Fred J. Lincoln (born Fred Piantadosi; January 19, 1936 – January 17, 2013) was an American male pornographic filmmaker, director, producer, screenwriter, actor, editor, and cinematographer. Born in New York City, he grew up in Hell's Kitchen and worked in adult films from 1971 to 2011.
Career highlights include directing 310 films, producing 42, and acting in 64, with a Critics' Adult Film Award for Best Director in 1984 for Go for It. He debuted as a director with Souperman (1976) and was inducted into the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. Lincoln also appeared in mainstream horror films like The Last House on the Left (1972) as Weasel Podowski and Case of the Full Moon Murders (1973).
He owned the sex club Plato's Retreat after Larry Levinson. He died in Los Angeles from emphysema and heart disease complications, survived by children Angelica and Charles. <grok:render type="render_inline_citation"> <argument name="citation_id">20</argument> </grok:render>