About
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...
Known for
Masters of HorrorSeries • 2005
Once Upon a Time in the WestMovie • 1968
SuspiriaMovie • 1977
SuspiriaMovie • 2018
Dawn of the DeadMovie • 1978
PhenomenaMovie • 1985
The Bird with the Crystal PlumageMovie • 1970
Innocent BloodMovie • 1992
OperaMovie • 1987
Call My Agent: ItalySeries • 2023
Demons 2Movie • 1986
DemonsMovie • 1985
TenebreMovie • 1982
InfernoMovie • 1980
Deep RedMovie • 1975
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!Movie • 1968
The 5-Man ArmyMovie • 1969
Two Evil EyesMovie • 1990
SleeplessMovie • 2001
JeniferMovie • 2005
The ChurchMovie • 1989
The Stendhal SyndromeMovie • 1996
VortexMovie • 2021
Dark GlassesMovie • 2022