Duccio Tessari
Personal Info
Known for
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-10-11
Day of Death
1994-09-06 (67 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)
Italian Kings Of B
as Self
(1968)
(1965)
A Pistol for Ringo
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Crew
(1992)
Beyond Justice
Director
(1991)
Desert Law
Director
(1990)
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs
Screenplay, Director
(1986)
Please, Let the Flowers Live
Director
(1985)
Tex and the Lord of the Deep
Screenplay, Director
(1985)
Baciami Strega
Director
(1981)
Un centesimo di secondo
Director, Screenplay
(1978)
The Fifth Commandment
Writer, Director
(1976)
La madama
Screenplay, Director
(1976)
Safari Express
Director
(1975)
Zorro
Director
(1974)
Puzzle
Director, Screenplay
(1974)
Three Tough Guys
Director
(1973)
Tony Arzenta
Director
(1973)
The Heroes
Director
(1972)
Winged Devils
Director, Screenplay
(1971)
The Bloodstained Butterfly
Director, Writer
(1971)
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
Director
(1970)
Death Occurred Last Night
Director, Screenplay
(1969)
Alive or Preferably Dead
Director, Screenplay
(1969)
Quella piccola differenza
Director, Screenplay
(1968)
The Bastard
Director, Writer
(1968)
A Train for Durango
Story, Screenplay
(1968)
Better a Widow
Director, Writer
(1967)
Dick Smart 2.007
Writer
(1967)
Per amore... per magia...
Screenplay, Director
(1966)
Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang
Story, Director, Screenplay
(1966)
Seven Guns for the MacGregors
Screenplay
(1966)
Balearic Caper
Writer
(1965)
The Return of Ringo
Screenplay, Director
(1965)
A Pistol for Ringo
Story, Screenplay, Director
(1965)
(1965)
Dangerous Pleasures
Screenplay, Director
(1964)
Secret of the Sphinx
Director, Writer
(1964)
A Fistful of Dollars
Screenplay
(1964)
The Avenger of Venice
Screenplay
(1963)
The Scapegoat
Writer, Director
(1962)
My Son, the Hero
Director, Screenplay, Story
(1962)
Marco Polo
Writer
(1961)
Hercules in the Haunted World
Screenplay, Story
(1961)
Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World
Screenplay
(1961)
Duel of the Titans
Screenplay
(1961)
Hercules and the Captive Women
Screenplay, Dialogue, Story
(1961)
Goliath and the Vampires
Screenplay, Story
(1961)
The Wonders of Aladdin
Screenstory
(1960)
The Revolt of the Slaves
Screenplay
(1960)
Call 22-22 Lieutenant Sheridan
First Assistant Director
(1960)
Carthage in Flames
Co-Writer
(1960)
Goliath and the Dragon
Screenplay
(1960)
Colossus and the Amazon Queen
First Assistant Director, Screenplay
(1960)
Messalina
First Assistant Director, Story, Screenplay
(1960)
Love, the Italian Way
First Assistant Director
(1959)
The Last Days of Pompeii
Writer, First Assistant Director
(1958)
Cannon Serenade
Writer