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Joe D'Amato (I) (1936–1999)

Joe D'Amato was born Aristide Massaccesi on December 15, 1936, in Rome, Italy. At age 14 he began working for his father, a chief electrician and later the founder of the company A.C.M. By going to school in the daytime, Massaccesi worked afternoons part-time as a stagehand and stage cameraman around various film sets. After attending grade school,... See full bio »

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(age 62) in Rome, Lazio, Italy

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 1999 I predatori delle Antille (as David Hills)
 1999 Plaisir diabolique (Video) (as Michael Di Caprio)
 1999 Harem 2000 (Video)
 1999 Rocco e i mercenari (Video)
 1999 Experiences Part 2 (Video)
 1999 Experiences (Video)
 1999 Prague Exposed (Video)
 1998 Blow Up (Video) (as Raf de Palma)
 1998 Calamity Jane (Video)
 1998 Calamity Jane 2 (Video)
 1998 Capricci anali (Video)
 1998 Crema batida (Video)
 1998 Elixir (Video) (as Joe d'Amato)
 1998 Eternal Desire (Video)
 1998 Il fantasma (Video)
 1998 Il laureato (Video)
 1998 La figlia del padrino (Video)
 1998 La Venexiana (Video) (as Michael Di Caprio)
 1998 Lussuria (Video)
 1998 Off Limits (Video) (as Raf de Palma)
 1998 Prima e dopo la cura (Video)
 1998 Rocco e i magnifici 7 (Video)
 1998 Rudy (Video)
 1998 Sahara (Video)
 1998 Showgirl (Video)
 1997 All the President's Women (Video)
 1997 Cop Sucker II (Video)
 1997 Goya, la Maja desnuda (Video)
 1997 Hell's Angel (Video)
 1997 La regina degli elefanti (Video)
 1997 Le stagioni di Bel (Video)
 1997 Nerone, perversioni dell' impero (Video) (as Raf De Palma)
 1997 Peccati di gola (Video)
 1997 Sodoma & Gomorra (Video)
 1997 Strip-tease (Video)
 1997 The Boxer 2
 1997 The Last Fight (Video)
 1997 Top Girl (Video) (as Andrea Massai)
 1997 Prazeres Íntimos (Video)
 1997 Selvaggia (Video)
 1997 La iena
 1997 Afrodite: La dea dell'amore (Video) (as Raf De Palma)
 1997 Kamasutra (Video)
 1997 Caligola: Follia del potere (Video) (as Raf De Palma)
 1996 A cena con le amiche (Video)
 1996 Adolescenza (Video)
 1996 Antonio e Cleopatra (Video)
 1996 Carmen (Video)
 1996 Checkmate (Video) (uncredited)
 1996 Cop Sucker (Video)
 1996 Daisy & Louise (Video) (uncredited)
 1996 Donna Flor (Video)
 1996 Eros: Deus do Amor (Video)
 1996 Fatal Instinct (Video)
 1996 Flamenco Ecstasy (Video)
 1996 Il monaco (Video)
 1996 Messalina (Video)
 1996 Seducción gitana (Video)
 1996 The Boxer (Video)
 1996 The Joy Club (Video)
 1996 Torero (Video)
 1996 Wild East (Video)
 1995 1001 Nights (Video) (uncredited)
 1995 Amadeus Mozart (Video)
 1995 Barone von Masoch (Video)
 1995 Colpo dell'anno (Video)
 1995 Dangerous (Video)
 1995 Decameron: Tales of Desire (Video) (uncredited)
 1995 Decameron 2: Tales of Desire (Video) (uncredited)
 1995 Fuga di mezzanotte (Video)
 1995 Gangland Bangers (Video)
 1995 Homo Erectus (Video)
 1995 L'alcova dei piaceri proibiti (Video) (uncredited)
 1995 Le bambole del führer (Video)
 1995 Le intoccabili (Video)
 1995 Paprika
 1995 Passion in Venice (Video)
 1995 Provocation
 1995 Virility (Video)
 1995 120 Days of Anal (Video)
 1994 Fantasmi al castello (Video)
 1994 Le casalinghe P... gli stalloni (as Una Pierre)
 1994 Palestra - Attrezzi per signora (Video) (as Alexandre Borsky)
 1994 Sexy caccia al tesoro (Video) (uncredited)
 1994 Chinese Kamasutra (as Chang Lee Sun)
 1994 China and Sex (as Robert Yip)
 1994 Sul filo del rasoio (as James Burke)
 1993 Contamination .7 (uncredited)
 1993 Rosa (Video) (as Alexandre Borsky)
 1993 I racconti della camera rossa (as Robert Yip)
 1993 Una tenera storia (as Joan Russell)
 1992 Francesca's Castle (as Alexandre Borsky)
 1991 Frankenstein 2000 - Ritorno dalla morte (as David Hills)
 1990 Justiça Sangrenta (uncredited)
 1990 Quest for the Mighty Sword (as David Hills)
 1988 Dirty Love
 1987 Pássaros Assassinos (uncredited)
 1986 Delizia (as Dario Donati)
 1986 O Convento do Pecado (as Dario Donati)
 1986 Lussuria
 1985 Il piacere
 1985 L'alcova
 1983 Love in Hong Kong (as Alexander Boroscky)
 1983 Confronto Final (as Steven Benson)
 1983 Messalina... orgasmo imperiale (as O.J. Clarke)
 1983 Le déchaînement pervers de Manuela (as John Bird)
 1983 Una vergine per l'Impero Romano (english version, as Jim Black, Robert Hall)
 1982 2020 - Os Gladiadores do Texas (as Kevin Mancuso, action scenes)
 1982 Ator, o Conquistador (as David Hills)
 1982 Cannibal Love
 1982 Ator - A Águia Invencível (as David Hills)
 1982 Super Hard Love (as Alexandre Borsky)
 1982 Calígula, o Outro Lado da História (as David Hills)
 1982 Stretta e bagnata (uncredited)
 1981 La voglia
 1981 Voglia di sesso (as Alexandre Borsky)
 1981 Terror Sem Limites (as Peter Newton)
 1981 Sesso acerbo
 1981 Labbra vogliose (co-director)
 1981 Boca Insatisfeita (as Alexandre Borsky)
 1980 Blue Erotic Climax (as Alexandre Borsky)
 1980 Paradiso Blu (as Anna Bergman)
 1980 Super Climax (as Alexandre Borsky)
 1980 Orgasmo nero
 1980 Sesso nero
 1979 Duri a morire
 1978 Emanuelle e le porno notti nel mondo n. 2 (Documentary) (co-director - uncredited)
 1978 Follie di notte (Documentary)
 1977 Notti porno nel mondo (Documentary) (additional footage, uncredited)
 1977 Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali (as Aristide Massaccesi)
 1976 Eva Negra
 1975 Giubbe rosse
 1974 Eroi all'inferno (as Michael Wotruba)
 1973 Diario di una vergine romana (as Joe D' Amato)
 1973 Pugni, pirati e karatè (as Michael Wotruba)
 1973 Fra' Tazio da Velletri (uncredited)
 1973 Novelle licenziose di vergini vogliose (as Michael Wotruba)
 1973 A Máscara da Mulher Fantasma (as Aristide Massaccesi)
 1973 Il plenilunio delle vergini (co-director - uncredited)
 1972 Un bounty killer a Trinità (uncredited)
 1972 La colt era il suo Dio (uncredited)
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Alternate Names:

Joe D' Amato | Donna Aubert | Steven Benson | Anna Bergman | John Bird | Enrico Biribicchi | Jim Black | Alexander Boroscky | Alexandre Borsky | Bernard Brel | James Burke | Jim Burke | David Carson | Lynn Clark | O.J. Clarke | Oliver J. Clarke | Hugo Clevers | Raf De Palma | Michael Di Caprio | Dario Donati | Robert Duke | Oscar Faradine | Dirk Frey | Romano Gastaldi | John Gelardi | Robert Hall | Richard Haller | David Hills | Igor Horwess | George Hudson | Fred Sloniscko Jr | John Larson | Kevin Mancuso | A. Massaccesi | Aristice Massaccesi | Aristide Massaccesi | Aristide Massaccessi | Aristede Massacesi | Aristide Massacesi | Aristide Massacessi | Arizona Massachuset | Ariston Massachusetts | Andrea Massai | J. Metheus | Peter Newton | Una Pierre | Zak Roberts | Joan Russel | Joan Russell | Tom Salima | Fred Sloniscko Jr. | Federico Slonisco | Frederick Slonisco | Fédérico Slonisco | Federico Slonisko Jr. | Federiko Slonisko Jr. | Frederico Slonisko Jr. | Dan Slonisko | Federico Slonisko | Federiko Slonisko | Frederico Slonisko | Frederic Slonisko | Frederiko Slonisko | Fred Slonisko | Chana Lee Sun | Chang Lee Sun | Michael Wotruba | Robert Yip | Joe d'Amato | Raf de Palma
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I change my name many, many times, mainly for the European market because it makes the movies seem like they're American or British. It's better for European distribution that they seem that way. See more »

Trivia:

Went by his actual name while on set, which was pronounced "Ah-ris-teed-eh". See more »

Nickname:

The Evil Ed Wood

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