Lucio Fulci
Directing Born Jun 17, 1927 Died Mar 13, 1996 Rome, Italy 193 credits
Biography
Lucio Fulci was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Born on June 17, 1927, in Rome, Italy, he worked in various genres including comedy, Spaghetti Western, adventure, science fiction, and erotica. Fulci is known for his giallo and horror films, which often featured high levels of graphic violence. He is frequently referred to as "The Godfather of Gore", a title also given to Herschell Gordon Lewis. Fulci's films have gained an international cult following, with fans often expressing their admiration through phrases such as "Fulci lives!" He passed away on March 13, 1996, at the age of 68.
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Career overview
Lucio Fulci was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Throughout his nearly five-decade career, he worked in a wide array of genres, including comedy, Spaghetti Western, adventure, science fiction, and erotica. He gained an international cult following for his giallo and horror films.
Fulci is often referred to as "The Godfather of Gore" due to the high level of visceral graphic violence present in many of his films. He directed numerous films, with a total of 99 credits. His work continues to be popular among horror fans, with some even sporting the phrase "Fulci lives!" on their clothing.
Fulci's films often featured graphic violence, which contributed to his cult following. He is best known for his work in the giallo and horror genres, although he also worked in other genres throughout his career.
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Ottaviano Dell'Acqua
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James Sampson
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Paolo Malco
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Carmen Villalobos
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Career timeline
Fulci Talks
All the Colors of GialloFulci for Fake
Lucio Fulci Trailer Show · DirectorDemon Mind · Thanks
AKA Sarah Keller: Cinzia Monreale Remembers 'The Beyond'
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter
The Wax Mask · StoryThe Wax Mask · Screenplay
Sick-o-pathicsSick-o-pathics · Thanks
The American Night of Dr. Lucio Fulci
Door Into Silence · DirectorDoor Into Silence · WriterVoices from BeyondVoices from Beyond · StoryVoices from Beyond · Director
A Cat in the BrainA Cat in the Brain · DirectorA Cat in the Brain · ScreenplayA Cat in the Brain · StoryDemonia
NightClub · StoryThe Red Monks · ProducerMassacre · Co-ProducerThe Sweet House of Horrors · StoryThe Sweet House of Horrors · Director
Touch of Death · StoryTouch of Death · ScreenplayTouch of Death · DirectorThe Murder Secret · ProducerThe Murder Secret · Production Supervisor
ÆnigmaÆnigma · DirectorÆnigma · ScreenplayÆnigma · Special EffectsÆnigma · Story
The Devil's HoneyThe Devil's Honey · StoryThe Devil's Honey · DirectorThe Devil's Honey · Screenplay
The Trap · Screenplay
Murder-Rock: Dancing DeathMurder-Rock: Dancing Death · DirectorMurder-Rock: Dancing Death · ScreenplayMurder-Rock: Dancing Death · StoryWarriors of the Year 2072
Conquest · Director
The New York RipperThe New York Ripper · ScreenplayThe New York Ripper · DirectorThe New York Ripper · StoryManhattan Baby
The BeyondThe Beyond · DirectorThe Beyond · ScreenplayThe House by the CemeteryThe House by the Cemetery · Screenplay
City of the Living DeadCity of the Living Dead · ProducerCity of the Living Dead · DirectorCity of the Living Dead · ScreenplayCity of the Living Dead · Story
Zombie Flesh EatersZombie Flesh Eaters · Director
Silver Saddle · Director
The Psychic · DirectorThe Psychic · ScreenplayThe Psychic · Story
My Sister in LawMy Sister in Law · Director
Four of the Apocalypse · DirectorIl cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza · Director
Challenge to White Fang · DirectorChallenge to White Fang · Screenplay
White Fang · Director
The Eroticist · DirectorThe Eroticist · StoryThe Eroticist · ScreenplayDon't Torture a Duckling · StoryDon't Torture a Duckling · Screenplay
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin · StoryA Lizard in a Woman's Skin · DirectorA Lizard in a Woman's Skin · Screenplay
Double Face · StoryOne on Top of the OtherOne on Top of the Other · DirectorOne on Top of the Other · ScreenplayOne on Top of the Other · Story
Full Filmography
193 titles- Fulci Talks (2021) as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- All the Colors of Giallo (2019) as Self - Director / Screenwriter (archive footage)
- Fulci for Fake (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Lucio Fulci Trailer Show (2017) Director
- Demon Mind (2017) Thanks
- AKA Sarah Keller: Cinzia Monreale Remembers 'The Beyond' (2011) as Self (archival footage)
- Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter (2009) as Self (Archive footage)
- The Wax Mask (1997) Story
- The Wax Mask (1997) Screenplay
- Sick-o-pathics (1995) as Self
- Sick-o-pathics (1995) Thanks
- The American Night of Dr. Lucio Fulci (1994) as Self
- Door Into Silence (1991) Director
- Door Into Silence (1991) Writer
- Voices from Beyond (1991) as Pathologist
- Voices from Beyond (1991) Story
- Voices from Beyond (1991) Director
- Voices from Beyond (1991) Screenplay
- A Cat in the Brain (1990) as Dr. Lucio Fulci
- A Cat in the Brain (1990) Director
- A Cat in the Brain (1990) Screenplay
- A Cat in the Brain (1990) Story
- Demonia (1990) as Inspector Carter (uncredited)
- Demonia (1990) Screenplay
- Demonia (1990) Director
- Demonia (1990) Story
- NightClub (1989) Story
- The Red Monks (1989) Producer
- Massacre (1989) Co-Producer
- The Sweet House of Horrors (1989) Story
- The Sweet House of Horrors (1989) Director
- The House of Clocks (1989) Director
- The House of Clocks (1989) Story
- Touch of Death (1988) Story
- Touch of Death (1988) Screenplay
- Touch of Death (1988) Director
- The Murder Secret (1988) Producer
- The Murder Secret (1988) Production Supervisor
- Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (1988) Director
- Sodoma's Ghost (1988) Director
- Sodoma's Ghost (1988) Screenplay
- Ænigma (1987) as Police Inspector (uncredited)
- Ænigma (1987) Director
- Ænigma (1987) Screenplay
- Ænigma (1987) Special Effects
- Ænigma (1987) Story
- The Curse (1987) Associate Producer
- The Devil's Honey (1986) as Venditore di braccialetti
- The Devil's Honey (1986) Story
- The Devil's Honey (1986) Director
- The Devil's Honey (1986) Screenplay
- The Trap (1985) Screenplay
- Murder-Rock: Dancing Death (1984) as Phil, the Agent (uncredited)
- Murder-Rock: Dancing Death (1984) Director
- Murder-Rock: Dancing Death (1984) Screenplay
- Murder-Rock: Dancing Death (1984) Story
- Warriors of the Year 2072 (1984)
- Warriors of the Year 2072 (1984) Director
- Warriors of the Year 2072 (1984) Screenplay
- Conquest (1983) Director
- The New York Ripper (1982) as Chief of Police
- The New York Ripper (1982) Screenplay
- The New York Ripper (1982) Director
- The New York Ripper (1982) Story
- Manhattan Baby (1982) as Dr. Forrester
- Manhattan Baby (1982) Director
- The Beyond (1981) as Town Clerk (uncredited)
- The Beyond (1981) Director
- The Beyond (1981) Screenplay
- The House by the Cemetery (1981) as Professor Muller (uncredited)
- The House by the Cemetery (1981) Screenplay
- The House by the Cemetery (1981) Director
- The Black Cat (1981) Director
- The Black Cat (1981) Screenplay
- City of the Living Dead (1980) as Dr. Joe Thompson
- City of the Living Dead (1980) Producer
- City of the Living Dead (1980) Director
- City of the Living Dead (1980) Screenplay
- City of the Living Dead (1980) Story
- Contraband (1980) as Old Boss (uncredited)
- Contraband (1980) Director
- Contraband (1980) Writer
- Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979) as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
- Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979) Director
- Silver Saddle (1978) Director
- The Psychic (1977) Director
- The Psychic (1977) Screenplay
- The Psychic (1977) Story
- My Sister in Law (1976) as Second gas station attendant
- My Sister in Law (1976) Director
- Four of the Apocalypse (1975) Director
- Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza (1975) Director
- Challenge to White Fang (1974) Director
- Challenge to White Fang (1974) Screenplay
- White Fang (1973) Director
- The Eroticist (1972) Director
- The Eroticist (1972) Story
- The Eroticist (1972) Screenplay
- Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) Story
- Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) Screenplay
- Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) Director
- Hector the Mighty (1972) Screenplay
- A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971) Story
- A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971) Director
- A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971) Screenplay
- Double Face (1969) Story
- One on Top of the Other (1969) as Graphologist
- One on Top of the Other (1969) Director
- One on Top of the Other (1969) Screenplay
- One on Top of the Other (1969) Story
- The Conspiracy of Torture (1969) Director
- The Conspiracy of Torture (1969) Story
- The Conspiracy of Torture (1969) Screenplay
- How We Stole the Atomic Bomb (1968)
- How We Stole the Atomic Bomb (1968) Director
- I due Crociati (1968) Screenplay
- Operation San Pietro (1967) Director
- Operation San Pietro (1967) Story
- Operation San Pietro (1967) Screenplay
- The Man Who Killed Billy the Kid (1967) Writer
- Two R-R-Ringos from Texas (1967) as (uncredited)
- The Tall, The Short, The Cat (1967) Director
- Massacre Time (1966) Director
- How We Robbed the Bank of Italy (1966) Director
- How We Robbed the Bank of Italy (1966) Screenplay
- 002 Operation Moon (1965) Director
- The Two Parachutists (1965) Director
- How We Got Into Trouble with the Army (1965) Director
- Two Public Enemies (1964) Director
- Two Public Enemies (1964) Story
- Two Public Enemies (1964) Screenplay
- Oh! Those Most Secret Agents (1964) Director
- Oh! Those Most Secret Agents (1964) Screenplay
- The Maniacs (1964) Director
- The Maniacs (1964) Screenplay
- Two Escape from Sing Sing (1964) Director
- Two Escape from Sing Sing (1964) Screenplay
- The Strange Type (1963) Director
- The Strange Type (1963) Screenplay
- The Swindlers (1963) Director
- The Swindlers (1963) Screenplay
- The Swindlers (1963) Story
- The Masseuses (1962) Director
- Getting Away with It the Italian Way (1962) Director
- Those Two in the Legion (1962) Director
- Those Two in the Legion (1962) Screenplay
- Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life (1961) Story
- Letto a tre piazze (1960) Story
- Letto a tre piazze (1960) Co-Writer
- Howlers of the Dock (1960) Director
- Howlers of the Dock (1960) Screenplay
- Howlers of the Dock (1960) Story
- The Last Days of Pompeii (1959) Associate Producer
- The Jukebox Kids (1959) as Salomone (uncredited)
- The Jukebox Kids (1959) Screenplay
- The Jukebox Kids (1959) Story
- The Jukebox Kids (1959) Director
- The Thieves (1959) Director
- The Thieves (1959) Screenplay
- The Thieves (1959) Story
- Totò in the Moon (1958) Story
- Maid, Thief and Guard (1958) Screenplay
- I Giovani e il Lavoro (1958) Director
- Female Three Times (1957) First Assistant Director
- Nero's Mistress (1956) First Assistant Director
- Totò all'inferno (1955) Screenplay
- Piccola posta (1955) Screenplay
- Piccola posta (1955) Story
- Piccola posta (1955) First Assistant Director
- La ragazza di Via Veneto (1955) Screenplay
- Where Is Freedom? (1954) Second Unit Director
- A Day in Court (1954) First Assistant Director
- A Day in Court (1954) Story
- A Day in Court (1954) Screenplay
- A Day in Court (1954) Idea
- An American in Rome (1954) as Boy listening to music
- An American in Rome (1954) Story
- An American in Rome (1954) First Assistant Director
- An American in Rome (1954) Screenplay
- Sins of Casanova (1954) Screenplay
- Sins of Casanova (1954) Story
- Sins of Casanova (1954) First Assistant Director
- Io sono la Primula Rossa (1954) Screenplay
- I'll See You on the Balcony (1953) Screenplay
- Pittori di provincia (I Macchiaioli) (1953) Director
- Pittori di provincia (I Macchiaioli) (1953) Writer
- Cinema of yesteryear (1953) First Assistant Director
- Man, Beast and Virtue (1953) Screenplay
- Man, Beast and Virtue (1953) First Assistant Director
- Toto and the Women (1952) First Assistant Director
- Toto and the Kings of Rome (1952) First Assistant Director
- Totó in color (1952) First Assistant Director
- The Dream of Icarus (1948) Director
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Lucio Fulci best known for?
Lucio Fulci is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (1988), Ænigma (1987), Ænigma (1987), Ænigma (1987).
When and where was Lucio Fulci born?
Lucio Fulci was born on June 17, 1927 in Rome, Italy. They passed away on March 13, 1996.
How many credits does Lucio Fulci have?
Lucio Fulci has accumulated over 193 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1948 to 2021.
What is Lucio Fulci's background in cinema and television?
Lucio Fulci was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Born on June 17, 1927, in Rome, Italy, he worked in various genres including comedy, Spaghetti Western, adventure, science fiction, and erotica. Fulci is known for his giallo and horror films, which often featured high levels of graphic violence. He is ...
Lucio Fulci by the numbers
193credits
193films
0TV series
1948–2021active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Beyond (1981) as Town Clerk (uncredited) — aged about 54
- Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979) as Newspaper Editor (uncredited) — aged about 52
- City of the Living Dead (1980) as Dr. Joe Thompson — aged about 53
- One on Top of the Other (1969) as Graphologist — aged about 42
- The New York Ripper (1982) as Chief of Police — aged about 55
- The House by the Cemetery (1981) as Professor Muller (uncredited) — aged about 54
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