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.
Filmography
all 250
Movies 249
Director 171
self 30
Writer 20
Producer 2
TV Shows 1
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess (2021)
Wild Session (2019)
Drácula Barcelona (2017)
Malditas y condenadas (2017)
Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert (2015)
Queridos monstruos (2014)
Call Me Jess Redux (2014)
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror (2014)
Falks Frauen (2014)
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies (2013)
La última película de Jess Franco (2013)
The Rhythm of Jess (2013)
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies (2013)
Los profundos sueños de Jennifer (2013)
Tío Jess (2012)
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II (2012)
La cripta de las condenadas (2012)
Debris Documentar (2012)
Paula-Paula (2010)
Por la gracia de Luis (2009)
Idoru (2009)
Take-Away Spirit (2009)
A Bad Day at the Cemetery (2008)
Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler (2008)
Vampyros Lesbos (2008)
Martes de Carnaval (2008)
Jesús Franco, manera de vivir (2007)
Beloved Count (2007)
Lascivia (2007)
Bloody Jess (2007)
The Real Blue Nuns (2006)
Montes de Venus (2006)
Snakewoman (2005)
Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)
The Well (2005)
Jesús in Furs (2005)
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico! (2004)
On the Threshold to Another World (2003)
Death Karate in Torremolinos (2003)
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula (2002)
Perversion Stories (2002)
Incubus (2002)
Astral (2002)
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie (2002)
Coffins of Light (2002)
Journey into Perversion (2001)
Vampire Junction (2001)
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote (2000)
Call Him Jess (2000)
Blind Target (2000)
Helter Skelter (2000)
Eurotika! (1999)
Broken Dolls (1999)
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell (1999)
Red Silk (1999)
Vampire Blues (1999)
Lust for Frankenstein (1998)
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula (1998)
Tender Flesh (1997)
Kori (1997)
A Century of Pleasure: History of Hardcore Cinema (1996)
Vampire Killer Barbys (1996)
Downtown Heat (1994)
Jungle of Fear (1993)
Don Quixote (1992)
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa (1992)
In Pursuit of Barbara (1991)
Esmeralda Bay (1989)
Night of the Eagles (1989)
Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil (1988)
Faceless (1988)
Esa cosa con plumas (1988)
The Bizarre World of Jess Franco (1988)
Slave of Crime (1987)
¡Biba la banda! (1987)
Thong Girls (1987)
Golden Temple Amazons (1986)
Alone Against Terror (1986)
Sida, la peste del siglo XX (1986)
Girl with the Red Lips (1986)
The Last from Philippines (1986)
Mujeres Ancorraladas (1986)
Angel of Death (1985)
Dirty Game in Casablanca (1985)
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin included (1985)
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong (1985)
Bangkok, City of the Dead (1985)
White Jungle Slave (1985)
The Sexual Story of O (1984)
The Sinister Doctor Orloff (1984)
How Much for a Spy? (1984)
Night Has a Thousand Desires (1984)
Camino solitario (1984)
Bahia Blanca (1984)
Macumba Sexual (1983)
The Hotel of Love Affairs (1983)
Cries of Pleasure (1983)
The House of Lost Women (1983)
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro (1983)
Cecilia (1983)
Fury in the Tropics (1983)
Revenge in the House of Usher (1983)
The Night Of Open Sex (1983)
Black Boots, Leather Whip (1983)
Blood on My Shoes (1983)
En busca del dragón dorado (1983)
Voces de muerte (1983)
The Blues of Pop Street (1983)
Mansion of the Living Dead (1982)
Oasis of the Zombies (1982)
El lago de las vírgenes (1982)
Emmanuelle Exposed (1982)
El huésped de la niebla (1982)
Pick-Up Girls (1981)
Jailhouse Wardress (1981)
The Story of Linda (1981)
Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman (1981)
Zombie Lake (1981)
The Girls of the Copacabana (1981)
Bloody Moon (1981)
Sadomania (1981)
Sex Is Crazy (1981)
Devil Hunter (1980)
Cannibal Terror (1980)
White Cannibal Queen (1980)
Wicked Memoirs of Eugenie (1980)
Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties (1980)
Erotic Symphony (1980)
What a Honeymoon (1980)
The Sadist of Notre Dame (1979)
Burning Up Inside (1979)
Obscene Desire (1978)
Girls After Midnight (1978)
Women in Cellblock 9 (1978)
Women Without Innocence (1978)
Convoy of Girls (1978)
Call of the Blonde Goddess (1977)
Love Camp (1977)
Sexy Sisters (1977)
Blue Rita (1977)
In 80 Betten um die Welt (1977)
Slaves (1977)
Kiss Me Killer (1977)
Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (1977)
Greta, the Mad Butcher (1977)
Silence of the Grave (1976)
Jack the Ripper (1976)
Les emmerdeuses (1976)
Ladies House of Pleasure (1976)
Barbed Wire Dolls (1976)
Golden Jail (1976)
Midnight Party (1976)
The Perverse Countess (1975)
Downtown (1975)
Exorcism (1975)
Les chatouilleuses (1975)
The Hot Nights of Linda (1975)
Sexy Erotic Job (1975)
Women Behind Bars (1975)
The Mark of Zorro (1975)
Lorna, the Exorcist (1974)
Celestine (1974)
Night of the Skull (1974)
The House of the Lost Dolls (1974)
Fifteen Year Old Captain (1974)
How to Seduce a Virgin (1974)
The Lustful Amazons (1974)
Les gloutonnes (1974)
Dolls for Sale (1973)
A Virgin Among the Living Dead (1973)
Lovers of Devil's Island (1973)
The Obscene Mirror (1973)
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac (1973)
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein (1973)
Female Vampire (1973)
Eugenie de Sade (1973)
The Demons (1973)
Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle (1973)
El misterio del castillo rojo (1973)
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff (1973)
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse (1972)
Daughter of Dracula (1972)
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein (1972)
Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves (1972)
The Corpse Packs His Bags (1972)
Vampir Cuadecuc (1972)
Virgin Report (1972)
She Killed in Ecstasy (1971)
X312 - Flight to Hell (1971)
Vampyros Lesbos (1971)
The Devil Came from Akasava (1971)
Cuadrilátero (1970)
Juliette (1970)
Nightmares Come at Night (1970)
Count Dracula (1970)
Eugenie (1970)
The Bloody Judge (1970)
Sex Charade (1970)
Venus in Furs (1969)
The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969)
Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969)
Two Undercover Angels (1969)
Kiss Me Monster (1969)
The Girl from Rio (1969)
99 Women (1969)
A Man, Eight Girls (1968)
The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968)
Castle of the Creeping Flesh (1968)
Succubus (1968)
Lucky, the Inscrutable (1967)
The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966)
Attack of the Robots (1966)
Das Missgeschick, ein Lord zu sein (1966)
Residence for Spies (1966)
Chimes at Midnight (1965)
Espionage in Lisbon (1965)
Rififi in the City (1964)
Strange Voyage (1964)
Death Whistles the Blues (1964)
Dr. Orloff's Monster (1964)
55 Days at Peking (1963)
Jaguar (1963)
The Shadow of Zorro (1962)
Zorro the Avenger (1962)
The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus (1962)
The Awful Dr. Orlof (1962)
Vampiresas 1930 (1962)
Queen of the Tabarin Club (1960)
Ama Rosa (1960)
Estampas guipuzcoanas número 2: Pío Baroja (1960)
Red Lips (1960)
El destierro del Cid (1960)
We Are 18 Years Old (1959)
Luna de verano (1959)
Oro español (1959)
Llegaron los franceses (1959)
Las playas vacías (1959)
Anna Said Yes (1958)
Stories from Madrid (1958)
Fulano y Mengano (1957)
El hombre que viajaba despacito (1957)
The Tree from Spain (1957)
La melodía misteriosa (1956)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Miedo (1956)
The Coyote's Justice (1956)
Death of a Cyclist (1955)
The Coyote (1955)
Merry Christmas (1954)
Comedians (1954)
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GenderMale
Birthday1930-05-12
Deathday2013-04-02 (82 years old)
Birth NameJesús Franco Manera
Birth PlaceMadrid, Spain
RelationshipsLina Romay (2008-04-25 - 2012-02-15)
SiblingsEnrique Franco, Dolores Franco Manera
CitizenshipsSpain
Also Known AsClifford Brown, A.L. Mariaux, Jess Franco, Pablo Villa, Joan Almirall, Rosa M. Almirall, Rosa María Almirall, Juan G. Cabral, Betty Carter, Candy Coster, Terry de Corsia, Rick Deconinck, Raymond Dubois, Chuck Evans, Toni Falt, Dennis Farnon, Jess Franck, Lennie Hayden, Frank Hollman, B.F. Johnson, J.P. Johnson, James Lee Johnson, James P. Johnson, David J. Khune, David Khunn, Lulú Laverne, Franco Manera, Jeff Manner, Roland Marceignac, C. Plaut, Robert Zinnermann, Dan L. Simon, Lowel Richmond, Jesus Manera
AwardsHonorary Goya Award
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