About

Known credits:
90
Birthday:
1926-10-11
Place of birth:
Genoa, Italy
Website:
N/A

Duccio Tessari

Overview

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 Italian Kings Of B Actor Self 58
Average
1968 Better a Widow Actor N/A
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1965 A Pistol for Ringo Actor Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) 59
Average

Directing
1992 Beyond Justice Directing Director 58
Average
1991 Desert Law Directing Director 58
Average
1990 There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs Directing Director 59
Average
1986 Please, Let the Flowers Live Directing Director N/A
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1985 Baciami Strega Directing Director N/A
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1985 Tex and the Lord of the Deep Directing Director 58
Average
1981 Un centesimo di secondo Directing Director N/A
N/A
1978 The Fifth Commandment Directing Director N/A
N/A
1976 La madama Directing Director 58
Average
1976 Safari Express Directing Director 58
Average
1975 Zorro Directing Director 60
Fair
1974 Puzzle Directing Director 58
Average
1974 Three Tough Guys Directing Director 58
Average
1973 Tony Arzenta Directing Director 59
Average
1973 The Heroes Directing Director 59
Average
1972 Winged Devils Directing Director 58
Average
1971 Don't Turn the Other Cheek Directing Director 58
Average
1971 The Bloodstained Butterfly Directing Director 59
Average
1970 Death Occurred Last Night Directing Director 59
Average
1969 Quella piccola differenza Directing Director N/A
N/A
1969 Alive or Preferably Dead Directing Director 58
Average
1968 The Bastard Directing Director 59
Average
1968 Better a Widow Directing Director N/A
N/A
1967 Per amore... per magia... Directing Director 58
Average
1966 Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang Directing Director 59
Average
1965 The Return of Ringo Directing Director 59
Average
1965 A Pistol for Ringo Directing Director 59
Average
1965 Dangerous Pleasures Directing Director 58
Average
1964 Secret of the Sphinx Directing Director 59
Average
1963 The Scapegoat Directing Director 59
Average
1962 My Son, the Hero Directing Director 58
Average
1960 Love, the Italian Way Directing First Assistant Director 58
Average
1960 Call 22-22 Lieutenant Sheridan Directing First Assistant Director 59
Average
1960 Colossus and the Amazon Queen Directing First Assistant Director 58
Average
1960 Messalina Directing First Assistant Director 58
Average
1959 The Last Days of Pompeii Directing First Assistant Director 59
Average

Writing
1990 There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1985 Tex and the Lord of the Deep Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1981 Un centesimo di secondo Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1978 The Fifth Commandment Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1976 La madama Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1974 Puzzle Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1972 Winged Devils Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1971 The Bloodstained Butterfly Writing Writer 59
Average
1970 Death Occurred Last Night Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1969 Quella piccola differenza Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1969 Alive or Preferably Dead Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1968 The Bastard Writing Writer 59
Average
1968 Better a Widow Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1968 A Train for Durango Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1968 A Train for Durango Writing Story 58
Average
1967 Per amore... per magia... Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1967 Dick Smart 2.007 Writing Writer 59
Average
1966 Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang Writing Story 59
Average
1966 Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1966 Balearic Caper Writing Writer 58
Average
1966 Seven Guns for the MacGregors Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1965 The Return of Ringo Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1965 The Woman from Beirut Writing Story 58
Average
1965 A Pistol for Ringo Writing Story 59
Average
1965 A Pistol for Ringo Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1965 Dangerous Pleasures Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1964 A Fistful of Dollars Writing Screenplay 76
Good
1964 Secret of the Sphinx Writing Writer 59
Average
1964 The Avenger of Venice Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1963 The Scapegoat Writing Writer 59
Average
1962 My Son, the Hero Writing Story 58
Average
1962 My Son, the Hero Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1962 Marco Polo Writing Writer 58
Average
1961 Duel of the Titans Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1961 Hercules in the Haunted World Writing Story 59
Average
1961 Hercules in the Haunted World Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1961 The Wonders of Aladdin Writing Screenstory 58
Average
1961 Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1961 Goliath and the Vampires Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1961 Goliath and the Vampires Writing Story 59
Average
1961 Hercules and the Captive Women Writing Story 58
Average
1961 Hercules and the Captive Women Writing Dialogue 58
Average
1961 Hercules and the Captive Women Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1960 The Revolt of the Slaves Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1960 Colossus and the Amazon Queen Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1960 Goliath and the Dragon Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1960 Messalina Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1960 Messalina Writing Story 58
Average
1960 Carthage in Flames Writing Co-Writer 58
Average
1959 The Last Days of Pompeii Writing Writer 59
Average
1958 Cannon Serenade Writing Writer N/A
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