
Biography
Roberto Mauri (8 February 1924 – 18 February 2018) was an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. Born Giuseppe Tagliavia in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Mauri began his career as a film actor in low-budget films, occasionally even playing main roles. He debuted as a director co-directing with Andrea Bianchi the crime film La legge del mitra, in which he was also an actor. Mainly active between the 1960s and the first half of the 1970s, Mauri specialized in the Spaghetti Western genre, in which he was sometimes credited as Robert Johnson. He died in Rome, Italy on 18 February 2018, at the age of 94.
Directed 26
1980s
- 1980
The Porno Killers
Director
1970s
- 1976
- 1974
Madeleine: Anatomy of a Nightmare
Director
Court Martial
Director
- 1972
An Animal Called Man
Director
Return of the Holy Ghost
Director
Gunmen and the Holy Ghost
Director
Death Is Sweet From the Soldier Of God
Director
- 1971
And His Name Was Holy Ghost
Director
Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman
Director
- 1970
Wanted Sabata
Director
Sartana in the Valley of Death
Director
1960s
- 1969
Island of Lost Girls
Director
- 1968
King of Kong Island
Director
Shotgun
Director
- 1965
Night of Violence
Director
Colorado Charlie
Director
- 1964
Three Swords for Rome
Director
The Invincible Maciste Brothers
Director
Zorikan The Barbarian
Director
A Dirty Business
Director
- 1963
The Saracens
Director
- 1962
Il segno del vendicatore
Director
1950s
- 1959
I mafiosi
Director
Wrote 23
1980s
- 1980
The Porno Killers
Writer
1970s
- 1976
- 1974
Madeleine: Anatomy of a Nightmare
Writer
Court Martial
Writer
Clap, You're Dead
Writer
- 1972
An Animal Called Man
Writer
Return of the Holy Ghost
Screenplay
Gunmen and the Holy Ghost
Screenplay
Death Is Sweet From the Soldier Of God
Story, Screenplay
- 1971
And His Name Was Holy Ghost
Writer
- 1970
Wanted Sabata
Screenplay, Story
Sartana in the Valley of Death
Screenplay
1960s
- 1968
King of Kong Island
Writer
Shotgun
Story
- 1965
Night of Violence
Story, Screenplay
- 1964
Three Swords for Rome
Screenplay
The Invincible Maciste Brothers
Writer
Zorikan The Barbarian
Story, Screenplay
A Dirty Business
Writer
- 1963
The Saracens
Writer
- 1962
1950s
- 1959
I mafiosi
Writer
Acted in 8
1970s
- 1973
Crimson, the Color of Blood
The Sadist
1950s
- 1959
I mafiosi
Cosimo
- 1956
Retaggio di sangue
Marchese Randolfo Di Torre Avernia
- 1953
Francis the Smuggler
François
Voice of Silence
Movie
- 1952
Eran trecento
Orsaja
1940s
- 1943
Apparizione
Amico di Laura
Produced 2
1980s
- 1980
The Porno Killers
Production Manager
1960s
- 1964
Zorikan The Barbarian
Producer
Edited 1
1980s
- 1980
The Porno Killers
Editor