Born
Fred Piantadosi, Lincoln grew up in the
Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City. His career in adult film and video was prolific; his filmography at the Internet Movie Database credits him as the director of 310 films, the producer of 42, and as an actor in 64 films. In 1984, Lincoln won the Critics' Adult Film Award as Best Director for his film
Go for It. His credits in mainstream cinema are limited, although he did play the role of Weasel Podowski in
Wes Craven's 1972 horror film
The Last House on the Left. He starred alongside
David Hess,
Sandra Peabody,
Jeramie Rain, Marc Sheffler and Lucy Grantham. He contributed to its DVD commentary track with costars Hess and Sheffler. In 1973, he starred in
Sean S. Cunningham's horror film
Case of the Full Moon Murders with his
Last House costar Sandra Peabody. in 2004 Lincoln was a member of the
AVN Hall of Fame, and the
XRCO Hall of Fame. Lincoln succeeded Larry Levinson as the owner of the 1970s and 1980s New York City
sex club Plato's Retreat. Lincoln was married several times, most notably to pornographic director
Patti Rhodes-Lincoln and former pornographic actress
Tiffany Clark. At one point, Lincoln lived in Ventura, California in an apartment adjacent to pornographic actress Erica Boyer. == Death==