1930-05-12 Madrid, Spain
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.
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Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S” | Self - Archive footage | 2024-10-03 |
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Inferno Rosso. Joe D'Amato sulla via dell'eccesso | Self (archive footage) | 2021-09-05 |
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Sesión salvaje | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | 2019-12-13 |
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Drácula Barcelona | Himself | 2017-10-05 |
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Soledad Miranda, una flor en el desierto | Himself (archive footage) | 2015-10-01 |
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Falks Frauen | (archive footage) | 2014-02-25 |
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¡Zarpazos! Un viaje por el spanish horror | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2014-06-20 |
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Llámale Jess Redux | Himself | 2014-09-26 |
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Queridos monstruos | Self | 2014-10-10 |
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La última película de Jess Franco | Self | 2013-10-11 |
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A ritmo de Jess | Self | 2013-04-26 |
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Revenge of the Alligator Ladies | Himself | 2013-10-12 |
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Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies | The Director | 2013-03-22 |
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Los profundos sueños de Jennifer | Voz | 2013-03-18 |
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Tío Jess | Self | 2012-11-20 |
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Debris Documentar | Himself | 2012-09-28 |
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La cripta de las condenadas | 2012-10-05 | |
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Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess | Self | 2010-12-09 |
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Ataúdes de luz | himself | 2009-01-01 |
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Idoru | 2009-09-27 | |
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Take-Away Spirit | J.W. Radek | 2009-01-01 |
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Por la gracia de Luis | Himself | 2009-10-17 |
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Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler | Padre del Dr. Weissman | 2008-06-06 |
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Beloved Count | Self | 2007-02-27 |
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Bloody Jess | Self | 2007-01-01 |
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Jesús Franco, manera de vivir | Himself | 2007-05-24 |
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Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre | Pete | 2007-01-15 |
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Ban the Sadist Videos! | Self | 2005-09-06 |
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Brunnen | 2005-03-11 | |
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Jess' Women | self | 2005-02-22 |
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Jesús in Furs | Himself | 2005-02-22 |
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See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico! | 2004-03-06 | |
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Kárate a muerte en Torremolinos | Miyagi | 2003-03-14 |
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On the Threshold to Another World | Himself | 2003-09-29 |
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Rossa Venezia | Jess Franco | 2003-01-01 |
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Perversion Stories | Self | 2002-11-05 |
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Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie | Himself | 2002-01-15 |
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Journey into Perversion | Himself | 2001-07-17 |
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Orson Welles en el país de don Quijote | Self | 2000-11-05 |
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Llámale Jess | Himself | 2000-01-20 |
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Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell | Dr. James Wong | 1999-01-01 |
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Vampire Blues | The Merchant | 1999-01-01 |
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El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa | 1992-01-01 | |
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La bahía esmeralda | Boat Captain | 1989-05-18 |
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Esa cosa con plumas | 1988-04-08 | |
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Flesh-Eating Mothers | Policeman | 1988-09-16 |
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La chica de los labios rojos | Professor Karame | 1986-01-01 |
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Viaje a Bangkok, ataúd incluido | Rose Hotel's recepcionist (uncredited) | 1985-06-01 |
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La Sombra del Judoka contra el Doctor Wong | Dr. Wong | 1985-01-01 |
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Una rajita para dos | Tom | 1984-08-01 |
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Mil sexos tiene la noche | Psychiatrist (uncredited) | 1984-03-05 |
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Camino Solitario | Doctor Callman | 1984-01-23 |
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Lilian (la virgen pervertida) | Bernardo | 1984-06-25 |
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El siniestro doctor Orloff | Manolo | 1984-06-18 |
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Bahía blanca | The Miseries (uncredited) | 1984-01-01 |
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En busca del dragón dorado | Blind Old Man | 1983-01-01 |
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La noche de los sexos abiertos | Count | 1983-02-23 |
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Los blues de la calle Pop (Aventuras de Felipe Malboro, volumen 8) | Sam Chesterfield | 1983-01-01 |
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The Bizarre World of Jess Franco | Self | 1983-01-01 |
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Botas negras, látigo de cuero | Matón en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited) | 1983-01-24 |
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Macumba sexual | Recepcionist | 1983-10-20 |
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Sangre en mis zapatos | Abductor | 1983-01-01 |
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El sexo está loco | Film Director | 1981-01-01 |
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Sadomania - Hölle der Lust | Lucas | 1981-03-27 |
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Die Säge des Todes | Doctor (uncredited) | 1981-03-27 |
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Les Gardiennes du pénitencier | Uncle Jess | 1981-08-05 |
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Vaya luna de miel | Dying Man (uncredited) | 1980-01-01 |
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Mondo cannibale | Mr. Martin | 1980-09-15 |
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El sádico de Notre-Dame | Mathis Vogel | 1979-06-15 |
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Justine | Strange Guy | 1979-09-13 |
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Greta - Haus ohne Männer | Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco) | 1977-01-21 |
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Embrasse-moi | Marcel | 1977-03-31 |
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Die Sklavinnen | Radeck's Assistant | 1977-04-15 |
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Weiße Haut auf schwarzen Schenkeln | Graf Anastasio | 1976-07-29 |
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La fille au sexe brillant | Dr. Seward | 1976-08-21 |
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Midnight Party | Janos Radeck | 1976-01-23 |
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Les Emmerdeuses | 1976-07-22 | |
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Hommes de joie pour femmes vicieuses | 1976-06-23 | |
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Frauengefängnis | Maria's Father (uncredited) | 1976-04-22 |
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Les nuits brûlantes de Linda | Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck) | 1975-07-16 |
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Des diamants pour l'enfer | Bill | 1975-01-01 |
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L'Éventreur de Notre-Dame | Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue | 1975-08-25 |
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Sexorcismes | Mathis Vogel | 1975-01-01 |
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Downtown - Die nackten Puppen der Unterwelt | Al Pereira | 1975-08-28 |
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La Comtesse noire | Dr. Roberts | 1975-01-24 |
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La noche de los asesinos | Andy | 1974-09-29 |
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Les Possédées du diable | Doctor (uncredited) | 1974-12-18 |
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Célestine... bonne à tout faire | Sleeping Man | 1974-10-16 |
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Les ébranlées | 1973-11-29 | |
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La maldición de Frankenstein | Morpho | 1973-05-31 |
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Al otro lado del espejo | Roger (uncredited) | 1973-09-24 |
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Une vierge chez les morts-vivants | Basilio | 1973-11-15 |
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Los ojos del doctor Orloff | Lord Comfort (uncredited) | 1973-01-01 |
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Le Journal intime d'une nymphomane | Inspecteur Hernandez | 1973-06-21 |
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Eugénie | Attila Tanner | 1973-04-05 |
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La Fille de Dracula | Cyril Jefferson | 1972-12-14 |
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Robinson und seine wilden Sklavinnen | Director | 1972-10-01 |
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Dr. M schlägt zu | Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub | 1972-12-26 |
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Cuadecuc, vampir | Self | 1972-05-05 |
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Der Todesrächer von Soho | Gonzales | 1972-10-01 |
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Der Teufel kam aus Akasava | Tino Celli | 1971-03-05 |
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Vampyros Lesbos | Memmet | 1971-07-15 |
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X312 - Flug zur Hölle | Man at John Somers' | 1971-08-20 |
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Sie tötete in Ekstase | Dr. Donen | 1971-12-10 |
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De Sade 70 | Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited) | 1970-02-20 |
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Nachts, wenn Dracula erwacht | Van Helsing's servant (uncredited) | 1970-04-03 |
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Küß mich, Monster | Abilene's Contact Man (uncredited) | 1969-03-28 |
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Deine Zärtlichkeiten | 1969-11-06 | |
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Paroxismus | Jazz Musician (uncredited) | 1969-08-19 |
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The Castle of Fu Manchu | Insp. Ahmet | 1969-05-29 |
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Marquis de Sade: Justine | 1969-04-03 | |
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Die sieben Männer der Sumuru | Guitar Player | 1969-03-14 |
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Rote Lippen, Sadisterotica | Napoleon Bolivard | 1969-03-28 |
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Der heiße Tod | Official (uncredited) | 1969-03-05 |
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The Blood of Fu Manchu | 1968-08-23 | |
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Residencia para espías | Casino Piano Player (uncredited) | 1968-01-09 |
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Necronomicon - Geträumte Sünden | Writer | 1968-04-19 |
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Lucky, el intrépido | Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista | 1967-06-23 |
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Miss Muerte | Inspector Tanner | 1966-08-01 |
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Cartes sur table | Pianist (uncredited) | 1966-04-27 |
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Cartes sur table | Piano Player | 1966-04-27 |
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El secreto del Dr. Orloff | Piano Player | 1965-08-20 |
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La muerte silba un blues | Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited) | 1964-07-04 |
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El extraño viaje | Don Venancio | 1964-08-09 |
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Gritos en la noche | Pianist (uncredited) | 1962-05-14 |
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Ana dice sí | Pianista (uncredited) | 1958-10-23 |
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Around the World in 80 Days | Extra (uncredited) | 1956-10-17 |
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