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William Lustig
Actor, Director, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn February 1, 1955 (70 years)
William "Bill" Lustig (born February 1, 1955, in The Bronx, New York) is an American film director and producer who has worked primarily in the horror film genre. He is the nephew of former middleweight champion Jake LaMotta. As a film director, Lustig is best known for his low-budget horror films Maniac, Vigilante, Uncle Sam, and the Maniac Cop series. Lustig has also worked as an actor playing small roles in his own films as well as in films by Sam Raimi, most notably as a fake shemp in Army of Darkness and a dockworker in Darkman. As of 2009, Lustig is the CEO of Blue Underground; an entertainment company specializing in the release of obscure films and exploitation films on DVD. He also produced a remake of his film Maniac (2012) and is rumoured to be producing a new upcoming Maniac Cop with Nicolas Winding Refn. In an interview with Vulture in January 2023, Refn, when asked whether the creation of the series was still under discussion, said: "All I can say is, unfortunately, it’s not going to happen."
William Lustig Filmography
| 2022 | Charles Band's Full Moon Freakshow (TV Series) |
| 1992 | Army of Darkness · as Fake Shemp |
| 1992 | Trepanator · as Man With Nightmares |
| 1990 | Darkman · as Dockworker |
| 1989 | Relentless · as Cop #2 |
| 1988 | Cameron's Closet · as Ice Cream Eater (uncredited) |
| 1988 | Maniac Cop · as Motel Manager |
| 1982 | Vigilante · as First Man Exiting Courtroom Elevator (uncredited) |
| 1980 | Maniac · as Al - Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
| 1996 | |
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| 1992 | |
| 1990 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | |
| 1982 | |
| 1980 |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | Zombie Lover · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | The Spaghetti West · as Executive Producer |
| 2003 | The Godfathers of Mondo · as Executive Producer |
| 2002 | Living in Darkness · as Executive Producer |
| 2002 | Discovering 'Evil Dead' · as Executive Producer |
| 2001 | Suspiria 25th Anniversary · as Executive Producer |
| 2001 | The Joe Spinell Story · as Executive Producer |
| 1982 | |
| 1980 |
| 2022 | |
| 2018 | The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2017 | VHS Revolution · as Self |
| 2016 | Creature Features (2016) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2013 | |
| 2011 | The Sexual Obsession of Joe Sarno · as Self |
| 2010 | American Grindhouse · as Himself |
| 2009 | 13 Scarier Movie Moments · as Self |
| 2009 | Direct Your Own Damn Movie! · as Self |
| 2005 | Make Your Own Damn Movie! · as Self |
| 2004 | The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | The Joe Spinell Story · as Self |
| 2001 | Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror · as Self |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth · as Himself |
| 1997 | Les deniers du culte · as Self |
| 1989 | Tripwire · as Story |
| 1978 | The Squeeze · as Production Manager |