
Jesús Franco
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
Around the World in 80 Days
Extra (uncredited)
Chimes at Midnight
Second Unit
55 Days at Peking
Assistant Production Manager
Death of a Cyclist
Assistant Director
Strange Voyage
Don Venancio
Vampyros Lesbos
Memmet
Count Dracula
Van Helsing's servant (uncredited)
Faceless
Director
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Filmography
Acting (123)
Movies (121)
Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”
2024as Self - Archive footage
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
2021as Self (archive footage)
Wild Session
2019as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Drácula Barcelona
2017as Himself
Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert
2015as Himself (archive footage)
Queridos monstruos
2014as Self
Call Me Jess Redux
2014as Himself
Falks Frauen
2014as (archive footage)
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
2014as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
La última película de Jess Franco
2013as Self
The Rhythm of Jess
2013as Self
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
2013as Himself
Los profundos sueños de Jennifer
2013as Voz
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
2013as The Director
Debris Documentar
2012as Himself
Tío Jess
2012as Self
La cripta de las condenadas
2012Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess
2010as Self
Coffins of Light
2009as himself
Idoru
2009Take-Away Spirit
2009as J.W. Radek
Por la gracia de Luis
2009as Himself
Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler
2008as Padre del Dr. Weissman
Martes de Carnaval
2008
Jesús Franco, manera de vivir
2007as Himself
Bloody Jess
2007as Self
Beloved Count
2007as Self
Jesús in Furs
2005as Himself
The Well
2005
Ban the Sadist Videos!
2005as Self
Jess' Women
2005as self
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!
2004
Death Karate in Torremolinos
2003as Miyagi
On the Threshold to Another World
2003as Himself
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
2002as Himself
Perversion Stories
2002as Self
Journey into Perversion
2001as Himself
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
2000as Self
Call Him Jess
2000as Himself
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
1999as Dr. James Wong
Vampire Blues
1999as The Merchant
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
1992
Esmeralda Bay
1989as Boat Captain
Flesh-Eating Mothers
1988as Policeman
Esa cosa con plumas
1988
Girl with the Red Lips
1986as Professor Karame
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin included
1985as Rose Hotel's recepcionist (uncredited)
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
1985as Dr. Wong
The Sinister Doctor Orloff
1984as Manolo
Bahia Blanca
1984as The Miseries (uncredited)
Night Has a Thousand Desires
1984as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Lonely Road
1984as Doctor Callman
The Blues of Pop Street
1983as Sam Chesterfield
En busca del dragón dorado
1983as Blind Old Man
The Night Of Open Sex
1983as Count
Black Boots, Leather Whip
1983as Matón en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited)
Macumba Sexual
1983as Recepcionist
Blood on My Shoes
1983as Abductor
The Bizarre World of Jess Franco
1983as Self
Bloody Moon
1981as Doctor (uncredited)
Sadomania
1981as Lucas
Jailhouse Wardress
1981as Uncle Jess
Sex Is Crazy
1981as Film Director
White Cannibal Queen
1980as Mr. Martin
What a Honeymoon
1980as Dying Man (uncredited)
The Sadist of Notre Dame
1979as Mathis Vogel
Greta, the Mad Butcher
1977as Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco)
Slaves
1977as Radeck's Assistant
Kiss Me Killer
1977as Marcel
Ladies House of Pleasure
1976
Midnight Party
1976as Janos Radeck
Barbed Wire Dolls
1976as Maria's Father (uncredited)
The Troublemakers
1976
Female Vampire
1975as Dr. Roberts
The Hot Nights of Linda
1975as Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck)
Downtown
1975as Al Pereira
Exorcism
1975as Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue
Sexorcismes
1975as Mathis Vogel
Women Behind Bars
1975as Bill
Celestine
1974as Sleeping Man
Lorna, the Exorcist
1974as Doctor (uncredited)
Night of the Skull
1974as Andy
El misterio del castillo rojo
1973
Eugenie de Sade
1973as Attila Tanner
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
1973as Morpho
A Virgin Among the Living Dead
1973as Basilio
The Other Side of the Mirror
1973as Roger (uncredited)
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
1973as Inspecteur Hernandez
Dolls for Sale
1973
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
1973as Lord Comfort (uncredited)
The Corpse Packs His Bags
1972as Gonzales
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
1972as Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub
Daughter of Dracula
1972as Cyril Jefferson
Vampir Cuadecuc
1972as Self
Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves
1972as Director
Vampyros Lesbos
1971as Memmet
The Devil Came from Akasava
1971as Tino Celli
She Killed in Ecstasy
1971as Dr. Donen
X312 - Flight to Hell
1971as Man at John Somers'
Eugenie
1970as Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited)
Count Dracula
1970as Van Helsing's servant (uncredited)
The Castle of Fu Manchu
1969as Insp. Ahmet
Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969
99 Women
1969as Official (uncredited)
Venus in Furs
1969as Jazz Musician (uncredited)
Two Undercover Angels
1969as Napoleon Bolivard
The Girl from Rio
1969as Guitar Player
Your Caresses
1969
Kiss Me Monster
1969as Abilene's Contact Man (uncredited)
The Blood of Fu Manchu
1968
Succubus
1968as Writer
Lucky, the Inscrutable
1967as Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista
The Diabolical Dr. Z
1966as Inspector Tanner
Attack of the Robots
1966as Piano Player
Residence for Spies
1966as Casino Piano Player (uncredited)
Dr. Orloff's Monster
1965as Piano Player
Strange Voyage
1964as Don Venancio
Death Whistles the Blues
1964as Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited)
The Awful Dr. Orlof
1962as Pianist (uncredited)
Anna Said Yes
1958as Pianista (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
1956as Extra (uncredited)
Crew (360)
Movies (360)
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
2013Director
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
2013Writer
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
2013Director
La cripta de las condenadas
2012Director
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
2012Director
Paula-Paula
2010Dialogue
Paula-Paula
2010Director
Paula-Paula
2010Director of Photography
Paula-Paula
2010Editor
Paula-Paula
2010Screenplay
Paula-Paula
2010Special Effects
Take-Away Spirit
2009Additional Dialogue
A Bad Day at the Cemetery
2008Director
Vampyros Lesbos
2008Story
Lascivia
2007Director
Montes de Venus
2006Director
Snakewoman
2005Director
Snakewoman
2005Original Music Composer
Snakewoman
2005Writer
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
2002Director
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
2002Original Music Composer
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
2002Screenplay
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
2002Story
Incubus
2002Director
Vampire Junction
2001Director
Helter Skelter
2000Director
Helter Skelter
2000Original Music Composer
Helter Skelter
2000Writer
Blind Target
2000Director
Blind Target
2000Original Music Composer
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
1999Writer
Broken Dolls
1999Director
Vampire Blues
1999Director
Vampire Blues
1999Original Music Composer
Vampire Blues
1999Screenplay
Red Silk
1999Screenplay
Lust for Frankenstein
1998Producer
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
1998Director
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
1998Original Music Composer
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
1998Producer
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
1998Screenplay
Tender Flesh
1997Screenplay
Vampire Killer Barbys
1996Director
Downtown Heat
1994Director
Downtown Heat
1994Producer
Downtown Heat
1994Screenplay
Jungle of Fear
1993Director
Don Quixote
1992Dialogue
Don Quixote
1992Editor
Don Quixote
1992Supervising Film Editor
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
1992Director
In Pursuit of Barbara
1991Director
Esmeralda Bay
1989Producer
Night of the Eagles
1989Director
Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil
1988Director
Faceless
1988Director
Faceless
1988Writer
Thong Girls
1987Writer
¡Biba la banda!
1987Costumer
Slave of Crime
1987Original Music Composer
Golden Temple Amazons
1986Director
The Last from Philippines
1986Editor
Sida, la peste del siglo XX
1986Screenplay
Fury in the Tropics
1986Director
Fury in the Tropics
1986Director of Photography
Fury in the Tropics
1986Original Music Composer
Fury in the Tropics
1986Writer
Girl with the Red Lips
1986Director
Girl with the Red Lips
1986Director of Photography
Girl with the Red Lips
1986Original Music Composer
Girl with the Red Lips
1986Screenplay
Alone Against Terror
1986Original Music Composer
Entre pitos anda el juego
1986Director
Entre pitos anda el juego
1986Original Music Composer
Entre pitos anda el juego
1986Screenplay
Angel of Death
1985Director
Angel of Death
1985Screenplay
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin included
1985Director
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin included
1985Music
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin included
1985Producer
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin included
1985Screenplay
Dirty Game in Casablanca
1985Director
White Jungle Slave
1985Director
Bangkok, City of the Dead
1985Director
Bangkok, City of the Dead
1985Editor
Bangkok, City of the Dead
1985Original Music Composer
Bangkok, City of the Dead
1985Screenplay
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
1985Director
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
1985Original Music Composer
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
1985Screenplay
How Much Does a Spy Make?
1984Director
The Sinister Doctor Orloff
1984Director
Bahia Blanca
1984Director
Bahia Blanca
1984Producer
Bahia Blanca
1984Screenplay
Bahia Blanca
1984Story
Bahia Blanca
1984Writer
The Sexual Story of O
1984Screenplay
Night Has a Thousand Desires
1984Director
Night Has a Thousand Desires
1984Director of Photography
Night Has a Thousand Desires
1984Music
Night Has a Thousand Desires
1984Writer
Lonely Road
1984Director
Lonely Road
1984Director of Photography
Lonely Road
1984Writer
The Blues of Pop Street
1983Screenplay
Cecilia
1983Director
Cecilia
1983Producer
Cecilia
1983Writer
En busca del dragón dorado
1983Director
Voces de muerte
1983Director
The Night Of Open Sex
1983Adaptation
The Night Of Open Sex
1983Director
The Night Of Open Sex
1983Director of Photography
The Night Of Open Sex
1983Music
The Night Of Open Sex
1983Novel
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro
1983Director
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro
1983Director of Photography
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro
1983Original Music Composer
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro
1983Producer
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro
1983Screenplay
Cries of Pleasure
1983Editor
Revenge in the House of Usher
1983Director
Revenge in the House of Usher
1983Original Music Composer
Revenge in the House of Usher
1983Producer
Revenge in the House of Usher
1983Screenplay
The House of Lost Women
1983Screenplay
The Hotel of Love Affairs
1983Director
The Hotel of Love Affairs
1983Editor
The Hotel of Love Affairs
1983Original Music Composer
The Hotel of Love Affairs
1983Screenplay
Black Boots, Leather Whip
1983Director
Black Boots, Leather Whip
1983Editor
Black Boots, Leather Whip
1983Music
Black Boots, Leather Whip
1983Writer
Macumba Sexual
1983Director
Macumba Sexual
1983Director of Photography
Macumba Sexual
1983Music
Macumba Sexual
1983Screenplay
Macumba Sexual
1983Story
Blood on My Shoes
1983Director
Oasis of the Zombies
1982Director
Mansion of the Living Dead
1982Screenplay
El lago de las vírgenes
1982Original Music Composer
The Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle
1982Editor
El huésped de la niebla
1982Director
The Story of Linda
1981Director
Bloody Moon
1981Director
The Girls of the Copacabana
1981Director
The Girls of the Copacabana
1981Screenplay
The Girls of the Copacabana
1981Story
Pick-Up Girls
1981Screenplay
Sadomania
1981Director
Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman
1981Director
Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman
1981Music
Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman
1981Writer
Jailhouse Wardress
1981Director
Zombie Lake
1981Writer
Sex Is Crazy
1981Director
Sex Is Crazy
1981Original Music Composer
Sex Is Crazy
1981Screenplay
Erotic Symphony
1980Director
Erotic Symphony
1980Writer
Devil Hunter
1980Director
Devil Hunter
1980Original Music Composer
Devil Hunter
1980Screenplay
White Cannibal Queen
1980Director
White Cannibal Queen
1980Writer
What a Honeymoon
1980Director
Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties
1980Director
Cannibal Terror
1980Writer
Wicked Memoirs of Eugenie
1980Writer
Burning Up Inside
1979Director
The Sadist of Notre Dame
1979Director
Women in Cellblock 9
1978Director
Women in Cellblock 9
1978Screenplay
Women Without Innocence
1978Director
Women Without Innocence
1978Writer
Convoy of Girls
1978Director
Obscene Desire
1978Music
Sexy Sisters
1977Director
Call of the Blonde Goddess
1977Director
Call of the Blonde Goddess
1977Writer
Greta, the Mad Butcher
1977Director
Greta, the Mad Butcher
1977Writer
Slaves
1977Director
Love Camp
1977Director
Blue Rita
1977Director
Blue Rita
1977Writer
Around the World in 80 Beds
1977Director
Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun
1977Director
Kiss Me Killer
1977Director
Kiss Me Killer
1977Writer
Silence of the Grave
1976Director
Golden Jail
1976Director
Jack the Ripper
1976Director
Jack the Ripper
1976Screenplay
Midnight Party
1976Director
Midnight Party
1976Writer
Barbed Wire Dolls
1976Director
Barbed Wire Dolls
1976Director of Photography
Barbed Wire Dolls
1976Writer
The Troublemakers
1976Director
The Troublemakers
1976Screenplay
Girls in the Night Traffic
1976Director
Doriana Grey
1976Director
Doriana Grey
1976Writer
Female Vampire
1975Director
Female Vampire
1975Director of Photography
Female Vampire
1975Editor
Female Vampire
1975Writer
The Hot Nights of Linda
1975Director
The Hot Nights of Linda
1975Screenplay
The Hot Nights of Linda
1975Story
Countess Perverse
1975Director
Countess Perverse
1975Writer
Downtown
1975Director
Downtown
1975Director of Photography
Downtown
1975Writer
The Ticklish Ones
1975Director
The Ticklish Ones
1975Story
Exorcism
1975Director
Sexy Erotic Job
1975Director
A Virgin for St. Tropez
1975Director
Sexorcismes
1975Adaptation
Sexorcismes
1975Dialogue
Sexorcismes
1975Director
Sexorcismes
1975Writer
Women Behind Bars
1975Director
Rolls-Royce Baby
1975Director
Fifteen Year Old Captain
1974Director
Celestine
1974Director
Celestine
1974Director of Photography
Celestine
1974Writer
Lorna, the Exorcist
1974Director
Lorna, the Exorcist
1974Writer
The House of the Lost Dolls
1974Screenplay
The Greedy Ones
1974Director
The Greedy Ones
1974Screenplay
How to Seduce a Virgin
1974Director
How to Seduce a Virgin
1974Writer
The Lustful Amazons
1974Director
Night of the Skull
1974Director
El misterio del castillo rojo
1973Director
Eugenie de Sade
1973Director
Eugenie de Sade
1973Writer
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
1973Director
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
1973Screenplay
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
1973Story
A Virgin Among the Living Dead
1973Director
A Virgin Among the Living Dead
1973Writer
The Demons
1973Director
The Demons
1973Writer
The Other Side of the Mirror
1973Director
The Other Side of the Mirror
1973Screenplay
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
1973Director
Dolls for Sale
1973Director
Lovers of Devil's Island
1973Director
Lovers of Devil's Island
1973Screenplay
Lovers of Devil's Island
1973Story
Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle
1973Director
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
1973Director
The Corpse Packs His Bags
1972Director
The Corpse Packs His Bags
1972Screenplay
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
1972Director
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
1972Screenplay
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
1972Story
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
1972Director
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
1972Original Music Composer
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
1972Screenplay
Virgin Report
1972Director
Daughter of Dracula
1972Director
Daughter of Dracula
1972Writer
Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves
1972Director
Sex Charade
1972Director
Sex Charade
1972Screenplay
Vampyros Lesbos
1971Director
Vampyros Lesbos
1971Original Music Composer
Vampyros Lesbos
1971Screenplay
Vampyros Lesbos
1971Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Devil Came from Akasava
1971Director
She Killed in Ecstasy
1971Director
She Killed in Ecstasy
1971Writer
X312 - Flight to Hell
1971Director
X312 - Flight to Hell
1971Screenplay
Eugenie
1970Director
Count Dracula
1970Director
Count Dracula
1970Screenplay
Cuadrilátero
1970Music
Nightmares Come at Night
1970Director
The Bloody Judge
1970Director
Juliette
1970Director
The Castle of Fu Manchu
1969Director
Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969Director
99 Women
1969Director
99 Women
1969Screenplay
99 Women
1969Story
Venus in Furs
1969Director
Venus in Furs
1969Story
Venus in Furs
1969Writer
Two Undercover Angels
1969Screenplay
The Girl from Rio
1969Director
Kiss Me Monster
1969Director
Kiss Me Monster
1969Idea
Kiss Me Monster
1969Screenplay
The Blood of Fu Manchu
1968Director
The Blood of Fu Manchu
1968Screenplay
The Blood of Fu Manchu
1968Story
Succubus
1968Director
Castle of the Creeping Flesh
1968Story
A Man, Eight Girls
1968Director
Lucky, the Inscrutable
1967Director
Lucky, the Inscrutable
1967Screenplay
The Diabolical Dr. Z
1966Director
The Diabolical Dr. Z
1966Screenplay
Attack of the Robots
1966Director
Attack of the Robots
1966Screenplay
Residence for Spies
1966Director
Chimes at Midnight
1965Second Unit
Chimes at Midnight
1965Second Unit Director
Dr. Orloff's Monster
1965Dialogue
Dr. Orloff's Monster
1965Director
Dr. Orloff's Monster
1965Screenplay
Rififi in the City
1964Director
Rififi in the City
1964Writer
Death Whistles the Blues
1964Director
55 Days at Peking
1963Assistant Production Manager
Jaguar
1963Director
Jaguar
1963Story
Vampiresas 1930
1962Director
Vampiresas 1930
1962Screenplay
The Awful Dr. Orlof
1962Director
The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus
1962Director
Zorro the Avenger
1962Screenplay
El destierro del Cid
1960Director
Ama Rosa
1960Writer
Red Lips
1960Director
Red Lips
1960Screenplay
Queen of the Tabarin Club
1960Director
Estampas guipuzcoanas número 2: Pío Baroja
1960Director
Llegaron los franceses
1959Writer
Las playas vacías
1959Director
We Are 18 Years Old
1959Director
Oro español
1959Director
Oro español
1959Original Music Composer
Oro español
1959Screenplay
Anna Said Yes
1958Delegated Producer
Historias de Madrid
1958Assistant Director
Historias de Madrid
1958Music
The Tree from Spain
1957Screenplay
El hombre que viajaba despacito
1957Assistant Director
El hombre que viajaba despacito
1957Music
Fulano y Mengano
1957Screenplay
The Mysterious Melody AKA Ce soir les souris dansent
1956Writer
The Coyote's Justice
1956Screenstory
Death of a Cyclist
1955Assistant Director
The Coyote
1955Dialogue
Merry Christmas
1954Assistant Director
Comedians
1954Original Music Composer
Comedians
1954Script Supervisor
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