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Director

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Directing

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Directed credits

33

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Very extensive directing filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.1

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Directed movies: 33Directed series: 0All crew credits: 45

TMDB ID: 99916

IMDb ID: nm0504496

Known for: Directing

Born: June 15, 1926

Died: September 26, 2016

Age: 90

Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1959 - 2021

Years active: 63

Average TMDB rating: 4.91

Wikidata: Q779529

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 • +5 more

Frequent jobs

Director (31)Director of Photography (2)Writer (6)Additional Dialogue (1)Executive Producer (1)In Memory Of (1)Makeup Effects (1)Screenplay (1)Special Effects (1)

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.

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