Michael Findlay

Michael Findlay

Directing

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
Virgins in Heat
0.0

(1976) Virgins in Heat

as Richard Jennings

The Ultimate Degenerate
4.7

(1969) The Ultimate Degenerate

as Spencer (as Robert West)

Lusting Hours
4.0

(1967) Lusting Hours

as Partygoer / Call Girl's Client / Voices

Take Me Naked
4.2

(1966) Take Me Naked

as The Bum's Friend

Janie
5.3

(1970) Janie

as Homeowner (as Richard Jennings)

The Kiss of Her Flesh
5.7

(1968) The Kiss of Her Flesh

as Richard Jennings

The Touch of Her Flesh
4.9

(1967) The Touch of Her Flesh

as Richard Jennings

Party Levitation
0.0

(2021) Party Levitation

as (archive)

A Thousand Pleasures
4.4

(1968) A Thousand Pleasures

as Richard Davis

Mnasidika
2.8

(1969) Mnasidika

as ---

The Altar of Lust
5.0

(1971) The Altar of Lust

as Dr. Rogers (voice) (uncredited)

Body of a Female
3.5

(1964) Body of a Female

as Bruno (as Robert West)

The Curse of Her Flesh
6.0

(1968) The Curse of Her Flesh

as Richard Jennings / Joe Davidson

Shriek of the Mutilated
4.5

(1974) Shriek of the Mutilated

as Decapitation Onlooker (uncredited)

Bacchanale
4.6

(1970) Bacchanale

as 3rd Mourner / Timothy (voice)

The Sin Syndicate
4.0

(1965) The Sin Syndicate

as Bearded Man (uncredited)

Take My Head
2.0

(1970) Take My Head

as Narrator (voice)

Snuff
3.2

(1976) Snuff

as Detective (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Slaughter
5.0

(1971) The Slaughter

as Detective (uncredited)