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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”
Character:Self - Archive footage
Release Date:03/10/2024
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/09/2021
Wild Session
Character:Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Release Date:13/12/2019
Drácula Barcelona
Character:Himself
Release Date:05/10/2017
Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:01/10/2015
Queridos monstruos
Character:Self
Release Date:10/10/2014
Call Me Jess Redux
Character:Himself
Release Date:26/09/2014
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:20/06/2014
Falks Frauen
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:25/02/2014
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
Character:Himself
Release Date:12/10/2013
La última película de Jess Franco
Character:Self
Release Date:11/10/2013
The Rhythm of Jess
Character:Self
Release Date:26/04/2013
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
Character:The Director
Release Date:22/03/2013
Los profundos sueños de Jennifer
Character:Voz
Release Date:18/03/2013
Tío Jess
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2012
La cripta de las condenadas
Character:
Release Date:05/10/2012
Debris Documentar
Character:Himself
Release Date:28/09/2012
Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/2010
Por la gracia de Luis
Character:Himself
Release Date:17/10/2009
Idoru
Character:
Release Date:27/09/2009
Take-Away Spirit
Character:J.W. Radek
Release Date:01/01/2009
Coffins of Light
Character:himself
Release Date:01/01/2009
Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler
Character:Padre del Dr. Weissman
Release Date:06/06/2008
Martes de Carnaval
Character:
Release Date:05/01/2008
Jesús Franco, manera de vivir
Character:Himself
Release Date:24/05/2007
Beloved Count
Character:Self
Release Date:27/02/2007
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
Character:Pete
Release Date:15/01/2007
Bloody Jess
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2007
Ban the Sadist Videos!
Character:Self
Release Date:06/09/2005
The Well
Character:
Release Date:11/03/2005
Jesús in Furs
Character:Himself
Release Date:22/02/2005
Jess' Women
Character:self
Release Date:22/02/2005
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!
Character:
Release Date:06/03/2004
On the Threshold to Another World
Character:Himself
Release Date:29/09/2003
Death Karate in Torremolinos
Character:Miyagi
Release Date:14/03/2003
Red Venice
Character:Jess Franco
Release Date:01/01/2003
Perversion Stories
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/2002
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
Character:Himself
Release Date:15/01/2002
Journey into Perversion
Character:Himself
Release Date:17/07/2001
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/2000
Call Him Jess
Character:Himself
Release Date:20/01/2000
Vampire Blues
Character:The Merchant
Release Date:01/01/1999
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
Character:Dr. James Wong
Release Date:01/01/1999
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1992
Esmeralda Bay
Character:Boat Captain
Release Date:18/05/1989
Flesh-Eating Mothers
Character:Policeman
Release Date:16/09/1988
Esa cosa con plumas
Character:
Release Date:08/04/1988
Girl with the Red Lips
Character:Professor Karame
Release Date:01/01/1986
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin included
Character:Rose Hotel's recepcionist (uncredited)
Release Date:01/06/1985
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
Character:Dr. Wong
Release Date:01/01/1985
A Crack for Two
Character:Tom
Release Date:01/08/1984
Lilian, the Perverted Virgin
Character:Bernardo
Release Date:25/06/1984
The Sinister Doctor Orloff
Character:Manolo
Release Date:18/06/1984
Night Has a Thousand Desires
Character:Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Release Date:05/03/1984
Lonely Road
Character:Doctor Callman
Release Date:23/01/1984
Bahia Blanca
Character:The Miseries (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1984
Macumba Sexual
Character:Recepcionist
Release Date:20/10/1983
The Night Of Open Sex
Character:Count
Release Date:23/02/1983
Black Boots, Leather Whip
Character:Matón en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:24/01/1983
En busca del dragón dorado
Character:Blind Old Man
Release Date:01/01/1983
Blood on My Shoes
Character:Abductor
Release Date:01/01/1983
The Blues of Pop Street
Character:Sam Chesterfield
Release Date:01/01/1983
The Bizarre World of Jess Franco
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1983
Jailhouse Wardress
Character:Uncle Jess
Release Date:05/08/1981
Sadomania
Character:Lucas
Release Date:27/03/1981
Bloody Moon
Character:Doctor (uncredited)
Release Date:27/03/1981
Sex Is Crazy
Character:Film Director
Release Date:01/01/1981
White Cannibal Queen
Character:Mr. Martin
Release Date:15/09/1980
What a Honeymoon
Character:Dying Man (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1980
Justine and the Whip
Character:Strange Guy
Release Date:13/09/1979
The Sadist of Notre Dame
Character:Mathis Vogel
Release Date:15/06/1979
Slaves
Character:Radeck's Assistant
Release Date:15/04/1977
Kiss Me Killer
Character:Marcel
Release Date:31/03/1977
Greta, the Mad Butcher
Character:Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco)
Release Date:21/01/1977
Shining Sex
Character:Dr. Seward
Release Date:21/08/1976
White Skin Black Thighs
Character:Graf Anastasio
Release Date:29/07/1976
The Troublemakers
Character:
Release Date:22/07/1976
Ladies House of Pleasure
Character:
Release Date:23/06/1976
Barbed Wire Dolls
Character:Maria's Father (uncredited)
Release Date:22/04/1976
Midnight Party
Character:Janos Radeck
Release Date:23/01/1976
Downtown
Character:Al Pereira
Release Date:28/08/1975
Exorcism
Character:Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue
Release Date:25/08/1975
Exorciseme
Character:
Release Date:20/08/1975
The Hot Nights of Linda
Character:Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck)
Release Date:16/07/1975
Female Vampire
Character:Dr. Roberts
Release Date:24/01/1975
Women Behind Bars
Character:Bill
Release Date:01/01/1975
Sexorcismes
Character:Mathis Vogel
Release Date:01/01/1975
Celestine
Character:Sleeping Man
Release Date:16/10/1974
Night of the Skull
Character:Andy
Release Date:29/09/1974
Dolls for Sale
Character:
Release Date:29/11/1973
A Virgin Among the Living Dead
Character:Basilio
Release Date:15/11/1973
The Other Side of the Mirror
Character:Roger (uncredited)
Release Date:24/09/1973
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
Character:Inspecteur Hernandez
Release Date:21/06/1973
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
Character:Morpho
Release Date:31/05/1973
Eugenie de Sade
Character:Attila Tanner
Release Date:05/04/1973
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
Character:Lord Comfort (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1973
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
Character:Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub
Release Date:26/12/1972
Daughter of Dracula
Character:Cyril Jefferson
Release Date:14/12/1972
The Corpse Packs His Bags
Character:Gonzales
Release Date:01/10/1972
Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves
Character:Director
Release Date:01/10/1972
Vampir Cuadecuc
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/1972
She Killed in Ecstasy
Character:Dr. Donen
Release Date:10/12/1971
X312 - Flight to Hell
Character:Man at John Somers'
Release Date:20/08/1971
Vampyros Lesbos
Character:Memmet
Release Date:15/07/1971
The Devil Came from Akasava
Character:Tino Celli
Release Date:05/03/1971
Count Dracula
Character:Van Helsing's servant (uncredited)
Release Date:03/04/1970
Eugenie
Character:Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited)
Release Date:20/02/1970
Your Caresses
Character:
Release Date:06/11/1969
Venus in Furs
Character:Jazz Musician (uncredited)
Release Date:19/08/1969
The Castle of Fu Manchu
Character:Insp. Ahmet
Release Date:29/05/1969
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Character:
Release Date:03/04/1969
Kiss Me Monster
Character:Abilene's Contact Man (uncredited)
Release Date:28/03/1969
Two Undercover Angels
Character:Napoleon Bolivard
Release Date:28/03/1969
The Girl from Rio
Character:Guitar Player
Release Date:14/03/1969
99 Women
Character:Official (uncredited)
Release Date:05/03/1969
The Blood of Fu Manchu
Character:
Release Date:23/08/1968
Succubus
Character:Writer
Release Date:19/04/1968
Residence for Spies
Character:Casino Piano Player (uncredited)
Release Date:09/01/1968
Lucky, the Inscrutable
Character:Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista
Release Date:23/06/1967
The Diabolical Dr. Z
Character:Inspector Tanner
Release Date:01/08/1966
Attack of the Robots
Character:Piano Player
Release Date:27/04/1966
Attack of the Robots
Character:Pianist (uncredited)
Release Date:27/04/1966
Dr. Orloff's Monster
Character:Piano Player
Release Date:20/08/1965
Strange Voyage
Character:Don Venancio
Release Date:09/08/1964
Death Whistles the Blues
Character:Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited)
Release Date:04/07/1964
The Awful Dr. Orlof
Character:Pianist (uncredited)
Release Date:14/05/1962
Anna Said Yes
Character:Pianista (uncredited)
Release Date:23/10/1958
Around the World in 80 Days
Character:Extra (uncredited)
Release Date:17/10/1956
Television Appearances
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