Herschell Gordon Lewis was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1929. At age six, Lewis' father died from a short illness and a few years later his mother re-married and settled with her new husband and children in Chicago, Illinois where Lewis spent the rest of his teenage adolescent years. After attending grade school...See full bio »
2008American Swing
(documentary)
(writer: "Suburban Roulette" / as H.G. Lewis)
20052001 Maniacs
(music: "The South is Gonna Rise Again" On-Camera Strolling Minstrels Version / lyrics: "The South is Gonna Rise Again" On-Camera Strolling Minstrels Version)
2003Hunting for Herschell
(performer: "Tragic Kettledrums / Eye Gouged Out / Legs Cut Off!")
1972The Year of the Yahoo!
(music: "Juggernaut", "Musician-Politician", "Visions", "Old Glory" / as Sheldon Seymour / lyrics: "Juggernaut", "Musician-Politician", "Visions", "Old Glory" / as Sheldon Seymour)
1971This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
(music: "Deep In The Spirit", "Love That White Lightnin'!", "One More Swig of Moonshine" / as Sheldon Seymour / lyrics: "Deep In The Spirit", "Love That White Lightnin'!", "One More Swig of Moonshine" / as Sheldon Seymour)
2003Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
(video documentary short)
(acknowledgment: archival material courtesy of, dedicated to: A Gentleman and a Gorehound)
1996Psycho-lettes
(short)
(acknowledgment - as H.G. Lewis)
Lewis H. Gordon | Mark Hansen | Marvin Lester | H.G. Lewis | Herschell G. Lewis | Georges Parades | George Parades | Armand Parys | Armand Pays | Sheldon S. Seymour | Sheldon Seymour | Seymour Sheldon | R.L. Smith
[about Connie Mason during an interview with John Waters] She never knew a line. Not ever. Nor could she ever be on the set on time. What we did in
Two Thousand Maniacs! was to pull about two-thirds of her lines in order to finish on time. I often felt if one took the key out of Connie's back, she'd simply stand in place.
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