Joe D'Amato

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1936-12-15

Deathday 1999-01-23 (62 years old)

Place of Birth Rome, Lazio, Italy

Also Known As Aristide Massaccesi, Kevin Mancuso, Michael Di Caprio, Raf de Palma, Joe De Mato, Andrea Massai, Una Pierre, Alexandre Borsky, Chang Lee Sun, David Hills, Robert Yip, James Burke, Joan Russell, Dario Donati, Steven Benson, O.J. Clarke, John Bird, Robert Hall, Peter Newton, Anna Bergman, Michael Wotruba, John Shadow, Romano Gastaldi, Fred Slonisko, Federiko Slonisko, Anthony Ford, Alex Mancory, Dan Slonisko, Dudy Steel, Fausto Zuccoli, Dirk Frey, Oliver J. Clarke, 乔·达马托, Henry Pachard's, Tom Salima, J.J. Renon

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe D'Amato, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Known For

Director

1999
1999
Romanza

as Director

1999
1999
Outlaws 2

as Director

1999
Lussuria

as Director

1999
Experiences

as Director

1999
Experiences 2

as Director

1999
Harem 2000

as Director

1999
1998
Eternal Desire

as Director

1998
Calamity Jane 2

as Director

1998
Prague Exposed

as Director

1998
Showgirl

as Director

1998
The Venexiana

as Director

1998
Il laureato

as Director

1998
1998
Red Orchid

as Director

1998
Outlaws

as Director

1998
Calamity Jane

as Director

1998
The Devil's Lair

as Director

1998
Blow Up

as Director

1998
Off Limits

as Director

1998
Elixir

as Director

1998
Phantom

as Director

1998
Sahara

as Director

1998
Raiders

as Director

1998
1998
Thief of Love

as Director

1997
1997
Nero: Orgy of Fire

as Director

1997
1997
Le stagioni di Bel

as Director

1997
Rudy

as Director

1997
The Hyena

as Director

1997
Cop Sucker II

as Director

1997
Rocco's Ghost

as Director

1997
1997
1997
The Boxer

as Director

1997
The Boxer 2

as Director

1997
The Last Fight

as Director

1997
Sodom & Gamorra

as Director

1997
1997
1997
Demons of Lust

as Director

1997
Raw and Naked

as Director

1996
1996
Top Girl

as Director

1996
Carmen

as Director

1996
Dreams of a Gigolo

as Director

1996
Flamenco Ecstasy

as Director

1996
Messalina

as Director

1996
Lunch Party

as Director

1996
Wild East

as Director

1996
Dangerous

as Director

1996
Il Monaco

as Director

1996
Gypsy Seduction

as Director

1996
Gangland Bangers

as Director

1996
Fatal Instinct

as Director

1996
Love and Psyche

as Director

1996
Sex Penitentiary

as Director

1996
Torero

as Director

1996
Checkmate

as Director

1995
Juliet & Romeo

as Director

1995
Homo Erectus

as Director

1995
Sea, Sex, and Fun

as Director

1995
The Joy Club

as Director

1995
Some Like It Hard

as Director

1995
The Gym Club

as Director

1995
Malizia Italiana

as Director

1995
Paprika

as Director

1995
All Grown Up

as Director

1995
Provocation

as Director

1995
Operation Sex

as Director

1995
Passion in Venice

as Director

1995
120 Days of Sodom

as Director

1995
1995
Midnight Obsession

as Director

1995
1995
Colpo dell'anno

as Director

1995
Amadeus Mozart

as Director

1994
Barone Von Masoch

as Director

1994
Marquis de Sade

as Director

1994
1994
China and Sex

as Director

1994
1994
1993
Chinese Kamasutra

as Director

1993
1992
Francesca's Castle

as Director

1992
Il vizio infinito

as Director

1992
A Woman's Secret

as Director

1992
Instinct

as Director

1992
Love Project

as Director

1991
Web of Desire

as Director

1991
Passion's Flower

as Director

1991
1991
1990
Deep Blood

as Director

1990
1990
High Finance Woman

as Director

1990
Any Time, Any Play

as Director

1989
The Final Chapter

as Director

1989
Blue Angel Cafe

as Director

1988
Top Model

as Director

1988
Killing Birds

as Director

1988
Dirty Love

as Director

1986
Convent of Sinners

as Director

1986
Peep Show

as Director

1986
A Lustful Mind

as Director

1986
Delizia

as Director

1985
The Alcove

as Director

1985
The Pleasure

as Director

1983
Endgame

as Director

1983
1983
Love in Hong Kong

as Director

1982
The Blade Master

as Director

1982
1982
Cannibal Love

as Director

1982
The Essence of Sex

as Director

1982
Super Hard Love

as Director

1982
Stretta e bagnata

as Director

1981
Greedy Mouth

as Director

1981
Porno Holocaust

as Director

1981
1981
1981
Labbra vogliose

as Co-Director

1981
Sesso acerbo

as Director

1981
Voglia di sesso

as Director

1981
Desire

as Director

1981
Absurd

as Director

1980
Exotic Malice

as Director

1980
Hard Sensation

as Director

1980
Porno Esotic Love

as Director

1980
1980
Blue Paradise

as Director

1980
Super Climax

as Director

1980
Blue Erotic Climax

as Director

1980
Anthropophagous

as Director

1979
1979
1979
Tough to Kill

as Director

1979
1978
1978
Crazy Nights

as Director

1977
1977
Ladies' Doctor

as Director

1976
Black Cobra

as Director

1976
1976
Vow of Chastity

as Director

1975
1975
Red Coat

as Director

1974
Heroes in Hell

as Director

1973
1973
1973
1972
1972
God Is My Colt

as Director

Camera

1999
Lussuria

as Director of Photography

1999
Experiences

as Director of Photography

1999
Dreams of a Country Girl

as Director of Photography

1998
Eternal Desire

as Director of Photography

1998
Eternal Desire

as Camera Operator

1998
Showgirl

as Director of Photography

1998
The Venexiana

as Director of Photography

1998
The Venexiana

as Camera Operator

1998
Thief of Love

as Director of Photography

1998
Lady in the Iron Mask

as Director of Photography

1998
Raiders

as Director of Photography

1998
Phantom

as Director of Photography

1998
Off Limits

as Director of Photography

1998
The Sexual Adventures of Ulysses

as Director of Photography

1998
Outlaws

as Director of Photography

1998
Blow Up

as Director of Photography

1998
The Devil's Lair

as Director of Photography

1998
Calamity Jane

as Director of Photography

1998
Selen, The Girl of the Treasure Island

as Director of Photography

1998
Sahara

as Director of Photography

1997
The Hyena

as Director of Photography

1997
House of Anal Perversions

as Director of Photography

1997
Goya and the Naked Maja

as Director of Photography

1997
All the President's Women

as Director of Photography

1997
Raw and Naked

as Director of Photography

1997
Forbidden Diary of the two Princesses

as Director of Photography

1997
Hercules: A Sex Adventure

as Director of Photography

1997
Anal Strippers X-posed

as Director of Photography

1997
Othello Dangerous Desire

as Director of Photography

1997
Sodom & Gamorra

as Director of Photography

1997
Demons of Lust

as Director of Photography

1997
The Seven Sexy Sins

as Director of Photography

1997
The Boxer 2

as Director of Photography

1997
Cop Sucker II

as Director of Photography

1997
Rocco's Ghost

as Director of Photography

1997
Rudy

as Camera Operator

1997
Flying Nurses

as Director of Photography

1997
Samson in the Amazon's Land

as Director of Photography

1997
The Last Fight

as Director of Photography

1997
Olympus: Refuge of Gods

as Director of Photography

1997
Queen of the Elephants

as Director of Photography

1997
Caligula: The Deviant Emperor

as Director of Photography

1996
Robin Hood: Thief of Wives

as Director of Photography

1996
Dreams of a Gigolo

as Director of Photography

1996
Flamenco Ecstasy

as Camera Operator

1996
Sex Penitentiary

as Director of Photography

1996
Forbidden Sex of the Kama Sutra

as Director of Photography

1996
Carmen

as Camera Operator

1996
Robin Hood: Thief of Wives

as Camera Operator

1996
Carmen

as Director of Photography

1996
Love and Psyche

as Director of Photography

1996
Lunch Party

as Director of Photography

1996
Messalina

as Director of Photography

1996
Checkmate

as Director of Photography

1996
Checkmate

as Camera Operator

1996
Fatal Instinct

as Director of Photography

1996
Wild East

as Director of Photography

1995
Tarzan-X: Shame of Jane

as Director of Photography

1995
The Gym Club

as Director of Photography

1995
Malizia Italiana

as Camera Operator

1995
Midnight Obsession

as Director of Photography

1995
Paprika

as Director of Photography

1995
Paprika

as Camera Operator

1995
Don Salvatore: The Last Sicilian

as Director of Photography

1995
1995
Malizia Italiana

as Director of Photography

1995
Operation Sex

as Director of Photography

1995
Some Like It Hard

as Director of Photography

1995
Some Like It Hard

as Camera Operator

1995
120 Days of Sodom

as Director of Photography

1995
Mia moglie aperta a tutti

as Director of Photography

1994
The House of Pleasure

as Director of Photography

1994
The Erotic Adventures of Aladdin X

as Director of Photography

1992
A Woman's Secret

as Director of Photography

1992
Prima le donne e i bambini

as Director of Photography

1991
Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000

as Director of Photography

1991
Web of Desire

as Director of Photography

1991
Dangerous Obsession

as Director of Photography

1991
Passion's Flower

as Director of Photography

1990
Ator IV: The Hobgoblin

as Director of Photography

1990
Deep Blood

as Director of Photography

1990
Any Time, Any Play

as Director of Photography

1990
High Finance Woman

as Director of Photography

1989
Blue Angel Cafe

as Director of Photography

1989
The Final Chapter

as Director of Photography

1988
Killing Birds

as Director of Photography

1988
Dirty Love

as Director of Photography

1986
Convent of Sinners

as Director of Photography

1986
Peep Show

as Director of Photography

1986
A Lustful Mind

as Director of Photography

1986
Delizia

as Director of Photography

1985
The Pleasure

as Director of Photography

1985
The Alcove

as Director of Photography

1983
Virgin for the Roman Empire

as Director of Photography

1983
2020 Texas Gladiators

as Director of Photography

1983
Endgame

as Director of Photography

1983
1982
Ator, the Fighting Eagle

as Director of Photography

1982
1982
The Blade Master

as Director of Photography

1982
Caligula: The Untold Story

as Director of Photography

1982
Super Hard Love

as Director of Photography

1982
Stretta e bagnata

as Director of Photography

1981
Greedy Mouth

as Director of Photography

1981
Absurd

as Director of Photography

1981
Le ereditiere superporno

as Director of Photography

1981
Labbra vogliose

as Director of Photography

1981
Labbra vogliose

as Camera Operator

1981
Sesso acerbo

as Director of Photography

1981
Voglia di sesso

as Director of Photography

1981
Le porno investigatrici

as Director of Photography

1981
Desire

as Director of Photography

1981
Desire

as Camera Operator

1980
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead

as Director of Photography

1980
Hard Sensation

as Director of Photography

1980
Blue Paradise

as Director of Photography

1980
Super Climax

as Director of Photography

1980
Blue Erotic Climax

as Director of Photography

1980
Anthropophagous

as Camera Operator

1980
Porno Esotic Love

as Director of Photography

1979
Images in a Convent

as Director of Photography

1979
Beyond the Darkness

as Director of Photography

1978
Sexy Night Report n. 2

as Director of Photography

1978
Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals

as Director of Photography

1978
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade

as Director of Photography

1978
Crazy Nights

as Director of Photography

1977
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals

as Director of Photography

1977
Emanuelle Around the World

as Director of Photography

1977
Emanuelle in America

as Director of Photography

1977
Ladies' Doctor

as Director of Photography

1976
Shadows in an Empty Room

as Director of Photography

1976
Black Cobra

as Director of Photography

1976
Emanuelle in Bangkok

as Director of Photography

1975
Emanuelle and Françoise

as Director of Photography

1975
1974
The Antichrist

as Director of Photography

1974
The Arena

as Director of Photography

1974
How Colonel Buttiglione Became a General

as Director of Photography

1974
Challenge to White Fang

as Second Unit Director of Photography

1974
Anima mia

as Director of Photography

1973
Death Smiles on a Murderer

as Director of Photography

1973
The Devil's Wedding Night

as Director of Photography

1973
Diary of a Roman Virgin

as Director of Photography

1973
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony

as Director of Photography

1972
Ben & Charlie

as Director of Photography

1972
More Sexy Canterbury Tales

as Director of Photography

1972
Crime Boss

as Director of Photography

1972
The Cat in Heat

as Director of Photography

1972
The Killer Is on the Phone

as Director of Photography

1972
What Have You Done to Solange?

as Director of Photography

1971
Armiamoci e partite!

as Director of Photography

1971
Coffin Full of Dollars

as Director of Photography

1971
Adios Compañeros

as Director of Photography

1971
Vendetta at Dawn

as Camera Operator

1970
Disperatamente l'estate scorsa

as Director of Photography

1970
1970
A Quiet Place to Kill

as Camera Operator

1969
The Island of the Swedes

as Director of Photography

1968
Twice a Judas

as Camera Operator

1967
Professionals for a Massacre

as Camera Operator

1966
Thompson 1880

as Camera Operator

1966
1964
1964
Soldati e caporali

as Camera Operator

1964
All the Other Girls Do!

as Camera Operator

1963
Canzoni... in bikini

as Camera Operator

1963
Contempt

as Assistant Camera

1962
The Sea

as Assistant Camera

1961
Gold of Rome

as Assistant Camera

1961
1952
The Golden Coach

as Still Photographer

1951
È l'amor che mi rovina

as Still Photographer

1950
L'inafferrabile 12

as Still Photographer

Writer

1998
Red Orchid

as Writer

1997
Rocco's Ghost

as Writer

1996
Lunch Party

as Writer

1996
Messalina

as Screenplay

1996
1990
1986
Peep Show

as Story

1983
Endgame

as Screenplay

1983
1983
1982
1981
Labbra vogliose

as Writer

1980
1980
Super Climax

as Writer

1980
1979
Images in a Convent

as Screenplay

1978
Crazy Nights

as Writer

1977
Ladies' Doctor

as Screenplay

1976
Black Cobra

as Screenplay

1975
Red Coat

as Screenplay

1975
Red Coat

as Story

1973
1973

Producer

1999
Experiences

as Producer

1998
Magic Eros

as Producer

1998
1997
Aphrodite: Goddess of Love

as Director of Operations

1991
Web of Desire

as Producer

1991
Door to Silence

as Executive Producer

1990
Troll 2

as Associate Producer

1990
Body Moves

as Executive Producer

1989
1989
Blue Angel Cafe

as Producer

1988
Ghosthouse

as Producer

1988
Killing Birds

as Producer

1988
Witchery

as Producer

1987
Warrior Queen

as Producer

1987
StageFright

as Producer

1987
Interzone

as Producer

1986
Delizia

as Producer

1986
Convent of Sinners

as Producer

1983
Endgame

as Producer

1983
1981
Porno Video

as Producer

1981
Absurd

as Producer

1980
Blue Paradise

as Producer

1980
Anthropophagous

as Producer

1975

Actor

2016
FantastiCozzi

as (voice) (archive footage)

2015
Happy Porno? Das Ende der Scham

as Self (archive footage)

2001
1996
1995
Sick-o-pathics

as Neighbour #2

1985
Robbery Under Arms

as Trooper Shearer

1983
Endgame

as Inspector (uncredited)

1981
Porno Holocaust

as Reporter (uncredited)

1980
Anthropophagous

as Bearded Man exiting the Cable Car

1977
Sexy Night Report

as Self (uncredited)

1977
Emanuelle Around the World

as Halup Kilev (uncredited)

1974
Anima mia

as Newsagent (uncredited)

1972
What Have You Done to Solange?

as CID Officer w / The Daily Telegraph (uncredited)

1968
Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!

as Willy, Donovan henchman

1964
Old Shatterhand

as Col. Hunter

Editor

1986
1986
Peep Show

as Editor

1986
Delizia

as Editor

1979

Crew

1995
Paprika

as Script

1988
Killing Birds

as Photoscience Manager