Jesús Franco
Directing
Jesús "Jess" Franco was a Spanish film director, writer, cinematographer and actor. His career took off in 1961 with his cult classic The Awful Dr. Orloff, which received wide distribution in the United States and England. Though he had some American box office success with Necronomicon, his first women-in-prison film Ninety-Nine Women, and his two Christopher Lee films, The Bloody Judge and Count Dracula, he never achieved wide commercial success. Franco moved from Spain to France in 1970 so that he could make more violent and sexual films, and it was at this point that his career began to go downhill commercially, as he turned to low-budget filmmaking with a heavier accent on adult-oriented films. Although he produced a few well-received, low budget horror films in the early 70's, many people in the industry considered him a porn director due to the huge number of X-rated adult films he began churning out. Franco returned to low-budget horror in a brief comeback period from 1980-1983, but after 1983, his career took a second downturn. With the exception of Faceless and Killer Barbies, his films after 1984 are quite disliked and obscure due to their incredibly low budgets. Franco has nevertheless retained a large cult following through the years with his sexually-charged horror films, some of which are regarded as masterpieces by his avid followers.
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
as Inspecteur Hernandez
Age 43 (now 82)
Greta, the Mad Butcher
as Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco)
Age 46 (now 82)
Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”
as Self - Archive footage
Age 94 (now 82)
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
as Self (archive footage)
Age 91 (now 82)
Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert
as Himself (archive footage)
Age 85 (now 82)
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 84 (now 82)
La última película de Jess Franco
as Self
Age 83 (now 82)
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
as The Director
Age 82
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
Director
Age 82 La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
Producer
Age 82
Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler
as Padre del Dr. Weissman
Age 78 (now 82)
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
as Pete
Age 76 (now 82)
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!
On the Threshold to Another World
as Himself
Age 73 (now 82)
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
Original Music Composer
Age 72 (now 82)
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
as Himself
Age 71 (now 82)
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
as Self
Age 70 (now 82)
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
Director
Age 67 (now 82) Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
Original Music Composer
Age 67 (now 82) Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
Screenplay
Age 67 (now 82) Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
Producer
Age 67 (now 82)
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
Director
Age 61 (now 82) El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
Editor
Age 61 (now 82) El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
Screenplay
Age 61 (now 82) El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
Original Music Composer
Age 61 (now 82)
Para las nenas, leche calentita
Original Music Composer
Age 56 (now 82)
Entre pitos anda el juego
Original Music Composer
Age 56 (now 82)
The Last from Philippines
Director of Photography
Age 55 (now 82)
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included
as Rose Hotel's recepcionist (uncredited)
Age 55 (now 82) Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included
Screenplay
Age 55 (now 82)
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
as Dr. Wong
Age 54 (now 82) Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
Original Music Composer
Age 54 (now 82) Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
Screenplay
Age 54 (now 82)
Bangkok, City of the Dead
Original Music Composer
Age 54 (now 82)
Night Has a Thousand Desires
Director of Photography
Age 53 (now 82) Night Has a Thousand Desires
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Age 53 (now 82)
The Hotel of Love Affairs
Original Music Composer
Age 53 (now 82)
Intimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist
Music
Age 53 (now 82) Intimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist
Director
Age 53 (now 82)
Revenge in the House of Usher
Original Music Composer
Age 52 (now 82)
Black Boots, Leather Whip
as Matón en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited)
Age 52 (now 82)
En busca del dragón dorado
Original Music Composer
Age 52 (now 82)
Mansion of the Living Dead
Director of Photography
Age 52 (now 82) Mansion of the Living Dead
Original Music Composer
Age 52 (now 82)
The Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle
Screenplay
Age 51 (now 82) The Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle
Editor
Age 51 (now 82) The Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle
Director
Age 51 (now 82)
Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman
Director
Age 51 (now 82) Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman
Writer
Age 51 (now 82) Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman
Music
Age 51 (now 82)
Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties
Screenplay
Age 49 (now 82) Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties
Story
Age 49 (now 82) Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties
Director
Age 49 (now 82) Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties
Original Music Composer
Age 49 (now 82)
Greta, the Mad Butcher
as Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco)
Age 46 (now 82)
The Hot Nights of Linda
as Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck)
Age 45 (now 82)
The Other Side of the Mirror
as Roger (uncredited)
Age 43 (now 82) Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
Scenario Writer
Age 43 (now 82) Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
Director
Age 43 (now 82) Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
as Inspecteur Hernandez
Age 43 (now 82)
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
as Morpho
Age 43 (now 82) The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
Screenplay
Age 43 (now 82)
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
as Lord Comfort (uncredited)
Age 42 (now 82)
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
Original Music Composer
Age 42 (now 82) The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
as Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub
Age 42 (now 82)
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
Screenplay
Age 42 (now 82) Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
Director
Age 42 (now 82)
Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves
Director
Age 42 (now 82) Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves
as Director
Age 42 (now 82)
Residence for Spies
as Casino Piano Player (uncredited)
Age 37 (now 82)
Lucky, the Inscrutable
as Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista
Age 37 (now 82)
Death Whistles the Blues
as Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited)
Age 34 (now 82)
Estampas guipuzcoanas número 2: Pío Baroja
Director
Age 29 (now 82)
El hombre que viajaba despacito
Assistant Director
Age 26 (now 82)
The Mysterious Melody AKA Ce soir les souris dansent
Writer
Age 26 (now 82)
Around the World in 80 Days
as Extra (uncredited)
Age 26 (now 82)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Clifford Brown, A.L. Mariaux, Jess Franco, Pablo Villa, Joan Almirall, Rosa M. Almirall, Rosa María Almirall, Juan G. Cabral, Betty Carter, Candy Coster, Terry de Corsia, Rick Deconinck, Raymond Dubois, Chuck Evans, Toni Falt, Dennis Farnon, Jess Franck, Lennie Hayden, Frank Hollman, B.F. Johnson, J.P. Johnson, James Lee Johnson, James P. Johnson, David J. Khune, David Khunn, Lulú Laverne, Franco Manera, Jeff Manner, Roland Marceignac, C. Plaut, Robert Zinnermann, Dan L. Simon, Lowel Richmond, Jesus Manera, Jack Griffin, Jesús Franco Manera
IMDB
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