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