Wesley Emerson

Wesley Emerson

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
February 25, 1948

Biography

Cass Paley, better known by his stage name Wesley Emerson, was an adult film producer and later director, beginning with Health Spa (1978), and working into the mid-2000s. Emerson is perhaps best known for his award-winning documentary Wadd: The Life & Times of John Holmes, and was something of a porn historian, having spent decades working in the industry. He died on January 26, 2022.

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Representative Works

X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All Time
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All Time
6.7
/ English
Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes
Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes
6.1
/ English
Totally Nude Gymnastics
Totally Nude Gymnastics
8.0
/ English
Mondo Cane 4
Mondo Cane 4
No Rating Yet
/ German
Inhumanities II: Modern Atrocities
Inhumanities II: Modern Atrocities
6.3
/ English
Bob Chinn: Memories of Walt Davis & Manny Conde
Bob Chinn: Memories of Walt Davis & Manny Conde
7.0
/ English
Faces Of Death V
Faces Of Death V
1.0
/ German
Anal Island
Anal Island
10.0
/ English
Lady Be Good
Lady Be Good
10.0
/ English
Sista 11
Sista 11
10.0
/ English
Bordello Blues
Bordello Blues
10.0
/ English
Hard to Stop
Hard to Stop
10.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All Time
2016Nominee

Best Performance

X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All Time

Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes
1999Nominee

Best Director

Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes

Totally Nude Gymnastics
1994Winner

Best Director

Totally Nude Gymnastics

Career Highlights

Mondo Cane 4
1992Highlight

Best Director

Mondo Cane 4

Inhumanities II: Modern Atrocities
1989Highlight

Best Director

Inhumanities II: Modern Atrocities

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