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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Herschell Gordon Lewis was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1929.... more
Trivia:
For more than twenty years he taught graduate-level courses in mass-c... more
Awards:
1 win
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(179 articles)
Psycho Charger Joins the 'Maniacs!'
(From FEARnet. 18 November 2009, 12:21 PM, PST)
Weekly DVD & Blu-Ray Chopping List 11/17/2009
(From Fangoria. 17 November 2009, 9:00 PM, PST)
(From FEARnet. 18 November 2009, 12:21 PM, PST)
Weekly DVD & Blu-Ray Chopping List 11/17/2009
(From Fangoria. 17 November 2009, 9:00 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Lewis H. Gordon | Mark Hansen | H.G. Lewis | Herschell G. Lewis | Georges Parades | George Parades | Armand Parys | Armand Pays | Sheldon S. Seymour | Sheldon Seymour | Seymour Sheldon | R.L. Smith | Gordon Weisenborn
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Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Cinematographer, Soundtrack, Composer, Special Effects, Sound Department, Miscellaneous Crew, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Music Department, Production Designer, Thanks, Self
Director:
- The Uh-oh Show (2009) (post-production)
- Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002)
- The Gore Gore Girls (1972)
... aka Blood Orgy (USA: alternative title) - Year of the Yahoo! (1972)
- Black Love (1971) (as R.L. Smith)
- This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971)
... aka The Devil Wears Clodhoppers (USA: alternative title) - The Wizard of Gore (1970)
- Miss Nymphet's Zap-In (1970) (as Sheldon Seymour)
- Linda and Abilene (1969) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
- The Ecstasies of Women (1969) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
- How to Make a Doll (1968)
... aka How to Love a Doll - Just for the Hell of It (1968)
... aka Destruction, Inc. - Suburban Roulette (1968)
- The Alley Tramp (1968) (as Armand Parys)
... aka Alley Tramps
... aka I Am a Woman
... aka Pleasure Me, Master - She-Devils on Wheels (1968)
- The Magic Land of Mother Goose (1967)
... aka Santa Visits the Magic Land of Mother Goose
... aka Sarah Visits the Magic Land of Mother Goose - Blast-Off Girls (1967)
- The Girl, the Body, and the Pill (1967)
- Something Weird (1967)
- The Gruesome Twosome (1967)
- A Taste of Blood (1967)
... aka The Secret of Dr. Alucard - Jimmy, the Boy Wonder (1966)
... aka Jimmy, the Wonder Boy - Color Me Blood Red (1965) (as Herschell G. Lewis)
... aka Model Massacre - Monster a-Go Go (1965) (uncredited)
- Sin, Suffer and Repent (1965)
- Moonshine Mountain (1964)
... aka White Trash on Moonshine Mountain - Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)
... aka 2,000 Maniacs - Scum of the Earth (1963) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
... aka Devil's Camera - Bell, Bare and Beautiful (1963) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
- Goldilocks and the Three Bares (1963) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
... aka Goldilocks' Three Chicks - Blood Feast (1963)
... aka Egyptian Blood Feast (USA: reissue title)
... aka Feast of Flesh (USA: alternative title) - Boin-n-g (1963) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
... aka Untamed Women in Nature in the Raw (Canada: English title) - Nature's Playmates (1962) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
- Daughter of the Sun (1962) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
- The Adventures of Lucky Pierre (1961) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
- Living Venus (1961) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
- The Prime Time (1960) (as Gordon Weisenborn)
... aka Hell Kitten
... aka Summer Madness (USA: promotional title)
Producer:
- The Gore Gore Girls (1972) (producer)
... aka Blood Orgy (USA: alternative title) - Year of the Yahoo! (1972) (producer)
- Black Love (1971) (producer) (as R.L. Smith)
- This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971) (producer)
... aka The Devil Wears Clodhoppers (USA: alternative title) - The Wizard of Gore (1970) (producer)
- Miss Nymphet's Zap-In (1970) (producer)
- Stick It in Your Ear (1970) (producer)
- Amanti (1968) (producer)
... aka A Place for Lovers (USA)
... aka Le temps des amants (France) - How to Make a Doll (1968) (producer)
... aka How to Love a Doll - Just for the Hell of It (1968) (producer)
... aka Destruction, Inc. - Suburban Roulette (1968) (producer)
- The Alley Tramp (1968) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka Alley Tramps
... aka I Am a Woman
... aka Pleasure Me, Master - She-Devils on Wheels (1968) (producer)
- Blast-Off Girls (1967) (producer)
- The Girl, the Body, and the Pill (1967) (producer)
- The Gruesome Twosome (1967) (producer)
- A Taste of Blood (1967) (producer)
... aka The Secret of Dr. Alucard - Monster a-Go Go (1965) (producer) (as Sheldon S. Seymour)
- Moonshine Mountain (1964) (producer)
... aka White Trash on Moonshine Mountain - Blood Feast (1963) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka Egyptian Blood Feast (USA: reissue title)
... aka Feast of Flesh (USA: alternative title) - Living Venus (1961) (producer)
- The Prime Time (1960) (producer)
... aka Hell Kitten
... aka Summer Madness (USA: promotional title)
Writer:
- The Uh-oh Show (2009) (post-production) (written by)
- Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976) (TV) (writer) (uncredited)
... aka Mrs. Sundance Rides Again - Bridger (1976) (TV) (writer)
- This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971) (writer)
... aka The Devil Wears Clodhoppers (USA: alternative title) - Chicago 70 (1970) (writer)
... aka The Great Chicago Conspiracy Circus - Linda and Abilene (1969) (writer) (as Mark Hansen)
- The Ecstasies of Women (1969) (writer) (as Mark Hansen)
- How to Make a Doll (1968) (original screenplay) (as Sheldon Seymour)
... aka How to Love a Doll - Suburban Roulette (1968) (writer) (as Sheldon Seymour)
- The Psychic (1968) (writer)
... aka Copenhagen's Psychic Loves - Blast-Off Girls (1967) (writer)
- Color Me Blood Red (1965) (writer) (as Herschell G. Lewis)
... aka Model Massacre - Monster a-Go Go (1965) (additional dialogue) (as Sheldon Seymour)
- Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964) (writer)
... aka 2,000 Maniacs - Scum of the Earth (1963) (writer) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
... aka Devil's Camera - Blood Feast (1963) (story) (uncredited)
... aka Egyptian Blood Feast (USA: reissue title)
... aka Feast of Flesh (USA: alternative title) - Boin-n-g (1963) (writer) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
... aka Untamed Women in Nature in the Raw (Canada: English title) - Daughter of the Sun (1962) (writer)
- The Adventures of Lucky Pierre (1961) (writer)
Actor:
- Smash Cut (2009) .... Fred Sandy
- Psycho Holocaust (2009) (voice) .... Radio News Broadcaster
- Retardead (2008) (V) .... Opening Narration
- Book of Lore (2007) (voice) (uncredited) .... Bingo Record
- The Gainesville Ripper (2007)
- Chainsaw Sally (2004) .... Mr. Gordon
- Year of the Yahoo! (1972) (voice) (uncredited) .... TV Reporter
- The Alley Tramp (1968) (voice) (uncredited) .... Gene Stallion, radio reporter
... aka Alley Tramps
... aka I Am a Woman
... aka Pleasure Me, Master - Something Weird (1967) (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour) .... Narrator
- The Gruesome Twosome (1967) (voice) (uncredited) .... Radio Announcer
- A Taste of Blood (1967) (as Seymour Sheldon) .... The Limey Seaman/Voice of Baron Khron
... aka The Secret of Dr. Alucard - Jimmy, the Boy Wonder (1966) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
... aka Jimmy, the Wonder Boy - Monster a-Go Go (1965) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
- Scum of the Earth (1963) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
... aka Devil's Camera - Goldilocks and the Three Bares (1963) (voice) (uncredited) .... Voice Introducting Sonny Seymour
... aka Goldilocks' Three Chicks - Blood Feast (1963) (voice) (uncredited) .... Radio Announcer
... aka Egyptian Blood Feast (USA: reissue title)
... aka Feast of Flesh (USA: alternative title) - Living Venus (1961) (uncredited) .... Man on street
Cinematographer:
- Black Love (1971) (as R.L. Smith)
- This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971) (uncredited)
... aka The Devil Wears Clodhoppers (USA: alternative title) - Linda and Abilene (1969) (as Mark Hansen)
- The Ecstasies of Women (1969) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
- The Alley Tramp (1968) (as Georges Parades)
... aka Alley Tramps
... aka I Am a Woman
... aka Pleasure Me, Master - The Psychic (1968)
... aka Copenhagen's Psychic Loves - The Magic Land of Mother Goose (1967)
... aka Santa Visits the Magic Land of Mother Goose
... aka Sarah Visits the Magic Land of Mother Goose - Something Weird (1967)
- Color Me Blood Red (1965) (as Herschell G. Lewis)
... aka Model Massacre - Moonshine Mountain (1964)
... aka White Trash on Moonshine Mountain - Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)
... aka 2,000 Maniacs - Scum of the Earth (1963) (uncredited)
... aka Devil's Camera - Bell, Bare and Beautiful (1963)
- Blood Feast (1963)
... aka Egyptian Blood Feast (USA: reissue title)
... aka Feast of Flesh (USA: alternative title) - Daughter of the Sun (1962)
- The Adventures of Lucky Pierre (1961)
Soundtrack:
- 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010) (writer: "The South's Gonna Rise Again")
... aka 2001 Maniacs: The Sequel (USA: alternative title) - 2001 Maniacs (2005) (music: "The South is Gonna Rise Again" (On-Camera Strolling Minstrels Version)) (lyrics: "The South is Gonna Rise Again" (On-Camera Strolling Minstrels Version))
- Hunting for Herschell (2003) (performer: "Tragic Kettledrums / Eye Gouged Out / Legs Cut Off!")
- Year of the Yahoo! (1972) (music: "Juggernaut", "Musician-Politician", "Visions", "Old Glory") (lyrics: "Juggernaut", "Musician-Politician", "Visions", "Old Glory")
- This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971) (music: "Deep In The Spirit", "Love That White Lightin'!", "One More Swig of Moonshine") (lyrics: "Deep In The Spirit", "Love That White Lightin'!", "One More Swig of Moonshine")
... aka The Devil Wears Clodhoppers (USA: alternative title) - Just for the Hell of It (1968) (music: "Destruction Inc.")
... aka Destruction, Inc. - She-Devils on Wheels (1968) (writer: "Get Off The Road")
- Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964) (music: "Rebel Yell" (The South's Gonna Rise Again)) (lyrics: "Rebel Yell" (The South's Gonna Rise Again)) (performer: "Rebel Yell" (The South's Gonna Rise Again))
... aka 2,000 Maniacs
Composer:
- The Gore Gore Girls (1972) (as Sheldon Seymour)
... aka Blood Orgy (USA: alternative title) - Year of the Yahoo! (1972) (as Sheldon Seymour)
- This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971) (as Sheldon Seymour)
... aka The Devil Wears Clodhoppers (USA: alternative title) - Moonshine Mountain (1964)
... aka White Trash on Moonshine Mountain - Blood Feast (1963)
... aka Egyptian Blood Feast (USA: reissue title)
... aka Feast of Flesh (USA: alternative title) - The Adventures of Lucky Pierre (1961)
Special Effects:
- The Evictors (1979) (special effects)
- The Gore Gore Girls (1972) (special effects)
... aka Blood Orgy (USA: alternative title) - The Wizard of Gore (1970) (technical special effects)
- Blood Feast (1963) (special effects) (uncredited)
... aka Egyptian Blood Feast (USA: reissue title)
... aka Feast of Flesh (USA: alternative title)
Sound Department:
- The Evictors (1979) (sound editor)
- The Shadow of Chikara (1977) (sound)
... aka Demon Mountain
... aka Diamond Mountain (USA: alternative title)
... aka Shadow Mountain (USA: reissue title)
... aka The Ballad of Virgil Cane
... aka The Curse of Demon Mountain
... aka Thunder Mountain
... aka Wishbone Cutter - Bridger (1976) (TV) (sound editor)
- How to Make a Doll (1968) (special computer sound effects) (as Seymour Sheldon)
... aka How to Love a Doll
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Blood Trilogy Outtakes (1996) (V) (director: archive footage)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- The Alley Tramp (1968) (second unit director) (as Armand Parys)
... aka Alley Tramps
... aka I Am a Woman
... aka Pleasure Me, Master
Music Department:
- The Girl, the Body, and the Pill (1967) (composer: song "The Pill") (as Sheldon Seymour)
Production Designer:
- Monster a-Go Go (1965) (as Seymour Sheldon)
Thanks:
- Super Undead Doctor Roach (2009) (V) (special thanks)
... aka Estupenda Medico-Muertos La Cucaracha (USA: dubbed version) - Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life (2003) (V) (acknowledgment: archival material courtesy of) (dedicated to: A Gentleman and a Gorehound)
- Psycho-lettes (1996) (acknowledgment) (as H.G. Lewis)
... aka Les psycholettes (USA: DVD title) - Sorority Babes in the Dance-A-Thon of Death (1991) (V) (special thanks) (as H.G. Lewis)
- Population: 1 (1986) (special thanks)
... aka Population: One (USA: alternative title)
Self:
- Behind the Toons (2010) (in production) .... Himself
- The Wonder World of K. Gordon Murray (2009) (post-production) .... Himself
- 7 Deadly Sins: Inside the Ecomm Cult (2009) (completed) .... Retired Detective
- "Días de cine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 8 October 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - American Grindhouse (2009) .... Himself
- Gore Gourmet: A Feast 40 Years in the Making (2009) (V) .... Himself
- Living Dead Lock Up 3: Siege of the Dead (2008) (V) .... Himself
- Texas Frightmare Weekend 2006 (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Make Your Own Damn Movie! (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Horror Business (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Hunting for Herschell (2003) .... Himself
- Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life (2003) (V) .... Himself - Godfather of Gore
- Fear, Panic & Censorship (2000) (TV)
- Divine Trash (1998) .... Himself
- 100 Years of Horror (1996) (V) .... Himself
- 100 Years of Horror: Maniacs (1996) (V) .... Himself
- "The Incredibly Strange Film Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
... aka Son of the Incredibly Strange Film Show (UK: second season title)
- Herschell Gordon Lewis (1988) TV episode .... Himself - That's Sexploitation (1973) .... Himself
- "The Bob Hope Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- The Bob Hope Christmas Special: 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "It Takes Two" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 16 March 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "Funny You Should Ask" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 18 November 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "The Woody Woodbury Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 2 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "Personality" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 29 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "You Don't Say" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode dated 24 April 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - "Mickie Finn's" .... Himself (1 episode, 1966)
- Episode #1.2 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Announcer (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode #2.10 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Announcer - "The Andy Williams Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode dated 2 November 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
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