credits 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 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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
September 5th, 2021 | Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess | Self (archive footage) | 7.3 | |
December 13th, 2019 | Wild Session | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | 6.8 | |
October 5th, 2017 | Drácula Barcelona | Himself | 5.8 | |
October 1st, 2015 | Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert | Himself (archive footage) | 3.7 | |
October 10th, 2014 | Queridos monstruos | Self | 5.5 | |
October 12th, 2013 | Revenge of the Alligator Ladies | Himself | 3.6 | |
November 20th, 2012 | Tío Jess | Self | 5 | |
September 28th, 2012 | Debris Documentar | Himself | 4.8 | |
October 17th, 2009 | Por la gracia de Luis | Himself | 5 | |
September 27th, 2009 | Idoru | TBD | 5 | |
January 1st, 2009 | Coffins of Light | himself | 10 | |
May 24th, 2007 | Jesús Franco, manera de vivir | Himself | 6 | |
January 15th, 2007 | Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre | Pete | 6 | |
September 6th, 2005 | Ban the Sadist Videos! | Self | 6.8 | |
March 11th, 2005 | The Well | TBD | 9 | |
March 6th, 2004 | See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico! | TBD | 7 | |
January 1st, 2003 | Red Venice | Jess Franco | 4.9 | |
September 16th, 1988 | Flesh-Eating Mothers | Policeman | 4.6 | |
April 8th, 1988 | Esa cosa con plumas | TBD | 7 | |
March 5th, 1984 | Night Has a Thousand Desires | Psychiatrist (uncredited) | 4.5 | |
January 23rd, 1984 | Lonely Road | Doctor Callman | 4.7 | |
February 23rd, 1983 | The Night Of Open Sex | Count | 4.2 | |
January 24th, 1983 | Black Boots, Leather Whip | Matón en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited) | 4.5 | |
January 1st, 1980 | What a Honeymoon | Dying Man (uncredited) | 5.7 | |
September 13th, 1979 | Justine and the Whip | Strange Guy | 5.7 | |
June 15th, 1979 | The Sadist of Notre Dame | Mathis Vogel | 4.8 | |
August 21st, 1976 | Shining Sex | Dr. Seward | 4.4 | |
July 16th, 1975 | The Hot Nights of Linda | Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck) | 3.2 | |
January 1st, 1973 | The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff | Lord Comfort (uncredited) | 4.4 | |
November 6th, 1969 | Your Caresses | TBD | 4.8 | |
March 28th, 1969 | Kiss Me Monster | Abilene's Contact Man (uncredited) | 4.7 | |
March 28th, 1969 | Two Undercover Angels | Napoleon Bolivard | 5 | |
March 5th, 1969 | 99 Women | Official (uncredited) | 5.4 | |
August 23rd, 1968 | The Blood of Fu Manchu | TBD | 4.4 | |
June 23rd, 1967 | Lucky, the Inscrutable | Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista | 4.9 | |
October 17th, 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | Extra (uncredited) | 6.7 | |
TBD | El misterio del castillo rojo | TBD | TBD | |
October 3rd, 2024 | Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S” | Self - Archive footage | 6.8 | |
September 26th, 2014 | Call Me Jess Redux | Himself | 4.6 | |
June 20th, 2014 | Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 6 | |
February 25th, 2014 | Falks Frauen | (archive footage) | TBD | |
October 11th, 2013 | La última película de Jess Franco | Self | 6 | |
April 26th, 2013 | The Rhythm of Jess | Self | 5.5 | |
March 22nd, 2013 | Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies | The Director | 3.1 | |
March 18th, 2013 | Los profundos sueños de Jennifer | Voz | 7 | |
October 5th, 2012 | La cripta de las condenadas | TBD | 3.1 | |
December 9th, 2010 | Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess | Self | TBD | |
January 1st, 2009 | Take-Away Spirit | J.W. Radek | TBD | |
June 6th, 2008 | Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler | Padre del Dr. Weissman | 5.5 | |
February 27th, 2007 | Beloved Count | Self | TBD | |
January 1st, 2007 | Bloody Jess | Self | 7 | |
February 22nd, 2005 | Jesús in Furs | Himself | 6 | |
February 22nd, 2005 | Jess' Women | self | TBD | |
September 29th, 2003 | On the Threshold to Another World | Himself | TBD | |
March 14th, 2003 | Death Karate in Torremolinos | Miyagi | 5 | |
November 5th, 2002 | Perversion Stories | Self | TBD | |
January 15th, 2002 | Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie | Himself | 8.4 | |
July 17th, 2001 | Journey into Perversion | Himself | TBD | |
November 5th, 2000 | Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote | Self | 6.3 | |
January 20th, 2000 | Call Him Jess | Himself | 7.2 | |
January 1st, 1999 | Vampire Blues | The Merchant | 4.1 | |
January 1st, 1999 | Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell | Dr. James Wong | 2.1 | |
January 1st, 1992 | El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa | TBD | 7.5 | |
May 18th, 1989 | Esmeralda Bay | Boat Captain | 5.2 | |
January 1st, 1986 | Girl with the Red Lips | Professor Karame | 10 | |
June 1st, 1985 | Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included | Rose Hotel's recepcionist (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
January 1st, 1985 | Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong | Dr. Wong | 5 | |
August 1st, 1984 | A Crack for Two | Tom | 7 | |
June 25th, 1984 | Lilian, the Perverted Virgin | Bernardo | 6.3 | |
June 18th, 1984 | The Sinister Doctor Orloff | Manolo | 4.5 | |
January 1st, 1984 | Bahia Blanca | The Miseries (uncredited) | 5.3 | |
October 20th, 1983 | Macumba Sexual | Recepcionist | 5.2 | |
January 1st, 1983 | Blood on My Shoes | Abductor | 6.6 | |
January 1st, 1983 | The Blues of Pop Street | Sam Chesterfield | 5.1 | |
January 1st, 1983 | En busca del dragón dorado | Blind Old Man | 4.8 | |
January 1st, 1983 | The Bizarre World of Jess Franco | Self | TBD | |
August 5th, 1981 | Jailhouse Wardress | Uncle Jess | 3.9 | |
March 27th, 1981 | Sadomania | Lucas | 5.2 | |
March 27th, 1981 | Bloody Moon | Doctor (uncredited) | 5 | |
January 1st, 1981 | Sex Is Crazy | Film Director | 5.7 | |
September 15th, 1980 | White Cannibal Queen | Mr. Martin | 4.4 | |
April 15th, 1977 | Slaves | Radeck's Assistant | 5.2 | |
March 31st, 1977 | Kiss Me Killer | Marcel | 4.1 | |
January 21st, 1977 | Greta, the Mad Butcher | Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco) | 4.7 | |
July 29th, 1976 | White Skin Black Thighs | Graf Anastasio | 4.7 | |
July 22nd, 1976 | The Troublemakers | TBD | 4 | |
June 23rd, 1976 | Ladies House of Pleasure | TBD | 3.6 | |
April 22nd, 1976 | Barbed Wire Dolls | Maria's Father (uncredited) | 4.6 | |
January 23rd, 1976 | Midnight Party | Janos Radeck | 5 | |
August 28th, 1975 | Downtown | Al Pereira | 5.6 | |
August 25th, 1975 | Exorcism | Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue | 4.6 | |
January 24th, 1975 | Female Vampire | Dr. Roberts | 4.5 | |
January 1st, 1975 | Women Behind Bars | Bill | 4.4 | |
January 1st, 1975 | Sexorcismes | Mathis Vogel | 1 | |
December 18th, 1974 | Lorna, the Exorcist | Doctor (uncredited) | 4.9 | |
October 16th, 1974 | Celestine | Sleeping Man | 5.6 | |
September 29th, 1974 | Night of the Skull | Andy | 6.1 | |
November 29th, 1973 | Dolls for Sale | TBD | 4.9 | |
November 15th, 1973 | A Virgin Among the Living Dead | Basilio | 4.8 | |
September 24th, 1973 | The Other Side of the Mirror | Roger (uncredited) | 5.2 | |
June 21st, 1973 | Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac | Inspecteur Hernandez | 5.3 | |
May 31st, 1973 | The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein | Morpho | 5.1 | |
April 5th, 1973 | Eugenie de Sade | Attila Tanner | 5.6 | |
December 26th, 1972 | The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse | Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub | 6.2 | |
December 14th, 1972 | Daughter of Dracula | Cyril Jefferson | 4.1 | |
October 1st, 1972 | The Corpse Packs His Bags | Gonzales | 5.1 | |
October 1st, 1972 | Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves | Director | 3.9 | |
May 5th, 1972 | Vampir Cuadecuc | Self | 6.2 | |
December 10th, 1971 | She Killed in Ecstasy | Dr. Donen | 5.1 | |
August 20th, 1971 | X312 - Flight to Hell | Man at John Somers' | 4.5 | |
July 15th, 1971 | Vampyros Lesbos | Memmet | 5.7 | |
March 5th, 1971 | The Devil Came from Akasava | Tino Celli | 4.6 | |
April 3rd, 1970 | Count Dracula | Van Helsing's servant (uncredited) | 5.9 | |
February 20th, 1970 | Eugenie | Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited) | 4.9 | |
August 19th, 1969 | Venus in Furs | Jazz Musician (uncredited) | 5.4 | |
May 29th, 1969 | The Castle of Fu Manchu | Insp. Ahmet | 3.7 | |
April 3rd, 1969 | Marquis de Sade: Justine | TBD | 5.1 | |
March 14th, 1969 | The Girl from Rio | Guitar Player | 4.8 | |
April 19th, 1968 | Succubus | Writer | 5.4 | |
January 9th, 1968 | Residence for Spies | Casino Piano Player (uncredited) | 4.5 | |
August 1st, 1966 | The Diabolical Dr. Z | Inspector Tanner | 5.8 | |
April 27th, 1966 | Attack of the Robots | Piano Player | 5.4 | |
April 27th, 1966 | Attack of the Robots | Pianist (uncredited) | 5.4 | |
August 20th, 1965 | Dr. Orloff's Monster | Piano Player | 4.6 | |
August 9th, 1964 | Strange Voyage | Don Venancio | 7.3 | |
July 4th, 1964 | Death Whistles the Blues | Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited) | 5 | |
May 14th, 1962 | The Awful Dr. Orlof | Pianist (uncredited) | 5.9 | |
October 23rd, 1958 | Anna Said Yes | Pianista (uncredited) | 6.4 |