RIP Tony Askin

 

Italian actor, assistant director and production manager Tony Askin died in Rome on September 28^th. He was 86. Born Tonino Aschi in 1940 in Morocco, he was also known by his professional pseudonym, Tony Puschin, he was active in the Italian film industry during the 1970s and 1980s. He worked both as an actor, for instance, appearing in the well-known film “Il tassinaro” (1983), directed by Alberto Sordi, and behind the scenes as a production secretary and assistant director. Those who knew him, he was affectionately referred to as "il Marocchino" ("the Moroccan") or "il cugino pittore" ("the painter cousin"). Tony appeared in three Spaghetti westerns: “Fistful of Lead” in as Emiliano henchman, “Gunman in Town as a deputy both in 1970 and “They Call Him Veritas” in 1972.