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Dario Argento

Directing Born Sep 7, 1940 Rome, Lazio, Italy 208 credits
208
Total Credits
1966–2025
60 Years Career Span
76
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940, in Rome, Italy. He is the first-born son of Salvatore Argento, an Italian producer, and Elda Luxardo, a Brazilian fashion model. Argento's family environment, including his aunt's bedtime stories and his parents' Italian folk tales, influenced his interest in filmmaking. He drew inspiration from stories by The Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen, and Edgar Allan Poe. Argento began his career by writing for various film journal magazines. He is known for his work as a director, with a total of 138 known credits.

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Career

Career overview

Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940, in Rome, Italy. He began his career by writing for various film journal magazines. Argento's early life was influenced by his family's storytelling traditions, which included Italian folk tales and frightening bedtime stories told by his aunt. He was also impressed by the works of The Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen, and Edgar Allan Poe.

Argento's filmmaking style was shaped by his childhood experiences and the stories he heard. He based many of his thriller movies on childhood trauma, although he claimed to have had a normal childhood himself. As a writer and director, Argento has explored themes of horror and suspense in his work.

Argento's directing career has spanned numerous projects, with a total of 138 known credits. His films often blend elements of horror, mystery, and suspense, drawing inspiration from classic literature and folklore. As a prominent figure in the world of Italian cinema, Argento's work continues to be recognized for its unique style and approach to storytelling.

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Known for

Film

Ennio

as Self
Film

She Will

2022
Film

She Will

2022
Film

Suspiria

2018
Film

Friedkin Uncut

as Self
Film

Giallo

2010
Film

Giallo

2010

Masters of Horror

2005
Film

Jenifer

2005
Film

The Stendhal Syndrome

1996
Film

The Stendhal Syndrome

1996
Film

The Stendhal Syndrome

1996

Frequent co-stars

Aloma Wright 6 shared titles
Αθηνά Ζώτου 3 shared titles
Antigoni Glykofridi 2 shared titles
Maria Patsa 2 shared titles
Vaso Laskaraki 2 shared titles
Manos Papagiannis 2 shared titles
Wang Yi 2 shared titles
Daria Nicolodi 2 shared titles
Fulvio Mingozzi 2 shared titles
Gabriel Macht 1 shared title

Career timeline

The Dark FantasticLa nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
Titanus 1904Dario Argento: Panico
Call My Agent: ItalyDeep ArgentoDario Argento in conversation at the DFFCVLTCVLT · Director
EnnioDark Glasses · DirectorDark Glasses · ScreenplaySergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented AmericaShe Will · Producer
VortexLui è peggio di meWe Are CinemaAlida Valli: In Her Own Words
Tales of the UncannyThe Last Movie Painter
All the Colors of GialloBoia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessantaDario Argento : soupirs dans un corridor lointainThe Grand Opening
Suspiria · Original Film WriterFriedkin UncutBowieNext - Nascita di una galassiaDogman's Rabies: Underdog · Thanks
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer ProductionsIl mistero della cattedraleCult of TerrorOf Flies and Maggots
Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintageYellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the GialloBlood on Méliès' Moon
Nessuno siamo perfettiMacbeth · Stage Director
Du sang sur la neige
Dracula 3D · DirectorDracula 3D · WriterClose UpHorror Europa with Mark GatissDer Fall der vier Fliegen
Masks · ThanksDario Argento's Monkey Business: The Making of PhenomenaFulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist
Giallo · DirectorGiallo · ScreenplayThe Other Mother: Making 'The Black Cat'L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Fear at 400 Degrees: The Cine-Excess of Suspiria
A Dark Fairy TaleThe Making of 'Mother of Tears'
The Mother of Tears · DirectorThe Mother of Tears · WriterThe Mother of Tears · ProducerHanging ShadowsLinee d'ombra
Pelts · DirectorTempus fugit
Masters of Horror · DirectorJenifer · DirectorBan the Sadist Videos!Do You Like Hitchcock? · DirectorDo You Like Hitchcock? · Writer
Leçon de CinémaNon risponde piùThe Card Player · DirectorThe Card Player · ScreenplayThe Card Player · Story
Two Masters' EyesItalian Kings Of B
Masters of Horror
Sergio Leone: cinema, cinemaTales Of The CatSleepless · DirectorSleepless · ScreenplaySleepless · Producer
Scarlet Diva · Producer
Dario Argento: My Cinema
Homo CinematographicusThe Phantom of the Opera · DirectorThe Phantom of the Opera · Screenplay
The Wax Mask · ProducerThe Wax Mask · StoryThe World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors
The Stendhal Syndrome · DirectorThe Stendhal Syndrome · WriterThe Stendhal Syndrome · ProducerThe Stendhal Syndrome · StoryBits & Pieces
DeGenerazione · Thanks

Full Filmography

208 titles
  • The Dark Fantastic (2025) as Self
  • La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione (2025)
  • Titanus 1904 (2024) as Self
  • Dario Argento: Panico (2024) as Self
  • Call My Agent: Italy (2023) as Dario Argento
  • Deep Argento (2023)
  • Dario Argento in conversation at the DFF (2023) as 自己
  • CVLT (2023) as Dario Argento
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  • CVLT (2023) Director
  • CVLT (2023) Story
  • CVLT (2023) Screenplay
  • Ennio (2022) as Self
  • Dark Glasses (2022) Director
  • Dark Glasses (2022) Screenplay
  • Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022) as Self
  • She Will (2022) Producer
  • She Will (2022) Executive Producer
  • Tripping The Dark Fantastic (2022) as Himself
  • Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento (2022) as self
  • DARIO ARGENTO - The Exhibit (2022) as Self
  • Vortex (2021) as Lui
  • Lui è peggio di me (2021)
  • We Are Cinema (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • Alida Valli: In Her Own Words (2021) as Self
  • Tales of the Uncanny (2020) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Last Movie Painter (2020) as Self
  • All the Colors of Giallo (2019) as Self - Director
  • Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta (2019) as Self
  • Dario Argento : soupirs dans un corridor lointain (2019)
  • The Grand Opening (2019) as Self
  • Suspiria (2018) Original Film Writer
  • Friedkin Uncut (2018) as Self
  • BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia (2018)
  • Dogman's Rabies: Underdog (2018) Thanks
  • Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions (2017) as Self - Filmmaker
  • Il mistero della cattedrale (2017) as self
  • Cult of Terror (2017) as Self - Filmmaker
  • Of Flies and Maggots (2017)
  • Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage (2016)
  • Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo (2016) as Self
  • Blood on Méliès' Moon (2016) as Self
  • Nessuno siamo perfetti (2015) as Self
  • Macbeth (2015) Stage Director
  • Du sang sur la neige (2013) as Self
  • Dracula 3D (2012) Director
  • Dracula 3D (2012) Writer
  • Close Up (2012) as Self (archive footage)
  • Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss (2012) as Self
  • Der Fall der vier Fliegen (2012) as Himself (Archive footage 2002)
  • Masks (2011) Thanks
  • Dario Argento's Monkey Business: The Making of Phenomena (2011) as Self
  • Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist (2011) as Self
  • Giallo (2010) Director
  • Giallo (2010) Screenplay
  • The Other Mother: Making 'The Black Cat' (2010)
  • L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo (2010) as Self
  • Fear at 400 Degrees: The Cine-Excess of Suspiria (2009)
  • A Dark Fairy Tale (2008) as himself
  • The Making of 'Mother of Tears' (2008) as Self
  • The Mother of Tears (2007) Director
  • The Mother of Tears (2007) Writer
  • The Mother of Tears (2007) Producer
  • Hanging Shadows (2007) as Self
  • Linee d'ombra (2007) as Self
  • Director: Dario Argento (2007)
  • Pelts (2006) Director
  • Tempus fugit (2006)
  • Masters of Horror (2005) Director
  • Jenifer (2005) Director
  • Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005) as Self
  • Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005) Director
  • Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005) Writer
  • Out of the Shadows (2005)
  • Leçon de Cinéma (2004) as Self
  • Non risponde più (2004) as Himself
  • The Card Player (2004) Director
  • The Card Player (2004) Screenplay
  • The Card Player (2004) Story
  • The Card Player (2004) Producer
  • Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004) as Self
  • Western all'italiana (2004)
  • The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead (2004) as Himself
  • When There's no More Room in Hell (2004)
  • Two Masters' Eyes (2003)
  • Italian Kings Of B (2003) as Self
  • Masters of Horror (2002) as Self
  • Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema (2001) as Self - Filmmaker
  • Tales Of The Cat (2001) as Self
  • Sleepless (2001) Director
  • Sleepless (2001) Screenplay
  • Sleepless (2001) Producer
  • Sleepless (2001) Story
  • Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2001) as Self
  • Suspiria 25th Anniversary (2001) as Self
  • Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera' (2001) as Self
  • Scarlet Diva (2000) Producer
  • Dario Argento: My Cinema (1999) as Self
  • Homo Cinematographicus (1998) as Self
  • The Phantom of the Opera (1998) Director
  • The Phantom of the Opera (1998) Screenplay
  • The Wax Mask (1997) Producer
  • The Wax Mask (1997) Story
  • The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors (1997) as Self
  • The Stendhal Syndrome (1996) Director
  • The Stendhal Syndrome (1996) Writer
  • The Stendhal Syndrome (1996) Producer
  • The Stendhal Syndrome (1996) Story
  • Bits & Pieces (1996)
  • DeGenerazione (1994) Thanks
  • Trauma (1993) Producer
  • Trauma (1993) Director
  • Trauma (1993) Writer
  • Innocent Blood (1992) as Paramedic
  • Fear in the Dark (1991) as Self
  • The King of Ads (1991) Director
  • Dario Argento: Master of Horror (1991) as Self
  • The Sect (1991) Writer
  • The Sect (1991) Producer
  • Two Evil Eyes (1990) Director
  • Two Evil Eyes (1990) Screenplay
  • Two Evil Eyes (1990) Executive Producer
  • The Church (1989) Story
  • The Church (1989) Presenter
  • The Church (1989) Producer
  • The Church (1989) Screenplay
  • Stephen King's World of Horror (1989) as Self
  • Opera (1987) as Narrator (Italian version) (voice) (uncredited)
  • Opera (1987) Producer
  • Opera (1987) Screenplay
  • Opera (1987) Story
  • Opera (1987) Director
  • Night Shift (1987) Producer
  • Night Shift (1987) Creator
  • Dario Argento’s Nightmares (1987) Director
  • Dario Argento’s Nightmares (1987) Writer
  • Dario Argento’s Nightmares (1987) Producer
  • Dario Argento’s Nightmares (1987) Creator
  • Demons 2 (1986) Writer
  • Demons 2 (1986) Producer
  • Phenomena (1985) Director
  • Phenomena (1985) Screenplay
  • Phenomena (1985) Producer
  • Phenomena (1985) Story
  • Demons (1985) Screenplay
  • Demons (1985) Producer
  • Dario Argento's World of Horror (1985) as Self
  • Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema (1985) as Self
  • Tenebre (1982) as Narrator / Murderer's Hands (voice) (uncredited)
  • Tenebre (1982) Story
  • Tenebre (1982) Screenplay
  • Tenebre (1982) Director
  • Inferno (1980) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  • Inferno (1980) Director
  • Inferno (1980) Screenplay
  • Inferno (1980) Story
  • The Cinema Machine (1979)
  • Dawn of the Dead (1978) Music
  • Dawn of the Dead (1978) Script Consultant
  • Dawn of the Dead (1978) Co-Producer
  • Suspiria (1977) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  • Suspiria (1977) Director
  • Suspiria (1977) Screenplay
  • Suspiria (1977) Original Music Composer
  • Domenica In (1976) as Self
  • Deep Red (1975) as Murderer's Hands (uncredited)
  • Deep Red (1975) Director
  • Deep Red (1975) Writer
  • Door Into Darkness (1973) as Self - Host
  • Door Into Darkness (1973) as Self - Host (uncredited)
  • Door Into Darkness (1973) Director
  • Door Into Darkness (1973) Writer
  • Door Into Darkness (1973) Producer
  • Door Into Darkness (1973) Creator
  • The Five Days (1973) as Bandaged Man with Tranzunto (uncredited)
  • The Five Days (1973) Director
  • The Five Days (1973) Story
  • The Five Days (1973) Screenplay
  • Man Called Amen (1972) Writer
  • The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971) Director
  • The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971) Story
  • The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971) Screenplay
  • Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971) Director
  • Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971) Screenplay
  • Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971) Story
  • The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) Director
  • The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) Story
  • The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) Screenplay
  • The 5-Man Army (1969) Screenplay
  • The 5-Man Army (1969) Story
  • Love Circle (1969) Screenplay
  • Possibility Zero (1969) Writer
  • Battle of the Commandos (1969) Screenplay
  • Season of the Senses (1969) Writer
  • Cemetery Without Crosses (1969) Writer
  • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Story
  • Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die! (1968) Writer
  • The Sexual Revolution (1968) Screenplay
  • Commandos (1968) Screenplay
  • Commandments for a Gangster (1968) Writer
  • Every Man Is My Enemy (1967) Additional Writing
  • Pardon, Are You for or Against? (1966) as Priest (uncredited)
  • Untitled Dario Argento / Isabelle Huppert Project Director
  • Carne della mia carne Screenplay
  • Carne della mia carne Supervising Producer
  • The Sandman Director
  • The Black Velvet Mask Writer
  • The Girl with Crystal Eyes Writer
  • I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni as Self

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Dario Argento best known for?

Dario Argento is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Ennio (2022), She Will (2022), She Will (2022), Suspiria (2018).

When and where was Dario Argento born?

Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

How many credits does Dario Argento have?

Dario Argento has accumulated over 208 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1966 to 2025.

What is Dario Argento's background in cinema and television?

Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940, in Rome, Italy. He is the first-born son of Salvatore Argento, an Italian producer, and Elda Luxardo, a Brazilian fashion model. Argento's family environment, including his aunt's bedtime stories and his parents' Italian folk tales, influenced his interest in filmmaking. He ...

Dario Argento by the numbers

208credits
190films
18TV series
1966–2025active years

Age in their best-rated roles

  • Ennio (2022) as Self — aged about 81
  • Deep Red (1975) as Murderer's Hands (uncredited) — aged about 34
  • Suspiria (1977) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) — aged about 36
  • Friedkin Uncut (2018) as Self — aged about 77
  • Tenebre (1982) as Narrator / Murderer's Hands (voice) (uncredited) — aged about 41
  • Door Into Darkness (1973) as Self - Host — aged about 32

Full filmography (208) Born on September 7

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