Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/1/1955
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Billy BaggBill Lustig
William Lustig
Biography
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 entert...
Known For
Darkman
as Dockworker
Maniac
as Al - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
American Grindhouse
as Himself
Cameron's Closet
as Ice Cream Eater (uncredited)
Vigilante
as First Man Exiting Courtroom Elevator (uncredited)
Army of Darkness
as Fake Shemp
Relentless
as Cop #2
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
as Himself
13 Scarier Movie Moments
as Self
VHS Revolution
as Self
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
as Self
Hollywood Rated 'R'
as Self
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
as Self
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
as Self
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
as Himself
The Joe Spinell Story
as Self
Maniac Cop
as Motel Manager
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
as Self
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
as Self
Trepanator
as Man with nightmares