Dario Argento
Schrijver, Regisseur, Acteur, Producer, Componist, Redacteur
7 september 1940 (85 years)
Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940, in Rome, Italy, the first-born son of famed Italian producer Salvatore Argento and Brazilian fashion model Elda Luxardo. Argento recalls getting his ideas for filmmaking from his close-knit family from Italian folk tales told by his parents and other family members, including an aunt who told him frighting bedtime stories. Argento based most of his thriller movies on childhood trauma, yet his own--according to him--was a normal one. Along with tales spun by his aunt, Argento was impressed by stories from The Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen and Edgar Allan Poe. Argento started his career writing for various film journal magazines while still in his teens attending a Catholic high school. After graduation, instead of going to college, Argento took a job as a columnist for the Rome daily newspaper "Paese Sera". Inspired by the movies, he later found work as a screenwriter and wrote several screenplays for a number of films, but the most important were his western collaborations, which included Cimitero senza croci (1969) and the Sergio Leone masterpiece C'era una volta il West (1968).
He is known in italy as Master of Horror.
He is known in italy as Master of Horror.
Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Cinematografie
| 2022 | Dark Glasses · as Screenplay |
| 2018 | Suspiria · as Original Film Writer |
| 2012 | |
| 2009 | Giallo · as Screenplay |
| 2007 | Mother of TearsOp Plex |
| 2005 | |
| 2003 | The Card Player · as ScreenplayOp Plex |
| 2001 | Sleepless · as ScreenplayOp Plex |
| 1998 | The Phantom of the Opera · as ScreenplayOp Plex |
| 1996 | The Stendhal SyndromeOp Plex |
| 1993 | TraumaOp Plex |
| 1991 | |
| 1990 | Two Evil Eyes · as Screenplay |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 | Demons 2Op Plex |
| 1985 | Demons · as ScreenplayOp Plex |
| 1985 | Phenomena · as ScreenplayOp Plex |
| 1982 | Tenebrae · as ScreenplayOp Plex |
| 1980 | Inferno · as Screenplay |
| 1977 | Suspiria · as ScreenplayOp Plex |
| 1975 | Deep RedOp Plex |
| 1973 | |
| 1972 | |
| 1971 | Four Flies on Grey Velvet · as ScreenplayOp Plex |
| 1969 | |
| 1969 | Battle of the Commandos · as Screenplay |
| 1969 | The 5-Man Army · as Screenplay |
| 1969 | Probabilità zeroOp Plex |
| 1969 | Love Circle · as Screenplay |
| 1969 | Cemetery Without CrossesOp Plex |
| 1968 | La rivoluzione sessuale · as Screenplay |
| 1968 | Commandos · as ScreenplayOp Plex |
| 1968 | |
| 1966 |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2012 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2007 | Mother of TearsOp Plex |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Masters of HorrorOp Plex |
| 2005 | |
| 2003 | The Card PlayerOp Plex |
| 2001 | SleeplessOp Plex |
| 1998 | The Phantom of the OperaOp Plex |
| 1996 | The Stendhal SyndromeOp Plex |
| 1993 | TraumaOp Plex |
| 1991 | |
| 1990 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1985 | PhenomenaOp Plex |
| 1982 | TenebraeOp Plex |
| 1980 | |
| 1977 | SuspiriaOp Plex |
| 1975 | Deep RedOp Plex |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | |
| 1971 | Four Flies on Grey VelvetOp Plex |
| 1971 | The Cat o' Nine TailsOp Plex |
| 1970 |
| 2025 | The Run · as Priest |
| 2025 | |
| 2023 | |
| 2021 | Vortex · as Lui |
| 2021 | |
| 2008 | Tutti pazzi per amore · as Ugo, Presidente Commissione D'esame |
| 2006 | |
| 2004 | |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | VPRO Laat: Stardust · as Regisseur |
| 1992 | Innocent Blood · as Paramedic |
| 1987 | Opera · as Narrator (italian Version) (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1985 | Phenomena · as NarratorOp Plex |
| 1982 | Tenebrae · as Narrator / Murderer's Hands (voice) (uncredited)Op Plex |
| 1980 | Inferno · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1977 | Suspiria · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Op Plex |
| 1975 | Deep Red · as Murderer's Hands (uncredited)Op Plex |
| 1973 | The Five Days · as Bandaged Man With Tranzunto (uncredited) |
| 1970 | The Bird with the Crystal Plumage · as Murderer's HandsOp Plex |
| 1966 | Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario? · as Priest (uncredited) |
| 2021 | |
| 2007 | Mother of TearsOp Plex |
| 2003 | The Card PlayerOp Plex |
| 2001 | SleeplessOp Plex |
| 2000 | |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | The Stendhal SyndromeOp Plex |
| 1993 | TraumaOp Plex |
| 1991 | |
| 1990 | Two Evil Eyes · as Executive Producer |
| 1989 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 | Demons 2Op Plex |
| 1985 | DemonsOp Plex |
| 1985 | PhenomenaOp Plex |
| 1978 | Dawn of the Dead · as Co-Producer |
| 1973 |
| 1978 | |
| 1977 | Suspiria · as Original Music ComposerOp Plex |
| 1993 | TraumaOp Plex |
| 1978 |
| 2023 | Cvlt · as Story |
| 2015 | Macbeth · as Stage Director |
| 1997 | The Wax Mask · as Story |
| 1989 | The Church · as Story |
| 1987 | Opera · as Story |
| 1978 | Dawn of the Dead · as Script Consultant |
| 1973 | The Five Days · as Story |
| 1971 | The Cat o' Nine Tails · as StoryOp Plex |
| 1970 | The Bird with the Crystal Plumage · as StoryOp Plex |
| 1968 | Once Upon a Time in the West · as Story |
| 1967 | Every Man Is My Enemy · as Screenplay Collaboration |