Dario Argento

Date of birth (location)

7 September 1940
Rome, Italy
Mini biography

Dario Argento was born in Rome, Italy on September 7 1940. He is the son...
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Sometimes Credited As:

Sirio Bernadotte
Filmography as: Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Editor, Composer, Self

Writer - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s)

1. Mother of Tears (2007) (pre-production)

2. Ti piace Hitchcock? (2005)
... aka Do You Like Hitchcock? (International: English title)
3. Cartaio, Il (2004) (screenplay) (story)
... aka The Card Player (International: English title) (USA)
... aka The Card Dealer
... aka The Cardplayer (Australia)
4. Non ho sonno (2001) (screenplay) (story)
... aka Sleepless (Europe: English title) (USA)
... aka I Can't Sleep (promotional title)
5. Fantasma dell'opera, Il (1998)
... aka Dario Argento's The Phantom of the Opera (UK: video title)
... aka Phantom of the Opera (USA: video box title)
... aka The Phantom of the Opera (USA)
6. M.D.C. - Maschera di cera (1997) (story)
... aka Gaston Leroux's The Wax Mask
... aka Masque de cire, Le (France: video title)
7. Sindrome di Stendhal, La (1996) (also story)
... aka Stendhal's Syndrome
... aka The Stendhal Syndrome
8. Trauma (1993) (story) (written by)
... aka Dario Argento's Trauma (USA: complete title)
9. Setta, La (1991)
... aka Demons 4
... aka The Devil's Daughter (USA)
... aka The Sect
10. Due occhi diabolici (1990) (segment "The Black Cat")
... aka Two Evil Eyes (USA)
11. Chiesa, La (1989)
... aka Cathedral of Demons
... aka Demon Cathedral

... aka Demons 3

... aka In the Land of the Demons
... aka The Church
12. Opera (1987) (screenplay) (story)
... aka Terror at the Opera (USA)
13. Demoni 2 (1986)
... aka Demoni 2: L'incubo ritorna
... aka Demons 2 (USA)
... aka Demons 2: The Nightmare Is Back (USA)
... aka Demons 2: The Nightmare Returns (USA: video title)
14. Dmoni (1985)
... aka Demons (USA)
15. Phenomena (1985) (screenplay) (story)
... aka Creepers (USA)
16. Tenebre (1982)
... aka Sotto gli occhi dell'assassino
... aka Tenebrae
... aka Under the Eyes of the Assassin
... aka Unsane (USA)
17. Inferno (1980) (screenplay) (story)
... aka Dario Argento's Inferno
18. Suspiria (1977)
... aka Dario Argento's Suspiria (USA: promotional title)
19. Profondo rosso (1975) (written by)
... aka Deep Red
... aka Deep Red Hatchet Murders
... aka Dripping Deep Red
... aka The Hatchet Murders
... aka The Sabre Tooth Tiger
20. Cinque giornate, Le (1973) (also story)
... aka The Five Days (USA: literal English title)
... aka The Five Days of Milan
21. Testimone oculare (1973) (TV)
... aka Eyewitness (International: English title)
... aka Porta sul buio: Testimone oculare, La (Italy: series title)
22. Tram, Il (1973) (TV)
... aka Porta sul buio: Il tram, La (Italy: series title)
... aka The Tram (International: English title)
23. Cos sia (1972)
... aka Man Called Amen (USA)
... aka Therefore It Is (USA)
... aka They Called Him Amen (USA)
24. 4 mosche di velluto grigio (1971) (also story)
... aka Four Flies on Grey Velvet (USA)
... aka Four Patches of Grey Velvet
... aka Quatre mouches de velours gris (France)
25. Gatto a nove code, Il (1971) (also story)
... aka Chat neuf queues, Le (France)

... aka Neunschwnzige Katze, Die (West Germany)

... aka The Cat o' Nine Tails (USA)
26. Uccello dalle piume di cristallo, L' (1970)
... aka Bird with the Glass Feathers
... aka Geheimnis der schwarzen Handschuhe, Das (West Germany)
... aka Phantom of Terror
... aka Point of Terror (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (USA)
... aka The Gallery Murders
27. Stagione dei sensi, La (1969)
... aka Season of the Senses
28. Esercito di cinque uomini, Un (1969)
... aka The Five Man Army (USA)
29. Legione dei dannati, La (1969)
... aka Battle of the Commandos
... aka Brigada de los condenados, La (Spain)
... aka Die zum Teufel gehen (West Germany)
... aka Legion of the Damned
30. Probabilit zero (1969)
... aka Possibility Zero (USA: review title)
... aka Probability Zero (Australia: video title)
31. Metti una sera a cena (1969)
... aka Love Circle
... aka One Night at Dinner
32. Une corde, un Colt (1969)
... aka Cemetery Without Crosses (USA: dubbed version)
... aka Cimitero senza croci (Italy)
... aka The Rope and the Colt (USA)
33. C'era una volta il West (1968) (story)
... aka Once Upon a Time in the West (UK) (USA)
... aka There Was Once the West (USA: literal English title)
34. Rivoluzione sessuale, La (1968) (screenplay)
... aka The Sexual Revolution
35. Commandos (1968)
... aka Himmelfahrtskommando El Alamein
... aka Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern
... aka Sullivan's Marauders
36. Comandamenti per un gangster (1968)
37. Oggi a me... domani a te! (1968)
... aka Today It's Me (USA)
... aka Today It's Me... Tomorrow It's You! (Canada: English title)
... aka Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
38. Hros ne meurent jamais, Les (1968)
... aka Heroes Never Die (USA: literal English title)
39. Qualcuno ha tradito (1967) (screenplay collaboration)
... aka Every Man Is My Enemy (USA)
... aka Requiem pour une canaille (France)
40. Scusi, lei favorevole o contrario? (1967)
Filmography as: Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Editor, Composer, Self

Director - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s)

1. Mother of Tears (2007) (pre-production)

2. "Masters of Horror"
- Pelts (2006) TV Episode
- Jenifer (2005) TV Episode
3. Ti piace Hitchcock? (2005)
... aka Do You Like Hitchcock? (International: English title)
4. Cartaio, Il (2004)
... aka The Card Player (International: English title) (USA)
... aka The Card Dealer
... aka The Cardplayer (Australia)
5. Non ho sonno (2001)
... aka Sleepless (Europe: English title) (USA)
... aka I Can't Sleep (promotional title)
6. Fantasma dell'opera, Il (1998)
... aka Dario Argento's The Phantom of the Opera (UK: video title)
... aka Phantom of the Opera (USA: video box title)
... aka The Phantom of the Opera (USA)
7. Sindrome di Stendhal, La (1996)
... aka Stendhal's Syndrome
... aka The Stendhal Syndrome
8. Trauma (1993)
... aka Dario Argento's Trauma (USA: complete title)
9. Due occhi diabolici (1990) (episode "The Black Cat")
... aka Two Evil Eyes (USA)
10. Opera (1987)
... aka Terror at the Opera (USA)
11. Phenomena (1985)
... aka Creepers (USA)
12. Tenebre (1982)
... aka Sotto gli occhi dell'assassino
... aka Tenebrae
... aka Under the Eyes of the Assassin
... aka Unsane (USA)
13. Inferno (1980)
... aka Dario Argento's Inferno
14. Suspiria (1977)
... aka Dario Argento's Suspiria (USA: promotional title)
15. Profondo rosso (1975)
... aka Deep Red
... aka Deep Red Hatchet Murders
... aka Dripping Deep Red
... aka The Hatchet Murders
... aka The Sabre Tooth Tiger

16. Cinque giornate, Le (1973)

... aka The Five Days (USA: literal English title)
... aka The Five Days of Milan
17. Tram, Il (1973) (TV) (as Sirio Bernadotte)
... aka Porta sul buio: Il tram, La (Italy: series title)
... aka The Tram (International: English title)
18. Testimone oculare (1973) (TV) (uncredited)
... aka Eyewitness (International: English title)
... aka Porta sul buio: Testimone oculare, La (Italy: series title)
19. 4 mosche di velluto grigio (1971)
... aka Four Flies on Grey Velvet (USA)
... aka Four Patches of Grey Velvet
... aka Quatre mouches de velours gris (France)
20. Gatto a nove code, Il (1971)
... aka Chat neuf queues, Le (France)
... aka Neunschwnzige Katze, Die (West Germany)
... aka The Cat o' Nine Tails (USA)
21. Uccello dalle piume di cristallo, L' (1970)
... aka Bird with the Glass Feathers
... aka Geheimnis der schwarzen Handschuhe, Das (West Germany)
... aka Phantom of Terror
... aka Point of Terror (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (USA)
... aka The Gallery Murders
Filmography as: Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Editor, Composer, Self

Producer - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s)

1. Mother of Tears (2007) (pre-production) (producer)

2. Cartaio, Il (2004) (producer)
... aka The Card Player (International: English title) (USA)
... aka The Card Dealer
... aka The Cardplayer (Australia)
3. Non ho sonno (2001) (producer)
... aka Sleepless (Europe: English title) (USA)
... aka I Can't Sleep (promotional title)
4. Scarlet Diva (2000) (producer)
5. M.D.C. - Maschera di cera (1997) (producer)
... aka Gaston Leroux's The Wax Mask
... aka Masque de cire, Le (France: video title)
6. Sindrome di Stendhal, La (1996) (producer)
... aka Stendhal's Syndrome
... aka The Stendhal Syndrome
7. Trauma (1993) (producer)
... aka Dario Argento's Trauma (USA: complete title)
8. Setta, La (1991) (producer)
... aka Demons 4

... aka The Devil's Daughter (USA)

... aka The Sect
9. Due occhi diabolici (1990) (executive producer)
... aka Two Evil Eyes (USA)
10. Chiesa, La (1989) (producer)
... aka Cathedral of Demons
... aka Demon Cathedral
... aka Demons 3
... aka In the Land of the Demons
... aka The Church
11. Opera (1987) (producer)
... aka Terror at the Opera (USA)
12. "Turno di notte" (1987) TV Series (producer)
13. Demoni 2 (1986) (producer)
... aka Demoni 2: L'incubo ritorna
... aka Demons 2 (USA)
... aka Demons 2: The Nightmare Is Back (USA)
... aka Demons 2: The Nightmare Returns (USA: video title)
14. Dmoni (1985) (producer)
... aka Demons (USA)
15. Phenomena (1985) (producer)
... aka Creepers (USA)
16. Dawn of the Dead (1978) (producer)
... aka Dawn of the Living Dead
... aka George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (USA: complete title)
... aka The Zombies (Philippines: English title)
... aka Zombi (Italy)
... aka Zombie: Dawn of the Dead
... aka Zombies
... aka Zombies: Dawn of the Dead (UK: video box title)
17. Bambola, La (1973) (TV) (producer)
... aka Porta sul buio: La bambola, La (Italy: series title)
... aka The Doll (International: English title)
18. Testimone oculare (1973) (TV) (producer)
... aka Eyewitness (International: English title)
... aka Porta sul buio: Testimone oculare, La (Italy: series title)
19. Tram, Il (1973) (TV) (producer)
... aka Porta sul buio: Il tram, La (Italy: series title)
... aka The Tram (International: English title)
Filmography as: Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Editor, Composer, Self

Actor - filmography
(1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s)

1. Cielo sempre pi blu, Il (1995) .... Man Confessing To Fransiscan Monk

... aka Bits and Pieces
2. Innocent Blood (1992) .... Paramedic
... aka A French Vampire in America

3. Opera (1987) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator (Italian version)

... aka Terror at the Opera (USA)
4. Phenomena (1985) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator (Italian version)
... aka Creepers (USA)
5. Tenebre (1982) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator (Italian version)/Murderer's
Hands
... aka Sotto gli occhi dell'assassino
... aka Tenebrae
... aka Under the Eyes of the Assassin
... aka Unsane (USA)
6. Inferno (1980) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator (Italian version)/Murderer's
Hands
... aka Dario Argento's Inferno
7. Suspiria (1977) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator (Italian version)
... aka Dario Argento's Suspiria (USA: promotional title)
8. Profondo rosso (1975) (uncredited) .... Murderer's Hands
... aka Deep Red
... aka Deep Red Hatchet Murders
... aka Dripping Deep Red
... aka The Hatchet Murders
... aka The Sabre Tooth Tiger
9. Cinque giornate, Le (1973) (uncredited) .... Bandaged man with Tranzunto
... aka The Five Days (USA: literal English title)
... aka The Five Days of Milan
10. Uccello dalle piume di cristallo, L' (1970) (uncredited) .... Murderer's Hands
... aka Bird with the Glass Feathers
... aka Geheimnis der schwarzen Handschuhe, Das (West Germany)
... aka Phantom of Terror
... aka Point of Terror (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (USA)
... aka The Gallery Murders
11. Scusi, lei favorevole o contrario? (1967) .... Priest
Filmography as: Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Editor, Composer, Self

Miscellaneous Crew - filmography

(2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s)

1. Scarecrow (2002) (V) (film dedicated to)

2. Seul contre tous (1998) (special thanks)
... aka I Stand Alone (USA)
... aka One Against All (literal English title)
3. Document of the Dead (1985) (special thanks)
4. Dawn of the Dead (1978) (composer: additional music) (script consultant)
... aka Dawn of the Living Dead
... aka George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (USA: complete title)

... aka The Zombies (Philippines: English title)

... aka Zombi (Italy)
... aka Zombie: Dawn of the Dead
... aka Zombies
... aka Zombies: Dawn of the Dead (UK: video box title)
Filmography as: Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Editor, Composer, Self

Editor - filmography
1. Trauma (1993) (uncredited in English language prints)
... aka Dario Argento's Trauma (USA: complete title)
Filmography as: Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Editor, Composer, Self

Composer - filmography
1. Suspiria (1977)
... aka Dario Argento's Suspiria (USA: promotional title)
Filmography as: Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Editor, Composer, Self

Self - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s)

1. Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero (2008) (filming) ....
Himself
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Out of the Shadows (2005) (V) .... Himself

Playing with Death (2005) (V) .... Himself
Love, Death and Trauma (2005) (V) .... Himself
The Dead Will Walk (2004) (V) .... Himself
Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004) (TV) .... Himself
Non risponde pi (2004) (V) .... Himself
Two Masters' Eyes (2003) (V) .... Himself
Masters of Horror (2002) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Boogeymen II: Masters of Horror (USA: new title)
10. Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera' (2001) (V) .... Himself
11. Suspiria 25th Anniversary (2001) (V) .... Himself
12. Tales of the Cat (2001) (V) .... Himself
13. Deep Red 25th Anniversary (2000) (V) .... Himself
14. Inferno 20th Anniversary (2000) (V) .... Himself
15. Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2000) (TV) .... Himself (interviewee)
16. Homo cinematographicus (1998) (TV) .... Himself (regista)
17. Mondo di Dario Argento 3: Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento, Il (1997) (V)
.... Himself
18. Dario Argento: Master of Horror (1991) .... Himself
19. Fear in the Dark (1991) (TV) .... Himself

20. Stephen King's World of Horror (1986) (TV) .... Himself

... aka This Is Horror (USA: rerun title)
21. "The Joe Franklin Show"
- Episode dated 29 August 1985 (1985) TV Episode .... Himself
22. The Valley (1985) (V) .... Himself
23. Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985) .... Himself
... aka Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
24. Mondo dell'orrore di Dario Argento, Il (1985) .... Himself
... aka Dario Argento's World of Horror