Roberto Mauri

Roberto Mauri

Known for

Directing

Born

January 1, 1924

Birthplace

Castelvetrano, Sicily, Italy

Died

November 12, 2007 (aged 83)

Biography

Roberto Mauri (8 February 1924 – 18 February 2018) was an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter.

Born Giuseppe Tagliavia in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Mauri began his career as a film actor in low-budget films, occasionally even playing main roles. He debuted as a director co-directing with Andrea Bianchi the crime film La legge del mitra, in which he was also an actor. Mainly active between the 1960s and the first half of the 1970s, Mauri specialized in the Spaghetti Western genre, in which he was sometimes credited as Robert Johnson. He died in Rome, Italy on 18 February 2018, at the age of 94.

Best known work

The Slaughter of the Vampires
The Slaughter of the Vampires
1962
King of Kong Island
King of Kong Island
1968
The Porno Killers
The Porno Killers
1980
Sartana in the Valley of Death
Sartana in the Valley of Death
1970
Crimson, the Color of Blood
Crimson, the Color of Blood
1973
Madeleine: Anatomy of a Nightmare
Madeleine: Anatomy of a Nightmare
1974
Gunmen and the Holy Ghost
Gunmen and the Holy Ghost
1972
A Bull for Mounts
A Bull for Mounts
1976
Voice of Silence
Voice of Silence
1953
Island of Lost Girls
Island of Lost Girls
1969

Filmography

  1. 1980

    The Porno Killers

    Director, Writer, Editor, Production Manager

  2. 1976

    A Bull for Mounts

    Director, Writer

  3. 1974

  4. 1974

    Court Martial

    Director, Writer

  5. 1974

  6. 1973

  7. 1972

    An Animal Called Man

    Director, Writer

  8. 1972

    Return of the Holy Ghost

    Director, Screenplay

  9. 1972

    Gunmen and the Holy Ghost

    Director, Screenplay

  10. 1972

    Death Is Sweet From the Soldier Of God

    Director, Story, Screenplay

  11. 1971

  12. 1971

  13. 1970

    Wanted Sabata

    Director, Screenplay, Story

  14. 1970

    Sartana in the Valley of Death

    Director, Screenplay

  15. 1969

  16. 1968

    King of Kong Island

    Director, Writer

  17. 1968

    Shotgun

    Director, Story

  18. 1965

    Night of Violence

    Story, Screenplay, Director

  19. 1965

  20. 1964

    Three Swords for Rome

    Director, Screenplay

  21. 1964

  22. 1964

    Zorikan The Barbarian

    Director, Story, Screenplay, Producer

  23. 1964

    A Dirty Business

    Director, Writer

  24. 1963

    The Saracens

    Director, Writer

  25. 1962

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