[3][4] Born in the Broughton Park[5] area of Salford,[6] Lancashire, he was the son of Joseph and Sara (née Finklestein) Lustgarten.

[14] In the decade following his death, Lustgarten briefly ascended into the realm of pop culture when his inimitable voice was heard in dance music.

Samples of him reading from "Death on the Crumbles" were used in the Australian band Severed Heads' 1984 hit song "Dead Eyes Opened".

His works are still used as introductory readings in several law schools in different countries because of their accuracy on the atmosphere of trials and attorneys' behaviour.

[15] In October 2012, his film work made its debut on DVD when Network released the complete series of The Scales of Justice as a two-disc set.