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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Por la gracia de Luis | Himself | 2009-10-17 |
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Take-Away Spirit | J.W. Radek | 2009-01-01 |
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Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler | Padre del Dr. Weissman | 2008-06-06 |
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Martes de Carnaval | 2008-01-05 | |
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Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre | Pete | 2007-01-15 |
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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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Jesús in Furs | Himself | 2005-02-22 |
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Jess' Women | self | 2005-02-22 |
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Brunnen | 2005-03-11 | |
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Ban the Sadist Videos! | Self | 2005-09-06 |
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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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Flesh-Eating Mothers | Policeman | 1988-09-16 |
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Esa cosa con plumas | 1988-04-08 | |
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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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Lilian (la virgen pervertida) | Bernardo | 1984-06-25 |
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El siniestro doctor Orloff | Manolo | 1984-06-18 |
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Mil sexos tiene la noche | Psychiatrist (uncredited) | 1984-03-05 |
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Bahía blanca | The Miseries (uncredited) | 1984-01-01 |
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Camino solitario | Doctor Callman | 1984-01-23 |
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The Bizarre World of Jess Franco | Self | 1983-01-01 |
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La noche de los sexos abiertos | Count | 1983-02-23 |
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Sangre en mis zapatos | Abductor | 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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En busca del dragón dorado | Blind Old Man | 1983-01-01 |
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Macumba sexual | Recepcionist | 1983-10-20 |
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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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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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Sadomania - Hölle der Lust | Lucas | 1981-03-27 |
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El sexo está loco | Film Director | 1981-01-01 |
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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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Die Sklavinnen | Radeck's Assistant | 1977-04-15 |
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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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Frauengefängnis | Maria's Father (uncredited) | 1976-04-22 |
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Hommes de joie pour femmes vicieuses | 1976-06-23 | |
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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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Exorciseme | 1975-08-20 | |
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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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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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La noche de los asesinos | Andy | 1974-09-29 |
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Célestine... bonne à tout faire | Sleeping Man | 1974-10-16 |
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Los ojos del doctor Orloff | Lord Comfort (uncredited) | 1973-01-01 |
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Les ébranlées | 1973-11-29 | |
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El misterio del castillo rojo | 1973-01-01 | |
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Une vierge chez les morts-vivants | Basilio | 1973-11-15 |
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La maldición de Frankenstein | Morpho | 1973-05-31 |
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La Comtesse noire | Dr. Roberts | 1973-06-05 |
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Eugénie | Attila Tanner | 1973-04-05 |
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Le Journal intime d'une nymphomane | Inspecteur Hernandez | 1973-06-21 |
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Robinson und seine wilden Sklavinnen | Director | 1972-10-01 |
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La fille de Dracula | Cyril Jefferson | 1972-12-14 |
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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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Sie tötete in Ekstase | Dr. Donen | 1971-12-10 |
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X312 - Flug zur Hölle | Man at John Somers' | 1971-08-20 |
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Vampyros Lesbos | Memmet | 1971-07-15 |
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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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Rote Lippen, Sadisterotica | Napoleon Bolivard | 1969-03-28 |
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Paroxismus | Jazz Musician (uncredited) | 1969-08-19 |
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Marquis de Sade: Justine | 1969-04-03 | |
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The Castle of Fu Manchu | Insp. Ahmet | 1969-05-29 |
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Der heiße Tod | Official (uncredited) | 1969-03-05 |
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Küß mich, Monster | Abilene's Contact Man | 1969-03-28 |
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Die sieben Männer der Sumuru | Guitar Player | 1969-03-14 |
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Deine Zärtlichkeiten | 1969-11-06 | |
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The Blood of Fu Manchu | 1968-08-23 | |
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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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Residencia para espías | Casino Piano Player (uncredited) | 1966-01-01 |
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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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Miss Muerte | Inspector Tanner | 1966-08-01 |
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El extraño viaje | Don Venancio | 1964-08-09 |
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El secreto del Dr. Orloff | Piano Player | 1964-01-01 |
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La muerte silba un blues | Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited) | 1964-07-04 |
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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 Eighty Days | Extra (uncredited) | 1956-10-17 |
