05/12/1930
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” (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 |
