Michael Findlay
Birthday
1937/08/27
Day of death
1977/05/16 (39 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Robert West, Julian Marsh, Francis Ellie, Robert Wuesterwurst
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 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 ali...Read more
Acting
(1976) Virgins in Heat
as Richard Jennings
(1969) The Ultimate Degenerate
as Spencer (as Robert West)
(1967) Lusting Hours
as Partygoer / Call Girl's Client / Voices
(1966) Take Me Naked
as The Bum's Friend
(1970) Janie
as Homeowner (as Richard Jennings)
(1968) The Kiss of Her Flesh
as Richard Jennings
(1967) The Touch of Her Flesh
as Richard Jennings
(2021) Party Levitation
as (archive)
(1968) A Thousand Pleasures
as Richard Davis
(1969) Mnasidika
as ---
(1971) The Altar of Lust
as Dr. Rogers (voice) (uncredited)
(1964) Body of a Female
as Bruno (as Robert West)
(1968) The Curse of Her Flesh
as Richard Jennings / Joe Davidson
(1974) Shriek of the Mutilated
as Decapitation Onlooker (uncredited)
(1970) Bacchanale
as 3rd Mourner / Timothy (voice)
(1965) The Sin Syndicate
as Bearded Man (uncredited)
(1970) Take My Head
as Narrator (voice)
(1976) Snuff
as Detective (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1971) The Slaughter
as Detective (uncredited)