Ruggero Deodato

Biography

Ruggero Deodato (7 May 1939 - 29 December 2022) was an Italian film director. He has worked in a wide variety of genres, but is best known for his horror and exploitation films, and particularly for directing the controversial cult classic "Cannibal Holocaust" (1980).

Directed

1. Cannibal Holocaust (1980) — Director
2. The Barbarians (1987) — Director
3. House on the Edge of the Park (1980) — Director
4. Last Cannibal World (1977) — Director
5. Body Count (1986) — Director
6. Cut and Run (1985) — Director
7. Raiders of Atlantis (1983) — Director
8. Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976) — Director
9. Deathcember (2019) — Director
10. Ballad in Blood (2016) — Director
11. Phantom of Death (1988) — Director
12. Waves of Lust (1975) — Director
13. Concorde Affair (1979) — Director
14. The Washing Machine (1993) — Director
15. Dial: Help (1988) — Director
16. Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten (2013) — Director
17. The Lone Runner (1986) — Director
18. Zenabel (1969) — Director
19. The Profane Exhibit (2013) — Director
20. Father Hope (2002) — Director
21. We Are Angels (1997) — Director
22. Gungala, The Black Panther Girl (1968) — Director
23. Fenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen (1968) — Director
24. Man Only Cries for Love (1968) — Director
25. Last Feelings (1978) — Director
26. Mom I Can Do It (1992) — Director
27. In the Name of the Father (1969) — Director
28. Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast (1968) — Director
29. Oceano (1989) — Director
30. All'ultimo minuto (1971) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Hostel: Part II (2007) — Cannibal
2. Cannibal Holocaust (1980) — Man Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited)
3. Raiders of Atlantis (1983) — Oil Rig Assistant
4. Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained (2021) — Self - Filmmaker
5. Cursed Films (2020) — Self
6. Ballad in Blood (2016) — Prof. Roth
7. Phantom of Death (1988) — Man That Gets on Moped at Station (uncredited)
8. Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005) — Self
9. Concorde Affair (1979) — Man in Nicole's Restaurant (uncredited)
10. The Washing Machine (1993) — Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
11. Dial: Help (1988) — Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
12. Chimères (2013) — Butcher
13. The Found Footage Phenomenon (2021) — Self
14. The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist? (2006) — Self
15. Searching for Cannibal Holocaust (2021) — Self
16. Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film (2015)
17. From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie (2012) — Himself
18. Lilith's Hell (2015) — Self
19. Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo (2016) — Self
20. Deodato Holocaust (2019) — Himself
21. Cult of Terror (2017) — Self - Filmmaker
22. H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms (2014)
23. Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess (2021) — Self
24. Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich (2011)
25. Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 (2008) — Self
26. Mom I Can Do It (1992) — Street photographer in yellow hat (uncredited)
27. Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies (2016)
28. The Museum Of Wonders (2010) — Himself
29. Non risponde più (2004) — Himself
30. Dead Bones (2008) — Butcher
31. Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato (2017) — Self
32. The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film (2018)
33. Deodato vs Lenzi (2024) — self
34. Hostel Part II: The Next Level (2007) — Self
35. Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture (2007) — Self
36. Faenza: La Pantalla Oculta (2014)
37. Hanging Shadows (2007) — Self
38. Die Welt der Barbaren (2018) — Self
39. I Tarantiniani (2013) — Self
40. Film and Be Damned (2011) — Self