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Paul Naschy(1934-2009)

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  • Writer
  • Director
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Paul Naschy in The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman (1971)
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Paul Naschy reigns supreme as the true king of Spanish horror cinema. He was born Jacinto Molina Alvarez on September 6, 1934, in Madrid, Spain. His father ran a successful fur business. Naschy grew up during the Spanish Civil War, and sought escape from the real-life horrors around him in adventure comics and movie serials; he often cited seeing Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) in a theater at age 11 as a seminal inspirational experience (his later movies would be filled with references to it). A talented athlete, Naschy played soccer for the school team and was a weightlifter who became the lightweight champion of Spain in 1958. Moreover, Paul penned Western pulp novels under the pseudonym Jack Mills and worked as an illustrator who did album cover art for a Spanish record label. Thanks to his muscular build, Naschy was able to break into the motion picture business in the early 1960s as an uncredited extra in such films as "King of the Vikings"--El príncipe encadenado (1960)--and the biblical epic King of Kings (1961).

In 1967 he wrote the script for Frankenstein's Bloody Terror (1968). He was forced, out of necessity, to play the lead role of tormented werewolf Waldermar Daninsky after Lon Chaney Jr. turned it down. He reprised this character in over a dozen subsequent sequels. Naschy's portrayals of the anguished and sympathetic werewolf Daninsky became his signature part and consolidated his enduring cult status as a bona-fide horror icon. Other significant horror figures Paul played were the Mummy, Jack the Ripper, Dracula (his performance as the Prince of Darkness in Count Dracula's Great Love (1973) was one of his personal favorites), the Hunchback, the Frankenstein Monster, the Phantom of the Opera, and even the Devil. Naschy made his directorial debut with Inquisition (1977). The film "Howl of the Devil"--Howl of the Devil (1988)--was one of Paul's most personal projects and finest artistic achievements.

Naschy had a major heart attack in 1991, but fully recovered and kept soldiering on. He wrote his autobiography, "Memoirs of a Wolfman," in 1997. His career gained new momentum in the early 21st century. Paul was especially memorable as the vicious title character in School Killer (2001) and had an excellent autobiographical leading role as bitter, washed-up veteran horror actor Pablo Thevenet in Rojo sangre (2004). Naschy was inducted into the Fangoria Hall of Fame in 2000 and was the recipient of the Gold Medal Award in Fine Arts in Spain in 2001. Moreover, he also did interviews and commentaries for DVD releases of his movies. Paul was still acting when he died of pancreatic cancer at age 75 on November 30, 2009, in Madrid, Spain.

Although he's sadly no longer with us, Naschy's extremely rich, varied and impressive horror cinema legacy will continue to scare, shock, and delight audiences throughout the world for all eternity.
BornSeptember 6, 1934
DiedNovember 30, 2009(75)
BornSeptember 6, 1934
DiedNovember 30, 2009(75)
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    • 9 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Paul Naschy in The Night of the Werewolf (1981)
The Night of the Werewolf
5.8
  • Waldemar Daninsky
  • Werewolf
  • 1981
Night of the Howling Beast (1975)
Night of the Howling Beast
5.3
  • Waldemar Daninsky
  • 1975
Fury of the Wolfman (1972)
Fury of the Wolfman
3.8
  • Waldemar Daninsky
  • Wolfman
  • 1972
Howl of the Devil (1988)
Howl of the Devil
5.4
  • Hector Doriani
  • Alex Doriani
  • Frankenstein's Monster
  • Mr. Hyde
  • Phantom of the Opera
  • Waldemar Daninsky the Werewolf
  • Quasimodo
  • The Devil
  • 1988

Credits

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Actor



  • El ojo de la Médusa (2021)
    El ojo de la Médusa
    • Carlos Oliarte
    • 2021
  • Los resucitados (2017)
    Los resucitados
    3.4
    • Padre del Capitán Molina
    • General Molina
    • El Caminante
    • 2017
  • The Apostle (2012)
    The Apostle
    6.8
    • Arcipreste (voice)
    • 2012
  • Los árboles (2010)
    Los árboles
    Short
    • 2010
  • Empusa (2010)
    Empusa
    3.9
    • Abel Olaya
    • 2010
  • The Valdemar Legacy II: The Forbidden Shadow (2010)
    The Valdemar Legacy II: The Forbidden Shadow
    4.6
    • Jervás
    • 2010
  • The Valdemar Legacy (2010)
    The Valdemar Legacy
    5.4
    • Jervás
    • 2010
  • Lágrimas de papel (2008)
    Lágrimas de papel
    5.6
    Short
    • Pablo
    • 2008
  • Paul Naschy in The Vampyre by John W. Polidori: Imágenes de una Pesadilla (2007)
    The Vampyre by John W. Polidori: Imágenes de una Pesadilla
    4.8
    Short
    • Lord Ruthven
    • 2007
  • El Perdón (2006)
    El Perdón
    Short
    • 2006
  • Crímenes ejemplares de Max Aub (2005)
    Crímenes ejemplares de Max Aub
    Short
    • 2005
  • Um Lobisomem na Amazônia (2005)
    Um Lobisomem na Amazônia
    4.3
    • Dr. Moreau
    • Lobisomem
    • Werewolf
    • 2005
  • Rottweiler (2004)
    Rottweiler
    3.1
    • Kufard
    • 2004
  • Tomb of the Werewolf (2004)
    Tomb of the Werewolf
    2.9
    Video
    • Waldemar Daninsky
    • 2004
  • Glori-Anne Gilbert in Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood (2004)
    Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood
    3.5
    Video
    • Padre Jacinto
    • 2004

Writer



  • Cineficción Radio (2019)
    Cineficción Radio
    5.3
    Podcast Series
    • book "Memorias de un hombre lobo"
    • 2020
  • The Great Croton (2011)
    The Great Croton
    • written by
    • 2011
  • Empusa (2010)
    Empusa
    3.9
    • Writer (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 2010
  • Paul Naschy in Rojo sangre (2004)
    Rojo sangre
    5.6
    • Writer (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 2004
  • Rondadores nocturnos 2 (1999)
    Rondadores nocturnos 2
    8.8
    Short
    • co-writer
    • 1999
  • Lycantropus: The Moonlight Murders (1997)
    Lycantropus: The Moonlight Murders
    4.6
    • screenplay (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1997
  • The Night of the Executioner (1993)
    The Night of the Executioner
    5.5
    • Writer (as J. Molina)
    • 1993
  • Horror en el museo de cera (1990)
    Horror en el museo de cera
    • story
    • 1990
  • Howl of the Devil (1988)
    Howl of the Devil
    5.4
    • screenplay
    • 1988
  • Operación Mantis (El exterminio del macho) (1985)
    Operación Mantis (El exterminio del macho)
    3.9
    • screenplay (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1985
  • Mi amigo el vagabundo (1984)
    Mi amigo el vagabundo
    5.0
    • screenplay
    • story (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1984
  • The Last Kamikaze (1984)
    The Last Kamikaze
    5.9
    • Writer (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1984
  • The Beast and the Magic Sword (1983)
    The Beast and the Magic Sword
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • story (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1983
  • Panic Beats (1983)
    Panic Beats
    5.7
    • Writer (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1983
  • El monasterio de el Escorial
    TV Movie
    • story (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1982

Director



  • Empusa (2010)
    Empusa
    3.9
    • Director (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 2010
  • The Night of the Executioner (1993)
    The Night of the Executioner
    5.5
    • Director (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1993
  • La Casa de Alba
    TV Series
    • Director (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1992
  • Horror en el museo de cera (1990)
    Horror en el museo de cera
    • Director (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1990
  • Howl of the Devil (1988)
    Howl of the Devil
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Operación Mantis (El exterminio del macho) (1985)
    Operación Mantis (El exterminio del macho)
    3.9
    • Director (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1985
  • Mi amigo el vagabundo (1984)
    Mi amigo el vagabundo
    5.0
    • Director (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1984
  • The Last Kamikaze (1984)
    The Last Kamikaze
    5.9
    • Director (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1984
  • The Beast and the Magic Sword (1983)
    The Beast and the Magic Sword
    5.8
    • Director (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1983
  • Panic Beats (1983)
    Panic Beats
    5.7
    • Director (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1983
  • El monasterio de el Escorial
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1982
  • La mascara del juyo
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1982
  • Infierno en Camboya
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1982
  • Las cuevas de Altamira
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1982
  • El palacio Real de Madrid
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Jacinto Molina)
    • 1981

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jacinto Molina Alvarez
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • September 6, 1934
    • Madrid, Spain
  • Died
    • November 30, 2009
    • Madrid, Madrid, Spain(pancreatic cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Elvira PrimaveraOctober 4, 1969 - November 30, 2009 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Sergio Molina
  • Other works
    Music video Cripta "Ante mí" (archive footage)
  • Publicity listings
    • 7 Biographical Movies
    • 5 Print Biographies
    • 11 Interviews
    • 61 Articles
    • 13 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    In the 1950s he penned several Western dime novels, published under the pseudonym Jack Mills.
  • Quotes
    [on the character of Waldemar Daninsky] Quite simply, it's me. The pity is I can't become a werewolf in true life. All too often I would like to. It's obvious that in the works of every man there is much of his true self. Like Waldemar, I too have been left aside and misunderstood. I have spent all my life swimming against the current.
  • Nicknames
    • Jack Mills
    • Jacinto Molina

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