Jesús Franco
Data de nascimento:
12/05/1930
Local de nascimento:
Madrid, Spain
Data de falecimento:
02/04/2013
Biografia
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.
Filmes em que atuou
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Inferno Rosso. Joe D'Amato sulla via dell'eccesso (2021)- 6.50 ★Self (archive footage)
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Sesión salvaje (2019)- 6.90 ★Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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Drácula Barcelona (2017)- 5.80 ★Himself
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Soledad Miranda, una flor en el desierto (2015)- 3.70 ★Himself (archive footage)
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Llámale Jess Redux (2014)- 4.60 ★Himself
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Queridos monstruos (2014)- 5.50 ★Self
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¡Zarpazos! Un viaje por el spanish horror (2014)- 6.00 ★Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies (2013)- 2.70 ★The Director
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La última película de Jess Franco (2013)- 6.00 ★Self
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A ritmo de Jess (2013)- 5.50 ★Self
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Revenge of the Alligator Ladies (2013)- 4.70 ★Himself
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La cripta de las condenadas (2012)- 3.10 ★
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Debris Documentar (2012)- 5.20 ★Himself
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Tío Jess (2012)- 5.00 ★Self
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Idoru (2009)- 5.00 ★
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Por la gracia de Luis (2009)- 5.00 ★Himself
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Martes de Carnaval (2008)- 0.00 ★
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Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler (2008)- 5.50 ★Padre del Dr. Weissman
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Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre (2007)- 0.00 ★Pete
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Jesús Franco, manera de vivir (2007)- 6.00 ★Himself
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Beloved Count (2007)- 0.00 ★Self
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Brunnen (2005)- 0.00 ★
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Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)- 6.90 ★Self
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Jesús in Furs (2005)- 6.00 ★Himself
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Kárate a muerte en Torremolinos (2003)- 5.33 ★Miyagi
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Identidade (2003)- 5.20 ★Jess Franco
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Journey into Perversion (2001)- 0.00 ★Himself
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Llámale Jess (2000)- 7.00 ★Himself
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Orson Welles en el país de don Quijote (2000)- 5.50 ★Self
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Vampire Blues (1999)- 3.80 ★The Merchant
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Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell (1999)- 1.20 ★Dr. James Wong
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El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa (1992)- 6.00 ★
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La bahía esmeralda (1989)- 4.40 ★Boat Captain
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Esa cosa con plumas (1988)- 0.00 ★
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La chica de los labios rojos (1986)- 0.00 ★Professor Karame
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La Sombra del Judoka contra el Doctor Wong (1985)- 3.00 ★Dr. Wong
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El siniestro doctor Orloff (1984)- 4.40 ★Manolo
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Una rajita para dos (1984)- 0.00 ★Tom
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Mil sexos tiene la noche (1984)- 4.10 ★Psychiatrist (uncredited)
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Camino solitario (1984)- 3.89 ★Doctor Callman
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Bahía blanca (1984)- 5.40 ★The Miseries (uncredited)
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Lilian (la virgen pervertida) (1984)- 5.90 ★Bernardo
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Sangre en mis zapatos (1983)- 5.20 ★Abductor
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Los blues de la calle Pop (Aventuras de Felipe Malboro, volumen 8) (1983)- 4.90 ★Sam Chesterfield
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Macumba sexual (1983)- 5.04 ★Recepcionist
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La noche de los sexos abiertos (1983)- 4.00 ★Count
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Botas negras, látigo de cuero (1983)- 4.80 ★Matón en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited)
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Jailhouse Wardress (1981)- 3.20 ★Uncle Jess
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El sexo está loco (1981)- 5.70 ★Film Director
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Die Säge des Todes (1981)- 5.01 ★Doctor (uncredited)
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Sadomanía (El infierno de la pasión) (1981)- 5.21 ★Lucas
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Mondo cannibale (1980)- 4.50 ★Mr. Martin
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Vaya luna de miel (1980)- 5.70 ★Dying Man (uncredited)
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O Sádico de Notre-Dame (1979)- 5.30 ★Mathis Vogel
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Justine (1979)- 5.20 ★Strange Guy
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Embrasse-moi (1977)- 4.13 ★Marcel
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Die Sklavinnen (1977)- 5.10 ★Radeck's Assistant
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Ilsa – The Wicked Warden (1977)- 4.70 ★Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco)
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Midnight Party (1976)- 5.20 ★Janos Radeck
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Les emmerdeuses (1976)- 3.50 ★
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La fille au sexe brillant (1976)- 4.00 ★Dr. Seward
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Frauengefängnis (1976)- 4.72 ★Maria's Father (uncredited)
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Hommes de joie pour femmes vicieuses (1976)- 3.20 ★
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Weiße Haut auf schwarzen Schenkeln (1976)- 4.80 ★Graf Anastasio
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As Noites Quentes de Linda (1975)- 3.10 ★Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck)
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Downtown - Die nackten Puppen der Unterwelt (1975)- 5.70 ★Al Pereira
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Des diamants pour l'enfer (1975)- 4.50 ★Bill
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L'Éventreur de Notre-Dame (1975)- 4.60 ★Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue (as Jess Frank)
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La noche de los asesinos (1974)- 6.10 ★Andy
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Célestine... bonne à tout faire (1974)- 5.80 ★Sleeping Man
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La maldición de Frankenstein (1973)- 5.00 ★Morpho
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Eugénie (1973)- 5.71 ★Attila Tanner
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A Maldição da Vampira (1973)- 4.40 ★Dr. Roberts
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O Diário Secreto de Uma Ninfomaníaca (1973)- 5.20 ★Inspecteur Hernandez
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Les ébranlées (1973)- 4.40 ★
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Los ojos del doctor Orloff (1973)- 4.50 ★Lord Comfort (uncredited)
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Une vierge chez les morts-vivants (1973)- 4.84 ★Basilio
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Der Todesrächer von Soho (1972)- 5.10 ★Gonzales
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Robinson und seine wilden Sklavinnen (1972)- 3.60 ★Director
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Dr. M schlägt zu (1972)- 5.70 ★Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub
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La fille de Dracula (1972)- 4.20 ★Cyril Jefferson
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Cuadecuc, vampir (1972)- 6.00 ★Self
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Der Teufel kam aus Akasava (1971)- 4.70 ★Tino Celli
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Sie tötete in Ekstase (1971)- 5.40 ★Dr. Donen
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Vampyros Lesbos (1971)- 5.80 ★Memmet
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X312 - Flight to Hell (1971)- 4.20 ★Man at John Somers'
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Conde Drácula (1970)- 5.80 ★Van Helsing's servant (uncredited)
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Eugenie e o Caminho da Perversão (1970)- 4.60 ★Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited)
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O Castelo de Fu Manchu (1969)- 3.74 ★Insp. Ahmet
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Paroxismus (1969)- 5.29 ★Jazz Musician (uncredited)
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Die sieben Männer der Sumuru (1969)- 4.41 ★Guitar Player
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Rote Lippen, Sadisterotica (1969)- 4.90 ★Napoleon Bolivard
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99 Mulheres (1969)- 5.10 ★Official (uncredited)
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Küß mich, Monster (1969)- 4.60 ★Abilene's Contact Man
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Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969)- 5.18 ★
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Deine Zärtlichkeiten (1969)- 4.60 ★
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Necronomicon - Geträumte Sünden (1968)- 5.50 ★Writer
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Fu Manchu e o Beijo da Morte (1968)- 4.40 ★
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Lucky, el intrépido (1967)- 4.39 ★Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista
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Miss Muerte (1966)- 5.80 ★Inspector Tanner
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Cartes sur table (1966)- 5.10 ★Piano Player
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Cartes sur table (1966)- 5.10 ★Pianist (uncredited)
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Residencia para espías (1966)- 4.50 ★Casino Piano Player (uncredited)
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El secreto del Dr. Orloff (1964)- 4.60 ★Piano Player
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Uma Estranha Viajem (1964)- 7.27 ★Don Venancio
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La muerte silba un blues (1964)- 4.40 ★Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited)
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O Terrível Dr. Orloff (1962)- 6.00 ★Pianist (uncredited)
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Ana dice sí (1958)- 5.30 ★Pianista (uncredited)
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A Volta ao Mundo em Oitenta Dias (1956)- 6.60 ★Extra (uncredited)