Herschell Gordon Lewis
personal-info
known-for
Directing
gender
Male
birthday
1926-06-15
place-of-birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
also-known-as
Lewis H. Gordon
Mark Hansen
Marvin Lester
H.G. Lewis
Herschell G. Lewis
Georges Parades
George Parades
Armand Parys
Armand Pays
Francis X. Ploitation
Marvin Lester Schmidt
Sheldon S. Seymour
Sheldon Seymour
Seymour Sheldon
R.L. Smith
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.