Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

Spaghetti Western Director ~ Joe Evans

Joseph Evans was a British producer, director, writer and actor. The brother of Fred Evans he worked with his brother and together the founded Folly Films in 1912. Joe wrote screenplays for two-hundred-four films, acted in eighty-three and directed two-hundred-twelve.

Joe Evans born in London in 1891. He began as an English music hall comedian. Scripted, directed and starred in many silent short films including “Joey” and “The Terrible Twins” comedy series often starring opposite his wife actress Geraldine Maxwell as well as co-directing and playing second lead in those of his brother's movies, Fred 'Pimple' Evans in hundreds of Pimple comedies at the Piccadilly Film Company between 1913-20. he was last seen in an interview on BBC T.V. in the mid 1960's. He was the nephew of Music Hall Star Will Evans.

Joe Evans directed and co-directed six Silent Euro-westerns: “The Adventures of Pimple: The Indian Massacre” with Fred Evans in 1913, “Big Chief Little Pimple” with Fred Evans. “Broncho Pimple” with Fred Evans, “Lieutenant Pimple Goes to Mexico” with Fred Evans and “The Passing of Black Pete” all in 1914 and “Ragtime Cowboy Pimple” with Fred Evans in 1915.

EVANS, Joe (Joseph Evans) [1891, London, England, U.K. – 1967, England, U.K.] – producer, director, writer, actor, grandson of clown Fred Evans, nephew of director, writer, actor Will Evans (William Edward Evans) [1873–1931], brother of producer, director, writer, puppeteer, circus performer, actor Fred Evans (Alfred J. Evans) [1889-1951], married to actress Gerladine Maxwell, co-founded Folly Films [1912].

The Adventures of Pimple: The Indian Massacre – 1913 (co)

Big Chief Little Pimple – 1914 (co)

Broncho Pimple – 1914 (co)

Lieutenant Pimple Goes to Mexico – 1914 (co)

The Passing of Black Pete - 1914

Ragtime Cowboy Pimple – 1915 (co)

 

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ Richard Carr

Richard Carr is an American television writer and producer known for his contributions to popular action, adventure, and drama series from the 1950s through the 1980s. He was botrn in Cambridge, Ohio on February 24, 1929. His career spanned numerous influential shows, where he crafted teleplays, stories, and served in key creative roles such as story editor and consultant.

Carr gained particular recognition for his extensive involvement with ‘The Six Million Dollar Man’, contributing teleplays and stories to multiple episodes while acting as story editor for a significant portion of the series. He also wrote for ‘Charlie's Angels’, ‘Wonder Woman’, ‘The Waltons’, ‘Johnny Staccato’, and ‘Richard Diamond, Private Detective’, among others, often specializing in high-concept action and western-influenced narratives. Earlier in his career, he wrote the screenplay for the 1956 film “Man from Del Rio” and later worked on television movies such as ‘Sizzle’ and ‘Casino’. His work helped shape several long-running series during the peak of episodic television production in the United States.

Carr died in Escondido, California on June 13, 1988, at the age of 59.

Richard Carr co-wrote one Spaghetti western, “Il magnifico straniero” (The Magnificent Stranger) with David Lang in 1966.

CARR, Richard [2/24/1929, Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.A. – 6/13/1988, Escondido, California, U.S.A.] – producer, writer.

The Magnificent Stranger – 1966 (co)

 

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Otto Hanisch

Otto Hanisch is a German cinematographer and screenwriter known for his extensive work with the DEFA film studio in East Germany.

Born in Berlin on January 11, 1927, Hanisch contributed to numerous East German films and television productions from the late 1950s onward, beginning with his first feature film credit on “Der Prozess wird vertagt” in 1958. His credits include director of photography roles on feature films such as “Gejagt bis zum Morgen”, “Chingachgook: The Great Snake”, “Woman Doctors”, “The Scout”, and “Sonja's Report”, as well as episodes of the long-running series ‘Polizeiruf 110’. Hanisch's career spanned several decades in the German Democratic Republic's film industry, where he helped shape the visual storytelling of many notable productions during the GDR era.

Hanisch died in Berlin, Germany on December 13, 2021. He was 94.

Otto Hanisch was a cinematographer on four Euro-westerns: “Chingachgook, die große Schlange” (Chingachgook: The Great Snake) and “Spur des Falken” (The Falcon’s Trail) both in 1967, “Blauvogel” (Blue Bird) in 1979 and “Der Scout” with Geserdshawijn Masch in 1982.

HANISCH, Otto [1/11/1927, Berlin, Berlin, Germany – 12/13/2021, Berlin, Berlin, Germany] – writer, cinematographer, cameraman.

Chingachgook: The Great Snake – 1967

The Falcon’s Trail - 1967

Blue Bird – 1979

The Scout – 1982 (co)