Jack Smith

Jack Smith

Directing • Born 1932-11-14 – Died 1989-09-25

Directing1Columbus, Ohio, USA

Biography

Jack Smith was an American filmmaker, actor, and pioneer of underground cinema. He is generally acclaimed as a founding father of American performance art, and has been critically recognized as a master photographer, though his photographic works are rare and remain largely unknown.

Filmography

45 credits
Shadows in the City

Shadows in the City

Movie • 1991

Spirit of Death

Night of the Dark Full Moon

Night of the Dark Full Moon

Movie • 1972

Inmate

Home Movies 1971-81

Home Movies 1971-81

Movie • 1985

Flaming Twenties

Flaming Twenties

Movie • 1968

Andy Warhol Films Jack Smith Filming "Normal Love"

Andy Warhol Films Jack Smith Filming "Normal Love"

Movie • 1963

Self

Hedy

Hedy

Movie • 1966

soothsayer

Electrolux Lover

Electrolux Lover

Movie • 1965

The Secret of Rented Island

The Secret of Rented Island

Movie • 1978

The Bubble People

The Bubble People

Movie

Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation

Movie • 1997

Self

Love Thing

Love Thing

Movie • 2012

The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

Movie • 1981

The Illiac Passion

The Illiac Passion

Movie • 1967

Orpheus

Blonde Cobra

Blonde Cobra

Movie • 1963

Madame Nescience

Batman Dracula

Batman Dracula

Movie • 1964

Batman / Dracula

Two Wrenching Departures

Two Wrenching Departures

Movie • 2006

Saturday Afternoon Blood Sacrifice

Saturday Afternoon Blood Sacrifice

Movie • 1956

Cult leader

The Death of P'town

The Death of P'town

Movie • 1961

Fairy Vampire

Little Cobra Dance

Little Cobra Dance

Movie • 1956

Little Stabs at Happiness

Little Stabs at Happiness

Movie • 1963

Himself

The Trap Door

The Trap Door

Movie • 1980

Dr. Shrinkelstein

I Was a Male Yvonne De Carlo for the Lucky Landlord.....

I Was a Male Yvonne De Carlo for the Lucky Landlord.....

Movie • 1967

Filmmakers

Filmmakers

Movie • 1969

Himself

Poem Posters

Poem Posters

Movie • 1967

Self

Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith

Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith

Movie • 2017

Himself (archive footage)

Camp

Camp

Movie • 1965

Song for Rent

Song for Rent

Movie • 1969

Rose Courtyard

Star Spangled to Death

Star Spangled to Death

Movie • 2004

The Spirit Not of Life But of Living

Dirt

Dirt

Movie • 1965

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

Movie • 2007

Self (archive footage)

Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks

Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks

Movie • 1970

Self

The Soap Opera

The Soap Opera

Movie • 1964

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

Movie • 1967

Self

Andy Warhol Screen Tests

Andy Warhol Screen Tests

Movie • 1965

Self

The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda

The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda

Movie • 1968

Screen Test: Jack Smith

Screen Test: Jack Smith

Movie • 1964

Himself

The Devil is Dead

The Devil is Dead

Movie • 1964

Chumlum

Chumlum

Movie • 1963

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Movie • 1968

Self

Satisfaction

Satisfaction

Movie • 1966

God

The Stone Age

The Stone Age

Movie • 1970

Batman Dracula – “Batman on Beach with Nymph”

Batman Dracula – “Batman on Beach with Nymph”

Movie • 1964

Batman

Batman Dracula – “Jack Gerard Smoking”

Batman Dracula – “Jack Gerard Smoking”

Movie • 1964

Jeremelu

Jeremelu

Movie • 1964

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

TV • 1960

Himself