Cast & creator
William Lustig
Best known for Creature Features, Marcians, The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
William Lustig (born February 1, 1955) is an American filmmaker and film distributor, known for his work in the horror genre. His best-known films include Maniac (1980), Vigilante (1982), and Maniac Cop (1988) and its sequels. He is also the founder of the boutique home video label Blue Underground. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Lustig, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Billy Bagg, Bill Lustig
70
film credits
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television credits
32
1974–2024 · acting roles
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average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (74)
Showing 74 of 74 credits
Creature Features
Self
2016
Marcians
Self - Interviewee
2017
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
Himself
2019
Army of Darkness
Fake Shemp
1992
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
Death Wish
Editorial Staff
1974
Maniac Cop
Motel Manager
1988Maniac Cop
Director
1988
Darkman
Dockworker
1990
Maniac
Producer
2012
Maniac Cop 2
Director
1990
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
Director
1992
Vigilante
First Man Exiting Courtroom Elevator (uncredited)
1983Vigilante
Director
1983Vigilante
Producer
1983
Uncle Sam
Director
1996
Maniac
Al - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1980Maniac
Producer
1980Maniac
Director
1980
Bleeder
Thanks
1999
Relentless
Cop #2
1989Relentless
Director
1989
Finding Planet Porno: The Wild Journey of American Cinema's First Outlaw
2024
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Thanks
1994
American Grindhouse
Himself
2011
Cameron's Closet
Ice Cream Eater (uncredited)
1988
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
Self
2000
13 Scarier Movie Moments
Self
2009
The Expert
Director
1995Bloody Jess
Executive Producer
2007
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
Self
2013
The Spaghetti West
Executive Producer
2005
A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances
Executive Producer
2001
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Self
2000
Absence of Malick
Associate Producer
2003
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
Executive Producer
2000
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
Self
2015
Masters of the Grind
Self
2023
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
2009
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Self
2001
Hit List
Director
1989
The Stepford Life
Executive Producer
2001
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
Self
2009
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Self
1997
Trepanator
Man with nightmares
1992
Two Gangsters and an Island
Associate Producer
2003
Don't Look Now: Looking Back
Associate Producer
2002
The Joe Spinell Story
Self
2001The Joe Spinell Story
Executive Producer
2001
To the Devil... The Death of Hammer
Executive Producer
2002
The Squeeze
Production Manager
1978
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
2022A Sleuthian Journey with Anthony Shaffer
Executive Producer
2002
A British Horror Film
Associate Producer
2003
Halloween 4: Final Cut
Executive Producer
2001Giornata Nera
Producer
2006
Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
Director
2001
Tripwire
Story
1989
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
Self
2013
VHS Revolution
Self
2017
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
Executive Producer
2001
Jesús in Furs
Executive Producer
2005
Halloween: Unmasked
Executive Producer
1999Zombie Lover
Executive Producer
2011Sole Survivor: Interview with Star Brooke Adams
Producer
2014
Discovering Evil Dead
Executive Producer
2002
The naked face
Executive Producer
Daughters of Darkness: Locations of Darkness
Executive Producer
2006The Death Dealer
Executive Co-Producer
2010Maniac Men
2010Death in Venice: Interview with Aldo Lado
Producer
2002Maniac: The making of a living pulp novel
himself
2020Tax Shelter Terrors
Self
2017Returning to the scene of the crime
himself
2018