Duccio Tessari

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1926-10-11

Deathday 1994-09-06 (67 years old)

Place of Birth Genoa, Italy

Also Known As ドゥッチオ・テッサリ, ドゥッチョ・テッサリ

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

Writer

1981
1978
1976
La madama

as Screenplay

1974
Puzzle

as Screenplay

1972
Winged Devils

as Screenplay

1970
1969
1969
1968
1968
A Train for Durango

as Screenplay

1968
The Bastard

as Writer

1968
Better a Widow

as Writer

1967
1967
1966
1966
Balearic Caper

as Writer

1965
The Return of Ringo

as Screenplay

1965
A Pistol for Ringo

as Screenplay

1965
1965
Dangerous Pleasures

as Screenplay

1964
1964
A Fistful of Dollars

as Screenplay

1964
The Avenger of Venice

as Screenplay

1963
The Scapegoat

as Writer

1962
My Son, the Hero

as Screenplay

1962
1962
Marco Polo

as Writer

1961
Duel of the Titans

as Screenplay

1961
1961
The Wonders of Aladdin

as Screenstory

1960
1960
Carthage in Flames

as Co-Writer

1960
1960
Messalina

as Screenplay

1960
Messalina

as Story

1958
Cannon Serenade

as Writer

Director

1992
Beyond Justice

as Director

1991
Desert Law

as Director

1985
Baciami Strega

as Director

1981
1978
1976
Safari Express

as Director

1976
La madama

as Director

1975
Zorro

as Director

1974
Puzzle

as Director

1974
Three Tough Guys

as Director

1973
Tony Arzenta

as Director

1973
The Heroes

as Director

1972
Winged Devils

as Director

1969
1968
The Bastard

as Director

1968
Better a Widow

as Director

1966
1965
1965
A Pistol for Ringo

as Director

1965
1964
1963
The Scapegoat

as Director

1962
My Son, the Hero

as Director

1960
Call 22-22 Lieutenant Sheridan

as First Assistant Director

1960
Colossus and the Amazon Queen

as First Assistant Director

1960
Messalina

as First Assistant Director

1960
Love, the Italian Way

as First Assistant Director

1959
The Last Days of Pompeii

as First Assistant Director

Actor

2003
1965
A Pistol for Ringo

as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)