Michael Findlay
Director·1937–1977·New York City, New York, USA
16 horror credits
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 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.
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Director13 films
Snuff
Director
Shriek of the Mutilated
Director
The Slaughter
Director
Janie
Director
The Ultimate Degenerate
Director
Mnasidika
Director
The Kiss of Her Flesh
Director
The Curse of Her Flesh
Director
A Thousand Pleasures
Director
The Touch of Her Flesh
Director
Take Me Naked
Director
Satan's Bed
Director
Body of a Female
Director
Writer7 films
Snuff
Writer
The Slaughter
Screenplay
The Ultimate Degenerate
Screenplay
The Kiss of Her Flesh
Writer
The Curse of Her Flesh
Writer
The Touch of Her Flesh
Writer
Body of a Female
Writer
Producer8 films
The Ultimate Degenerate
Producer
Mnasidika
Producer
The Kiss of Her Flesh
Producer
The Curse of Her Flesh
Producer
A Thousand Pleasures
Producer
The Touch of Her Flesh
Producer
Take Me Naked
Producer
Body of a Female
Producer
Cinematographer2 films
Take Me Naked
Director of Photography
Satan's Bed
Director of Photography
Editor10 films
Shriek of the Mutilated
Editor
Invasion of the Blood Farmers
Editor
The Ultimate Degenerate
Editor
The Kiss of Her Flesh
Editor
The Curse of Her Flesh
Editor
A Thousand Pleasures
Editor
The Touch of Her Flesh
Editor
Take Me Naked
Editor
Satan's Bed
Editor
Body of a Female
Editor
Actor14 films
Party Levitation
(archive)
Snuff
Detective (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shriek of the Mutilated
Decapitation Onlooker (uncredited)
The Slaughter
Detective (uncredited)
Bacchanale
3rd Mourner / Timothy (voice)
Janie
Homeowner (as Richard Jennings)
The Ultimate Degenerate
Spencer (as Robert West)
Mnasidika
The Kiss of Her Flesh
Richard Jennings
The Curse of Her Flesh
Richard Jennings / Joe Davidson
A Thousand Pleasures
Richard Davis
The Touch of Her Flesh
Richard Jennings
Take Me Naked
The Bum's Friend
Body of a Female
Bruno (as Robert West)
Other Crew1 film
Body of a Female
Camera Operator