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Herschell Gordon Lewis
Personal Info
Known For Director
Gender Male
Birthday 1929-06-15
Deathday 2016-09-26 (87 years old)
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
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Biography
Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926 - September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the "splatter" subgenre of horror films.
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Actor
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as Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer
as Radio News Broadcaster (voice)
as Bingo Record (voice)
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as Mr. Gordon
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as Antique Dealer
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Radio Reporter Gene Stallion (voice)
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
as The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon)
as Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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as Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice)
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
as Man on Street (uncredited)
Producer
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Writer
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Camera
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Sound
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Crew
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Art
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