Demofilo Fidani

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1914-02-08

Deathday 1994-01-01 (79 years old)

Place of Birth Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

Also Known As Demos Filos, Miles Deem, Lucky Dickinson, Alex Demos, Danilo Dani

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

Art

1975
The Schoolgirl

as Art Direction

1969
The Avenger, Zorro

as Art Direction

1968
1967
Poker with Pistols

as Art Direction

1967
Son of Django

as Production Design

1966
My Name Is Pecos

as Production Design

1966
Te lo leggo negli occhi

as Production Design

1965
Marauders of the Sahara

as Art Direction

1964
The Road to Fort Alamo

as Art Direction

1964
1964
Crypt of the Vampire

as Production Design

1964
Crypt of the Vampire

as Set Decoration

1964
The Monster of the Opera

as Production Design

1947
Daniele Cortis

as Set Decoration

Actor

1969
Four Came to Kill Sartana

as Prescot (uncredited)

1968
1966
Killer 77, Alive or Dead

as King's Lawyer

Costume & Make-Up

1962
Commando

as Costume Design