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person_profile-Jesús Franco

Jesús Franco Died at age: 82

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Jesús Franco

Date of Birth:

May 12, 1930

Country of birth:

Spain

Died:

Apr 02, 2013

Biography of

Jesús Franco

    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 his Faceless and Killer Barbys, 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.

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Jesús Franco

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Filmography of

Jesús Franco

Found 163 Movies in total

Revenge of the Alligator Ladies

Himself ( Actor )

Writer

... 2013

Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies

The Director ( Actor )

Editor

... 2013

... 2012

... 2012

Paula-Paula

Special Effects

... 2010

... 2008

... 2006

... 2005

... 2002

Incubus

Writer

... 2002

... 2001

... 2000

... 2000

Vampire Blues

The Merchant ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1999

... 1999

Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell

Dr. James Wong ( Actor )

Writer

... 1999

Red Silk

Screenplay

... 1999

... 1998

... 1998

Tender Flesh

Screenplay

... 1997

... 1996

Downtown Heat

Screenplay

... 1994

... 1992

Esmeralda Bay

Boat Captain ( Actor )

Writer

... 1989

Night of the Eagles

Art Direction

... 1989

... 1988

Faceless

Writer

... 1988

... 1987

... 1987

... 1986

... 1986

... 1986

... 1986

Girl with the Red Lips

Professor Karame ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1986

Angel of Death

Screenplay

... 1985

... 1985

... 1985

... 1985

Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong

Dr. Wong ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1985

... 1985

... 1984

The Sinister Doctor Orloff

Manolo ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1984

Night Has a Thousand Desires

Psychiatrist (uncredited) ( Actor )

Writer

... 1984

Camino solitario

Doctor Callman ( Actor )

Writer

... 1984

Bahia Blanca

The Miseries (uncredited) ( Actor )

Writer

... 1984

Macumba Sexual

Recepcionist ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1983

... 1983

Cries of Pleasure

Art Direction

... 1983

... 1983

... 1983

Cecilia

Writer

... 1983

... 1983

The Night Of Open Sex

Count ( Actor )

Novel

... 1983

Black Boots, Leather Whip

Matón en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

Editor

... 1983

Blood on My Shoes

Abductor ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1983

En busca del dragón dorado

Blind Old Man ( Actor )

Editor

... 1983

... 1982

... 1982

... 1982

... 1982

... 1981

Jailhouse Wardress

Uncle Jess ( Actor )

Director

... 1981

... 1981

... 1981

Bloody Moon

Doctor (uncredited) ( Actor )

Director

... 1981

Sadomania

Lucas ( Actor )

Editor

... 1981

Sex Is Crazy

Film Director ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1981

Devil Hunter

Screenplay

... 1980

White Cannibal Queen

Mr. Martin ( Actor )

Writer

... 1980

... 1980

... 1980

... 1980

What a Honeymoon

Dying Man (uncredited) ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1980

The Sadist of Notre Dame

Mathis Vogel ( Actor )

Writer

... 1979

... 1979

... 1978

... 1978

... 1978

... 1977

Love Camp

Director

... 1977

... 1977

... 1977

... 1977

Slaves

Radeck's Assistant ( Actor )

Director

... 1977

Kiss Me Killer

Marcel ( Actor )

Writer

... 1977

... 1977

Greta, the Mad Butcher

Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco) ( Actor )

Writer

... 1977

... 1976

... 1976

... 1976

Barbed Wire Dolls

Maria's Father (uncredited) ( Actor )

Writer

... 1976

Golden Jail

Director

... 1976

Midnight Party

Janos Radeck ( Actor )

Writer

... 1976

... 1975

Downtown

Al Pereira ( Actor )

Writer

... 1975

Exorcism

Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue (as Jess Frank) ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1975

... 1975

... 1975

The Hot Nights of Linda

Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck) ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1975

... 1975

Women Behind Bars

Bill ( Actor )

Editor

... 1975

... 1974

Celestine

Sleeping Man ( Actor )

Writer

... 1974

Night of the Skull

Andy ( Actor )

Writer

... 1974

... 1974

... 1974

... 1974

Les Gloutonnes

Screenplay

... 1974

... 1973

A Virgin Among the Living Dead

Basilio ( Actor )

Writer

... 1973

... 1973

... 1973

Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac

Inspecteur Hernandez ( Actor )

Scenario Writer

... 1973

Female Vampire

Dr. Roberts ( Actor )

Editor

... 1973

The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein

Morpho ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1973

Eugenie de Sade

Attila Tanner ( Actor )

Writer

... 1973

... 1973

... 1973

The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff

Lord Comfort (uncredited) ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1973

The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse

Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1972

Daughter of Dracula

Cyril Jefferson ( Actor )

Writer

... 1972

... 1972

Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves

Director ( Actor )

Director

... 1972

The Corpse Packs His Bags

Gonzales ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1972

Sex Charade

Screenplay

... 1972

... 1972

She Killed in Ecstasy

Dr. Donen ( Actor )

Writer

... 1971

X312 - Flight to Hell

Man at John Somers' ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1971

Vampyros Lesbos

Memmet ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1971

The Devil Came from Akasava

Tino Celli ( Actor )

Director

... 1971

... 1970

Count Dracula

Van Helsing's servant (uncredited) ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1970

Eugenie

Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited) ( Actor )

Director

... 1970

... 1970

Venus in Furs

Jazz Musician ( Actor )

Writer

... 1969

The Castle of Fu Manchu

Insp. Ahmet ( Actor )

Director

... 1969

... 1969

Two Undercover Angels

Napoleon Bolivard ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1969

Kiss Me Monster

Abilene's Contact Man ( Actor )

Idea

... 1969

The Girl from Rio

Guitar Player ( Actor )

Director

... 1969

99 Women

Official (uncredited) ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1969

... 1968

... 1968

Succubus

Writer ( Actor )

Director

... 1968

Lucky, the Inscrutable

Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1967

The Diabolical Dr. Z

Inspector Tanner ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1966

Attack of the Robots

Piano Player ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1966

Residence for Spies

Casino Piano Player (uncredited) ( Actor )

Writer

... 1966

... 1965

... 1964

Death Whistles the Blues

Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited) ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1964

Dr. Orloff's Monster

Piano Player ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1964

... 1962

The Awful Dr. Orlof

Pianist (uncredited) ( Actor )

Story

... 1962

Red Lips

Screenplay

... 1960

... 1959

Historias de Madrid

Assistant Director

... 1958

... 1957

... 1957

... 1956

Death of a Cyclist

Assistant Director

... 1955

The Coyote

Screenplay

... 1955

Merry Christmas

Assistant Director

... 1954