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.
Movies & TV Shows
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A Pistol for Ringo (1965) — Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
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In camera mia (1992) — Verso Sera
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Better a Widow (1968)
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Italian Kings Of B (2003) — Self
Directed
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The Return of Ringo (1965) — Director
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Zorro (1975) — Director
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A Pistol for Ringo (1965) — Director
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Tony Arzenta (1973) — Director
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The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971) — Director
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Puzzle (1974) — Director
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Death Occurred Last Night (1970) — Director
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Don't Turn the Other Cheek (1971) — Director
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Tex and the Lord of the Deep (1985) — Director
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Alive or Preferably Dead (1969) — Director
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My Son, the Hero (1962) — Director
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Three Tough Guys (1974) — Director
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The Bastard (1968) — Director
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Beyond Justice (1992) — Director
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There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs (1990) — Director
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Safari Express (1976) — Director
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Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang (1966) — Director
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Secret of the Sphinx (1964) — Director
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The Scapegoat (1963) — Director
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Winged Devils (1972) — Director
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La madama (1976) — Director
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The Heroes (1973) — Director
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Dangerous Pleasures (1965) — Director
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Per amore... per magia... (1967) — Director
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Un centesimo di secondo (1981) — Director
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Please, Let the Flowers Live (1986) — Director
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Better a Widow (1968) — Director
- Baciami Strega (1985) — Director
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The Fifth Commandment (1978) — Director
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The Law of the Desert (1991) — Director
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Quella piccola differenza (1969) — Director