Joe D'Amato
Born
1936-12-15
Place of birth
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Died
1999-01-23
Biography
Joe D'Amato, (birth name: Aristide Massaccesi) (December 15, 1936 in Rome - January 23, 1999 in Rome) was a prolific Italian filmmaker who directed roughly 200 films, usually at the same time acting as producer and cinematographer, and sometimes providing the script as well. While D'Amato contributed to many different genres (such as the spaghetti western, the war movie, the swashbuckler, the peplum, and the fantasy film), the majority of his films are exploitation-themed pornography, both soft- and hardcore. He is perhaps most well known for his horror film efforts, many of which went on to b...
Known for
Anthropophagous
Bearded Man exiting the Cable Car
What Have You Done to Solange?
CID Officer w / The Daily Telegraph (uncredited)
Old Shatterhand
Col. Hunter
Emanuelle Around the World
Halup Kilev (uncredited)
Endgame
Inspector (uncredited)
Porno Holocaust
Reporter (uncredited)
Sexy Night Report
Self (uncredited)
More Sexy Canterbury Tales
Monk
Hamlet: For the Love of Ophelia
Polonio
Sick-o-pathics
Neighbour #2
Sono positivo
Regista hardcore
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Self (archive footage)
Robbery Under Arms
Trooper Shearer
Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
Willy, Donovan henchman
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
Self