Russ Meyer

Biography

Russell Albion 'Russ' Meyer was an American director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, actor and photographer, known primarily for writing and directing a series of successful low-budget sexploitation films that featured campy humor, sly satire and large breasted women.

Directed

1. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965) — Director
2. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) — Director
3. Supervixens (1975) — Director
4. Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (1979) — Director
5. Up! (1976) — Director
6. Vixen! (1968) — Director
7. Motorpsycho! (1965) — Director
8. Lorna (1964) — Director
9. Mondo Topless (1966) — Director
10. Mudhoney! (1965) — Director
11. Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (1969) — Director
12. The Immoral Mr. Teas (1959) — Director
13. Wild Gals of the Naked West (1962) — Director
14. Black Snake (1973) — Director
15. Pandora Peaks (2004) — Director
16. Common Law Cabin (1967) — Director
17. Eve and the Handyman (1961) — Director
18. Good Morning... and Goodbye! (1967) — Director
19. Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers! (1968) — Director
20. Fanny Hill (1964) — Director
21. The Seven Minutes (1971) — Director
22. Europe in the Raw (1963) — Director
23. Heavenly Bodies (1963) — Director
24. Erotica (1961) — Director
25. Skyscrapers and Brassieres (1963) — Director
26. This Is My Body (1960) — Director
27. The Naked Camera (1961) — Director
28. The French Peep Show (1954) — Director
29. Afro Mood Burlesque (1947) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) — TV Cameraman (uncredited)
2. Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) — Video Salesman (segment "Video Date")
3. Supervixens (1975) — Motel Manager #2 (uncredited)
4. Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (1979) — The Director (uncredited)
5. Up! (1976) — Hitchcock (uncredited)
6. Vixen! (1968) — Tourist (uncredited)
7. Motorpsycho! (1965) — Sheriff
8. Mudhoney! (1965) — Townsperson (uncredited)
9. The Immoral Mr. Teas (1959) — Audience Member (uncredited)
10. Wild Gals of the Naked West (1962)
11. Pandora Peaks (2004) — Himself / Narrator
12. Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers! (1968) — o.A.
13. That's Sexploitation! (2013) — Self (archive footage)
14. Heavenly Bodies (1963) — Fetischist
15. Eurotrash (1993)
16. Erotica (1961) — Cameraman
17. Hollywood Rated 'R' (1997) — Self (archive footage)
18. Playboy's Voluptuous Vixens II (1998) — Himself
19. Shooting War (2000) — himself
20. Skyscrapers and Brassieres (1963) — Himself
21. Playboy: The Story of X (1998) — Self - Producer and Director
22. Playboy's Voluptuous Vixens (1997)
23. Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020) — Self
24. TURA! (2025) — Self (archive footage)
25. All the Way In! (1984) — Wondering flyer
26. The Incredibly Strange Film Show (1988) — Self
27. Cult People (1989) — Himself
28. Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The Bra (2014) — Self
29. Liebe ist Geschmackssache (1997) — Thanks
30. The Tip of the Iceberg (1989)
31. Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation (2004) — Self
32. Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition (2006) — Self (archive footage)