Stephen C. Apostolof

Stephen C. Apostolof (25 February 1928 in Burgas, Bulgaria – 14 August 2005 in Mesa, Arizona), sometimes credited under aliases A.C. Stephen(s) or Robert Lee, was a Bulgarian-American filmmaker specializing in low-budget exploitation and erotic films, who gained a cult following for a wide variety of films that range from erotic horror (Orgy of the Dead) and suburban exposé (Suburbia Confidential) to western-themed costume pictures (Lady Godiva Rides) and Mission Impossible-type capers (Hot Ice). Apostolof had gained a reputation for creating high-quality mass entertainment with minimal budgets. He was also one of the few directors to work steadily with the infamous Edward D. Wood Jr. and such sexploitation icons as Marsha Jordan and Rene Bond in the '60s and '70s.