05/12/1930
Madrid, Spain:
Jesús Franco Manera war ein spanischer Filmemacher, Komponist und Schauspieler, der als äußerst produktiver Regisseur von Low-Budget-Exploitation- und B-Movies bekannt war. Er arbeitete im Laufe seiner Karriere in vielen verschiedenen Genres, war aber vor allem für seine Horror- und Erotikfilme bekannt, die oft surrealistische Elemente enthielten. In seiner Karriere von 1954 bis 2013 schrieb, inszenierte, produzierte, spielte und vertonte er rund 173 Spielfilme. Er arbeitete sowohl in seiner Heimat Spanien als auch (während der Herrschaft Francisco Francos) in Frankreich, Westdeutschland, der Schweiz und Portugal. Darüber hinaus drehte er in den 1960er Jahren mehrere Filme in Rio de Janeiro und Istanbul. Francos Filme sind bekannt für ihren unverwechselbaren visuellen Stil und ihre eigenwillige Herangehensweise an das Filmemachen. Oft drehte er mehrere Filme gleichzeitig. Trotz gemischter Kritiken zu seinen Lebzeiten hat Francos Werk eine treue Kultanhängerschaft gewonnen und er gilt als bedeutende Figur in der Geschichte des Exploitation-Kinos. Im Jahr 2009 erhielt er von der Akademie der Filmwissenschaften und Künste Spaniens für seine Beiträge zum spanischen Kino einen Ehren-Goya.
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Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S” (2024) as Self - Archive footage |
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Inferno Rosso. Joe D'Amato sulla via dell'eccesso (2021) as Self (archive footage) |
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Sesión salvaje (2019) as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
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Drácula Barcelona (2017) as Himself |
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Soledad Miranda, una flor en el desierto (2015) as Himself (archive footage) |
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Queridos monstruos (2014) as Self |
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Llámale Jess Redux (2014) as Himself |
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¡Zarpazos! Un viaje por el spanish horror (2014) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Falks Frauen (2014) as (archive footage) |
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Revenge of the Alligator Ladies (2013) as Himself |
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La última película de Jess Franco (2013) as Self |
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A ritmo de Jess (2013) as Self |
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Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies (2013) as The Director |
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Los profundos sueños de Jennifer (2013) as Voz |
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Tío Jess (2012) as Self |
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La cripta de las condenadas (2012) as |
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Debris Documentar (2012) as Himself |
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Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess (2010) as Self |
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Por la gracia de Luis (2009) as Himself |
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Idoru (2009) as |
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Take-Away Spirit (2009) as J.W. Radek |
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Ataúdes de luz (2009) as himself |
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Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler (2008) as Padre del Dr. Weissman |
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Jesús Franco, manera de vivir (2007) as Himself |
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Beloved Count (2007) as Self |
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Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre (2007) as Pete |
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Bloody Jess (2007) as Self |
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Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005) as Self |
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Brunnen (2005) as |
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Jess' Women (2005) as self |
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Jesús in Furs (2005) as Himself |
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See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico! (2004) as |
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On the Threshold to Another World (2003) as Himself |
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Kárate a muerte en Torremolinos (2003) as Miyagi |
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Rossa Venezia (2003) as Jess Franco |
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Perversion Stories (2002) as Self |
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Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie (2002) as Himself |
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Journey into Perversion (2001) as Himself |
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Orson Welles en el país de don Quijote (2000) as Self |
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Llámale Jess (2000) as Himself |
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Vampire Blues (1999) as The Merchant |
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Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell (1999) as Dr. James Wong |
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El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa (1992) as |
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La bahía esmeralda (1989) as Boat Captain |
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Flesh-Eating Mothers (1988) as Policeman |
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Esa cosa con plumas (1988) as |
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La chica de los labios rojos (1986) as Professor Karame |
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Viaje a Bangkok, ataúd incluido (1985) as Rose Hotel's recepcionist (uncredited) |
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La Sombra del Judoka contra el Doctor Wong (1985) as Dr. Wong |
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Una rajita para dos (1984) as Tom |
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Lilian (la virgen pervertida) (1984) as Bernardo |
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El siniestro doctor Orloff (1984) as Manolo |
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Mil sexos tiene la noche (1984) as Psychiatrist (uncredited) |
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Camino Solitario (1984) as Doctor Callman |
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Bahía blanca (1984) as The Miseries (uncredited) |
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Macumba sexual (1983) as Recepcionist |
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La noche de los sexos abiertos (1983) as Count |
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Botas negras, látigo de cuero (1983) as Matón en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited) |
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The Bizarre World of Jess Franco (1983) as Self |
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En busca del dragón dorado (1983) as Blind Old Man |
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Los blues de la calle Pop (Aventuras de Felipe Malboro, volumen 8) (1983) as Sam Chesterfield |
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Sangre en mis zapatos (1983) as Abductor |
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Les Gardiennes du pénitencier (1981) as Uncle Jess |
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Die Säge des Todes (1981) as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Sadomania - Hölle der Lust (1981) as Lucas |
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El sexo está loco (1981) as Film Director |
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Mondo cannibale (1980) as Mr. Martin |
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Vaya luna de miel (1980) as Dying Man (uncredited) |
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Justine (1979) as Strange Guy |
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El sádico de Notre-Dame (1979) as Mathis Vogel |
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Die Sklavinnen (1977) as Radeck's Assistant |
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Embrasse-moi (1977) as Marcel |
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Greta - Haus ohne Männer (1977) as Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco) |
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La fille au sexe brillant (1976) as Dr. Seward |
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Weiße Haut auf schwarzen Schenkeln (1976) as Graf Anastasio |
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Les Emmerdeuses (1976) as |
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Hommes de joie pour femmes vicieuses (1976) as |
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Frauengefängnis (1976) as Maria's Father (uncredited) |
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Midnight Party (1976) as Janos Radeck |
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Downtown - Die nackten Puppen der Unterwelt (1975) as Al Pereira |
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L'Éventreur de Notre-Dame (1975) as Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue |
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Les nuits brûlantes de Linda (1975) as Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck) |
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La Comtesse noire (1975) as Dr. Roberts |
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Sexorcismes (1975) as Mathis Vogel |
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Des diamants pour l'enfer (1975) as Bill |
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Les Possédées du diable (1974) as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Célestine... bonne à tout faire (1974) as Sleeping Man |
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La noche de los asesinos (1974) as Andy |
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Les ébranlées (1973) as |
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Une vierge chez les morts-vivants (1973) as Basilio |
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Al otro lado del espejo (1973) as Roger (uncredited) |
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Le Journal intime d'une nymphomane (1973) as Inspecteur Hernandez |
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La maldición de Frankenstein (1973) as Morpho |
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Eugénie (1973) as Attila Tanner |
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Los ojos del doctor Orloff (1973) as Lord Comfort (uncredited) |
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Dr. M schlägt zu (1972) as Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub |
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La Fille de Dracula (1972) as Cyril Jefferson |
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Robinson und seine wilden Sklavinnen (1972) as Director |
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Der Todesrächer von Soho (1972) as Gonzales |
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Cuadecuc, vampir (1972) as Self |
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Sie tötete in Ekstase (1971) as Dr. Donen |
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X312 - Flug zur Hölle (1971) as Man at John Somers' |
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Vampyros Lesbos (1971) as Memmet |
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Der Teufel kam aus Akasava (1971) as Tino Celli |
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Nachts, wenn Dracula erwacht (1970) as Van Helsing's servant (uncredited) |
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De Sade 70 (1970) as Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited) |
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Deine Zärtlichkeiten (1969) as |
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Paroxismus (1969) as Jazz Musician (uncredited) |
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The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969) as Insp. Ahmet |
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Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969) as |
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Rote Lippen, Sadisterotica (1969) as Napoleon Bolivard |
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Küß mich, Monster (1969) as Abilene's Contact Man (uncredited) |
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Die sieben Männer der Sumuru (1969) as Guitar Player |
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Der heiße Tod (1969) as Official (uncredited) |
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The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968) as |
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Necronomicon - Geträumte Sünden (1968) as Writer |
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Residencia para espías (1968) as Casino Piano Player (uncredited) |
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Lucky, el intrépido (1967) as Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista |
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Miss Muerte (1966) as Inspector Tanner |
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Cartes sur table (1966) as Pianist (uncredited) |
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Cartes sur table (1966) as Piano Player |
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El secreto del Dr. Orloff (1965) as Piano Player |
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El extraño viaje (1964) as Don Venancio |
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La muerte silba un blues (1964) as Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited) |
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Gritos en la noche (1962) as Pianist (uncredited) |
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Ana dice sí (1958) as Pianista (uncredited) |
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Around the World in 80 Days (1956) as Extra (uncredited) |
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El misterio del castillo rojo () as |
