
William Lustig
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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.
Known for
Credits

Army of Darkness (1992)
as Fake Shemp

Maniac Cop (1988)
as Motel Manager

Darkman (1990)
as Dockworker

Vigilante (1983)
as First Man Exiting Courtroom Elevator (uncredited)

Maniac (1980)
as Al - Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Relentless (1989)
as Cop #2

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000)
as Self

13 Scarier Movie Moments (2009)
as Self

Direct Your Own Damn Movie! (2009)
as Self

Cameron's Closet (1988)
as Ice Cream Eater (uncredited)

Finding Planet Porno: The Wild Journey of American Cinema's First Outlaw (2024)
Actor

American Grindhouse (2011)
as Himself

Hollywood Rated 'R' (1997)
as Self

42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street (2015)
as Self

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000)
as Self

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2001)
as Self

Maniac: The Making of Documentary (2013)
as Self

Masters of the Grind (2023)
as Self

Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare (2009)
as Self

Trepanator (1992)
as Man with nightmares

The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti (2013)
as Self

The Joe Spinell Story (2001)
as Self

In Search of Darkness: Part III (2022)
as Self

VHS Revolution (2017)
as Self
Maniac Men (2010)
Actor
Tax Shelter Terrors (2017)
as Self
Maniac: The making of a living pulp novel (2020)
as himself
Returning to the scene of the crime (2018)
as himself





