Jesús Franco
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.
Known for
Slaves
Radeck's Assistant
Your Caresses
Bahia Blanca
The Miseries (uncredited)
Barbed Wire Dolls
Maria's Father (uncredited)
Debris Documentar
Himself
Venus in Furs
Jazz Musician (uncredited)
Falks Frauen
(archive footage)
Midnight Party
Janos Radeck
Queridos monstruos
Self
Camino solitario
Doctor Callman
Eugenie de Sade
Attila Tanner
Vampir Cuadecuc
Self
Vampyros Lesbos
Memmet
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
White Cannibal Queen
Mr. Martin
Vampire Blues
The Merchant
Macumba Sexual
Recepcionist
Kiss Me Killer
Marcel
Dolls for Sale
Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”
Self - Archive footage
A Virgin Among the Living Dead
Basilio
The Well
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Eugenie
Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited)
The Diabolical Dr. Z
Inspector Tanner
Downtown
Al Pereira
Celestine
Sleeping Man
Female Vampire
Dr. Roberts
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Self (archive footage)
The Castle of Fu Manchu
Insp. Ahmet
Sadomania
Lucas
Bloody Jess
Self
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
Morpho
Les emmerdeuses
The Night Of Open Sex
Count
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
Lord Comfort (uncredited)
Beloved Count
Self
Sexorcismes
Mathis Vogel
Around the World in 80 Days
Extra (uncredited)
Call Him Jess
Himself
Jailhouse Wardress
Uncle Jess
Two Undercover Angels
Napoleon Bolivard
The Blood of Fu Manchu
Attack of the Robots
Piano Player
Attack of the Robots
Pianist (uncredited)
The Blues of Pop Street
Sam Chesterfield
The Devil Came from Akasava
Tino Celli
The Other Side of the Mirror
Roger (uncredited)
Women Behind Bars
Bill
What a Honeymoon
Dying Man (uncredited)
Strange Voyage
Don Venancio
X312 - Flight to Hell
Man at John Somers'
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
She Killed in Ecstasy
Dr. Donen
Flesh-Eating Mothers
Policeman
Esmeralda Bay
Boat Captain
Death Whistles the Blues
Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited)
Ladies House of Pleasure
Bloody Moon
Doctor (uncredited)
Night of the Skull
Andy
Night Has a Thousand Desires
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
Himself
On the Threshold to Another World
Himself
The Corpse Packs His Bags
Gonzales
Daughter of Dracula
Cyril Jefferson
Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves
Director
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
The Director
The Girl from Rio
Guitar Player
99 Women
Official (uncredited)
Jess' Women
self
La última película de Jess Franco
Self
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
Dr. James Wong
The Awful Dr. Orlof
Pianist (uncredited)
Dr. Orloff's Monster
Piano Player
Greta, the Mad Butcher
Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco)
The Rhythm of Jess
Self
Sex Is Crazy
Film Director
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin included
Rose Hotel's recepcionist (uncredited)
The Sinister Doctor Orloff
Manolo
Idoru
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
Inspecteur Hernandez
El misterio del castillo rojo
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub
The Hot Nights of Linda
Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck)
Eurotika!
Self
Wild Session
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Sadist of Notre Dame
Mathis Vogel
Kiss Me Monster
Abilene's Contact Man (uncredited)
Count Dracula
Van Helsing's servant (uncredited)
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
Self
Residence for Spies
Casino Piano Player (uncredited)
Girl with the Red Lips
Professor Karame
Journey into Perversion
Himself
Call Me Jess Redux
Himself
Anna Said Yes
Pianista (uncredited)
Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess
Self
Coffins of Light
himself
Jesús in Furs
Himself
La cripta de las condenadas
Black Boots, Leather Whip
Matón en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited)
Por la gracia de Luis
Himself
Lucky, the Inscrutable
Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista
Succubus
Writer
Exorcism
Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue
Perversion Stories
Self
Death Karate in Torremolinos
Miyagi
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
Dr. Wong
Ban the Sadist Videos!
Self
Martes de Carnaval
Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert
Himself (archive footage)
Drácula Barcelona
Himself
Exorciseme
En busca del dragón dorado
Blind Old Man
Blood on My Shoes
Abductor
Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler
Padre del Dr. Weissman
Esa cosa con plumas
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
Himself
Tío Jess
Self
Los profundos sueños de Jennifer
Voz
Jesús Franco, manera de vivir
Himself
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!
Take-Away Spirit
J.W. Radek
The Bizarre World of Jess Franco
Self
A Crack for Two
Tom
Shining Sex
Dr. Seward
Red Venice
Jess Franco
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
Pete
Justine and the Whip
Strange Guy
Lilian, the Perverted Virgin
Bernardo
White Skin Black Thighs
Graf Anastasio