Spaghetti Western Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers

Spaghetti Western Director ~ Ray Fellows

Ray Fellows was an alias used by 'Ramón Fernández. He was a Spanish film and television director and writer known for his prolific output in commercial cinema and popular TV productions across several decades. Born Amadeo Ramón Fernández Álvarez on September 26, 1930, in San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, the son of miner Gustavo Fernández, he entered the film industry in the late 1950s as an assistant director before establishing himself as a director and screenwriter in the 1960s, often working in genres such as comedy, thriller, and drama. He also used the pseudonym Tito Fernández and directed over thirty feature films, including “El Cristo del Océano” (1971), “De hombre a hombre” (1985), and “Aquí, el que no corre... vuela” (1992), while also contributing to successful television series like ‘Los ladrones van a la oficina’ (1993–1996) and ‘Cuéntame cómo pasó’ (2001–2004). Fernández's career emphasized accessible, genre-based entertainment that resonated with Spanish audiences during the transition from the Franco era to modern television broadcasting. He died on September 9, 2006, in Ronda, Málaga, Andalucía. He was 75.

As Ray Fellows he directed on Spaghetti western, “Las mujeres de Jeremías” (Garden of Venus) in 1979.

FELLOWS, Ray (aka Ray Feder, Ramon Fernandez, Tito Fernandez, Tito Fernández)

(Amadeo Ramón Fernández Álvarez) [9/26/1930, San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, Spain – 9/9/2006, Ronda, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain] – director, assistant director, writer, cameraman, actor, married to ?

Garden of Venus – 1979

Spaghetti Western Screenwriter ~ Lou Carrigan

Lou Carrigan was an alias for Antonio Miguel de los Ángeles Custodios Vera Ramírez.  He was a Spanish author known for his prolific output as a writer of popular pulp novels, having authored more than 1,000 titles in the bolsilibros format across diverse genres such as espionage, westerns, science fiction, adventure, horror, war, martial arts, and romance.

Carrigan became one of the most successful figures in Spain's tradition of short, mass-market pocket novels sold at newsstands. He began his writing career in 1959 with a western novel and left his position at the Banesto bank in 1962 to focus on writing full-time. His works are characterized by direct, accessible prose, fast-paced narratives, and a focus on pure entertainment, appealing to broad audiences.

Carrigan's most notable achievement is the long-running spy series featuring the resourceful and charismatic agent Brigitte "Baby" Montfort, which began in 1965 and extended to approximately 500 novels, achieving particular success in Latin America, especially Brazil. Several of his novels were adapted into films during the late 1960s and early 1970s, including westerns such as “Four Candles for Garringo” (1971) and “The Buzzards and Crows Will Dig Your Grave (1971).

Ramírez died in Barcelona, Spain on July 29, 2024

As Lou Carrigan co-wrote the screenplay for one Spaghetti western, “I corvi ti scaveranno la fossa” with Juan Bosch and Roberto Gianvitti, while three other Spaghetti westerns were based on novels he wrote: “Veinte pasos para le Muerte” (Twenty Paces to Death) in 1969, “La diligencia de los condenados” (Stagecoach of the Condemned) in 1970 and “Un colt por 4 cirios” (Four Candles for My Colt) in 1971.

CARRIGAN, Lou (aka Angelo Antonioni, Crowley Farber, Lou Flanagan, Anthony Hamilton, Sol Harrison, Anthony Michaels, Anthony W. Rawer, Angela Windsor, Giselle) (Antonio Miguel de los Ángeles Custodios Vera Ramírez) [7/2/1934, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain – 7/29/2024, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain] – author, writer, brother of author Mortimer Cody (Francisco de los Ángeles Custodios Vera Ramírez) [1934-2019], married to Pepita Rodero Forga (1958-2024).

Twenty Paces to Death – 1969 [novel]

Stagecoach of the Condemned – 1970 [novel]

The Buzzards and Crows Will Dig Your Grave – 1971 (co)

Four Candles for My Colt – 1971 [novel]

Spaghetti Western Cinematographer ~ Raymond Heil

Raymond Heil was a French filmmaker. He appeared as an actor in one film, “Les gardiennes du pénitencier” (Jailhouse Wardress) in 1981, was a cameraman on thirty-five films between 1944 and 1982 and was a cinematographer on 30 films between 1962 and 1983.

There is virtually no biographical information on him other than his filmography.

Raymone Heil was a cinematographer on one Euro-western, “Les filles du golden saloon” (The Girls of the Golden Saloon) with Joan Vincent in 1973.

HEIL, Raymond (aka Heil, R. Heil) – cinematographer, cameraman.

The Girls of the Golden Saloon – 1973 (co)