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Jesús Franco
Born · May 12, 1930
Died · April 2, 2013 (82 years old)
Known For: Directing
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
Bio
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.
Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada 'S'
Self - Archive footage
0.0
2024
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Self (archive footage)
6.5
2021
Wild Session
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
6.9
2019
Drácula Barcelona
Himself
5.8
2017
Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert
Himself (archive footage)
3.7
2015
Queridos monstruos
Self
5.5
2014
Call Me Jess Redux
Himself
4.6
2014
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.0
2014
Falks Frauen
(archive footage)
0.0
2014
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
Himself
4.7
2013
La última película de Jess Franco
Self
6.0
2013
The Rhythm of Jess
Self
5.5
2013
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
The Director
2.6
2013
Los profundos sueños de Jennifer
Voz
7.0
2013
Tío Jess
Self
5.0
2012
La cripta de las condenadas
3.4
2012
Debris Documentar
Himself
5.2
2012
Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess
Self
0.0
2010
Por la gracia de Luis
Himself
5.0
2009
Idoru
5.0
2009
Take-Away Spirit
J.W. Radek
0.0
2009
Coffins of Light
himself
0.0
2009
Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler
Padre del Dr. Weissman
5.5
2008
Martes de Carnaval
0.0
2008
Jesús Franco, manera de vivir
Himself
6.0
2007
Beloved Count
Self
0.0
2007
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
Pete
6.0
2007
Bloody Jess
Self
0.0
2007
Ban the Sadist Videos!
Self
6.9
2005
The Well
0.0
2005
Jesús in Furs
Himself
6.0
2005
Jess' Women
self
0.0
2005
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!
0.0
2004
On the Threshold to Another World
Himself
0.0
2003
Death Karate in Torremolinos
Miyagi
5.3
2003
Red Venice
Jess Franco
4.7
2003
Perversion Stories
Self
0.0
2002
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
Himself
7.8
2002
Journey into Perversion
Himself
0.0
2001
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
Self
5.5
2000
Call Him Jess
Himself
7.0
2000
Eurotika!
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
1999
Vampire Blues
The Merchant
3.3
1999
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
Dr. James Wong
1.4
1999
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
6.0
1992
Esmeralda Bay
Boat Captain
4.4
1989
Flesh Eating Mothers
Policeman
4.7
1988
Esa cosa con plumas
0.0
1988
Girl with the Red Lips
Professor Karame
0.0
1986
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
Dr. Wong
3.0
1985
A Crack for Two
Tom
0.0
1984
Lilian, the Perverted Virgin
Bernardo
5.9
1984
The Sinister Doctor Orloff
Manolo
4.4
1984
Night Has a Thousand Desires
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
4.4
1984
Camino solitario
Doctor Callman
3.9
1984
Bahia Blanca
The Miseries (uncredited)
5.4
1984
Macumba Sexual
Recepcionist
5.2
1983
The Night Of Open Sex
Count
4.0
1983
Black Boots, Leather Whip
Matón en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited)
5.1
1983
Blood on My Shoes
Abductor
5.8
1983
The Blues of Pop Street
Sam Chesterfield
4.9
1983
En busca del dragón dorado
Blind Old Man
4.4
1983
The Bizarre World of Jess Franco
Self
0.0
1983
Jailhouse Wardress
Uncle Jess
3.6
1981
Sadomania
Lucas
5.0
1981
Bloody Moon
Doctor (uncredited)
5.0
1981
Sex Is Crazy
Film Director
5.6
1981
White Cannibal Queen
Mr. Martin
4.4
1980
What a Honeymoon
Dying Man (uncredited)
5.7
1980
Justine and the Whip
Strange Guy
4.9
1979
The Sadist of Notre Dame
Mathis Vogel
5.3
1979
Slaves
Radeck's Assistant
5.1
1977
Kiss Me Killer
Marcel
4.3
1977
Greta, the Mad Butcher
Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco)
4.7
1977
Shining Sex
Dr. Seward
4.0
1976
White Skin Black Thighs
Graf Anastasio
4.8
1976
Les emmerdeuses
3.5
1976
Ladies House of Pleasure
3.2
1976
Barbed Wire Dolls
Maria's Father (uncredited)
4.7
1976
Midnight Party
Janos Radeck
5.2
1976
Downtown
Al Pereira
5.7
1975
Exorcism
Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue
4.6
1975
Demoniac
0.0
1975
The Hot Nights of Linda
Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck)
3.1
1975
Women Behind Bars
Bill
4.4
1975
Celestine
Sleeping Man
5.7
1974
Night of the Skull
Andy
6.2
1974
Dolls for Sale
4.4
1973
A Virgin Among the Living Dead
Basilio
4.9
1973
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
Inspecteur Hernandez
5.2
1973
Female Vampire
Dr. Roberts
4.3
1973
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
Morpho
5.3
1973
Eugenie de Sade
Attila Tanner
5.7
1973
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
Lord Comfort (uncredited)
4.6
1973
El misterio del castillo rojo
2.0
1973
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub
5.7
1972
Daughter of Dracula
Cyril Jefferson
4.2
1972
The Corpse Packs His Bags
Gonzales
5.1
1972
Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves
Director
4.0
1972
Vampir Cuadecuc
Self
6.0
1972
She Killed in Ecstasy
Dr. Donen
5.4
1971
X312 - Flight to Hell
Man at John Somers'
4.2
1971
Vampyros Lesbos
Memmet
5.7
1971
The Devil Came from Akasava
Tino Celli
4.8
1971
Count Dracula
Van Helsing's servant (uncredited)
5.8
1970
Eugenie
Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited)
4.6
1970
Your Caresses
4.6
1969
Venus in Furs
Jazz Musician (uncredited)
5.3
1969
The Castle of Fu Manchu
Insp. Ahmet
3.6
1969
Marquis de Sade: Justine
5.1
1969
Kiss Me Monster
Abilene's Contact Man
4.6
1969
Two Undercover Angels
Napoleon Bolivard
5.0
1969
The Girl from Rio
Guitar Player
4.6
1969
99 Women
Official (uncredited)
5.3
1969
The Blood of Fu Manchu
4.4
1968
Succubus
Writer
5.5
1968
Lucky, the Inscrutable
Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista
4.4
1967
The Diabolical Dr. Z
Inspector Tanner
5.8
1966
Attack of the Robots
Piano Player
5.1
1966
Attack of the Robots
Pianist (uncredited)
5.1
1966
Residence for Spies
Casino Piano Player (uncredited)
4.5
1966
Strange Voyage
Don Venancio
7.2
1964
Death Whistles the Blues
Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited)
4.7
1964
Dr. Orloff's Monster
Piano Player
4.6
1964
The Awful Dr. Orlof
Pianist (uncredited)
5.9
1962
Anna Said Yes
Pianista (uncredited)
5.5
1958
Around the World in Eighty Days
Extra (uncredited)
6.6
1956