Cast & creator
Ruggero Deodato
Best known for Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten, Cannibal Holocaust, Cannibal Holocaust
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).
Also known as: Roger Rockefeller, Roger Godey, Roger Drake, Roger Deodato, Reggero Deodati
111
film credits
7
television credits
54
1960–2025 · acting roles
5.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (118)
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Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
Director
2013
Cannibal Holocaust
Man Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited)
1980Cannibal Holocaust
Director
1980
Hostel: Part II
Cannibal
2007Hostel: Part II
The Italian Cannibal
2007
Cursed Films
Self
2020
Django
Assistant Director
1966Django
Second Unit Director
1966
We Are Angels
Writer
1997We Are Angels
Director
1997
The Barbarians
Director
1987
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Self
2021
Atrocious
Thanks
2018Atrocious
Associate Producer
2018Atrocious
Presenter
2018
Oceano
Director
1989Oceano
Creator
1989
Last Cannibal World
Director
1977
Raiders of Atlantis
Oil Rig Assistant
1983Raiders of Atlantis
Director
1983
Navajo Joe
Assistant Director
1966
Waves of Lust
Director
1975
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Self - Filmmaker
2021
House on the Edge of the Park
Director
1980
The Shortest Day
Second Assistant Director
1963
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
Director
1976
The Hellbenders
Assistant Director
1967
Cut and Run
Director
1985
Phantom of Death
Man That Gets on Moped at Station (uncredited)
1988Phantom of Death
Director
1988
Gungala, The Black Panther Girl
Director
1968
Totò sexy
First Assistant Director
1963
Zenabel
Screenplay
1969Zenabel
Director
1969
Man Only Cries for Love
Director
1968
Dead Bones
Butcher
2008
Betrayal and Retribution - The Spawn of the Last House on the Left
Self
Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast
Director
1968
The Profane Exhibit
Writer
2013The Profane Exhibit
Director
2013
Ban the Sadist Videos!
Self
2005
Escape by Night
Assistant Director
1960
The Washing Machine
Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
1993The Washing Machine
Director
1993
Cult of Terror
Self - Filmmaker
2017
Ringo and His Golden Pistol
First Assistant Director
1966
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015
Ursus in the Valley of the Lions
First Assistant Director
1961
Last Feelings
Story
1978Last Feelings
Director
1978
The Slave Merchants
Assistant Director
1964
The Monk of Monza
First Assistant Director
1963
The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?
Self
2006
The Found Footage Phenomenon
Self
2021
Concorde Affair
Man in Nicole's Restaurant (uncredited)
1979Concorde Affair
Director
1979
Hostel Part II: The Next Level
Self
2007
Body Count
Director
1986
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
Self
2008
Deathcember
Director
2019Deathcember
Writer
2019
Lo smemorato di Collegno
Second Assistant Director
1962Poliziotti Violenti
Self
2011
Viva l'Italia!
Second Assistant Director
1961
Mademoiselle de Maupin
First Assistant Director
1966
The Last of Us
Self
2022
Mom I Can Do It
Street photographer in yellow hat (uncredited)
1992Mom I Can Do It
Writer
1992Mom I Can Do It
Director
1992
Dial: Help
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
1988Dial: Help
Director
1988Dial: Help
Screenplay
1988
The Lone Runner
Director
1986
Me Me Lai Bites Back
Self
2018
Fenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen
Writer
1968Fenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen
Director
1968
Father Hope
Director
2002Father Hope
Screenplay
2002
In the Name of the Father
Director
1969
Castle of Blood
First Assistant Director
1964
The Museum Of Wonders
Himself
2010
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
Self
2016
Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture
Self
2007
Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
2016
The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust
Self
2011
Il cinema secondo Corman
Self
2025
I Tarantiniani
Self
2013
Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich
2011
Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato
Self
2017
Chimères
Butcher
2013
H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms
2014Film and Be Damned
Self
2011
Gli onorevoli
First Assistant Director
1963
Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?
Self
2006
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
Himself
2012
Ballad in Blood
Prof. Roth
2016Ballad in Blood
Director
2016Ballad in Blood
Screenplay
2016
Searching for Cannibal Holocaust
Self
2021
In the Jungle - The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust
Himself
2003
The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film
2018Hanging Shadows
Self
2007
All'ultimo minuto
Creator
1971
Django: The One and Only
Self
2003Non risponde più
Himself
2004
Dark Soul
Second Assistant Director
1962Die Welt der Barbaren
Self
2018Masters of Mayhem
Self
Pastasciutta nel deserto
First Assistant Director
1961
Lilith's Hell
Self
2015
Macho Man 2
Himself
2017
An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking
自己
2022
Faenza: La Pantalla Oculta
2014
Sailors on Deck
First Assistant Director
1967All'ultimo minuto
Director
1971
Cinema of Death
2006Deodato vs Lenzi
self
2024
Deodato Holocaust
Himself
2019