Trivia

In the 1950s he penned several Western dime novels, published under the pseudonym Jack Mills.

Was fluent in German.

In the original versions of his movies, even in the ones directed by himself, his voice was almost always dubbed by professional Spanish dubbing actors, most frequently José Guardiola or Simón Ramírez. A rare instance in which he used his own voice occurred in The Night of the Executioner (1999).

Father of Sergio Molina.

His barrel-chested physique was a result of his early career as a weightlifter..

Was at one time a professional wrestler.

In 1976, he decided to try his hand at directing as well, choosing the costume drama Inquisition as his first project. He did well for eight years, even producing and directing a number of successful Japanese/Spanish co-productions and made-for-Spanish-TV documentaries, but by 1985, his feature films were no longer breaking even, and after losing a lot of money on his ill-conceived spy spoof Operation Mantis (1985), Naschy's production company, Aconito Films, wound up in bankruptcy.

Naschy wrote the screenplays for most of the films he starred in, especially the horror movies. His most prolific year was 1972, during which time he wrote and starred in no less than seven movies.

In 1966, while appearing as an extra in an episode of the American TV show I Spy that was being filmed in a remote country site in Spain, Naschy met horror icon Boris Karloff on the set. (Karloff was in a very poor mood that day, noticeably depressed and in poor health.) This encounter led to a 2010 posthumously-produced biopic on Naschy being titled "Paul Naschy: The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry".

Paul Naschy was a Spanish film actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayals of numerous classic horror figures-The Wolfman, Frankenstein's monster, Count Dracula, Quasimodo, Fu Manchu and a mummy-earned him recognition as the Spanish Lon Chaney.