Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-08-06

Deathday

2017-10-19 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Italy

Also Known As

Hank Milestone
Humphrey Longan
Humphrey Milestone
Humphrey Humbert
Harry Kirkpatrick
Bob Collins

Umberto Lenzi

Biography

Umberto Lenzi (August 6, 1931—October 19, 2017) was an Italian film director who was very active in low budget crime films, peplums, Eurospy films, spaghetti westerns, Macaroni Combat movies, cannibal films and giallo murder mysteries (in addition to writing many of the screenplays himself).

Known For

5.7%

Nightmare City

Dec 11, 1980

6.7%

All the Colors of Giallo

Jan 29, 2019

6.1%

Love and Chatter

Jan 31, 1958

6.6%

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

Feb 23, 2016

7.3%

Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film

May 26, 2015

4.6%

Cop Target

Jan 1, 1990

6.0%

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

Mar 6, 2008

4.0%

Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

Mar 1, 2016

5.0%

German Grusel

Nov 16, 2012

6.0%

All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan

Aug 27, 2018

6.0%

Italian Kings Of B

Jan 1, 2003

DvL

10.0%

Deodato vs Lenzi

Dec 2, 2024

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Acting

2024

Deodato vs Lenzi as self

2019

All the Colors of Giallo as Self - Director (archive footage)

2018

All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan as Himself

2017

Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human as Himself

2016		Mondo Cannibale
2016		Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
2016		Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo as Himself
2016		Armed to the Teeth... Again

2015

Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film

2013

I Tarantiniani as Self

2012

German Grusel as Self

2008

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 as Self

2005

Like a Beast... Almost as Himself

2003

Italian Kings Of B as Self

1990

Cop Target as Card Player in Casino

1980

Nightmare City as Reporter (uncredited)

1958

Love and Chatter

Camera

1991

Black Demons as Camera Operator

Crew

1989

Nightmare Beach as Technical Advisor

Directing

1992

Mean Tricks as Director

1991		Hunt for the Golden Scorpion as Director
1991		Black Demons as Director
1991		Detective Malone as Director

1990

Cop Target as Director

1989		The Hell's Gate as Director
1989		Nightmare Beach as Director
1989		Hitcher in the Dark as Director
1989		The House of Lost Souls as Director
1989		The House of Witchcraft as Director

1988

Ghosthouse as Director

1987

Wartime as Director

1986

Bridge to Hell as Director

1985

Wild Team as Director

1983

Ironmaster as Director

1982		Fatty Girl Goes to New York as Director
1982		Daughter of the Jungle as Director
1982		Pierino the Pest to the Rescue as Director

1981

Cannibal Ferox as Director

1980		Nightmare City as Director
1980		Eaten Alive! as Director

1979		Scusi, lei è normale? as Director
1979		From Corleone to Brooklyn as Director
1979		From Hell to Victory as Director

1978

The Biggest Battle as Director

1977		Brothers Till We Die as Director
1977		The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist as Director

1976		Rome, Armed to the Teeth as Director
1976		Free Hand for a Tough Cop as Director
1976		Violent Naples as Director

1975		Syndicate Sadists as Director
1975		Manhunt in the City as Director
1975		Eyeball as Director

1974		Almost Human as Director
1974		Spasmo as Director

1973

Gang War in Milan as Director

1972		Knife of Ice as Director
1972		Man from Deep River as Director
1972		Seven Blood-Stained Orchids as Director

1971

Oasis of Fear as Director

1970

A Quiet Place to Kill as Director

1969		So Sweet... So Perverse as Director
1969		Battle of the Commandos as Director
1969		Paranoia as Director

1968		A Gun for One Hundred Graves as Director
1968		Go For Broke as Director

1967

Desert Commandos as Director

1966		Kriminal as Director
1966		A Million Dollars for 7 Murders as Director
1966		The Spy Who Loved Flowers as Director

1965		SuperSeven Calling Cairo as Director
1965		008: Operation Exterminate as Director
1965		Temple of a Thousand Lights as Director

1964		Three Sergeants of Bengal as Director
1964		The Pirates of Malaysia as Director
1964		Messalina Against the Son of Hercules as Director
1964		Temple of the White Elephant as Director

1963		Sandokan the Great as Director
1963		Samson and the Slave Queen as Director
1963		The Invincible Masked Rider as Director
1963		Catherine of Russia as Director

1962		The Triumph of Robin Hood as Director
1962		Duel of Fire as Director

1961		Queen of the Seas as Director
1961		I Kiss... You Kiss as First Assistant Director
1961		Guns of the Black Witch as First Assistant Director
1961		Constantine and the Cross as First Assistant Director

1958

An Italian in Greece as Director

Editing

1958

An Italian in Greece as Editor

Production

1976

Death Rage as Producer

1975

The Killer Must Kill Again as Producer

Writing

1991		Hunt for the Golden Scorpion as Screenstory
1991		Black Demons as Story

1989		The Hell's Gate as Story
1989		The Hell's Gate as Writer
1989		Nightmare Beach as Story
1989		Nightmare Beach as Screenplay
1989		The House of Lost Souls as Screenplay
1989		The House of Lost Souls as Story
1989		The House of Witchcraft as Writer
1989		Hitcher in the Dark as Screenstory

1988		Primal Rage as Writer
1988		Ghosthouse as Story
1988		Striker as Writer

1987		Wartime as Screenplay
1987		Wartime as Screenstory

1986		Bridge to Hell as Screenplay
1986		Bridge to Hell as Screenstory

1981		Cannibal Ferox as Screenplay
1981		Cannibal Ferox as Story

1980		Eaten Alive! as Screenplay
1980		Eaten Alive! as Story

1979		Scusi, lei è normale? as Screenplay
1979		Scusi, lei è normale? as Story
1979		From Corleone to Brooklyn as Screenplay
1979		From Corleone to Brooklyn as Story
1979		From Hell to Victory as Story

1978		The Biggest Battle as Screenplay
1978		The Biggest Battle as Story

1977		Brothers Till We Die as Story
1977		Brothers Till We Die as Screenplay
1977		The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist as Screenplay

1976		Rome, Armed to the Teeth as Story
1976		Free Hand for a Tough Cop as Writer

1975		Manhunt in the City as Story
1975		Manhunt in the City as Screenplay
1975		Eyeball as Screenplay
1975		Eyeball as Story

1974

Spasmo as Screenplay

1973

Gang War in Milan as Screenplay

1972		Knife of Ice as Screenplay
1972		Seven Blood-Stained Orchids as Story
1972		Seven Blood-Stained Orchids as Screenplay

1971

Oasis of Fear as Writer

1969		Tarzan in the Golden Grotto as Screenplay
1969		Paranoia as Writer

1968		A Gun for One Hundred Graves as Screenplay
1968		Son of Black Eagle as Story

1967		Desert Commandos as Screenplay
1967		Desert Commandos as Story

1966		Kriminal as Screenplay
1966		A Million Dollars for 7 Murders as Screenplay
1966		The Spy Who Loved Flowers as Screenplay
1966		The Spy Who Loved Flowers as Screenstory

1965		SuperSeven Calling Cairo as Novel
1965		008: Operation Exterminate as Screenplay

1964		Three Sergeants of Bengal as Screenstory
1964		Temple of the White Elephant as Screenplay
1964		Temple of the White Elephant as Screenstory

1963		Sandokan the Great as Writer
1963		Samson and the Slave Queen as Screenplay
1963		Samson and the Slave Queen as Story
1963		Slave Girls of Sheba as Screenplay
1963		Slave Girls of Sheba as Story
1963		The Invincible Masked Rider as Screenplay
1963		Catherine of Russia as Screenplay
1963		Catherine of Russia as Story

1958

An Italian in Greece as Writer