- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- August 27, 1937
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- May 16, 1977
Michael Findlay
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 filmmakers (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 fet…
Filmography
movieParty Levitation
2021 · (archive footage)
movieChristopher Street Blues
1977 · Director
moviePoint Me Toward Tomorrow
1977 · Cinematography, Director
movieKiss Today Goodbye
1976 · Director
movieMichael, Angelo and David
1976 · Director, Cinematography
movieSnuff
1976 · Detective (archive footage) (uncredited), Director, Writer
movieVirgins in Heat
1976 · Richard Jennings, Director
movieWet and Wild
1976 · , Director, Writer
movieShriek of the Mutilated
1974 · Decapitation Onlooker (uncredited), Director, Editor
movieInvasion of the Blood Farmers
1972 · Editor
movieThe Altar of Lust
1971 · Dr. Rogers (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Slaughter
1971 · Detective (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
movieVice Versa!
1971 · Director, Editor, Screenplay, Producer
movieBacchanale
1970 · 3rd Mourner / Timothy (voice)
movieTake My Head
1970 · Narrator (voice), Director, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
movieJanie
1970 · Homeowner (as Richard Jennings), Director
movieThe Ultimate Degenerate
1969 · Spencer (as Robert West), Director, Producer, Editor, Screenplay
movieMnasidika
1969 · , Producer, Director
movieThe Kiss of Her Flesh
1968 · Richard Jennings, Director, Editor, Writer, Producer
movieThe Curse of Her Flesh
1968 · Richard Jennings / Joe Davidson, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
movieA Thousand Pleasures
1968 · Richard Davis, Director, Editor, Producer
movieThe Touch of Her Flesh
1967 · Richard Jennings, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
movieLusting Hours
1967 · Partygoer / Call Girl's Client / Voices
movieTake Me Naked
1966 · The Bum's Friend, Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor
movieSatan's Bed
1965 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography
movieThe Sin Syndicate
1965 · Bearded Man (uncredited), Director, Director of Photography
movieBody of a Female
1964 · Bruno (as Robert West), Director, Camera Operator, Editor, Writer, Producer