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.

KNOWN FOR

The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988
Psycho Holocaust
2009
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
1976
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
2016
Divine Trash
2000
B-Documentary
2015
The Great Chicago Conspiracy Circus
1970
American Grindhouse
2011
The Chainsaw Sally Show - Season One
2010
Bridger
1976
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
Monster a Go-Go!
1965

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
37
Directing
38
Writing
19
Producing
21
Camera
15
Sound
10
Art
1
Crew
9
2021
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
as Self [archival]
2019
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
as Self
2017
Killer Campout
as Himself- Voice
2017
BloodMania
as The Host
2016
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
as Himself
2016
How Herschell Found His Niche
as himself
2016
Blood Feast
as Professor Lou Herschell
2015
Terror Toons 3
as Himself
2015
B-Documentary
as Himself
2013
That's Sexploitation!
as Self (archive footage)
2011
American Grindhouse
as Himself
2011
Tonight You Die
2011
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
as Self
2010
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
2010
Under the Scares
as Self
2009
Psycho Holocaust
as Radio News Broadcaster (voice)
2009
Smash Cut
as Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer
2009
7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult
2009
The Uh-oh Show
as Uncle Herschell (uncredited)
2007
Book of Lore
as Bingo Record (voice)
2005
Horror Business
as Himself
2004
Chainsaw Sally
as Mr. Gordon
2003
Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
as Self
2000
Divine Trash
as Self
1989
An Evening with H.G. Lewis
as Self
1988
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
as Self
1987
Crystalstone
as Antique Dealer
1968
The Alley Tramp
as Radio Reporter Gene Stallion (voice)
1968
How to Make a Doll
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1967
Something Weird
as Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour)
1967
A Taste of Blood
as The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon)
1967
The Gruesome Twosome
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1966
Jimmy, the Boy Wonder
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1963
Blood Feast
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1963
Scum of the Earth
as Narrator (voice)
1963
Goldilocks and the Three Bares
as Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice)
1961
Living Venus
as Man on Street (uncredited)