Jesús Franco
Directing
130
Acting Credits
196
Directed
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 th...
Known For
Filmography
Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”
2024
as Self - Archive footage
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Wild Session
2019
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Drácula Barcelona
2017
as Himself
Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert
2015
as Himself (archive footage)
Falks Frauen
2014
as (archive footage)
Call Me Jess Redux
2014
as Himself
Queridos monstruos
2014
as Self
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
2014
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
2013
as The Director
La última película de Jess Franco
2013
as Self
The Rhythm of Jess
2013
as Self
Los profundos sueños de Jennifer
2013
as Voz
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
2013
as Himself
La cripta de las condenadas
2012
Debris Documentar
2012
as Himself
Tío Jess
2012
as Self
Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess
2010
as Self
Take-Away Spirit
2009
as J.W. Radek
Idoru
2009
Coffins of Light
2009
as himself
Por la gracia de Luis
2009
as Himself
Martes de Carnaval
2009
as Don Manolito
Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler
2008
as Padre del Dr. Weissman
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
2007
as Pete
Jesús Franco, manera de vivir
2007
as Himself
Bloody Jess
2007
as Self
Beloved Count
2007
as Self
The Well
2005
Ban the Sadist Videos!
2005
as Self
Jesús in Furs
2005
as Himself
Jess' Women
2005
as self
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!
2004
Death Karate in Torremolinos
2003
as Miyagi
On the Threshold to Another World
2003
as Himself
Red Venice
2003
as Jess Franco
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
2002
as Himself
Perversion Stories
2002
as Self
Journey into Perversion
2001
as Himself
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
2000
as Self
Call Him Jess
2000
as Himself
Vampire Blues
1999
as The Merchant
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
1999
as Dr. James Wong
Eurotika!
1999
as Self
Eurotrash
1993
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
1992
Esmeralda Bay
1989
as Boat Captain
Flesh-Eating Mothers
1988
as Policeman
Esa cosa con plumas
1988
Girl with the Red Lips
1986
as Professor Karame
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
1985
as Dr. Wong
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included
1985
as Rose Hotel's recepcionist (uncredited)
The Sinister Doctor Orloff
1984
as Manolo
A Crack for Two
1984
as Tom
Night Has a Thousand Desires
1984
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Lonely Road
1984
as Doctor Callman
Bahia Blanca
1984
as The Miseries (uncredited)
Lilian, the Perverted Virgin
1984
as Bernardo
Macumba Sexual
1983
as Recepcionist
En busca del dragón dorado
1983
as Blind Old Man
The Blues of Pop Street
1983
as Sam Chesterfield
Blood on My Shoes
1983
as Abductor
The Night Of Open Sex
1983
as Count
Black Boots, Leather Whip
1983
as Matón en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited)
The Bizarre World of Jess Franco
1983
as Self
Jailhouse Wardress
1981
as Uncle Jess
Sex Is Crazy
1981
as Film Director
Sadomania
1981
as Lucas
Bloody Moon
1981
as Doctor (uncredited)
White Cannibal Queen
1980
as Mr. Martin
What a Honeymoon
1980
as Dying Man (uncredited)
The Sadist of Notre Dame
1979
as Mathis Vogel
Justine and the Whip
1979
as Strange Guy
Kiss Me Killer
1977
as Marcel
Slaves
1977
as Radeck's Assistant
Greta, the Mad Butcher
1977
as Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco)
Barbed Wire Dolls
1976
as Maria's Father (uncredited)
Downtown
1976
as Al Pereira
Midnight Party
1976
as Janos Radeck
The Troublemakers
1976
Shining Sex
1976
as Dr. Seward
Ladies House of Pleasure
1976
White Skin Black Thighs
1976
as Graf Anastasio
Female Vampire
1975
as Dr. Roberts
Women Behind Bars
1975
as Bill
Exorcism
1975
as Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue
The Hot Nights of Linda
1975
as Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck)
Sexorcismes
1975
as Mathis Vogel
Night of the Skull
1974
as Andy
Celestine
1974
as Sleeping Man
Lorna, the Exorcist
1974
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
1973
as Morpho
Eugenie de Sade
1973
as Attila Tanner
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
1973
as Inspecteur Hernandez
Dolls for Sale
1973
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
1973
as Lord Comfort (uncredited)
A Virgin Among the Living Dead
1973
as Basilio
The Other Side of the Mirror
1973
as Roger (uncredited)
The Corpse Packs His Bags
1972
as Gonzales
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
1972
as Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub
Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves
1972
as Director
Vampir Cuadecuc
1972
as Self
Daughter of Dracula
1972
as Cyril Jefferson
The Devil Came from Akasava
1971
as Tino Celli
She Killed in Ecstasy
1971
as Dr. Donen
Vampyros Lesbos
1971
as Memmet
X312 - Flight to Hell
1971
as Man at John Somers'
Count Dracula
1970
as Van Helsing's servant (uncredited)
Eugenie
1970
as Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited)
The Castle of Fu Manchu
1969
as Insp. Ahmet
Venus in Furs
1969
as Jazz Musician (uncredited)
The Girl from Rio
1969
as Guitar Player
Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969
Kiss Me Monster
1969
as Abilene's Contact Man (uncredited)
Your Caresses
1969
Two Undercover Angels
1969
as Napoleon Bolivard
99 Women
1969
as Official (uncredited)
Succubus
1968
as Writer
The Blood of Fu Manchu
1968
Residence for Spies
1968
as Casino Piano Player (uncredited)
Lucky, the Inscrutable
1967
as Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista
The Diabolical Dr. Z
1966
as Inspector Tanner
Attack of the Robots
1966
as Piano Player
Attack of the Robots
1966
as Pianist (uncredited)
Dr. Orloff's Monster
1965
as Piano Player
Strange Voyage
1964
as Don Venancio
Death Whistles the Blues
1964
as Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited)
The Awful Dr. Orlof
1962
as Pianist (uncredited)
Anna Said Yes
1958
as Pianista (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Extra (uncredited)