Around the World in 80 Days1956
As Extra (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Jesús Franco
Born
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 (127)
White Cannibal Queen1980
As Mr. Martin
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Female Vampire1975
As Dr. Roberts
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Marquis de Sade: Justine1969
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Eugenie1970
As Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited)
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Vampyros Lesbos1971
As Memmet
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Eugenie de Sade1973
As Attila Tanner
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Girl from Rio1969
As Guitar Player
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess2021
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Count Dracula1970
As Van Helsing's servant (uncredited)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Greta, the Mad Butcher1977
As Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco)
TMDb 4.8 / 10
99 Women1969
As Official (uncredited)
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Bloody Moon1981
As Doctor (uncredited)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Sadomania1981
As Lucas
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Ladies House of Pleasure1976
TMDb 3.6 / 10
Celestine1974
As Sleeping Man
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Midnight Party1976
As Janos Radeck
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Call Him Jess2000
As Himself
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Sex Is Crazy1981
As Film Director
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Kiss Me Monster1969
As Abilene's Contact Man (uncredited)
TMDb 4.7 / 10
The Blood of Fu Manchu1968
TMDb 4.4 / 10
She Killed in Ecstasy1971
As Dr. Donen
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Succubus1968
As Writer
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Diabolical Dr. Z1966
As Inspector Tanner
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Beloved Count
Beloved Count2007
As Self
Lorna, the Exorcist1974
As Doctor (uncredited)
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Vampir Cuadecuc1972
As Self
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein1973
As Morpho
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”2024
As Self - Archive footage
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Daughter of Dracula1972
As Cyril Jefferson
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Slaves1977
As Radeck's Assistant
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Castle of Fu Manchu1969
As Insp. Ahmet
TMDb 3.6 / 10
Kiss Me Killer1977
As Marcel
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Death Whistles the Blues1964
As Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
A Virgin Among the Living Dead1973
As Basilio
TMDb 4.7 / 10
The Corpse Packs His Bags1972
As Gonzales
TMDb 5.1 / 10
The Devil Came from Akasava1971
As Tino Celli
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Women Behind Bars1975
As Bill
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Night of the Skull1974
As Andy
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Jailhouse Wardress1981
As Uncle Jess
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Two Undercover Angels1969
As Napoleon Bolivard
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Black Boots, Leather Whip1983
As Matón en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited)
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Venus in Furs1969
As Jazz Musician (uncredited)
TMDb 5.4 / 10
X312 - Flight to Hell1971
As Man at John Somers'
TMDb 4.5 / 10
The Awful Dr. Orlof1962
As Pianist (uncredited)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse1972
As Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Barbed Wire Dolls1976
As Maria's Father (uncredited)
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Dolls for Sale1973
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror2014
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Other Side of the Mirror1973
As Roger (uncredited)
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Exorcism1975
As Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Strange Voyage1964
As Don Venancio
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Lucky, the Inscrutable1967
As Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Downtown1976
As Al Pereira
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Drácula Barcelona2017
As Himself
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies2013
As The Director
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Ban the Sadist Videos!2005
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves1972
As Director
TMDb 3.9 / 10
La última película de Jess Franco2013
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included1985
As Rose Hotel's recepcionist (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Sadist of Notre Dame1979
As Mathis Vogel
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Macumba Sexual1983
As Recepcionist
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Jesús Franco, manera de vivir2007
As Himself
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Night Has a Thousand Desires1984
As Psychiatrist (uncredited)
TMDb 4.5 / 10
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff1973
As Lord Comfort (uncredited)
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Jesús in Furs2005
As Himself
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Hot Nights of Linda1975
As Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck)
TMDb 3.2 / 10
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac1973
As Inspecteur Hernandez
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Sinister Doctor Orloff1984
As Manolo
TMDb 4.5 / 10
The Night Of Open Sex1983
As Count
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Flesh-Eating Mothers1988
As Policeman
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Debris Documentar2012
As Himself
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Call Me Jess Redux2014
As Himself
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Attack of the Robots1966
As Piano Player, Pianist (uncredited)
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote2000
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Bloody Jess
Bloody Jess2007
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler2008
As Padre del Dr. Weissman
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Rhythm of Jess2013
As Self
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Esmeralda Bay1989
As Boat Captain
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Bahia Blanca1984
As The Miseries (uncredited)
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Idoru2009
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Dr. Orloff's Monster1965
As Piano Player
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Well2005
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Residence for Spies1968
As Casino Piano Player (uncredited)
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Take-Away Spirit
Take-Away Spirit2009
As J.W. Radek
Death Karate in Torremolinos2003
As Miyagi
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Jess' Women
Jess' Women2005
As self
Your Caresses1969
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Blood on My Shoes1983
As Abductor
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert2015
As Himself (archive footage)
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Wild Session2019
As Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!2004
TMDb 7.0 / 10
What a Honeymoon1980
As Dying Man (uncredited)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa1992
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Girl with the Red Lips1986
As Professor Karame
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Blues of Pop Street1983
As Sam Chesterfield
TMDb 5.1 / 10
On the Threshold to Another World
On the Threshold to Another World2003
As Himself
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong1985
As Dr. Wong
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell1999
As Dr. James Wong
TMDb 2.2 / 10
Queridos monstruos2014
As Self
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Vampire Blues1999
As The Merchant
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Por la gracia de Luis2009
As Himself
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess
Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess2010
As Self
Anna Said Yes1958
As Pianista (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Perversion Stories
Perversion Stories2002
As Self
Coffins of Light2009
As himself
TMDb 10.0 / 10
En busca del dragón dorado1983
As Blind Old Man
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies2013
As Himself
TMDb 3.6 / 10
The Troublemakers1976
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Lonely Road1984
As Doctor Callman
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Tío Jess2012
As Self
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Journey into Perversion2001
As Himself
Esa cosa con plumas1988
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie2002
As Himself
TMDb 8.4 / 10
El misterio del castillo rojo
El misterio del castillo rojoRelease date TBA
The Bizarre World of Jess Franco
The Bizarre World of Jess Franco1983
As Self
La cripta de las condenadas2012
TMDb 3.1 / 10
Los profundos sueños de Jennifer
Los profundos sueños de Jennifer2013
As Voz
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Falks Frauen
Falks Frauen2014
As (archive footage)
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre2007
As Pete
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Red Venice2003
As Jess Franco
TMDb 4.9 / 10
A Crack for Two1984
As Tom
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Lilian, the Perverted Virgin1984
As Bernardo
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Justine and the Whip1979
As Strange Guy
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Shining Sex1976
As Dr. Seward
TMDb 4.4 / 10
White Skin Black Thighs1976
As Graf Anastasio
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Sexorcismes1975
As Mathis Vogel
TMDb 1.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb