From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jesús "Jess" Franco (born 12 May 1930 as Jesús Franco Manera) is 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 (1967), his first women-in-prison film Ninety-Nine Women (1968) 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 (Dracula vs Frankenstein, Vampyros Lesbos), 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 (Bloody Moon, Mondo Cannibale, Oasis of the Zombies), but after 1983, his career took a second downturn. With the exception of his Faceless (1988) and Killer Barbys (1996), his post-1984 films are almost unwatchable due to the incredibly low budgets he was forced to work with. 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. His fans tend to obsessively collect all of his films (both the good and the execrable) and line up for hours at horror conventions for a chance to meet him in person. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jesús Franco, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Movie | Call Me Jess Redux | Himself | 2014-09-26 |
Movie | Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2014-06-20 |
Movie | Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies | The Director | 2013-03-22 |
Movie | The Rhythm of Jess | Self | 2013-04-26 |
Movie | La última película de Jess Franco | Self | 2013-10-11 |
Movie | Revenge of the Alligator Ladies | Himself | 2013-10-12 |
Movie | Debris Documentar | Himself | 2012-09-28 |
Movie | Tío Jess | Self | 2012-11-20 |
Movie | La cripta de las condenadas | 2012-10-05 | |
Movie | Take-Away Spirit | J.W. Radek | 2009-01-01 |
Movie | Martes de Carnaval | 2008-01-05 | |
Movie | Ban the Sadist Videos! | Self | 2005-09-06 |
Movie | See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico! | 2004-03-06 | |
Movie | Death Karate in Torremolinos | Miyagi | 2003-03-14 |
Movie | On the Threshold to Another World | Himself | 2003-09-29 |
Movie | Call Him Jess | Himself | 2000-01-20 |
Movie | Vampire Blues | The Merchant | 1999-01-01 |
Series | Eurotika! | Himself | 1999-10-03 |
Movie | Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell | Dr. James Wong | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa | 1992-01-01 | |
Movie | Esmeralda Bay | Boat Captain | 1989-05-18 |
Movie | Esa cosa con plumas | 1988-04-08 | |
Movie | Girl with the Red Lips | Professor Karame | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong | Dr. Wong | 1985-01-01 |
Movie | Trip to Bangkok, Coffin included | (uncredited) | 1985-06-01 |
Movie | Bahia Blanca | The Miseries (uncredited) | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Camino solitario | Doctor Callman | 1984-01-23 |
Movie | Night Has a Thousand Desires | Psychiatrist (uncredited) | 1984-03-05 |
Movie | The Sinister Doctor Orloff | Manolo | 1984-06-18 |
Movie | The Blues of Pop Street | Sam Chesterfield | 1983-01-01 |
Movie | Blood on My Shoes | Abductor | 1983-01-01 |
Movie | En busca del dragón dorado | Blind Old Man | 1983-01-01 |
Movie | The Night Of Open Sex | Count | 1983-02-23 |
Movie | Black Boots, Leather Whip | Matón en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited) | 1983-01-24 |
Movie | Macumba Sexual | Recepcionist | 1983-10-20 |
Movie | Sex Is Crazy | Film Director | 1981-01-01 |
Movie | Sadomania | Lucas | 1981-03-27 |
Movie | Bloody Moon | Doctor (uncredited) | 1981-03-27 |
Movie | White Cannibal Queen | Mr. Martin | 1980-09-15 |
Movie | The Sadist of Notre Dame | Mathis Vogel | 1979-06-15 |
Movie | Greta, the Mad Butcher | Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco) | 1977-01-21 |
Movie | Kiss Me Killer | Marcel | 1977-03-31 |
Movie | Slaves | Radeck's Assistant | 1977-04-15 |
Movie | Barbed Wire Dolls | Maria's Father (uncredited) | 1976-04-22 |
Movie | Les emmerdeuses | 1976-07-22 | |
Movie | Women Behind Bars | Bill | 1975-01-01 |
Movie | The Hot Nights of Linda | Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck) | 1975-07-16 |
Movie | Exorcism | Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue | 1975-08-25 |
Movie | Downtown | Al Pereira | 1975-08-28 |
Movie | Night of the Skull | Andy | 1974-09-29 |
Movie | Celestine | Sleeping Man | 1974-10-16 |
Movie | Eugenie de Sade | Attila Tanner | 1973-04-05 |
Movie | The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff | Lord Comfort (uncredited) | 1973-01-01 |
Movie | Female Vampire | Dr. Roberts | 1973-04-07 |
Movie | Dolls for Sale | 1973-11-29 | |
Movie | Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac | Inspecteur Hernandez | 1973-06-21 |
Movie | A Virgin Among the Living Dead | Basilio | 1973-11-15 |
Movie | Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves | Director | 1972-10-01 |
Movie | Vampir Cuadecuc | Self | 1972-05-05 |
Movie | Daughter of Dracula | Cyril Jefferson | 1972-12-14 |
Movie | The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse | Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub | 1972-12-26 |
Movie | The Devil Came from Akasava | Tino Celli | 1971-03-05 |
Movie | X312 - Flight to Hell | Man at John Somers' | 1971-08-20 |
Movie | She Killed in Ecstasy | Dr. Donen | 1971-12-10 |
Movie | Eugenie | Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited) | 1970-02-20 |
Movie | Count Dracula | Van Helsing's servant (uncredited) | 1970-04-03 |
Movie | The Girl from Rio | Guitar Player | 1969-03-14 |
Movie | 99 Women | Official (uncredited) | 1969-03-05 |
Movie | Kiss Me Monster | Abilene's Contact Man | 1969-03-28 |
Movie | Venus in Furs | Jazz Musician (uncredited) | 1969-08-19 |
Movie | Your Caresses | 1969-11-06 | |
Movie | Marquis de Sade: Justine | 1969-04-03 | |
Movie | Two Undercover Angels | Napoleon Bolivard | 1969-03-28 |
Movie | Succubus | Writer | 1968-04-19 |
Movie | Lucky, the Inscrutable | Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista | 1967-06-23 |
Movie | Residence for Spies | Casino Piano Player (uncredited) | 1966-01-01 |
Movie | Attack of the Robots | Pianist (uncredited) | 1966-04-27 |
Movie | The Diabolical Dr. Z | Inspector Tanner | 1966-08-01 |
Movie | Dr. Orloff's Monster | Piano Player | 1964-01-01 |
Movie | Strange Voyage | Don Venancio | 1964-08-09 |
Movie | Death Whistles the Blues | Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited) | 1964-07-04 |
Movie | The Awful Dr. Orlof | Pianist (uncredited) | 1962-05-14 |
Movie | Anna Said Yes | Pianista (uncredited) | 1958-10-23 |
Movie | Around the World in Eighty Days | Extra (uncredited) | 1956-10-17 |
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