Domiziano Arcangeli (June 10, 1966 – July 13, 2020) was an Italian actor, producer and writer best known for

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, and particularly

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, films.Daniel Reynolds
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'' The Advocate'', January 28, 2013. Having worked as a model and stage actor and played small parts in

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's ''Pomeriggio Caldo'' (1988),

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'' (1989),

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's ''

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'' (1991), Stelvio Massi's ''L'urlo della verità'' (1992) and Enzo Papetti's ''Beniamino Gad - Alle soglie dell'incubo'' (1994), Arcangeli relocated from Italy to the United States and was cast in

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's TV series ''ChromiumBlue.com'' (2002-2003). He then moved on to darker roles, such as his first American antagonist in the thriller ''Sin's Kitchen'' (2004), and worked in several other independent films, like Luigi Desole's ''The Seer'' (2007) and Kurando Mitsutake's ''Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf'' (2009). He appeared in the second season of the TV series '' Femme Fatales'' (2012), Giorgio Serafini's action flick '' Ambushed'' (2013 a.k.a. ''Hard Rush''), Ivan Zuccon's psychological horror ''Wrath of the Crows'' (2013) and Paul Hough's futuristic thriller '' The Human Race'' (2014). In 2009 Arcangeli founded the

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Empire Films, producing and starring in ''House of Flesh Mannequins'' (2009), ''Virus X'' (2010) and ''

The Ghostmaker ''Box of Shadows'' (aka ''The Ghostmaker'') is an American fantasy thriller film directed by Mauro Borrelli, produced by Ed Polgardy and Scott Rudolph and written from Borelli and Scott Svatos. The film stars Domiziano Arcangeli, Ford Austin and Na ...

'' (2012 a.k.a. ''

Box of Shadows ''Box of Shadows'' (aka ''The Ghostmaker'') is an American fantasy thriller film directed by Mauro Borrelli, produced by Ed Polgardy and Scott Rudolph and written from Borelli and Scott Svatos. The film stars Domiziano Arcangeli, Ford Austin and Na ...

''), both released in the United States by

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, and the comedy ''

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'' (2012). In 2013, along with his new business partner Aaron Benore, and Jake Barsha of Right Hook Films, Arcangeli co-executive produced the TV miniseries ''The Bathroom Diaries'' and starred in

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's feature film ''

The Brides of Sodom ''The Brides of Sodom'' is an American horror film that was written and directed by Creep Creepersin. The film starred Domiziano Arcangeli, David Taylor and Rachel Zeskind. ''The Brides of Sodom'' was produced by Empire Films and Sterling Enterta ...

''.

Selected filmography

* 1988: ''Pomeriggio Caldo'' (uncredited) * 2009: ''House of Flesh Mannequins'' (star and executive producer) * 2009: ''Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf'' * 2010: ''Orgy of Blood'' (star and executive producer) - rereleased in 2016 as ''Orgy of the Damned'' * 2010: ''Virus X'' (star and executive producer) * 2011: ''My Name Is A by Anonymous'' * 2012: ''

Scary or Die ''Scary or Die'' is a 2012 American anthology horror film directed by Bob Badway, Michael Emanuel, and Igor Meglic. The film was released on video on demand on May 1, 2012 and on DVD on September 11, 2012. Initially titled ''Terror Bytes'', the f ...

'' * 2012: ''

'' a.k.a. ''

'' (actor and executive producer) * 2012: ''

'' (actor and executive producer) * 2013: ''Wrath of the Crows''Steve Barton
"Indie Horror Babes Face Off in the Wrath of the Crows"
Dread Central, January 9, 2012. * 2013: ''

'' (star and executive producer) * 2013: '' Ambushed''

References

External links

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Empire Films official website
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