Michael Findlay

Personal Info

Birthday

August 27, 1937

Day of Death

1977-05-16

(39 years old)

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.

Known For

Snuff

The Ultimate Degenerate

The Kiss of Her Flesh

Take My Head

Shriek of the Mutilated

Janie

Lusting Hours

The Slaughter

Filmography

2021
Party Levitation
as (archive)
1976
Snuff
as Detective (archive footage) (uncredited)
Virgins in Heat
as Richard Jennings
1974
Shriek of the Mutilated
as Decapitation Onlooker (uncredited)
1971
The Altar of Lust
as Dr. Rogers (voice) (uncredited)
The Slaughter
as Detective (uncredited)
1970
Bacchanale
as 3rd Mourner / Timothy (voice)
Take My Head
as Narrator (voice)
Janie
as Homeowner (as Richard Jennings)
1969
The Ultimate Degenerate
as Spencer (as Robert West)
1968
The Kiss of Her Flesh
as Richard Jennings
The Curse of Her Flesh
as Richard Jennings / Joe Davidson
A Thousand Pleasures
as Richard Davis
1967
The Touch of Her Flesh
as Richard Jennings
Lusting Hours
as Partygoer / Call Girl's Client / Voices
1966
Take Me Naked
as The Bum's Friend
1965
The Sin Syndicate
as Bearded Man (uncredited)
1964
Body of a Female
as Bruno (as Robert West)