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
Darkman (1990)
as Dockworker
Vigilante (1983)
as First Man Exiting Courtroom Elevator (uncredited)
Relentless (1989)
as Cop #2
Maniac Cop (1988)
as Motel Manager
Finding Planet Porno: The Wild Journey of American Cinema's First Outlaw (2024)
Actor
13 Scarier Movie Moments (2009)
as Self
Maniac (1980)
as Al - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street (2015)
as Self
Cameron's Closet (1988)
as Ice Cream Eater (uncredited)
Trepanator (1992)
as Man with nightmares
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000)
as Self
American Grindhouse (2011)
as Himself
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000)
as Self
Direct Your Own Damn Movie! (2009)
as Self
Maniac Men (2010)
Actor
The Joe Spinell Story (2001)
as Self
Returning to the scene of the crime (2018)
as himself
VHS Revolution (2017)
as Self
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare (2009)
as Self
Maniac: The making of a living pulp novel (2020)
as himself
Masters of the Grind (2023)
as Self
In Search of Darkness: Part III (2022)
as Self
Maniac: The Making of Documentary (2013)
as Self
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti (2013)
as Self
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2001)
as Self
Hollywood Rated 'R' (1997)
as Self
Tax Shelter Terrors (2017)
as Self