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