Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

Spaghetti Western Director – Chip Baker

Chip Baker was born on November 15, 1970, somewhere in the U.K. I can find no biographical information on him.

Baker has directed two Spaghetti westerns: “The Price of Death” in 2015 and “Bullets for the Bad” in 2018.

BAKER, Chip [11/15/1970, U.K. -     ] – producer, director, writer, cinematographer, composer, film editor, founded Chip Baker Films.

The Price of Death - 2015

Bullets for the Bad - 2018

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter – Mario Amendola

Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola was an Italian screenwriter, film director and dramatist. was born in Recco, Liguria, Italy on December 8, 1910, to parents from Rome. He began his career on stage in 1931 as a writer for avanspettacolo shows. During that time, he wrote dialogue for Erminio Macario, Totò and others. He ended this profession and moved to cinema in 1949. He wrote stories and screenplays for 153 films between 1941 and 1987. He also directed 37 films between 1949 and 1975. Amendola collaborated with Bruno Corbucci on conceiving the Nico Giraldi film series starring Tomas Milian. He was the uncle of

Mario also used aliases such as Irving Jacobs and Dean Whitcomb and Armendola.

Mario Amendola died on December 12, 1993, from complications from diabetes. He was 83.

Mario wrote and co-wrote the screenplays for sixteen Spaghetti western films and one television episode: “Il sogno di Zorro” (The Dream of Zorro) in 1951 with Alessandro Continenza, Ruggero Maccari, Marcello Marchesi, Vittorio Metz, “La sceriffa” (The Sheriff) with Ruggero Maccari , “Il terrore dell’Oklahoma” (The Terror of Oklahoma) both in 1959 , “Le tre spade di Zorro” (Three Swords of Zorro) in 1963 with José Gallardo, Luis Lucas, Daniel Ribera, “El Zorro cabalga otra vez” (Behind the Mask of Zorro) in 1965 with José Gallardo, Luis Ojeda, Daniel Ribera, “Per un pugno di canzoni” (A Fistful of Songs) with José Luis Merino, Carlo Veo, Franz-Otto Krüger, Sigrid Werner, “Uccidi o muori” (Kill or be Killed) both in 1966, “I giorni della violenza” (Days of Vengeance) with Antonio Boccacci, Gian Luigi Buzzi), Paolo Lombardo, “Il grande silenzio” (The Great Silence) with Sergio Corbucci, Vittoriano Petrilli, Bruno Corbucci, “Odio per odio” (Hate for Hate) with Bruno Corbucci, Fernando di Leo, Domenico Paolella, “Totò Ciak! – Toto contro Ringo” (TV) with Bruno Corbucci all in 1967, “Killer, Adios” with José Mallorquí, Primo Zeglio, “Spara, Gringo, spara” (The Longest Hunt) [as Dean Whitcomb] with Bruno Corbucci

“…dai nemici guardo io!” (Three Silver Dollars) in 1968 with Bruno Corbucci both in 1968, “…e alla fine lo chiamarono Jerusalem l’implacabile” (Panhandle Caliber .38) in 1971 with Massimo Franciosa, Luisa Montagnani, Toni Secchi, “J. and S. – storia criminale del far west” (Sonny & Jed) as 1972 with Sergio Corbucci, Sabatino Ciuffini, Adriano Bolzoni, José María Forqué, “Kid il monello del West” (Bad Kids of the West) in 1973 with Bruno Corbucci, Roberto Amoroso

AMENDOLA, Mario (aka Amendola, Armendola, Irving Jacobs, Dean Whitcomb) [12/8/1910, Genoa, Liguria, Italy – 12/22/1993, Rome, Lazio, Italy] – director, writer, songwriter, film editor, actor, uncle of actor Ferruccio Amendola [1930-2001].

The Dream of Zorro – 1951 (co)

The Sheriff – 1959 (co)

The Terror of Oklahoma – 1959

Three Swords of Zorro – 1963 (co)

Behind the Mask of Zorro – 1965 (co)

A Fistful of Songs – 1966 (co)

Kill or be Killed - 1966

Days of Vengeance – 1967 (co)

The Great Silence – 1967 (co)

Hate for Hate – 1967 (co)

Totò Ciak! – Toto contro Ringo (TV) – 1967 (co)

Killer, Adios – 1968 (co)

The Longest Hunt 1968 (co) [as Dean Whitcomb]

Three Silver Dollars – 1968 (co)

Panhandle Caliber .38 – 1971 (co)

Sonny & Jed – 1972 (co)

Bad Kids of the West – 1973 (co)

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer – Raul Artigot

Cinematographer Raul Artigot was born Raúl Artigot Fernández. He earned his diploma in Photography in 1961 at the Official School of Cinematography. He was a cinematographer and director of photography on 81 films and television programs from 1964 to 1985. He also directed three films and was a writer on four films.

Artigot had a brilliant career as a director of photography and cinematographer, with his own personality, his good work being requested by the most demanding filmmakers, between the mid-1960s and the 1980s of the last century, intervening in numerous erotic films where he worked for Mariano Ozores.

Artigot died in Arriondas, Asturias, Spain on Christmas day December 25, 2014. He was 78.

Raul Artigot was the cinematographer on one Spaghetti western: “Monta in sella... figli di...!” (The Great Treasure Hunt).

ARTIGOT, Raul (Raúl Artigot Fernández) [2/12/1936, Zaragoza, Spain – 12/25/2014, Arriondas, Asturias, Spain] – cinematographer.

The Great Treasure Hunt – 1972