
Cast
JesĂșs Franco
Directing
Cast
JesĂșs Franco
Known for
Directing
Born
1930-05-12
From
Madrid, Spain
Died
2013-04-02
Also known as Clifford Brown, A.L. Mariaux, Jess Franco
Biography
JesĂșs "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.

Around the World in 80 Days
as Extra (uncredited)

Marquis de Sade: Justine

Vampyros Lesbos
as Memmet

Eugenie
as Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited)

Sadomania
as Lucas

Eugenie de Sade
as Attila Tanner

Celestine
as Sleeping Man

Macumba Sexual
as Recepcionist

Female Vampire
as Dr. Roberts

Greta, the Mad Butcher
as Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco)

Venus in Furs
as Jazz Musician (uncredited)

Barbed Wire Dolls
as Maria's Father (uncredited)

Midnight Party
as Janos Radeck

Bahia Blanca
as The Miseries (uncredited)

99 Women
as Official (uncredited)

Your Caresses

Bloody Moon
as Doctor (uncredited)

Two Undercover Angels
as Napoleon Bolivard

Count Dracula
as Van Helsing's servant (uncredited)

Jailhouse Wardress
as Uncle Jess

The Troublemakers

Lorna, the Exorcist
as Doctor (uncredited)

Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
as Self (archive footage)

Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
as Inspecteur Hernandez

White Cannibal Queen
as Mr. Martin

Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada âSâ
as Self - Archive footage

Downtown
as Al Pereira

The Girl from Rio
as Guitar Player

The Hot Nights of Linda
as Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck)

Debris Documentar
as Himself

The Blood of Fu Manchu

Succubus
as Writer

A Virgin Among the Living Dead
as Basilio

Esmeralda Bay
as Boat Captain

The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
as Morpho

The Other Side of the Mirror
as Roger (uncredited)

The Castle of Fu Manchu
as Insp. Ahmet

The Night Of Open Sex
as Count

Death Whistles the Blues
as Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited)

Daughter of Dracula
as Cyril Jefferson

Ladies House of Pleasure

The Devil Came from Akasava
as Tino Celli

The Corpse Packs His Bags
as Gonzales

X312 - Flight to Hell
as Man at John Somers'

Slaves
as Radeck's Assistant

Exorcism
as Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue

The Diabolical Dr. Z
as Inspector Tanner

Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves
as Director

Blood on My Shoes
as Abductor

Kiss Me Monster
as Abilene's Contact Man (uncredited)

Night Has a Thousand Desires
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Ban the Sadist Videos!
as Self

Dolls for Sale

Kiss Me Killer
as Marcel

Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler
as Padre del Dr. Weissman

Coffins of Light
as himself

Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Strange Voyage
as Don Venancio

Vampir Cuadecuc
as Self

Sex Is Crazy
as Film Director

Flesh-Eating Mothers
as Policeman

What a Honeymoon
as Dying Man (uncredited)

Idoru

The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
as Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub

Black Boots, Leather Whip
as MatĂłn en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited)

Dr. Orloff's Monster
as Piano Player

The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
as Lord Comfort (uncredited)

DrĂĄcula Barcelona
as Himself

She Killed in Ecstasy
as Dr. Donen

Attack of the Robots
as Piano Player

Attack of the Robots
as Pianist (uncredited)

The Awful Dr. Orlof
as Pianist (uncredited)

Bloody Jess
as Self

The Well

Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
as The Director

Women Behind Bars
as Bill

Anna Said Yes
as Pianista (uncredited)

Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
as Dr. Wong

Perversion Stories
as Self

Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
as Himself

On the Threshold to Another World
as Himself

Night of the Skull
as Andy

La cripta de las condenadas

Death Karate in Torremolinos
as Miyagi

La Ășltima pelĂcula de Jess Franco
as Self

The Sadist of Notre Dame
as Mathis Vogel

Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
as Dr. James Wong

Beloved Count
as Self

Lucky, the Inscrutable
as Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista

The Blues of Pop Street
as Sam Chesterfield

Queridos monstruos
as Self

Vampire Blues
as The Merchant

En busca del dragĂłn dorado
as Blind Old Man

JesĂșs Franco, manera de vivir
as Himself

Lonely Road
as Doctor Callman

Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
as Himself

Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
as Self

El misterio del castillo rojo

The Sinister Doctor Orloff
as Manolo

Falks Frauen
as (archive footage)

Call Him Jess
as Himself

Residence for Spies
as Casino Piano Player (uncredited)

Los profundos sueños de Jennifer
as Voz

See you later Cowabunga: La maldiciĂłn del cenachero diabĂłlico!

Sexorcismes
as Mathis Vogel

Girl with the Red Lips
as Professor Karame

El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa

TĂo Jess
as Self

Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included
as Rose Hotel's recepcionist (uncredited)

Por la gracia de Luis
as Himself

Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess
as Self

Take-Away Spirit
as J.W. Radek

Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert
as Himself (archive footage)

Wild Session
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

JesĂșs in Furs
as Himself

Call Me Jess Redux
as Himself

Journey into Perversion
as Himself

White Skin Black Thighs
as Graf Anastasio

Esa cosa con plumas

The Bizarre World of Jess Franco
as Self

The Rhythm of Jess
as Self

Jess' Women
as self

A Crack for Two
as Tom

Shining Sex
as Dr. Seward

Red Venice
as Jess Franco

Justine and the Whip
as Strange Guy

Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
as Pete

Lilian, the Perverted Virgin
as Bernardo