
Jesús Franco
Known for Directing · 130 credits
- Born
- 1930-05-12
- Died
- 2013-04-02
- Place of birth
- Madrid, Spain
- Also known as
- Clifford Brown · A.L. Mariaux · Jess Franco · Pablo Villa · Joan Almirall · Rosa M. Almirall
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (127)

Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Extra (uncredited)

Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969

Eugenie
1970
as Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited)

Celestine
1974
as Sleeping Man

Venus in Furs
1969
as Jazz Musician (uncredited)

The Troublemakers
1976

Sadomania
1981
as Lucas

Vampyros Lesbos
1971
as Memmet

Macumba Sexual
1983
as Recepcionist

Barbed Wire Dolls
1976
as Maria's Father (uncredited)

Eugenie de Sade
1973
as Attila Tanner

Greta, the Mad Butcher
1977
as Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco)

Female Vampire
1975
as Dr. Roberts

Debris Documentar
2012
as Himself

Midnight Party
1976
as Janos Radeck

Dolls for Sale
1973

99 Women
1969
as Official (uncredited)

Succubus
1968
as Writer

Bloody Moon
1981
as Doctor (uncredited)

Bahia Blanca
1984
as The Miseries (uncredited)

Count Dracula
1970
as Van Helsing's servant (uncredited)

Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
1973
as Inspecteur Hernandez

The Blood of Fu Manchu
1968

The Girl from Rio
1969
as Guitar Player

Jailhouse Wardress
1981
as Uncle Jess

The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
1973
as Morpho

The Hot Nights of Linda
1975
as Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck)

Lorna, the Exorcist
1974
as Doctor (uncredited)

Queridos monstruos
2014
as Self

Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
2021
as Self (archive footage)

White Cannibal Queen
1980
as Mr. Martin

Downtown
1975
as Al Pereira

Kiss Me Monster
1969
as Abilene's Contact Man (uncredited)

Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”
2024
as Self - Archive footage

The Other Side of the Mirror
1973
as Roger (uncredited)

Slaves
1977
as Radeck's Assistant

Night Has a Thousand Desires
1984
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Two Undercover Angels
1969
as Napoleon Bolivard

A Virgin Among the Living Dead
1973
as Basilio

Your Caresses
1969

She Killed in Ecstasy
1971
as Dr. Donen

Sex Is Crazy
1981
as Film Director

Anna Said Yes
1958
as Pianista (uncredited)

The Castle of Fu Manchu
1969
as Insp. Ahmet

The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
1972
as Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub

The Devil Came from Akasava
1971
as Tino Celli

Esmeralda Bay
1989
as Boat Captain

The Night Of Open Sex
1983
as Count

Strange Voyage
1964
as Don Venancio

Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves
1972
as Director

The Corpse Packs His Bags
1972
as Gonzales

The Awful Dr. Orlof
1962
as Pianist (uncredited)

Women Behind Bars
1975
as Bill

Daughter of Dracula
1972
as Cyril Jefferson

Death Whistles the Blues
1964
as Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited)

Night of the Skull
1974
as Andy

Kiss Me Killer
1977
as Marcel

Attack of the Robots
1966
as Piano Player / Pianist (uncredited)

The Diabolical Dr. Z
1966
as Inspector Tanner

Vampir Cuadecuc
1972
as Self

Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
2014
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ladies House of Pleasure
1976

Exorcism
1975
as Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue

Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
2013
as The Director

The Sadist of Notre Dame
1979
as Mathis Vogel

Drácula Barcelona
2017
as Himself

Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler
2008
as Padre del Dr. Weissman

Blood on My Shoes
1983
as Abductor

Ban the Sadist Videos!
2005
as Self

Flesh-Eating Mothers
1988
as Policeman

Death Karate in Torremolinos
2003
as Miyagi

X312 - Flight to Hell
1971
as Man at John Somers'

Coffins of Light
2009
as himself

The Sinister Doctor Orloff
1984
as Manolo

Lucky, the Inscrutable
1967
as Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista

Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
1999
as Dr. James Wong
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!
2004

Black Boots, Leather Whip
1983
as Matón en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited)

The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
1973
as Lord Comfort (uncredited)

Idoru
2009

Lonely Road
1984
as Doctor Callman

Residence for Spies
1968
as Casino Piano Player (uncredited)

Dr. Orloff's Monster
1965
as Piano Player

What a Honeymoon
1980
as Dying Man (uncredited)

Vampire Blues
1999
as The Merchant

Wild Session
2019
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Jesús Franco, manera de vivir
2007
as Himself

La cripta de las condenadas
2012

Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
1985
as Dr. Wong

Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
2013
as Himself
On the Threshold to Another World
2003
as Himself

Beloved Count
2007
as Self

El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
1992
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
2002
as Himself
Falks Frauen
2014
as (archive footage)

Tío Jess
2012
as Self

Call Him Jess
2000
as Himself
Bloody Jess
2007
as Self
Perversion Stories
2002
as Self

Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
2000
as Self

La última película de Jess Franco
2013
as Self

Sexorcismes
1975
as Mathis Vogel
Take-Away Spirit
2009
as J.W. Radek

The Blues of Pop Street
1983
as Sam Chesterfield

Jesús in Furs
2005
as Himself

The Well
2005
El misterio del castillo rojo

En busca del dragón dorado
1983
as Blind Old Man

Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included
1985
as Rose Hotel's recepcionist (uncredited)

Por la gracia de Luis
2009
as Himself

Call Me Jess Redux
2014
as Himself

The Rhythm of Jess
2013
as Self
The Bizarre World of Jess Franco
1983
as Self

Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert
2015
as Himself (archive footage)
Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess
2010
as Self

Girl with the Red Lips
1986
as Professor Karame
Los profundos sueños de Jennifer
2013
as Voz
Jess' Women
2005
as self

Journey into Perversion
2001
as Himself

Esa cosa con plumas
1988
About 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, a… With 130 credits spanning from 1956 to 2024, Jesús Franco has appeared in 127 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jesús Franco Movies
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Extra (uncredited)
- Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969)
- Eugenie (1970) — as Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited)
- Celestine (1974) — as Sleeping Man
- Venus in Furs (1969) — as Jazz Musician (uncredited)
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