
Ruggero Deodato
Known for Directing · 52 credits
- Born
- 1939-05-07
- Died
- 2022-12-29
- Place of birth
- Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
- Also known as
- Roger Rockefeller · Roger Godey · Roger Drake · Roger Deodato · Reggero Deodati · Roger Franklin
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).
Known For

Cannibal Holocaust
1980
as Man Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited)

Hostel: Part II
2007
as Cannibal / The Italian Cannibal

Cursed Films
2020
as Self

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021
as Self - Filmmaker

Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
2021
as Self

Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich
2011
TV Shows (1)
Movies (51)

Cannibal Holocaust
1980
as Man Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited)

Hostel: Part II
2007
as Cannibal / The Italian Cannibal

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021
as Self - Filmmaker

Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
2021
as Self

Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich
2011

Dial: Help
1988
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

The Washing Machine
1993
as Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)

Ballad in Blood
2016
as Prof. Roth

Concorde Affair
1979
as Man in Nicole's Restaurant (uncredited)

Phantom of Death
1988
as Man That Gets on Moped at Station (uncredited)

Raiders of Atlantis
1983
as Oil Rig Assistant

I Tarantiniani
2013
as Self

From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
2012
as Himself

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
2008
as Self

Cult of Terror
2017
as Self - Filmmaker

Searching for Cannibal Holocaust
2021
as Self

Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015

Chimères
2013
as Butcher

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
2016
as Self

Hostel Part II: The Next Level
2007
as Self

Dead Bones
2008
as Butcher

The Found Footage Phenomenon
2021
as Self

Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato
2017
as Self

The Museum Of Wonders
2010
as Himself

The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?
2006
as Self

The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film
2018

Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture
2007
as Self
Hanging Shadows
2007
as Self

Macho Man 2
2017
as Himself

Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
2016
Masters of Mayhem
as Self

Ban the Sadist Videos!
2005
as Self

H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms
2014

Mom I Can Do It
1992
as Street photographer in yellow hat (uncredited)

In the Jungle: The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust
2003
as Himself

Me Me Lai Bites Back
2018
as Self
Poliziotti Violenti
2011
as Self

Deodato Holocaust
2019
as Himself

The Last of Us
2022
as Self

Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?
2006
as Self

Lilith's Hell
2015
as Self

Django: The One and Only
2003
as Self
Deodato vs Lenzi
2024
as self
Die Welt der Barbaren
2018
as Self
Non risponde più
2004
as Himself

Il cinema secondo Corman
2025
as Self

The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust
2011
as Self

Cinema of Death
2006

An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking
2022
as 自己

Film and Be Damned
2011
as Self

Faenza: La Pantalla Oculta
2014
About Ruggero Deodato
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). With 52 credits spanning from 1979 to 2025, Ruggero Deodato has appeared in 51 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Ruggero Deodato Movies
- Cannibal Holocaust (1980) — as Man Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited)
- Hostel: Part II (2007) — as Cannibal / The Italian Cannibal
- Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained (2021) — as Self - Filmmaker
- Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess (2021) — as Self
- Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich (2011)
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