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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-10-11 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Genoa, Italy

Duccio Tessari

Biography:

Duccio Tessari was an Italian director, screenwriter and occasionally actor, considered one of the fathers of spaghetti westerns. Born in Genoa, Tessari started in the fifties as documentarist and as screenwriter of Peplum films. In 1964 he co-wrote Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars, one year later he gained an impressive commercial success and launched the Giuliano Gemma's career with A Pistol for Ringo and his immediate sequel, The Return of Ringo.

He later touched different genres and worked in RAI TV, directing some successful TV-series. He died of cancer in Rome, at 68. He was married to actress Lorella De Luca.

Known For

Acting

2003

1968

1965

A Pistol for Ringo as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Writing

1981

1978

1976

La madama as Screenplay

1974

Puzzle as Screenplay

1972

Winged Devils as Screenplay

1970

1968

A Train for Durango as Screenplay
The Bastard as Writer
Better a Widow as Writer

1967

1965

The Return of Ringo as Screenplay
A Pistol for Ringo as Screenplay
Dangerous Pleasures as Screenplay

1964

A Fistful of Dollars as Screenplay
The Avenger of Venice as Screenplay

1963

The Scapegoat as Writer

1962

My Son, the Hero as Screenplay
Marco Polo as Writer

1960

Carthage in Flames as Co-Writer
Messalina as Screenplay
Messalina as Story

1958

Cannon Serenade as Writer

Directing

1992

Beyond Justice as Director

1991

Desert Law as Director

1985

Baciami Strega as Director

1981

1978

1976

Safari Express as Director
La madama as Director

1975

Zorro as Director

1974

Puzzle as Director
Three Tough Guys as Director

1973

Tony Arzenta as Director
The Heroes as Director

1972

Winged Devils as Director

1968

The Bastard as Director
Better a Widow as Director

1966

1965

A Pistol for Ringo as Director

1964

1963

The Scapegoat as Director

1962

My Son, the Hero as Director

1960

Call 22-22 Lieutenant Sheridan as First Assistant Director
Colossus and the Amazon Queen as First Assistant Director
Messalina as First Assistant Director
Love, the Italian Way as First Assistant Director

1959

The Last Days of Pompeii as First Assistant Director