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Jesús Franco

Jesús Franco

Birthday: 1930-05-12 | Place of Birth: 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 his Faceless and Killer Barbys, his post-1984 films are almost unwatchable due to the incredibly low budgets he was forced to work with. 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2017
Drácula Barcelona

as    Himself

2013
2013
The Rhythm of Jess

as    Self

2003
1983
Macumba Sexual

as    Recepcionist

1981
Sex Is Crazy

as    Film Director

1981
Sadomania

as    Lucas

1979
Greta, the Mad Butcher

as    Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco)

1979
The Sadist of Notre Dame

as    Mathis Vogel

1977
Slaves

as    Radeck's Assistant

1976
Midnight Party

as    Janos Radeck

1975
The Hot Nights of Linda

as    Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck)

1975
Exorcism

as    Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue (as Jess Frank)

1974
Celestine

as    Sleeping Man

1973
Eugenie de Sade

as    Attila Tanner

1973
Female Vampire

as    Dr. Roberts

1972
Daughter of Dracula

as    Cyril Jefferson

1972
The Castle of Fu Manchu

as    Insp. Ahmet

1971
She Killed in Ecstasy

as    Dr. Donen

1971
Vampyros Lesbos

as    Memmet

1969
Venus in Furs

as    Jazz Musician (uncredited)

1968
Succubus

as    Writer

1967
The Diabolical Dr. Z

as    Inspector Tanner