie

Nature's Playmates

1962Drama
Daughter of the Sun
4.2
Movie

Daughter of the Sun

1962Comedy
Goldilocks and the Three Bares
4.1
Movie

Goldilocks and the Three Bares

1963Comedy
Bell, Bare and Beautiful
4.0
Movie

Bell, Bare and Beautiful

1963Comedy
The Psychic
4.0
Movie

The Psychic

1968Horror
Linda and Abilene
3.9
Movie

Linda and Abilene

1969Drama
The Adventures of Lucky Pierre
3.7
Movie

The Adventures of Lucky Pierre

1962Comedy
Magic Land of Mother Goose
3.7
Movie

Magic Land of Mother Goose

1966Drama
The Ecstasies of Women
3.4
Movie

The Ecstasies of Women

1969Comedy
Moonshine Mountain
3.1
Movie

Moonshine Mountain

1964Drama

Sound10 titles

Bridger
10.0
Movie

Bridger

1976Drama
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
6.3
Movie

This Stuff'll Kill Ya!

1971Drama
The Gore Gore Girls
5.4
Movie

The Gore Gore Girls

1972Comedy
Boin-n-g
5.3
Movie

Boin-n-g

1963Comedy
Blood Feast
4.8
Movie

Blood Feast

1963Horror
Suburban Roulette
3.7
Movie

Suburban Roulette

1968Drama
The Adventures of Lucky Pierre
3.7
Movie

The Adventures of Lucky Pierre

1962Comedy
The Year of the Yahoo!
3.6
Movie

The Year of the Yahoo!

1971Drama
Moonshine Mountain
3.1
Movie

Moonshine Mountain

1964Drama
How to Make a Doll
2.6
Movie

How to Make a Doll

1968Sci-Fi

Art1 title

Monster a Go-Go!
2.3
Movie

Monster a Go-Go!

1965Horror

Crew8 titles

The Wizard of Gore
5.4
Movie

The Wizard of Gore

1970Horror
The Gore Gore Girls
5.4
Movie

The Gore Gore Girls

1972Comedy
Blood Feast
4.8
Movie

Blood Feast

1963Horror
Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains
4.7
Movie

Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains

2018Horror
The Prime Time
4.5
Movie

The Prime Time

1960Drama
Something Weird
4.2
Movie

Something Weird

1967Horror
Suburban Roulette
3.7
Movie

Suburban Roulette

1968Drama
Monster a Go-Go!
2.3
Movie

Monster a Go-Go!

1965Horror