Demofilo Fidani
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-02-08
Day of Death
1994-01-01 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Demofilo Fidani
Biography
Demofilo Fidani (born 8 February 1914 on a steamship bound for Cagliari; died 4 April 1994) was an Italian film director (24 films), set designer (more than 200 films), painter, and a regarded medium and author.
As director, Fidani specialized in spaghetti westerns and used many different pseudonyms including Miles Deem, Lucky Dickinson, Alex Demos, and Danilo Dani. Many of his films were westerns, in which he used the names of well-known characters such as Butch Cassidy, Macho Callahan, Django and Sartana, as well as titles that were variations of popular titles. Besides his westerns, he directed crime films, sex comedies, and, in 1972, a giallo called A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services. Fidani's regular actors included Jack Betts (also known as Hunt Powers), Gordon Mitchell, Jeff Cameron and Klaus Kinski.
Known For
Acting
(1969)
Sartana and His Shadow of Death
as Mayor
(1969)
Four Came to Kill Sartana
as Prescot (uncredited)
(1968)
(1968)
Say Your Prayers... and Dig Your Grave!
as Prescot (uncredited)
(1967)
Un colpo da Re
as Truefinger
(1966)
Killer 77, Alive or Dead
as King's Lawyer
Crew
(1976)
Language Teacher
Director, Screenplay
(1976)
The French Governess
Screenplay, Director
(1975)
So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...
Art Direction
(1975)
Black Fury
Story, Screenplay, Director
(1975)
The Schoolgirl
Art Direction
(1973)
Anything for a Friend
Screenplay, Story, Director
(1973)
The Godfather's Advisor
Writer, Director
(1972)
A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Story
(1972)
Karzan, Jungle Lord
Director, Writer
(1971)
Adios Compañeros
Producer, Director, Screenplay, Story
(1971)
Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death
Art Direction
(1971)
Coffin Full of Dollars
Director
(1971)
(1971)
Savage Guns
Director, Writer, Producer
(1971)
(1970)
One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!
Screenplay, Story, Director, Producer
(1970)
Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End
Director, Producer, Writer
(1970)
Dead Men Don't Make Shadows
Director, Writer
(1969)
Sartana and His Shadow of Death
Director, Writer
(1969)
The Avenger, Zorro
Art Direction
(1969)
Four Came to Kill Sartana
Director, Writer
(1969)
The Electric Chair
Writer, Director
(1968)
And Now... Make Your Peace with God
Screenplay, Director, Story, Production Design, Producer
(1968)
Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
Screenplay, Director
(1968)
Run, Psycho, Run
Production Designer
(1967)
Poker with Pistols
Art Direction
(1967)
Son of Django
Production Design
(1967)
Il ragazzo che sapeva amare
Production Design
(1966)
My Name Is Pecos
Production Design
(1966)
Te lo leggo negli occhi
Production Design
(1965)
Marauders of the Sahara
Art Direction
(1964)
The Road to Fort Alamo
Art Direction
(1964)
The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)
Production Design
(1964)
Crypt of the Vampire
Production Design, Set Decoration
(1964)
The Monster of the Opera
Production Design
(1962)
Commando
Costume Design
(1949)
La Terra Trema
Assistant Director Trainee
(1947)
Daniele Cortis
Set Decoration