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Paul Naschy

Paul Naschy

Actor, writer and director, also producer · Died November 30, 2009, aged 75 · Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Paul Naschy (born Jacinto Molina) was a Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayals of numerous classic horror figures have earned him recognition as the Spanish Lon Chaney. He was also known as the Boris Karloff of Spain and he had one of the most recognizable faces in Spanish horror film.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 7, 1934
Died
November 30, 2009 (aged 75)
From
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Works as
Actor, writer and director, also producer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 109 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 29% in 30 days

What are Paul Naschy's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Horror11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
37%
Morality
28%
Self
15%
Bonds
9%
Power
8%
Society
3%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 6 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 11

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 7

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 18 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 18
Shadow
7 of 18
Mentor
2 of 18
Trickster
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Dread
12
Absurd
6
Melancholic
7
Thrilling
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Paul Naschy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Naschy's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

109 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Relatos del fantástico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    In Memory Of · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

  • Los resucitados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Various Roles / Self (voice)

  • Wax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Automaton (voice)

  • The Apostle(2012)

    as Arcipreste (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Los árboles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Abuelo

  • The Valdemar Legacy II: The Forbidden Shadow(2010)

    as Jervás

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Empusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer · as Abel

  • The Valdemar Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Jervás

  • Lost Images: The Other Eye of Juan Pinzás (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Paul

  • Lágrimas de papel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Pablo

  • The Twelfth Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Expert

  • The Vampyre by John W. Polidori: Images of a Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Lord Ruthven

  • Um Lobisomem na Amazônia(2005)

    as Dr. Moreau / Lobisomem / Werewolf

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Rottweiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Kufard

  • Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Padre Jacinto

  • Tomb of the Werewolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Waldemar Daninsky

  • Rojo sangre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Writer · as Pablo Thevenet

  • Noin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Paul Naschy

  • Mucha Sangre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Vicuña

  • Octavia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Inspector

  • Paul Naschy: Interview with the Werewolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • The Tell-Tale Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Loco

  • School Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as El Vigilante / The Watcher

  • Living It Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Érase otra vez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jardinero

  • Antivicio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Night Prowlers 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer · as The Redeeming Spirit

  • Cuando el mundo se acabe te seguiré amando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Paul Naschy

  • Ánimas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Fernando Luciano

  • El Ojo de la Medusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Carlos Oliarte

  • Lycantropus: The Moonlight Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Screenplay · as Waldemar Daninsky

  • Scientifically Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Comisario

  • Night of the Executioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer · as Doctor Hugo Arranz

  • State Of Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as The Warden

  • It Smells Like Someone Died Here... But It Wasn't Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Comisario

  • Horror in the Wax Museum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Writer · as The Professor of Psychology

  • La hija de Fu Manchú '72 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Dr. Fu-Manchú

  • El último guateque II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Editor de periódicos

  • Shadows of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Pancho Aguila

  • The Howl of the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Hector Doriani / Alex Doriani / Frankenstein's Monster / Mr. Hyde / Phantom of the Opera / Waldemar Daninsky the Werewolf / Quasimodo / The Devil

  • Biting Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Murciano

  • Shh… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Descapuchados

  • My Friend the Vagabond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Writer · as Enrique

  • The Last Kamikaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Screenplay · as Sergio 'El Kamikaze'

  • Operation Mantis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Writer · as Sam Stevenson

  • The Beast and the Magic Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Screenplay · as Count Waldemar Daninsky / Irineus Daninsky

  • Heartbeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Screenplay · as Paul / Alaric de Marnac

  • Good Night, Mr. Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as El Hombre Lobo

  • La Máscara Negra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 11 episodes · as Sandro Coltini

  • The Battle of Reefer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Capitán Matarraña

  • Night of the Werewolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · Screenplay · as Waldemar Daninsky

  • Mystery on Monster Island(1981)

    as Flynt

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Beasts' Carnival(1980)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay · as Bruno Rivera

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • El museo del Prado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Story · Writer

  • The Cantabrians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Screenplay · as Marco Vespasiano Agripa

  • The Traveller(1979)

    Director · Writer · as Leonardo

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Naked Madrid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Writer · as Ramón

  • The Frenchman's Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Writer · as Juan Andrés Aldije 'El Francés'

  • Inquisition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Writer · as Bernard de Fossey / Satan

  • The Transsexual (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Writer · as Sergio

  • Mortal Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Comisario

  • El francotirador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Lucas

  • The Kidnapping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Writer · as Miguel

  • The People Who Own the Dark(1976)

    as Boune

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Comando Txikia: muerte de un presidente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Pocholo

  • Death of a Hoodlum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Writer · as Marcos

  • Doctor Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • The Mummy's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Dialogue · Screenplay · Story · as Amenhotep / Assad Bey

  • A Dragonfly for Each Corpse(1975)

    Story · as Inspector Scaporella

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • All the Screams of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Story · as Gerard Roland

  • The Devil's Cross(1975)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Kilma, Queen of the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Johan

  • Exorcism(1975)

    Screenplay · Story · as Father Adrian Dunning

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Night of the Howling Beast(1975)

    Writer · as Waldemar Daninsky

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Passengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Paul Aquenatos

  • The Devil's Possessed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay · as Barón Gilles de Lancré

  • House of Psychotic Women(1974)

    Screenplay · Story · as Gilles

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Tarzan in King Solomon's Mines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Stanley

  • Curse of the Devil(1973)

    Screenplay · Story · as Waldemar Daninsky / Irineus Daninsky / Werewolf

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Killer Is One of Thirteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Ernest

  • The Hanging Woman(1973)

    as Igor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Hunchback of the Morgue(1973)

    Screenplay · Story · as Gotho

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Crimes of Petiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Boris Villowa / Padre de Marcel

  • Vengeance of the Zombies(1973)

    Screenplay · Story · as Krisna / Kantaka / Satán

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Count Dracula's Great Love(1973)

    Original Story · Screenplay · as Count Dracula / Dr. Wendell Marlow

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Horror Rises from the Tomb(1973)

    Screenplay · Story · as Alaric de Marnac / Hugo de Marnac / Armand de Marnac

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Disco rojo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay · Story · as Sergio Meletes

  • Crimson, the Color of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Jack Surnett

  • Seven Murders for Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay · as Peter Dockerman

  • Dr. Jekyll and the Werewolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay · Story · as Waldemar Daninsky / Wolfman / Mr. Hyde

  • The Fury of the Wolf Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay · as Waldemar Daninsky

  • The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman(1971)

    Screenplay · as Waldemar Daninsky

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Assignment Terror(1970)

    Screenplay · Story · as Waldemar Daninsky

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Vertigo of Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Loló

  • 1001 Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Shantal (uncredited)

  • Frankenstein's Bloody Terror(1968)

    Screenplay · Story · as Count Waldemar Daninsky

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Agonizing in Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Script Supervisor · as Police Inspector

  • The Nights of the Werewolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer · as Waldemar Daninsky / Werewolf

  • Crónica de nueve meses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Assistant Director · Production Secretary

  • Ultimate Gunfighter(1967)

    as Pistolero

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Plan Jac Cero Tres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Gangster #3

  • Las viudas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Assistant Director · Location Manager · Production Assistant · as Extra (segment "Luna de miel" (rumored)

  • Operación Plus Ultra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Producer's Assistant · as Médico en la cirugía (uncredited)

  • 55 Days at Peking(1963)

    as Extra (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • El Cid(1961)

    as Extra (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • King of Kings(1961)

    as Herod Antipas' Servant/Roman Soldier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Prince in Chains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Jefe mongol

  • The Great Croton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 109 titles, 108 of them dated from 1960 to 2019; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Count Dracula's Great Love (1973)

$286K worldwide

Highest rated

The Apostle (2012)

Midcredits 77th

Film career

19602019

Peak 2011 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1961Screen debut· El Cid
  • 1968First top-billed film· Frankenstein's Bloody Terror
  • 2010Career best· The Valdemar Legacy

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting104 of 109: 59 only acting, 45 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thDirecting17 of 109: 0 only directing, 17 with another roleWriting45 of 109: 2 only writing, 43 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thProducing3 of 109: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew4 of 109: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

109 titles, 46 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 42 of them.

By decade

1960s13 · 12 acting · 6 crew1970s39 · 38 acting · 26 crew1980s18 · 17 acting · 10 crew1990s11 · 11 acting · 4 crew2000s18 · 18 acting · 1 crew2010s9 · 8 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 65% of 23 roles
617601

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Paul Naschy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 25 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Mystery on Monster Island (1981)

67th percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

El Cid (1961)

Midcredits 87th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Paul Naschy's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Paul Naschy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Naschy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; J.A. Pérez Giner shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers