JF
Jesús Franco
Actor, Director, Writer, Editor, Composer, Producer
Died April 2, 2013 (82 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2012 | Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies · as The Director |
| 2012 | La cripta de las condenadas · as Unknown |
| 2008 | Martes de Carnaval · as Unknown |
| 2006 | Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler · as Padre del Dr. Weissman |
| 2005 | Brunnen · as Unknown |
| 1999 | Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell · as Dr. James Wong |
| 1999 | Vampire Blues · as The Merchant |
| 1999 | Red Silk · as Grunevaldi |
| 1992 | El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa · as Unknown |
| 1990 | Countdown to Esmeralda Bay · as Boat Captain |
| 1987 | Las chicas del tanga · as Ángel |
| 1985 | Bride's Revenge · as The Miseries (uncredited) |
| 1984 | Night Has a Thousand Desires · as Psychiatrist (uncredited) |
| 1984 | Camino solitario · as Doctor Callman |
| 1983 | Macumba Sexual · as Recepcionist |
| 1983 | Los blues de la calle Pop (Aventuras de Felipe Malboro, volumen 8) · as Sam Chesterfield |
| 1983 | Night of Open Sex · as Count |
| 1982 | Oasis of the Zombies · as Zombie |
| 1981 | Jailhouse Wardress · as Uncle Jess |
| 1981 | Hellhole Women · as Lucas |
| 1981 | Bloody Moon · as Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1980 | White Cannibal Queen · as Mr. Martin |
| 1977 | Ilsa, the Wicked Warden · as Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco) |
| 1975 | Women Behind Bars · as Bill |
| 1975 | L'éventreur de Notre-Dame · as Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue (as Jess Frank) |
| 1974 | Night of the Skull · as Andy |
| 1974 | Lorna the Exorcist · as Doctor |
| 1973 | La maldición de Frankenstein · as Morpho |
| 1973 | A Virgin Among the Living Dead · as Basilio (as Jesus Manera) |
| 1973 | Eugenie de Sade · as Attila Tanner |
| 1973 | Al otro lado del espejo · as Roger |
| 1973 | Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac · as Inspecteur Hernandez |
| 1973 | El misterio del castillo rojo · as Unknown |
| 1972 | Der Todesrächer von Soho · as Gonzales |
| 1972 | The Vengeance of Doctor Mabuse · as Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub |
| 1972 | Daughter of Dracula · as Cyril Jefferson |
| 1971 | The Devil Came from Akasava · as Tino Celli |
| 1971 | Vampyros Lesbos · as Memmet |
| 1971 | X312 - Flight to Hell · as Man at John Somers' |
| 1970 | Count Dracula · as Van Helsing's servant (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Eugenie · as Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited) |
| 1969 | The Castle of Fu Manchu · as Insp. Ahmet |
| 1969 | Venus in Furs · as Jazz Musician |
| 1969 | Che! · as Sgt. Terrazas |
| 1969 | Marquis de Sade's Justine · as White turbaned host in theatre |
| 1969 | Kiss Me Monster · as Abilene's Contact Man |
| 1969 | Deine Zärtlichkeiten · as actor |
| 1969 | Two Undercover Angels · as Napoleon Bolivard |
| 1969 | The Girl from Rio · as Guitar Player |
| 1969 | 99 Women · as Official |
| 1968 | The Blood of Fu Manchu · as Inspector Ahmet |
| 1968 | Succubus · as Writer |
| 1968 | Residencia para espías · as Casino Piano Player (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Lucky, el intrépido · as Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista |
| 1966 | The Diabolical Dr. Z · as Inspector Tanner |
| 1966 | Cartes sur table · as Piano Player |
| 1964 | The Mistresses of Dr. Jekyll · as Piano Player |
| 1964 | La muerte silba un blues · as Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Strange Voyage · as Venancio Vidal |
| 1962 | The Awful Dr. Orlof · as Pianist (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Ana dice sí · as Pianista (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days · as Extra (uncredited) |