
Abel Ferrara
Directing
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Acting Credits
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Directed
Biography
Abel Ferrara (Italian: [ferˈraːra]; born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use and redefinition of neo-noir imagery. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best known movies include the New York-set, gritty crime thrillers The Driller Killer (1979), Ms .45 (1981), King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992), and The Funeral (1996), chronicling violent crime in urban settings with spiritua...
Known For
Filmography

Judas' Gospel
2025
as Herodes

Marty Supreme
2025
as Ezra Mishkin

The Passion According to Béatrice
2024
as Self

Soldato sotto la luna
2022
as Anicio
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
2022

Buon Lavoro
2022

The Night Burns
2021
as Abel

Bleedings
2021

Sportin' Life
2020
as Self

The Projectionist
2019
as Himself

The App
2019

A Talent For Trouble
2018
as Self

Alive in France
2018
as Self

Wiara
2018
as Self

Talking with the Vampires
2018

Black Butterfly
2017
as Pat

Piazza Vittorio
2017
as Himself

Ultima Chiamata
2017

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017
as Self

Plankton Salesmen
2017
as Self (archive footage)

Sculpt
2016

Don Peyote
2014
as Taxi Cab Driver

Don Peyote
2014
as Manhattan Cab Driver

Balkan Spirit
2013
as Self - Director

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
as Self

Abel Ferrara in Lucca
2012

Home Sweet Home
2012

Mulberry St.
2010
as Self

Uncle Bob
2010
as Self

Daddy Longlegs
2010
as Robber

Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
as Self

Cannes: All Access
2007
as Self

Exes
2006
as Caïn

Odyssey in Rome
2005

Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
2004
as Himself

Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
2003
as Himself

Abel/Asia
1998
as Self

At Sundance
1995
as Self

Ms .45
1981
as 1st Rapist

The Driller Killer
1979
as Reno Miller

9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
1976
as Old Man
Nicky's Film
1971
as Man in junkyard


