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Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
December 15, 1936
Place of Birth:
Rome, Lazio, Italy
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Joe D'Amato
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 become cult movies (such as Anthropophagous and Beyond the Darkness), and for his hastily-produced remakes of popular American films (such as the Ator series, based upon the Conan the Barbarian films), some of which were featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000. The poor production value of many of his films, combined with his expressed lack of concern for the production quality of his films as long as they proved profitable, have led him to be labeled as "The Evil Ed Wood," despite D'Amato's apparently amiable nature.
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Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | FantastiCozzi | (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Happy Porno? Das Ende der Scham | Self (archive footage) |
| 2001 | Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience | Himself (Archival Footage) |
| 1999 | Sono Positivo | |
| 1999 | Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience | Self |
| 1996 | Heidi im Pornoland | Self |
| 1995 | Sick-o-pathics | Neighbour #2 |
| 1995 | Hamlet: For the Love of Ophelia | Polonio |
| 1985 | Robbery Under Arms | Trooper Shearer |
| 1983 | Endgame | Inspector (uncredited) |
| 1981 | Porno Holocaust | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1980 | Anthropophagous | Bearded Man exiting the Cable Car |
| 1977 | Emanuelle Around the World | Halup Kilev (uncredited) |
| 1977 | Sexy Night Report | Self (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Anima mia | Newsagent (uncredited) |
| 1972 | More Sexy Canterbury Tales | Monk |
| 1972 | What Have You Done to Solange? | CID Officer w / The Daily Telegraph (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger! | Willy, Donovan henchman |
| 1964 | Old Shatterhand | Col. Hunter |
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