About Duccio Tessari
Lived 1926 – 1994 (aged 67). Duccio Tessari was an Italian film director, screenwriter, actor and director.
Duccio Tessari (11 October 1926 – 6 September 1994) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and 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 its immediate sequel, The Return of Ringo. He was married to actress Lorella De Luca.
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Who was Duccio Tessari?
Italian filmmaker (1926-1994)
When was Duccio Tessari born?
Duccio Tessari was born on 11 October 1926 in Genoa.
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Duccio Tessari died on 6 September 1994 in Rome.
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Duccio Tessari was a film director, screenwriter, actor and director.
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Duccio Tessari was Italian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Duccio Tessari. https://biography.guide/duccio-tessari/
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