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.
Directed 21
1970s
- 1976
The French Governess
Director
- 1975
Black Fury
Director
- 1973
The Godfather's Advisor
Director
Anything for a Friend
Director
- 1972
A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services
Director
Karzan, Jungle Lord
Director
- 1971
His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria
Director
Savage Guns
Director
Down with Your Hands... You Scum!
Director
- 1970
One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!
Director
1960s
- 1969
Four Came to Kill Sartana
Director
The Electric Chair
Director
Sartana and His Shadow of Death
Director
- 1968
And Now... Make Your Peace with God
Director
Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
Director
1940s
- 1949
Wrote 17
1970s
- 1976
The French Governess
Screenplay
- 1975
Black Fury
Screenplay, Story
- 1973
The Godfather's Advisor
Writer
Anything for a Friend
Story, Screenplay
- 1972
A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services
Screenplay, Story
Karzan, Jungle Lord
Writer
- 1971
Savage Guns
Writer
- 1970
One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!
Story, Screenplay
1960s
- 1969
Four Came to Kill Sartana
Writer
The Electric Chair
Writer
Sartana and His Shadow of Death
Writer
- 1968
And Now... Make Your Peace with God
Story, Screenplay
Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
Screenplay
Art department 16
1970s
- 1975
- 1971
1960s
- 1969
The Avenger, Zorro
Art Direction
- 1968
And Now... Make Your Peace with God
Production Design
- 1967
Poker with Pistols
Art Direction
Il ragazzo che sapeva amare
Production Design
- 1966
Te lo leggo negli occhi
Production Design
- 1965
Marauders of the Sahara
Art Direction
- 1964
The Road to Fort Alamo
Art Direction
The Monster of the Opera
Production Design
1940s
- 1947
Daniele Cortis
Set Decoration
Produced 7
1970s
- 1972
A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services
Producer
- 1971
Savage Guns
Producer
- 1970
One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!
Producer
1960s
- 1968
And Now... Make Your Peace with God
Producer
Run, Psycho, Run
Production Designer
Acted in 6
1960s
- 1969
Four Came to Kill Sartana
Prescot (uncredited)
Sartana and His Shadow of Death
Mayor
- 1968
Run, Psycho, Run
Movie
Say Your Prayers... and Dig Your Grave!
Prescot (uncredited)
- 1967
Un colpo da Re
Truefinger
- 1966
Costume and makeup 1
1960s
- 1962
Commando
Costume Design