Spaghetti Western Director ~ Peter Henkel
Peter Henkel was a German director, cinematographer, film
editor, film actor. Peter Louis Richard Henkel was born in 1924, the son of
Benjamin Henkel and his wife, Winifred Maud Hawken. His first known credit was
on “The Stolen Cigarette”, a short film made by J. Blake Dalrymple for Tom Tom
Cigarettes in what was then Rhodesia. For that he handled the sound, though
during his subsequent career he became best known as an editor, working more
than once with directors such as Emil Nofal, Jans Rautenbach and Dirk de
Villiers. His first feature as editor was “Rip van Wyk”, directed by Emil Nofal
for Jamie Uys Filmproduksies and amongst his best-known films were “Die
Kandidaat” (1968) and “Katrina” (1969), both directed by Jans Rautenbach. For
Truida Pohl’s “Huis op Horings” (1963) he was the main technical advisor,
handling the cinematography, the editing and the sound. In the early 1970s he
turned to direction and made three South African derivatives of the Italian
spaghetti western: “Scotty Smith” (1970), “Three Bullets… for a Long Gun”
(1971) and “They Call Me Lucky” (1973). He also worked on a number of sponsored
documentaries, frequently returning to J. Blake Dalrymple when he launched
Films of Africa.
He was married twice, first to Laura Katharine Cherry and
then to Diane Thelma Perry. His grandfather was Caesar Carl Hans Henkel, a
German immigrant to South Africa who became a noted cartographer, painter,
forester and botanist, especially in the Eastern Cape.
Peter Henkel directed three Spaghetti westerns: “Scotty
Smith” 1970 and “3 Bullets... for a Long Gun” in 1970 and “They Call Me Lucky”
in 1973.
HENKEL, Peter (aka Peter Henckel)
(Peter Louis Richard Henkel)
[8/12/1924, Dortmund, Duitsland, Germany - 2/14/1992, South Africa] –
director, cinematographer, film editor, film actor, married to Laura Katharine Cherry, married to Diane
Thelma Perry.
Scotty Smith - 1970
3 Bullets... for a
Long Gun – 1970
They Call Me Lucky –
1973
Spaghetti Western
Screenwriter ~ Arthur Dales
Arthur Dales was
born Arthur L. Dimsdale on April 21, 1914 in Sioux City Iowa. He began his
career scripting film shorts in 1938, and went on to write episodes for dozens
of television shows up until 1988, including ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’,
‘Zane Grey Theater’, ‘Ben Casey’, ‘Mannix’, ‘Planet of the Apes’, ‘Medical
Center’ and ‘The Six-Million-Dollar Man’. In addition, Dimsdale served as story
consultant/story editor for ‘Mannix’, ‘The Zoo Gang’, ‘Planet of the Apes’,
‘Quincy M.E.’, ‘The Six-Million-Dollar Man’ and ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’. He
had been blacklisted during the McCarthy era, and was only able to work using a
toupee and dark glasses, along with his pseudonym of Arthur Howard Dales. After
retiring, he accepted a teaching position with the American Film Institute,
where two writers/creators/producers of ‘The X-Files’ Frank Spotnitz and John
Shiban, studied under him in 1990 and 1991. They later included tributes to him
in several episodes, including using his pseudonym of Arthur Dales for one
character and Dimsdale's name in a newspaper in another episode. Howard
Dimsdale died in Los Angeles on August 27, 1991.
As Arthur Dales he
wrote the screenplay for the Euro-western “The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw” (1958)
DALES, Arthur (aka Arthur Howard
Dales, Arthur Dimsdale) (Howard
Lawrence Dimsdale) [4/21/1914, Sioux
City, Iowa, U.S.A. – 8/27/1991, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. (suicide)] –
producer, writer, married to Harriet R. Dimsdale [1913-1991] (193?-1991) father
of Lynn Donna Dimsdale [1940- ],
Jeffrey Mark Dimsdale [1945- ].
The Sheriff of
Fractured Jaw – 1958
Spaghetti Western
Cinematographer ~ Sergio Martino
Sergio Martino was born
in Rome, Italy on July 19, 1938 and he is an Italian film director and
producer, notable for his contributions to the giallo genre.
Martino is the
brother of the late producer Luciano Martino. They collaborated frequently in
their respective professions. Their grandfather was director Gennaro Righelli.
Sergio Martino
worked for both the big screen as well as for Italian television, where he does
most of his current work. He often worked with actress Edwige Fenech, who
throughout the 1970s was married to his brother Luciano. He also worked with
many genre actors such as George Hilton (who was married to Sergio's cousin),
Anita Strindberg, Ivan Rassimov and Claudio Cassinelli, as well as famed
Italian screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi.
Martino's pseudonyms
include Julian Barry, Martin Dolman, Serge Martin, Christian Plummer, and
George Raminto.
Sergio Martino
co-wrote the screenplay for one Spaghetti western, “7 pistole per un massacre”
(7 Pistols for a Massacre” (Mannaja) in 1967 with Julio Ortas
MARTINO, Sergio (aka Julian Barry,
Martin Dolman, John Hamilton, Serge Martin, Christian Plummer, George Raminto)
[7/19/1938, Rome, Lazio, Italy - ] –
producer, production manager, director, assistant director, writer, cinematographer,
cameraman, actor, grandson of producer, director, writer, film editor, actor
Gennaro Righelli (Gennari Salvatore
Righelli) [1886-1949] actress Maria
Jacobini Righelli [1892-1944], brother of
brother producer, production manager, director, assistant director,
writer, actor Luciano Martino [1933-2013], married to ? father of director
Federica Martino.
7 Pistols for a
Massacre – 1967 (co)
