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Dario Argento

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Dario Argento was born in Rome, Italy on September 7 1940. He is the son of producer Salvatore Argento. He began his career as a movie critic for the Rome daily newspaper "Paese Sera". A professional screenwriter by the tender age of 20, he joined Bernardo Bertolucci to write the screenplay for Sergio Leone's epic western "Once Upon A Time In The West" in 1967... See full bio »

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2013 Suspiria (characters) (pre-production)
 
2012 Dracula 3D (screenplay)
 
2009 Giallo (writer)
 
2007 Mother of Tears
 
2005 Do You Like Hitchcock? (TV movie)
 
2004 The Card Player (screenplay / story)
 
2001 Sleepless (screenplay / story)
 
1998 The Phantom of the Opera (writer)
 
1997 The Wax Mask (story)
 
1996 The Stendhal Syndrome (screenplay / story)
 
1993 Trauma (story / written by)
 
1991 La setta
 
1990 Two Evil Eyes (segment "Black Cat, The")
 
1989 The Church (story and screenplay)
 
1987 Opera (screenplay / story)
 
1986 Demons 2
 
1985 Demons (screenplay)
 
1985 Phenomena (screenplay / story)
 
1982 Tenebre
 
1980 Inferno (story and screenplay)
 
1977 Suspiria
 
1975 Deep Red (written by)
 
1973 Le cinque giornate (screenplay / story)
 
1973 La porta sul buio (TV series)
– Il tram (1973) (story and screenplay)
– Testimone oculare (1973) (writer)
 
1973 Man Called Amen (writer)
 
1971 Four Flies on Grey Velvet (screenplay / story)
 
1971 The Cat o' Nine Tails (screenplay / story)
 
1970 The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
 
1969 La stagione dei sensi (writer)
 
1969 The Five Man Army (screenplay)
 
1969 Battle of the Commandos (writer)
 
1969 Probabilità zero (screenplay / story)
 
1969 Metti, una sera a cena (screenplay)
 
1969 The Rope and the Colt (writer)
 
1968 Once Upon a Time in the West (from a story by)
 
1968 La rivoluzione sessuale (screenplay)
 
1968 Commandos (writer)
 
1968 Comandamenti per un gangster (writer)
 
1968 Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die! (writer)
 
1967 Every Man Is My Enemy (screenplay collaboration)
 
1966 Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario?
 
Show ShowDirector (23 titles)
2012 Dracula 3D
 
2009 Giallo
 
2007 Mother of Tears
 
2005-2006 Masters of Horror (TV series)
– Pelts (2006) (uncredited)
– Jenifer (2005)
 
2005 Do You Like Hitchcock? (TV movie)
 
2004 The Card Player
 
2001 Sleepless
 
1998 The Phantom of the Opera
 
1996 The Stendhal Syndrome
 
1993 Trauma
 
1993 The King of Ads (documentary)
 
1990 Two Evil Eyes (segment "The Black Cat")
 
1987 Opera
 
1985 Phenomena
 
1982 Tenebre
 
1980 Inferno
 
1977 Suspiria
 
1975 Deep Red
 
1973 Le cinque giornate
 
1973 La porta sul buio (TV series)
– Il tram (1973) (as Sirio Bernadotte)
– Testimone oculare (1973) (uncredited)
 
1971 Four Flies on Grey Velvet
 
1971 The Cat o' Nine Tails
 
1970 The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
 
Show ShowProducer (16 titles)
2007 Mother of Tears (producer)
 
2004 The Card Player (producer)
 
2001 Sleepless (producer)
 
2000 Scarlet Diva (producer)
 
1997 The Wax Mask (producer)
 
1996 The Stendhal Syndrome (producer)
 
1993 Trauma (producer)
 
1991 La setta (producer)
 
1990 Two Evil Eyes (executive producer)
 
1989 The Church (producer)
 
1987 Opera (producer)
 
1987 Turno di notte (TV series) (producer)
 
1986 Demons 2 (producer)
 
1985 Demons (producer)
 
1985 Phenomena (producer)
 
1973 La porta sul buio (TV series) (producer - 4 episodes)
– Il tram (1973) (producer)
– Il vicino di casa (1973) (producer)
– La bambola (1973) (producer)
– Testimone oculare (1973) (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (11 titles)
1996 Il cielo è sempre più blu
Man Confessing To Fransiscan Monk
 
1992 Innocent Blood
Paramedic
 
1987 Opera
Narrator (Italian version) (voice) (uncredited)
 
1985 Phenomena
Narrator (Italian version) (voice) (uncredited)
 
1982 Tenebre
Narrator (Italian version)/Murderer's Hands (voice) (uncredited)
 
1980 Inferno
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1977 Suspiria
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1975 Deep Red
Murderer's Hands (uncredited)
 
1973 Le cinque giornate
Bandaged man with Tranzunto (uncredited)
 
1970 The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Murderer's Hands (uncredited)
 
1966 Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario?
Priest
 
Show ShowEditor (2 titles)
1993 Trauma ( - uncredited in English language prints)
 
1978 Dawn of the Dead (recut version - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1985 Demons (presenter)
 
1978 Dawn of the Dead (script consultant)
 
Show ShowComposer (2 titles)
1978 Dawn of the Dead
 
1977 Suspiria
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1978 Dawn of the Dead (writer: "L'Alba Dei Morti Viventi" - uncredited, "L'Alba Dei Morti Viventi Intro-Alternate Take" - uncredited, "Ai Margini Della Follia" - uncredited, "Ai Margini Della Follia Alternate Take" - uncredited, "L'Alba Dei Morti Viventi Alternate Take" - uncredited, "Zombi" - uncredited, "Tirassegno" - uncredited, "Ai Margini Della Follia Alternate Take 2" - uncredited, "La Caccia" - uncredited, "Safari" - uncredited, "Oblio" - uncredited, "Zombi Supermarket" - uncredited, "Zombi Sexy" - uncredited, "Risveglio" - uncredited, "The Dead Still Walk" - uncredited, "Domestic Breakdown" - uncredited, "Zaratozom" - uncredited, "Torte In Faccia" - uncredited, "Zombi The Living Dead's Voices" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1978 Dawn of the Dead (composer: additional soundtrack)
 
Show ShowThanks (9 titles)
2010 Rictus (short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Dream House (video short) (special thanks)
 
2008 Martyrs (dedicatee)
 
2007 Death Proof (special thanks)
 
2007 Grindhouse (special thanks - segment "Death Proof")
 
2005 Ban the Sadist Videos! (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2002 Scarecrow (video) (film dedicated to)
 
1998 I Stand Alone (special thanks)
 
1985 Document of the Dead (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (47 titles)
2012 Into the Dark: Exploring the Horror Film (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Dario's Murderous Moggy: Remembering Cat o' Nine Tails (video short)
Himself
 
2011 The Italian Hitchcock: Dario Argento Remembers The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (video short)
Himself
 
2011 Dario Argento's Monkey Business: The Making of Phenomena (video)
Himself
 
2011 Rosso Recollections: Dario Argento's Deep Genius (video short)
Himself
 
2010 Boulevard du classic (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode dated 20 November 2010 (2010) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2010 The Other Mother: Making 'The Black Cat' (video short)
Himself
 
2010 Dario's Inferno (video short)
Himself
 
2010 L'ultimo gattopardo: Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo (documentary)
Himself
 
2007-2008 Quelli che... il calcio (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #16.8 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #15.8 (2007) … Himself
 
2008 Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Ciak Point Torino 2007 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 TRL Italy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 October 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The Fearmakers Collection (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Fleshing It Out: The Making of 'Pelts' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Hanging Shadows (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Tempus fugit (video documentary short)
Himself (voice)
 
2005 Out of the Shadows (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Ban the Sadist Videos! (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Playing with Death (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Love, Death and Trauma (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Dead Will Walk (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Mario Bava: Operazione paura (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Non risponde più (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Two Masters' Eyes (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Boogeymen II: Masters of Horror (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Sergio Leone: Cinema, Cinema (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Once Upon a Time in Europe (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Suspiria 25th Anniversary (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Tales of the Cat (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Fear, Panic & Censorship (TV documentary)
 
2000 Inferno 20th Anniversary (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Deep Red 25th Anniversary (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
1998 Homo cinematographicus (TV documentary)
Himself (regista)
 
1997 Il mondo di Dario Argento 3: Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 VPRO Laat: Stardust (TV documentary)
Regisseur
 
1991 Fear in the Dark (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Dario Argento: Master of Horror (documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Giallo (TV series)
Himself
 
1986 Stephen King's World of Horror (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The Joe Franklin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 August 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1985 The Valley (video short)
Himself
 
1985 Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Il mondo dell'orrore di Dario Argento (documentary)
Himself
 
1973 La porta sul buio (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Il tram (1973) … Himself - Host (uncredited)
– Il vicino di casa (1973) … Himself - Host (uncredited)
– La bambola (1973) … Himself - Host (uncredited)
– Testimone oculare (1973) … Himself - Host (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2007 Quelli che... il calcio (TV series)
 
2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

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Publicity Listings:

4 Biographical Movies  | 8 Print Biographies  | 5 Interviews  | 8 Articles  | See more »

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Alternate Names:

Sirio Bernadotte

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I wanted to develop the idea of the Three Mothers, the origin of all sorrow and pain. Suspiria is about The Mother of Sighs; and Inferno is about the Mother of Darkness. See more »

Trivia:

Older brother of Claudio Argento. See more »

Trademark:

The closing credits of all his films begin with the caption "You have been watching" followed by the movie's title. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo