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.
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Movies (41)
The French Governess
Director (Directing)
1976
Language Teacher
Director (Directing)
1976
So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...
Art Direction (Art)
1975
Black Fury
Screenplay (Writing)
1975
The Schoolgirl
Art Direction (Art)
1975
The Godfather's Advisor
Writer (Writing)
1973
Anything for a Friend
Story (Writing)
1973
A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services
Director (Directing)
1972
Karzan, Jungle Lord
Director (Directing)
1972
Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death
Art Direction (Art)
1971
His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria
Director (Directing)
1971
Savage Guns
Director (Directing)
1971
Down with Your Hands... You Scum!
Director (Directing)
1971
Adios Compañeros
Producer (Production)
1971
Coffin Full of Dollars
Director (Directing)
1971
Dead Men Don't Make Shadows
Director (Directing)
1970
Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End
Director (Directing)
1970
One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!
Screenplay (Writing)
1970
Four Came to Kill Sartana
as Prescot (uncredited)
1969
The Electric Chair
Director (Directing)
1969
The Avenger, Zorro
Art Direction (Art)
1969
Sartana and His Shadow of Death
as Mayor
1969
And Now... Make Your Peace with God
Story (Writing)
1968
Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
Screenplay (Writing)
1968
Run, Psycho, Run
1968
Say Your Prayers... and Dig Your Grave!
as Prescot (uncredited)
1968
Poker with Pistols
Art Direction (Art)
1967
Son of Django
Production Design (Art)
1967
Un colpo da Re
as Truefinger
1967
Il ragazzo che sapeva amare
Production Design (Art)
1967
My Name Is Pecos
Production Design (Art)
1966
Killer 77, Alive or Dead
as King's Lawyer
1966
Te lo leggo negli occhi
Production Design (Art)
1966
Marauders of the Sahara
Art Direction (Art)
1965
The Road to Fort Alamo
Art Direction (Art)
1964
The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)
Production Design (Art)
1964
The Monster of the Opera
Production Design (Art)
1964
Crypt of the Vampire
Production Design (Art)
1964
Commando
Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)
1962
La Terra Trema
Assistant Director Trainee (Directing)
1949
Daniele Cortis
Set Decoration (Art)
1947