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David F. Friedman (1923–2011)

Producer | Actor | Writer

David F. Friedman was born in Birmingham, Alabama. His father was a local newspaperman and his mother was a professional musician who played the piano and organ in silent-movie theaters and in churches. Friedman was exposed to the adult world at the age of four or five when his parents took him out "on the town" to restaurants... See full bio »

Born:

David Frank Friedman
in Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Died:

(age 87) in Anniston, Alabama, USA
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Hide HideProducer (56 titles)
2010 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (executive producer)
 
2009 Crustacean (executive producer)
 
2005 2001 Maniacs (co-executive producer)
 
2002 Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (executive producer)
 
1996 The Blood Trilogy Outtakes (video documentary) (producer)
 
1995 Teenage Tupelo (associate producer)
 
1985 Blonde Heat (The Case of the Maltese Dildo) (producer)
 
1984 Matinee Idol (producer)
 
1983 Alexandra (associate producer)
 
1980 The Budding of Brie (associate producer)
 
1979 Chorus Call (producer - as Davis Freeman)
 
1978 7 Into Snowy (producer - as Davis Freeman)
 
1976 The Nibblers (executive producer)
 
1975 Johnny Firecloud (producer)
 
1975 Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (producer - as Herman Traeger)
 
1973 Bummer (producer)
 
1973 That's Sexploitation (documentary) (producer)
 
1972 The Erotic Adventures of Zorro (producer)
 
1972 The Adult Version of Jekyll & Hide (producer - uncredited)
 
1972 The Suckers (producer)
 
1971 The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried (producer - US version)
 
1971 Red, White and Blue (documentary) (producer)
 
1971 The Big Snatch (producer)
 
1970 Trader Hornee (producer)
 
1970 The Joys of Jezebel (producer)
 
1969 Love Camp 7 (producer)
 
1969 Starlet! (producer)
 
1969 The Erotic Adventures of Robin Hood (producer)
 
1969 The Ramrodder (producer - uncredited)
 
1969 Diamond Stud (producer)
 
1968 Thar She Blows! (producer)
 
1968 A Sweet Sickness (producer - uncredited)
 
1968 Space Thing (producer - uncredited)
 
1968 Nude Django (producer - uncredited)
 
1968 The Head Mistress (producer - uncredited)
 
1968 The Acid Eaters (producer - uncredited)
 
1968 The Lustful Turk (producer - uncredited)
 
1967 The Brick Dollhouse (producer - uncredited)
 
1967 She Freak (producer)
 
1966 A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine (producer)
 
1966 The Notorious Daughter of Fanny Hill (producer - as Bradford Hallsworth)
 
1966 But Charlie, I Never Played Volleyball! (short) (producer - as Davis Freeman)
 
1965 Pussy Galore (producer)
 
1965 Color Me Blood Red (producer)
 
1965 The Defilers (producer)
 
1964 Two Thousand Maniacs! (producer)
 
1963 Scum of the Earth (producer - as Davis Freeman)
 
1963 Bell, Bare and Beautiful (producer - as Davis Freeman)
 
1963 Goldilocks and the Three Bares (producer - as Davis Freeman)
 
1963 Blood Feast (producer)
 
1963 Boin-n-g (producer - as Davis Freeman)
 
1962 Nature's Playmates (producer - as Davis Freeman)
 
1962 Daughter of the Sun (producer - as Davis Freeman)
 
1961 The Adventures of Lucky Pierre (producer - as Davis Freeman)
 
1961 Living Venus (producer)
 
1956 Cannibal Island (documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (26 titles)
2008 Retardead (video)
Captain Kooky
 
2003 Charlie and Sadie (video)
Carnival Boss
 
2002 Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat
Wedding Guest
 
1997 An American Werewolf in Paris
Nightclub Visitor
 
1997 The Sore Losers
The Elder
 
1997 Search for the Beast
Milton St. John
 
1996 Redneck Revenge (as Col. Dave Friedman)
 
1995 Bikini Drive-In
J.B. Winston
 
1987 Student Affairs
Mr. Evans
 
1985 Blonde Heat (The Case of the Maltese Dildo)
Morris Glutman (as Dave Friedman)
 
1984 Matinee Idol
Bernard Kuntz (as Dave Friedman)
 
1980 Leather Persuasion
 
1973 Bummer
Lieutenant (as Dave Friedman)
 
1972 The Erotic Adventures of Zorro
Soldier with Snake (as David Friedman)
 
1970 Trader Hornee
Barroom Bum (as Dave Friedman)
 
1969 Love Camp 7
Col. Max Kemp (as Dave Friedman)
 
1969 The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago
Heavy (uncredited)
 
1969 House of a Thousand Dreams (as Davis Freeman)
 
1969 Sensation Generation
 
1968 Thar She Blows!
Bartender (as Dave Friedman)
 
1968 The Pick-Up
Charlie Rosa
 
1968 Nude Django
Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
 
1967 She Freak
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
 
1966 A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine
Jury Foreman/The John (uncredited)
 
1963 Bell, Bare and Beautiful
Barney (as Dave Friedman)
 
1963 Blood Feast
Drunken Husband (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (17 titles)
1996 The Blood Trilogy Outtakes (video documentary)
 
1984 Matinee Idol (screenplay)
 
1972 The Erotic Adventures of Zorro (screenplay)
 
1971 The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried (english version)
 
1970 Trader Hornee (original story and screenplay)
 
1969 Starlet! (original story and screenplay)
 
1968 Thar She Blows! (writer)
 
1968 Nude Django (screenplay)
 
1968 The Lustful Turk (screenplay)
 
1967 She Freak
 
1966 A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine (written by)
 
1965 The Defilers
 
1963 Blood Feast (story - uncredited)
 
1963 Boin-n-g (as Davis Freeman)
 
1962 Nature's Playmates
 
1962 Daughter of the Sun
 
1961 The Adventures of Lucky Pierre
 
Show ShowSound Department (10 titles)
1965 Color Me Blood Red (sound recordist)
 
1964 Two Thousand Maniacs! (sound recordist)
 
1963 Scum of the Earth (sound - as David Mason)
 
1963 Bell, Bare and Beautiful (sound)
 
1963 Goldilocks and the Three Bares (sound - as David Mason)
 
1963 Blood Feast (sound recordist)
 
1963 Boin-n-g (sound)
 
1962 Nature's Playmates (sound - as Davis Mason)
 
1962 Daughter of the Sun (sound)
 
1961 The Adventures of Lucky Pierre (sound)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (5 titles)
1994 Nudes, Nudists, and Nudism Vol. 1 (video) (director: archive footage)
 
1968 The Head Mistress (financier - as Awsome Greed)
 
1967 She Freak (presenter)
 
1956 Adam and Eve (presenter)
 
1954 Varietease (documentary) (commentary)
 
Show ShowDirector (5 titles)
1971 The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried (additional segments / US version)
 
1968 The Casting Director (short)
 
1967 The Brick Dollhouse (uncredited)
 
1966 But Charlie, I Never Played Volleyball! (short) (as Davis Freeman)
 
1965 The Defilers (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (2 titles)
1967 Mundo depravados (production manager - as David Friedman)
 
1959 The Prime Time (production supervisor)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1968 The Acid Eaters
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2013 Teachers' Day (in memory of) (post-production)
 
2013 Slink (grateful acknowledgment)
 
2003 Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life (video documentary short) (acknowledgment: archival material courtesy of - as David Friedman)
 
2002 Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1989 Sex and Buttered Popcorn (documentary) (acknowledgment - as Mr. David F. Friedman)
 
1954 Varietease (documentary) (very special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (14 titles)
2010 Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Pornucopia: Going Down in the Valley (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Love and/or Sex (2004) … Himself (as Dave Friedman)
 
2002 Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit (documentary)
Himself (as Col. David F. Friedman)
 
2001 Mau Mau Sex Sex (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Freaks Uncensored! (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Playboy: The Story of X (video documentary)
Himself (as David Friedman)
 
1997 David Friedman: Portrait of an Exploiter (TV documentary)
 
1997 Les deniers du culte (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988-1989 The Incredibly Strange Film Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Fred Olen Ray & Doris Wishman (1989) … Himself
– Herschell Gordon Lewis (1988) … Himself
 
1989 Sex and Buttered Popcorn (documentary)
Himself
 
1985 A Night for Legends: First Annual XRCO Adult Film Awards (video)
Himself - Hall of Fame Inductee
 
1971 Red, White and Blue (documentary)
Himself
 
1969 Starlet!
Himself (as Dave Friedman)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2003) DVD commentary for Goldilocks and the Three Bares with Mike Vraney and Frank Henenlotter. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 3 Print Biographies  | 4 Interviews  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Davis Freeman | Col. Dave Friedman | Col. David F. Friedman | Dave Friedman | David Friedman | Mr. David F. Friedman | Awsome Greed | Bradford Hallsworth | David Mason | Davis Mason | Herman Traeger | Herman Träger

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I never wanted to produce or direct adult hard-core films because my work ethic in exploitation is: "sell the sizzle, not the steak". See more »

Trivia:

His first jobs in the industry included a stint as a film booker at a Paramount exchange by day and a union projectionist and stagehand by night. These jobs were interupted by a draft notice during World War II. See more »

Nickname:

The Mighty Monarch of Exploitation See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn