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Michael Findlay

Michael Findlay

Known For Directing
Birthday Aug 27, 1937
Died May 16, 1977 (39)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Apr 25, 2024
Entry Date Apr 25, 2024
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Biography

Michael Findlay, along with his wife Roberta Findlay, directed and produced numerous sexploitation movies. They have been described as "the most notorious filmmakers in the annals of sexploitation". In the mid-to-late 1960s, Findlay was prominent among a small group of underground New York filmmaker ... s (including Joseph W. Sarno, Joseph P. Mawra, and Lou Campa) that produced exploitation "roughies" (a mix of sex and sadism) for the grindhouse theater market. Sometimes he would direct under the alias Julian Marsh and act in his own films billed as Robert West. His wife Roberta (aka Anna Riva) was the cinematographer, co-writer, and supporting actress for many of their films together. They also employed the same actors repeatedly, most notably Uta Erickson, and Marie Brent, aka Janet Banzet. The Findlays were friends with George Weiss, producer of Ed Wood's Glen or Glenda and a series of fetishistic Olga films (Olga's House of Shame, Olga's Girls, et al.). In 1964 Weiss encouraged them to make films in this new subgenre of violent sexploitation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Findlay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Filmography

Snuff

Snuff

1976

as Detective (archive footage) (uncredited)

Shriek of the Mutilated

Shriek of the Mutilated

1974

as Decapitation Onlooker (uncredited)

The Slaughter

The Slaughter

1971

as Detective (uncredited)

Take My Head

Take My Head

1970

as Narrator (voice)

Janie

Janie

1970

as Homeowner (as Richard Jennings)

The Ultimate Degenerate

The Ultimate Degenerate

1969

as Spencer (as Robert West)

The Curse of Her Flesh

The Curse of Her Flesh

1968

as Richard Jennings / Joe Davidson

A Thousand Pleasures

A Thousand Pleasures

1968

as Richard Davis

The Kiss of Her Flesh

The Kiss of Her Flesh

1968

as Richard Jennings

Lusting Hours

Lusting Hours

1967

as Partygoer / Call Girl's Client / Voices

The Touch of Her Flesh

The Touch of Her Flesh

1967

as Richard Jennings

Take Me Naked

Take Me Naked

1966

as The Bum's Friend

The Sin Syndicate

The Sin Syndicate

1965

as Bearded Man (uncredited)

Body of a Female

Body of a Female

1964

as Bruno (as Robert West)

Snuff

Snuff

1976

Writer

The Slaughter

The Slaughter

1971

Screenplay

Vice or Versa

Vice or Versa

1971

Editor, Screenplay

Take My Head

Take My Head

1970

Director of Photography, Writer, Editor

The Ultimate Degenerate

The Ultimate Degenerate

1969

Editor, Screenplay

The Kiss of Her Flesh

The Kiss of Her Flesh

1968

Editor, Writer

The Curse of Her Flesh

The Curse of Her Flesh

1968

Editor, Writer

A Thousand Pleasures

A Thousand Pleasures

1968

Editor

The Touch of Her Flesh

The Touch of Her Flesh

1967

Editor, Writer

Take Me Naked

Take Me Naked

1966

Director of Photography, Editor

Satan's Bed

Satan's Bed

1965

Director of Photography, Editor

The Sin Syndicate

The Sin Syndicate

1965

Director of Photography

Body of a Female

Body of a Female

1964

Editor, Writer, Camera Operator

Snuff

Snuff

1976

Director

Shriek of the Mutilated

Shriek of the Mutilated

1974

Director

The Slaughter

The Slaughter

1971

Director

Vice or Versa

Vice or Versa

1971

Director

Janie

Janie

1970

Director

Take My Head

Take My Head

1970

Director

Mnasidika

Mnasidika

1969

Director

The Ultimate Degenerate

The Ultimate Degenerate

1969

Director

The Kiss of Her Flesh

The Kiss of Her Flesh

1968

Director

The Curse of Her Flesh

The Curse of Her Flesh

1968

Director

A Thousand Pleasures

A Thousand Pleasures

1968

Director

The Touch of Her Flesh

The Touch of Her Flesh

1967

Director

Take Me Naked

Take Me Naked

1966

Director

Satan's Bed

Satan's Bed

1965

Director

The Sin Syndicate

The Sin Syndicate

1965

Director

Body of a Female

Body of a Female

1964

Director

Vice or Versa

Vice or Versa

1971

Producer

Take My Head

Take My Head

1970

Producer

Mnasidika

Mnasidika

1969

Producer

The Ultimate Degenerate

The Ultimate Degenerate

1969

Producer

The Kiss of Her Flesh

The Kiss of Her Flesh

1968

Producer

The Curse of Her Flesh

The Curse of Her Flesh

1968

Producer

A Thousand Pleasures

A Thousand Pleasures

1968

Producer

The Touch of Her Flesh

The Touch of Her Flesh

1967

Producer

Take Me Naked

Take Me Naked

1966

Producer

Body of a Female

Body of a Female

1964

Producer

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