Michael Findlay
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1937-08-27 (40 years old)
Deathday
1977-05-16
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Robert West
Julian Marsh
Francis Ellie
Robert Wuesterwurst
Michael Findlay
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 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 ac...
Acting
1976
as Richard Jennings
1969
as Spencer (as Robert West)
1967
as Partygoer / Call Girl's Client / Voices
1966
as The Bum's Friend
1970
as Homeowner (as Richard Jennings)
1968
as Richard Jennings
1967
as Richard Jennings
2021
as (archive)
1969
1968
as Richard Davis
1971
as Dr. Rogers (voice) (uncredited)
1964
as Bruno (as Robert West)
1968
as Richard Jennings / Joe Davidson
1974
as Decapitation Onlooker (uncredited)
1970
as 3rd Mourner / Timothy (voice)
1965
as Bearded Man (uncredited)
1970
as Narrator (voice)
1976
as Detective (archive footage) (uncredited)
1971
as Detective (uncredited)
Production
1969
as Director
1965
as Director
1976
as Director
1977
as Director
1972
as Editor
1974
as Director
1968
as Director
1967
as Director
1966
as Director
1968
as Director
1976
as Director
1976
as Cinematography
1977
as Director
1977
as Cinematography
1966
as Producer
1966
as Director of Photography
1966
as Editor
1968
as Director
1968
as Writer
1968
as Editor
1965
as Director
1965
as Director of Photography
1976
as Director
1967
as Writer
1967
as Producer
1967
as Editor
1976
as Writer
1965
as Director of Photography
1965
as Editor
1964
as Director
1968
as Producer
1968
as Editor
1969
as Editor
1969
as Screenplay
1969
as Producer
1964
as Editor
1964
as Writer
1964
as Producer
1964
as Camera Operator
1968
as Producer
1968
as Editor
1968
as Producer
1968
as Writer
1971
as Director
1971
as Screenplay
1969
as Producer
1969
as Director
1974
as Editor
1971
as Director
1971
as Producer
1971
as Editor
1971
as Screenplay
1970
as Director
1970
as Writer
1970
as Producer
1970
as Editor
1970
as Director of Photography
1970
as Director
1976
as Director
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