Directing
Herschell Gordon Lewis
- Titles
- 65movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1959 to 2017, with a break from 1977 to 2001, busiest in 1968 with 6 main titles.
- Directed
- 37titles as director
- Average score
41/100
- Highest rated
Wanted: The Sundance Woman61/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Eroticism4.5average 1.8
- Violence6.2average 4.2
- Historical4.2average 2.6
- Scare4.0average 2.6
- Uncanny3.7average 2.5
- Dark Humor4.0average 2.8
- Crime4.8average 3.7
- Nostalgia4.1average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.4
- Wholesome0.9, average 3.3
- Catharsis2.8, average 5.1
- Wonder1.4, average 3.4
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Exploitation Film 5
- Social Commentary 4
- Low Budget 3
- 1960s 3
- Exploitation 2
- Cult Classic 2
- Crime 2
- Nudist Camp 2
- Low-Budget Charm 2
- Nudity 2
- Eccentric Characters 2
- 60s Exploitation 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Allison Louise DowneActorBlood Feast, She-Devils on Wheels, Scum of the Earth, Goldilocks and the Three Bares, The Alley Tramp, +8 more
William KerwinActorThe Adventures of Lucky Pierre, Blood Feast, Bell, Bare and Beautiful, Two Thousand Maniacs!, Scum of the Earth, +7 more- DDavid F. FriedmanActorBlood Feast 2: All U Can Eat, The Adventures of Lucky Pierre, Bell, Bare and Beautiful, Daughter of the Sun, Boin-n-g, +1 more
- LLawrence J. AberwoodActorThe Adventures of Lucky Pierre, Scum of the Earth, The Alley Tramp, Something Weird, Boin-n-g, +1 more
Ray SagerActorThe Wizard of Gore, This Stuff'll Kill Ya!, Just for the Hell of It, The Year of the Yahoo!, The Gruesome Twosome, +1 more- LLarry WellingtonActorThe Wizard of Gore, Linda and Abilene, Something Weird, Jimmy, the Boy Wonder, The Psychic, +1 more
- JJeffrey AllenActorTwo Thousand Maniacs!, Moonshine Mountain, This Stuff'll Kill Ya!, Something Weird, The Year of the Yahoo!
- CCraig Maudslay Jr.ActorDaughter of the Sun, Scum of the Earth, Goldilocks and the Three Bares, Nature's Playmates
- RRoy CollodiActorThe Alley Tramp, Something Weird, The Girl, the Body, and the Pill, The Gruesome Twosome
- AAlex AmeriEditorThe Wizard of Gore, This Stuff'll Kill Ya!, Linda and Abilene, The Year of the Yahoo!
- RRichard BrinkmanEditorHow to Make a Doll, Just for the Hell of It, Jimmy, the Boy Wonder, Blast-Off Girls
Ben MooreActorTwo Thousand Maniacs!, Moonshine Mountain, Suburban Roulette
Movies and TV shows
502010s
4 titles · average score 33
In Memory Of
as The Host
as Professor Lou Herschell
Executive Producer
2000s
6 titles · average score 40
as Uncle Herschell (uncredited)
as Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer
as Radio News Broadcaster (voice)
as Bingo Record (voice)
as Mr. Gordon
1980s
1 title
as Antique Dealer
1970s
8 titles · average score 53
Writer, Sound Editor
Original Music Composer, Makeup Effects
Original Music Composer, Director
Director, Original Music Composer
Director, Producer
Producer, Writer
1960s
30 titles · average score 40
Director, Writer
Producer, Director
as Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour)
as The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon)
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Additional Dialogue, Director
Director, Writer
Director of Photography, Writer
Director of Photography, Director
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice)
as Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice)
1950s
1 title
Director