Michael Findlay, along with his wife Roberta Findlay, directed and produced numerous sexploitation movies. They have been described as "the most notorious filmmakers in the annals of sexploitation". In the mid-to-late 1960s, Findlay was prominent among a small group of underground New York filmmakers (including Joseph W. Sarno, Joseph P. Mawra, and Lou Campa) that produced exploitation "roughies" (a mix of sex and sadism) for the grindhouse theater market. Sometimes he would direct under the alias Julian Marsh and act in his own films billed as Robert West. His wife Roberta (aka Anna Riva) was the cinematographer, co-writer, and supporting actress for many of their films together. They also employed the same actors repeatedly, most notably Uta Erickson, and Marie Brent, aka Janet Banzet. The Findlays were friends with George Weiss, producer of Ed Wood's Glen or Glenda and a series of fetishistic Olga films (Olga's House of Shame, Olga's Girls, et al.). In 1964 Weiss encouraged them to make films in this new subgenre of violent sexploitation.
Michael Findlay, along with his wife Roberta Findlay, directed and produced numerous sexploitation movies. They have been described as "the most notorious filmmakers in the annals of sexploitation". In the mid-to-late 1960s, Findlay was prominent among a small group of underground New York filmmakers (including Joseph W. Sarno, Joseph P. Mawra, and Lou Campa) that produced exploitation "roughies" (a mix of sex and sadism) for the grindhouse theater market. Sometimes he would direct under the alias Julian Marsh and act in his own films billed as Robert West. His wife Roberta (aka Anna Riva) was the cinematographer, co-writer, and supporting actress for many of their films together. They also employed the same actors repeatedly, most notably Uta Erickson, and Marie Brent, aka Janet Banzet. The Findlays were friends with George Weiss, producer of Ed Wood's Glen or Glenda and a series of fetishistic Olga films (Olga's House of Shame, Olga's Girls, et al.). In 1964 Weiss encouraged them to make films in this new subgenre of violent sexploitation.
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Filmography (Movies)
Party Levitation
Character:(archive)
Release Date:02/08/2021
Snuff
Character:Detective (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:16/01/1976
Virgins in Heat
Character:Richard Jennings
Release Date:01/01/1976
Shriek of the Mutilated
Character:Decapitation Onlooker (uncredited)
Release Date:02/08/1974
The Altar of Lust
Character:Dr. Rogers (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:10/12/1971
The Slaughter
Character:Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1971
Bacchanale
Character:3rd Mourner / Timothy (voice)
Release Date:03/06/1970
Take My Head
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/05/1970
Janie
Character:Homeowner (as Richard Jennings)
Release Date:01/01/1970
The Ultimate Degenerate
Character:Spencer (as Robert West)
Release Date:25/04/1969
Mnasidika
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1969
The Kiss of Her Flesh
Character:Richard Jennings
Release Date:27/12/1968
The Curse of Her Flesh
Character:Richard Jennings / Joe Davidson
Release Date:19/12/1968
A Thousand Pleasures
Character:Richard Davis
Release Date:01/01/1968
The Touch of Her Flesh
Character:Richard Jennings
Release Date:19/04/1967
Lusting Hours
Character:Partygoer / Call Girl's Client / Voices
Release Date:01/01/1967
Take Me Naked
Character:The Bum's Friend
Release Date:21/10/1966
The Sin Syndicate
Character:Bearded Man (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1965
Body of a Female
Character:Bruno (as Robert West)
Release Date:03/11/1964
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