▁was ▁most ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁character ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁films ▁of ▁H ersch ell ▁Gordon ▁Lewis . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Ker win ▁enjoyed ▁some ▁success ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁and ▁screen ▁before ▁being ▁discovered ▁by ▁H ersch ell ▁Gordon ▁Lewis ▁through ▁the ▁prom ot ional ▁short ▁Car ving ▁Magic . ▁His ▁first ▁feature ▁film ▁with ▁Lewis ▁was ▁Living ▁Ven us , ▁and ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁director ’ s ▁best ▁known ▁works ▁such ▁as ▁Blood ▁Fe ast . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁playing ▁principal ▁roles , ▁Ker win ▁served ▁various ly ▁as ▁the ▁assistant ▁director , ▁make up ▁techn ician , ▁g af fer , ▁key ▁g rip ▁and ▁prop man ▁for ▁Lewis ’ ▁films . ▁Ker win ▁was ▁thus ▁often ▁involved ▁in ▁creating ▁the ▁g ory ▁practical ▁effects ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁Lewis ’ ▁tra dem ark . ▁ ▁Whether ▁working ▁with ▁Lewis ▁or ▁other ▁direct ors , ▁Ker win ▁was ▁closely ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁explo itation ▁film ▁movement . ▁In ▁particular , ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁work ▁in ▁n ud ist ▁films ▁and ▁spl atter ▁films . ▁ ▁Through out ▁his ▁career , ▁Ker win ▁often ▁performed ▁under ▁pseud onym s ▁such ▁as ▁Thomas ▁Wood ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁non - union ▁produ ctions . ▁He ▁was ▁registered ▁with ▁the ▁Screen ▁Act ors ▁Gu ild ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Will am ▁Ker win . ▁ ▁Personal ▁Life ▁ ▁Ker win ’ s ▁first ▁marriage ▁was ▁to ▁actress ▁H anna ▁H ert el end y ▁from ▁ 1