Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

157

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-08-06

Day of Death

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

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

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

Deodato vs Lenzi

Deodato vs Lenzi

Acting

Mondo Cannibale

2016

Mondo Cannibale

as

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

2008

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

as

Self

Love and Chatter

1958

Love and Chatter

as

Cop Target

1990

Cop Target

as

Card Player in Casino

I Tarantiniani

2013

I Tarantiniani

as

Self

German Grusel

2012

German Grusel

as

Self

Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

2016

Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

as

Like a Beast... Almost

2005

Like a Beast... Almost

as

Himself

Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human

2017

Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human

as

Himself

Armed to the Teeth... Again

2016

Armed to the Teeth... Again

as

All the Colors of Giallo

2019

All the Colors of Giallo

as

Self - Director (archive footage)

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

2016

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

as

Himself

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

2018

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

as

Himself

Nightmare City

1980

Nightmare City

as

Reporter (uncredited)

Italian Kings Of B

2003

Italian Kings Of B

as

Self

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

2015

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

as

Deodato vs Lenzi

2024

Deodato vs Lenzi

as

self

Production

Death Rage

1976

Death Rage

as

The Killer Must Kill Again

1975

The Killer Must Kill Again

as

Crew

Nightmare Beach

1989

Nightmare Beach

as

Directing

Temple of the White Elephant

1964

Temple of the White Elephant

as

Sandokan the Great

1963

Sandokan the Great

as

Gang War in Milan

1973

Gang War in Milan

as

Ghosthouse

1988

Ghosthouse

as

Eaten Alive!

1980

Eaten Alive!

as

Cannibal Ferox

1981

Cannibal Ferox

as

Hitcher in the Dark

1989

Hitcher in the Dark

as

Eyeball

1975

Eyeball

as

Knife of Ice

1972

Knife of Ice

as

Syndicate Sadists

1975

Syndicate Sadists

as

The Hell's Gate

1989

The Hell's Gate

as

Ironmaster

1983

Ironmaster

as

Oasis of Fear

1971

Oasis of Fear

as

The House of Lost Souls

1989

The House of Lost Souls

as

Paranoia

1969

Paranoia

as

Man from Deep River

1972

Man from Deep River

as

Black Demons

1991

Black Demons

as

Almost Human

1974

Almost Human

as

Rome, Armed to the Teeth

1976

Rome, Armed to the Teeth

as

Brothers Till We Die

1977

Brothers Till We Die

as

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

1977

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

as

The Biggest Battle

1978

The Biggest Battle

as

Free Hand for a Tough Cop

1976

Free Hand for a Tough Cop

as

The Pirates of Malaysia

1964

The Pirates of Malaysia

as

So Sweet... So Perverse

1969

So Sweet... So Perverse

as

The House of Witchcraft

1989

The House of Witchcraft

as

Spasmo

1974

Spasmo

as

Violent Naples

1976

Violent Naples

as

Wartime

1987

Wartime

as

From Hell to Victory

1979

From Hell to Victory

as

A Quiet Place to Kill

1970

A Quiet Place to Kill

as

From Corleone to Brooklyn

1979

From Corleone to Brooklyn

as

Manhunt in the City

1975

Manhunt in the City

as

Queen of the Seas

1961

Queen of the Seas

as

Temple of a Thousand Lights

1965

Temple of a Thousand Lights

as

Kriminal

1966

Kriminal

as

Bridge to Hell

1986

Bridge to Hell

as

Detective Malone

1991

Detective Malone

as

Samson and the Slave Queen

1963

Samson and the Slave Queen

as

Scusi, lei è normale?

1979

Scusi, lei è normale?

as

Go For Broke

1968

Go For Broke

as

Wild Team

1985

Wild Team

as

A Gun for One Hundred Graves

1968

A Gun for One Hundred Graves

as

Messalina Against the Son of Hercules

1964

Messalina Against the Son of Hercules

as

An Italian in Greece

1958

An Italian in Greece

as

Desert Commandos

1967

Desert Commandos

as

The Spy Who Loved Flowers

1966

The Spy Who Loved Flowers

as

SuperSeven Calling Cairo

1965

SuperSeven Calling Cairo

as

Daughter of the Jungle

1982

Daughter of the Jungle

as

Catherine of Russia

1963

Catherine of Russia

as

008: Operation Exterminate

1965

008: Operation Exterminate

as

Duel of Fire

1962

Duel of Fire

as

Cop Target

1990

Cop Target

as

Mean Tricks

1992

Mean Tricks

as

Battle of the Commandos

1969

Battle of the Commandos

as

I Kiss... You Kiss

1961

I Kiss... You Kiss

as

The Triumph of Robin Hood

1962

The Triumph of Robin Hood

as

The Invincible Masked Rider

1963

The Invincible Masked Rider

as

Three Sergeants of Bengal

1964

Three Sergeants of Bengal

as

A Million Dollars for 7 Murders

1966

A Million Dollars for 7 Murders

as

Pierino the Pest to the Rescue

1982

Pierino the Pest to the Rescue

as

Fatty Girl Goes to New York

1982

Fatty Girl Goes to New York

as

Hunt for the Golden Scorpion

1991

Hunt for the Golden Scorpion

as

Guns of the Black Witch

1961

Guns of the Black Witch

as

Nightmare Beach

1989

Nightmare Beach

as

Nightmare City

1980

Nightmare City

as

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids

1972

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids

as

Constantine and the Cross

1961

Constantine and the Cross

as