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Ruggero Deodato

Ruggero Deodato

Directing1939Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

Biography

Ruggero Deodato (7 May 1939 - 29 December 2022) was an Italian film director. He has worked in a wide variety of genres, but is best known for his horror and exploitation films, and particularly for directing the controversial cult classic "Cannibal Holocaust" (1980).

Acting History

2022
2021
2020
Cursed Films
TVas Self
2019
Deathcember
Director
2018
Atrocious
Thanks
Atrocious
Associate Producer
Atrocious
Presenter
2016
Ballad in Blood
as Prof. Roth
Ballad in Blood
Screenplay
2013
2011
2007
Hostel: Part II
as The Italian Cannibal
2002
Father Hope
Director
Father Hope
Screenplay
1993
The Washing Machine
as Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
1988
Phantom of Death
as Man That Gets on Moped at Station (uncredited)
1987
1986
Body Count
Director
1985
Cut and Run
Director
1983
Raiders of Atlantis
as Oil Rig Assistant
1980
Cannibal Holocaust
as Man Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited)
1979
Concorde Affair
as Man in Nicole's Restaurant (uncredited)
1977
1976
1969
1968
1967
The Hellbenders
Assistant Director
1966
Navajo Joe
Assistant Director
Django
Assistant Director
Django
Second Unit Director
1964
Castle of Blood
First Assistant Director
1963
Gli onorevoli
First Assistant Director
Totò sexy
First Assistant Director
The Monk of Monza
First Assistant Director
The Shortest Day
Second Assistant Director
1962
Dark Soul
Second Assistant Director
Lo smemorato di Collegno
Second Assistant Director
1961
Ursus in the Valley of the Lions
First Assistant Director
Viva l'Italia!
Second Assistant Director

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Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/7/1939
Day of Death
12/29/2022
Place of Birth
Potenza, Basilicata, Italy