| Birth Date: | 1 February 1955 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
William "Bill" Lustig (born February 1, 1955, in The Bronx, New York) is an American film director[1] 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,[2] Vigilante, Uncle Sam, and the Maniac Cop series.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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."[7]
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Death Wish | Apprentice editor (uncredited) | |
| 1976 | The Zebra Force | Stunts (uncredited) | |
| 1977 | Hot Honey | Credited as Billy Bagg | |
| The Violation of Claudia | |||
| Sylvia | Production manager (uncredited) Assistant director (uncredited) | ||
| 1978 | The Squeeze | Production manager (uncredited) | |
| 1980 | Inferno | ||
| Maniac | Also producer Uncredited role as Al the hotel manager | ||
| Bella | Production manager (uncredited) | ||
| 1982 | Vigilante | AKA Street Gang Also producer Uncredited role as First man exiting elevator | |
| Tenebrae | Production manager (uncredited) | ||
| 1988 | Maniac Cop | Uncredited role as Motel Manager | |
| Cameron's Closet | Uncredited cameo appearance as Man eating ice cream | ||
| 1989 | Hit List | ||
| Relentless | Also role as Cop #2 | ||
| 1990 | Darkman | Cameo appearance as Dockworker #4 | |
| Maniac Cop 2 | |||
| 1992 | Army of Darkness | Cameo appearance as Fake Shemp | |
| 1993 | Credited as Alan Smithee | ||
| 1995 | The Expert | Uncredited Co-directed with Rick Avery | |
| 1996 | Uncle Sam | Direct-to-video | |
| 2012 | Maniac | Producer | |
| Untitled Maniac Cop remake | Executive producer |