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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

172

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-07-31

Day of Death

1980-04-27 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Sanremo, Liguria, Italy

Also Known As

John M. Old

John Old

Rijk Sijöstrom

Mario Baja

Mickey Lion

John Hold

Mario Bava

Biography

Mario Bava (July 31, 1914 – April 25, 1980) was an Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer remembered as one of the greatest names from the "golden age" of Italian horror films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mario Bava, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

2000

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

as

Self (archive footage)

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

1963

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

as

Uncle Augusto

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster

1959

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster

as

Mexican at police station (uncredited)

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs

1966

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs

as

Angel with Harp (uncredited)

Bloodthirst

2022

Bloodthirst

as

self

Production

Crew

Directing