Little Known Spaghetti Western actors ~ Fernando Di Leo

[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

Fernando Di Leo was born on January 11. 1932 iu San Ferdinando di Puglis, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy. He became an Italian film director but most of all one of the greatest Italian screenwriters. At nineteen he won the cup for the Murano drama in three acts “Lume del tuo corpo è l'occhio e”. He then worked for various magazines before making his directorial debut with a “Un posto in paradise” a surreal episode of “The Heroes of Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” a collective film directed by S. Tau, E. Eagle and F. Weisz. Fernando then pursued a career as a prolific writer (50 works), inaugurated by “For a Fistful of Dollars” (1964). He wrote mostly Westerns but is characterized by two thrillers “Murder by appointment” (1967) and “70's Gangster” (1968). He concentrated mainly on Euro-westerns for which he wrote 19 screenplays and crime films which he wrote 11 screenplays. He was also the author of several novels and left the cinema after the disastrous “Killer vs. Killers” (1985). Di Leo died on December 1, 2003, in Rome. Today we remember Fernando Di Leo on what would have been his 80^th birthday.

Fernando Di Leo appeared in two Spaghetti westerns, “Per qualche dollaro in piu” (For a Few Dollars More) as a poker player and “Il ritorno di Ringo” (The Return of Ringo) as a cantina patron both in 1965.

Di LEO, Fernando (Fernando DiLeo, Fernand Lion, Fernando Lion) [1/11/1932, San Ferdinando di Puglia, Puglia, Italy – 12/1/2003, Rome, Lazio, Italy] – director, assistant director, writer, songwriter, actor, married to actress Maria Pia Conte (Maria Pia Vaccarezza) [1944-    ] (19??-19??).

For a Few Dollars More – 1965 (poker player)

The Return of Ringo – 1965 (cantina patron)

Once Upon a Time in Europe (TV) – 2001 [himself]

Sergio Leone: Cinema, Cinema (TV) – 2001 [himself]

Rosalba Neri: The Italian Sphinx – 2002 [himself]