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Demofilo Fidani (1914-1994)

Alias:
Alex Demos
Danilo Dani
Demos Filos
Lucky Dickinson
Miles Deem

Birthplace:
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

Born:
February 8, 1914

Died:
January 1, 1994

Biography from TheMovieDB

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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Film Production

Art Direction:
1964  The Road to Fort Alamo
1965  Marauders of the Sahara
1967  Poker with Pistols
1969  The Avenger, Zorro
1971  Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death
1975  So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...
1975  The Schoolgirl

Assistant Director Trainee:
1949  La Terra Trema
1964  The Road to Fort Alamo
1965  Marauders of the Sahara
1967  Poker with Pistols
1969  The Avenger, Zorro
1971  Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death
1975  So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...
1975  The Schoolgirl

Costume Design:
1949  La Terra Trema
1962  Commando
1964  The Road to Fort Alamo
1965  Marauders of the Sahara
1967  Poker with Pistols
1969  The Avenger, Zorro
1971  Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death
1975  So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...
1975  The Schoolgirl

Director:
1949  La Terra Trema
1962  Commando
1964  The Road to Fort Alamo
1965  Marauders of the Sahara
1967  Poker with Pistols
1968  And Now... Make Your Peace with God
1968  Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
1969  Four Came to Kill Sartana
1969  Sartana and His Shadow of Death
1969  The Avenger, Zorro
1969  The Electric Chair
1970  Dead Men Don't Make Shadows
1970  Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End
1970  One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!
1971  Adios Compañeros
1971  Coffin Full of Dollars
1971  Down with Your Hands... You Scum!
1971  Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death
1971  His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria
1971  Savage Guns
1972  A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services
1972  Karzan, Jungle Lord
1973  Anything for a Friend
1973  The Godfather's Advisor
1975  Black Fury
1975  So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...
1975  The Schoolgirl
1976  Language Teacher
1976  The French Governess

Producer:
1949  La Terra Trema
1962  Commando
1964  The Road to Fort Alamo
1965  Marauders of the Sahara
1967  Poker with Pistols
1968  And Now... Make Your Peace with God
1968  Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
1969  Four Came to Kill Sartana
1969  Sartana and His Shadow of Death
1969  The Avenger, Zorro
1969  The Electric Chair
1970  Dead Men Don't Make Shadows
1970  Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End
1970  One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!
1971  Adios Compañeros
1971  Coffin Full of Dollars
1971  Down with Your Hands... You Scum!
1971  Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death
1971  His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria
1971  Savage Guns
1972  A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services
1972  Karzan, Jungle Lord
1973  Anything for a Friend
1973  The Godfather's Advisor
1975  Black Fury
1975  So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...
1975  The Schoolgirl
1976  Language Teacher
1976  The French Governess

Production Design:
1949  La Terra Trema
1962  Commando
1964  Crypt of the Vampire
1964  The Monster of the Opera
1964  The Road to Fort Alamo
1964  The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)
1965  Marauders of the Sahara
1966  My Name Is Pecos
1966  Te lo leggo negli occhi
1967  Il ragazzo che sapeva amare
1967  Poker with Pistols
1967  Son of Django
1968  And Now... Make Your Peace with God
1968  Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
1969  Four Came to Kill Sartana
1969  Sartana and His Shadow of Death
1969  The Avenger, Zorro
1969  The Electric Chair
1970  Dead Men Don't Make Shadows
1970  Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End
1970  One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!
1971  Adios Compañeros
1971  Coffin Full of Dollars
1971  Down with Your Hands... You Scum!
1971  Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death
1971  His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria
1971  Savage Guns
1972  A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services
1972  Karzan, Jungle Lord
1973  Anything for a Friend
1973  The Godfather's Advisor
1975  Black Fury
1975  So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...
1975  The Schoolgirl
1976  Language Teacher
1976  The French Governess

Production Designer:
1949  La Terra Trema
1962  Commando
1964  Crypt of the Vampire
1964  The Monster of the Opera
1964  The Road to Fort Alamo
1964  The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)
1965  Marauders of the Sahara
1966  My Name Is Pecos
1966  Te lo leggo negli occhi
1967  Il ragazzo che sapeva amare
1967  Poker with Pistols
1967  Son of Django
1968  And Now... Make Your Peace with God
1968  Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
1968  Run, Psycho, Run
1969  Four Came to Kill Sartana
1969  Sartana and His Shadow of Death
1969  The Avenger, Zorro
1969  The Electric Chair
1970  Dead Men Don't Make Shadows
1970  Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End
1970  One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!
1971  Adios Compañeros
1971  Coffin Full of Dollars
1971  Down with Your Hands... You Scum!
1971  Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death
1971  His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria
1971  Savage Guns
1972  A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services
1972  Karzan, Jungle Lord
1973  Anything for a Friend
1973  The Godfather's Advisor
1975  Black Fury
1975  So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...
1975  The Schoolgirl
1976  Language Teacher
1976  The French Governess

Screenplay:
1949  La Terra Trema
1962  Commando
1964  Crypt of the Vampire
1964  The Monster of the Opera
1964  The Road to Fort Alamo
1964  The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)
1965  Marauders of the Sahara
1966  My Name Is Pecos
1966  Te lo leggo negli occhi
1967  Il ragazzo che sapeva amare
1967  Poker with Pistols
1967  Son of Django
1968  And Now... Make Your Peace with God
1968  Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
1968  Run, Psycho, Run
1969  Four Came to Kill Sartana
1969  Sartana and His Shadow of Death
1969  The Avenger, Zorro
1969  The Electric Chair
1970  Dead Men Don't Make Shadows
1970  Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End
1970  One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!
1971  Adios Compañeros
1971  Coffin Full of Dollars
1971  Down with Your Hands... You Scum!
1971  Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death
1971  His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria
1971  Savage Guns
1972  A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services
1972  Karzan, Jungle Lord
1973  Anything for a Friend
1973  The Godfather's Advisor
1975  Black Fury
1975  So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...
1975  The Schoolgirl
1976  Language Teacher
1976  The French Governess

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

Story:
1947  Daniele Cortis
1949  La Terra Trema
1962  Commando
1964  Crypt of the Vampire
1964  The Monster of the Opera
1964  The Road to Fort Alamo
1964  The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)
1965  Marauders of the Sahara
1966  My Name Is Pecos
1966  Te lo leggo negli occhi
1967  Il ragazzo che sapeva amare
1967  Poker with Pistols
1967  Son of Django
1968  And Now... Make Your Peace with God
1968  Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
1968  Run, Psycho, Run
1969  Four Came to Kill Sartana
1969  Sartana and His Shadow of Death
1969  The Avenger, Zorro
1969  The Electric Chair
1970  Dead Men Don't Make Shadows
1970  Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End
1970  One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!
1971  Adios Compañeros
1971  Coffin Full of Dollars
1971  Down with Your Hands... You Scum!
1971  Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death
1971  His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria
1971  Savage Guns
1972  A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services
1972  Karzan, Jungle Lord
1973  Anything for a Friend
1973  The Godfather's Advisor
1975  Black Fury
1975  So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...
1975  The Schoolgirl
1976  Language Teacher
1976  The French Governess

Writer:
1947  Daniele Cortis
1949  La Terra Trema
1962  Commando
1964  Crypt of the Vampire
1964  The Monster of the Opera
1964  The Road to Fort Alamo
1964  The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)
1965  Marauders of the Sahara
1966  My Name Is Pecos
1966  Te lo leggo negli occhi
1967  Il ragazzo che sapeva amare
1967  Poker with Pistols
1967  Son of Django
1968  And Now... Make Your Peace with God
1968  Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
1968  Run, Psycho, Run
1969  Four Came to Kill Sartana
1969  Sartana and His Shadow of Death
1969  The Avenger, Zorro
1969  The Electric Chair
1970  Dead Men Don't Make Shadows
1970  Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End
1970  One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!
1971  Adios Compañeros
1971  Coffin Full of Dollars
1971  Down with Your Hands... You Scum!
1971  Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death
1971  His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria
1971  Savage Guns
1972  A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services
1972  Karzan, Jungle Lord
1973  Anything for a Friend
1973  The Godfather's Advisor
1975  Black Fury
1975  So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...
1975  The Schoolgirl
1976  Language Teacher
1976  The French Governess

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