
Person
Roberto Mauri
Directing · 1924–2007 · Castelvetrano, Sicily, Italy
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.
Known for

A Bull for Mounts
Writer

The Porno Killers
Director

Apparizione
Amico di Laura

King of Kong Island
Writer

Lost Souls
Poldo

Clap, You're Dead
Writer

Voice of Silence
1953

Retaggio di sangue
Marchese Randolfo Di Torre Avernia

Shotgun
Director

Francis the Smuggler
François
Filmography
- 1980The Porno KillersDirector
- 1976A Bull for MountsWriter
- 1974Madeline, Study of a NightmareWriter
- 1974Court MartialDirector
- 1974Clap, You're DeadWriter
- 1973Crimson, the Color of BloodThe Sadist
- 1972An Animal Called ManDirector
- 1972Return of the Holy GhostDirector
- 1972Gunmen and the Holy GhostDirector
- 1972Death Is Sweet From the Soldier Of GodDirector
- 1971And His Name Was Holy GhostDirector
- 1971Ivanhoe, the Norman SwordsmanDirector
- 1970Wanted SabataDirector
- 1970Sartana in the Valley of DeathDirector
- 1969Island of Lost GirlsDirector
- 1968King of Kong IslandWriter
- 1968ShotgunDirector
- 1965Night of ViolenceStory
- 1965Colorado CharlieDirector
- 1964Three Swords for RomeDirector
- 1964The Invincible Maciste BrothersDirector
- 1964Zorikan The BarbarianDirector
- 1964A Dirty BusinessDirector
- 1963The SaracensDirector
- 1962Il segno del vendicatoreDirector
- 1962The Slaughter of the VampiresDirector
- 1959I mafiosiDirector
- 1959Lost SoulsPoldo
- 1956Retaggio di sangueMarchese Randolfo Di Torre Avernia
- 1953Francis the SmugglerFrançois
- 1953Voice of Silence
- 1952Eran trecentoOrsaja
- 1943ApparizioneAmico di Laura
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