Roberto Mauri
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 & Full Filmography7 Titles
Movie - 1959, 2h 15m • as Poldo
A gang of violent criminals holds captive a group of young women and men in an abandoned mining complex.
Movie - 1943, 2h 15m • as Amico di Laura
One of the most famous movie stars of the moment has a problem with his car. The actor is obliged to stop in a provincial hotel, where he finds himself surrounded by his admirers.
Movie - 1953, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The film follows men from all walks of life, seeking to give meaning to their lives and rediscover their inner peace during a retreat in the “House of Silence”. For three days, they meditate on their lives.
Movie - 1953, 2h 15m • as François
A smuggler has to skip town at avoid the pursuing police. The he returns, he falls for the daughter of his disapproving boss - and soon he has murder in mind
Movie - 1973, 2h 15m • as The Sadist
A mad doctor performs a head transplant on an injured criminal, which results in him being even more dangerous and murderous than before.
Movie - 1956, 2h 15m • as Marchese Randolfo Di Torre Avernia
A marquis falls in love with an orphaned girl that he takes under his wing, but the girl is secretly in love with another man.
Movie - 1952, 2h 15m • as Orsaja
Set in 1857, it's the story of a band of revolutionaries fighting against the Borbones.