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Claudio Fragasso

Known For
Directing
Born
October 2, 1951 in Rome, Lazio, Italy
Active Years
1973–2026 (54 Years)
Total Credits
114 credits in database
Directing Born Oct 2, 1951 Rome, Lazio, Italy 114 credits
114
Total Credits
1973–2026
54 Years Career Span
42
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

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Name: Claudio Fragasso.
Also known as: Clyde Anderson, Clide Fergusson, Drake Floyd, W.
Birth Date: October 2, 1951.
Birth Place: Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Professions: Film director, screenwriter, actor, film producer, creative producer, post production supervisor, assistant director, first assistant director, story, idea, screenstory, and co-director.
Career History: Attempted art films in the early 1970s. Became a screenwriter in the Italian film industry in the mid-1970s.
Early Life: Father gave him a passion for cinema and took him to Cinecittà as a child. At age ten, a British brother-in-law (a BBC documentary director) gave him a super 8 camera. He began shooting films with friends.
Known Credits: 71 (TMDB).
Works: Troll 2, Zombie Flesh Eaters 2, Night of the Zombies, Palermo - Milan One Way, Rats: Night.

Claudio Fragasso is an Italian film director, screenwriter, actor, and film producer born on October 2, 1951, in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is also known by the stage name Clyde Anderson. Fragasso first attempted to make art films in the early 1970s and became a screenwriter in the Italian film industry during the mid-1970s. His interest in cinema began as a child when his father took him to Cinecittà. At age ten, he received a super 8 camera from his British brother-in-law, a BBC documentary director, and began filming with friends. His professional credits include roles such as director, writer, and assistant director. Some of his known works include Troll 2, Zombie Flesh E

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Career overview

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[1] Claudio Fragasso: Born Oct 2, 1951 (75 years old) in Rome, Lazio, Italy. Known for Directing. 71 known credits. Also known as Clyde Anderson, Clide Fergusson, Drake Floyd, W.
[2] Wikipedia: Born Oct 2, 1951. Film director and screenwriter. Attempted art films in early 1970s. Became screenwriter in Italian film industry in mid-1970s.
[3] IMDb: Writer of Troll 2. Born in Rome. Father gave him passion for cinema (Cinecittà). At age ten, British brother-in-law (BBC documentary director) gave him a super 8 camera. Began shooting films with friends.
[4] TMDB: Known as Director, Actor, Screenplay, Writer, Story, Assistant Director, Post Production Supervisor, First Assistant Director, Idea, Creative Producer, Screenstory, and Co-Director. Work includes Troll 2, Zombie Flesh Eaters 2, Night of the Zombies, Palermo - Milan One Way, Rats: Nigh [Note: source cuts off].
[5] Wikipedia (IT): Known as Clyde Anderson. Italian film director, screenwriter, film producer, and actor.
Paragraph 1: Early life and beginnings.
Claudio Fragasso was born on October 2, 1951, in Rome, Lazio, Italy. His interest in cinema was fostered by his father, who took him to Cinecittà as a child. At age ten, he received a super 8 camera from his British brother-in-law, who was a documentary director for the London BBC. This allowed him to begin shooting films involving his friends. In the early 1970s, Fragasso first attempted to make art films. He later became a screenwriter within the Italian film industry during the mid-1970s.
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Throughout his career, Fragasso has been credited in various capacities, including director, actor, screenwriter, producer, and co-director. His professional roles also encompass assistant director, first assistant director, post production supervisor, creative producer, and story writer. He is known for several works, such as Troll 2, Zombie Flesh Eaters 2, Night of the Zombies, Palermo - Milan One Way, and Rats: Nigh. He is also known by the stage name Clyde Anderson. His known credits total 71.
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Claudio Fragasso was born on October 2, 1951, in Rome, Lazio, Italy. His passion for cinema was developed through his father, who took him to Cinecittà during his childhood. At the age of ten, Fragasso was given a super 8 camera by his British brother-in-law, a documentary director for the London BBC, which enabled him to begin shooting films with his friends. His professional journey began with attempts to create art films in the early 1970s, followed by work as a screenwriter in the Italian film industry in the mid-1970s.
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Fragasso has established a diverse career with 71 known credits. He is recognized as a director, actor, screenwriter, and film producer, and he has also worked as a co-director, assistant director, and

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Career timeline

The Demon Among Us · Director
Nel nome dell'odioNel nome dell'odio
The Once and Future SmashKarate Man · DirectorKarate Man · ScreenplayKarate Man · Creative ProducerKarate Man · Writer
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of ExcessItalian Horror Stories · Director
Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'AmatoÆnigma - Lucio Fulci and the 80sHell on Earth
The Great RageThe Great Rage · Director
Roma criminale
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70sUna notte da paura · ScreenplayUna notte da paura · ScreenstoryUna notte da paura · DirectorOperation Holidays · Director
Zombie Infection
Dirty WarDirty War · Director
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1A Whole Life Ahead
Milan – Palermo: The Return · Director
Concorso di colpa · Director
Blindati · ScreenplayBlindati · Director
La banda · Director
Operazione Odissea · DirectorOperazione Odissea · Story
Killer Couple · DirectorKiller Couple · ScreenplayKiller Couple · Story
Palermo - Milan One Way · StoryPalermo - Milan One Way · DirectorEsercizi di stile · DirectorEsercizi di stile · Screenplay
Skinheads · Director
Troll 2 · DirectorTroll 2 · ScreenplayAfter DeathAfter Death · DirectorNight Killer
Shocking Dark · ScreenplayBorn to FightBorn to Fight · ScreenplayBorn to Fight · StoryBorn to Fight · Assistant Director
Zombie Flesh Eaters 2Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 · ScreenplayZombie Flesh Eaters 2 · StoryZombie Flesh Eaters 2 · Co-DirectorRobowar
Eleven Days, Eleven Nights · StoryEleven Days, Eleven Nights · ScreenplayDouble Target · WriterDouble Target · DirectorDouble Target · Post Production Supervisor
The Pleasure · StoryThe Pleasure · Writer
Hanna D: The Girl from Vondel Park · Assistant DirectorRats: Night of Terror · ScreenplayRats: Night of Terror · Director
Women's Prison Massacre · DirectorWomen's Prison Massacre · WriterThe Seven Magnificent Gladiators · DirectorThe Seven Magnificent Gladiators · Writer
Violence in a Women's Prison · ScreenplayViolence in a Women's Prison · Assistant DirectorDifendimi dalla notte · WriterDifendimi dalla notte · Director
The Other Hell · StoryThe Other Hell · ScreenplayThe Other Hell · Assistant DirectorLes amours de Julie · Assistant Director
Night of the ZombiesNight of the Zombies · Assistant DirectorNight of the Zombies · StoryNight of the Zombies · WriterThe True Story of the Nun of Monza · Screenplay
Don't Trust the Mafia · WriterNapoli... i 5 della squadra speciale · Writer

Full Filmography

114 titles
  • The Demon Among Us (2026) Director
  • Nel nome dell'odio (2025) as Self
  • Nel nome dell'odio (2025) as Sé stesso
  • The Once and Future Smash (2022) as Claudio Fragasso
  • Karate Man (2022) Director
  • Karate Man (2022) Screenplay
  • Karate Man (2022) Creative Producer
  • Karate Man (2022) Writer
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  • Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess (2021) as Self
  • Italian Horror Stories (2021) Director
  • Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato (2017) as Self
  • Ænigma - Lucio Fulci and the 80s (2017) as Himself
  • Hell on Earth (2017)
  • The Great Rage (2016) as Gino, l'uomo che sorride
  • The Great Rage (2016) Director
  • Roma criminale (2013) as Commissario
  • Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s (2012) as Self
  • Una notte da paura (2012) Screenplay
  • Una notte da paura (2012) Screenstory
  • Una notte da paura (2012) Director
  • Operation Holidays (2012) Director
  • Zombie Infection (2011) as Colonel Fragasso
  • Dirty War (2010) as Generale Sinisi
  • Dirty War (2010) Director
  • Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 (2008) as Self
  • A Whole Life Ahead (2008) as Culture office chief
  • Milan – Palermo: The Return (2007) Director
  • Concorso di colpa (2005) Director
  • Blindati (2003) Screenplay
  • Blindati (2003) Director
  • La banda (2001) Director
  • Operazione Odissea (2000) Director
  • Operazione Odissea (2000) Story
  • Killer Couple (1998) Director
  • Killer Couple (1998) Screenplay
  • Killer Couple (1998) Story
  • Palermo - Milan One Way (1996) Story
  • Palermo - Milan One Way (1996) Director
  • Esercizi di stile (1996) Director
  • Esercizi di stile (1996) Screenplay
  • Skinheads (1993) Director
  • Troll 2 (1990) Director
  • Troll 2 (1990) Screenplay
  • After Death (1990) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  • After Death (1990) Director
  • Night Killer (1990) as Reporter with baseball cap (uncredited)
  • Night Killer (1990) Director
  • Night Killer (1990) Writer
  • Gipsy Angel (1990) Story
  • Beyond Darkness (1990) Director
  • Beyond Darkness (1990) Writer
  • Three for One (1990) Screenplay
  • Three for One (1990) Idea
  • Shocking Dark (1989) Screenplay
  • Born to Fight (1989) as Prisoner #3
  • Born to Fight (1989) Screenplay
  • Born to Fight (1989) Story
  • Born to Fight (1989) Assistant Director
  • Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (1988) as Soldier at creamatorum (uncredited)
  • Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (1988) Screenplay
  • Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (1988) Story
  • Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (1988) Co-Director
  • Robowar (1988) as The Hunter
  • Robowar (1988) Writer
  • Monster Dog (1988) Director
  • Monster Dog (1988) Screenplay
  • Cop Game (1988) as Corporal
  • Strike Commando 2 (1988) Writer
  • Strike Commando 2 (1988) Director
  • Eleven Days, Eleven Nights (1987) Story
  • Eleven Days, Eleven Nights (1987) Screenplay
  • Double Target (1987) Writer
  • Double Target (1987) Director
  • Double Target (1987) Post Production Supervisor
  • Scalps (1987) Director
  • White Apache (1987) Director
  • Strike Commando (1987) Writer
  • Strike Commando (1987) Assistant Director
  • Interzone (1987) Screenplay
  • The Pleasure (1985) Story
  • The Pleasure (1985) Writer
  • Hanna D: The Girl from Vondel Park (1984) Assistant Director
  • Rats: Night of Terror (1984) Screenplay
  • Rats: Night of Terror (1984) Director
  • Women's Prison Massacre (1983) Director
  • Women's Prison Massacre (1983) Writer
  • The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (1983) Director
  • The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (1983) Writer
  • Violence in a Women's Prison (1982) Screenplay
  • Violence in a Women's Prison (1982) Assistant Director
  • Difendimi dalla notte (1982) Writer
  • Difendimi dalla notte (1982) Director
  • The Other Hell (1981) Story
  • The Other Hell (1981) Screenplay
  • The Other Hell (1981) Assistant Director
  • Les amours de Julie (1981) Assistant Director
  • Night of the Zombies (1980) as SWAT Officer at Embassy Siege (uncredited)
  • Night of the Zombies (1980) Assistant Director
  • Night of the Zombies (1980) Story
  • Night of the Zombies (1980) Writer
  • The True Story of the Nun of Monza (1980) Screenplay
  • Sesso Perverso, Mondo Violento (1980) Writer
  • Don't Trust the Mafia (1979) Writer
  • Napoli... i 5 della squadra speciale (1979) Writer
  • Una settimana come un'altra (1978)
  • Gangbusters (1977) Writer
  • The Vallanzasca Band (1977) as Policeman
  • Meet Him and Die (1976) Writer
  • Meet Him and Die (1976) Story
  • Vento, vento, portali via con te (1976) Screenplay
  • Chains (1974) Writer
  • Mania (1974) Assistant Director
  • Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro (1973) First Assistant Director
  • Masters of Mayhem as Self

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Claudio Fragasso best known for?

Claudio Fragasso is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Once and Future Smash (2022), A Whole Life Ahead (2008), Hi-5 (2003), Hi-5 (2003).

When and where was Claudio Fragasso born?

Claudio Fragasso was born on October 2, 1951 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

How many credits does Claudio Fragasso have?

Claudio Fragasso has accumulated over 114 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1973 to 2026.

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Claudio Fragasso by the numbers

114credits
114films
0TV series
1973–2026active years

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