Sergio Leone (I) (1929–1989)

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Sergio Leone was virtually born into the cinema - he was the son of Roberto Roberti (A.K.A. Vincenzo Leone), one of Italy's cinema pioneers, and actress Bice Valerian. Leone entered films in his late teens, working as an assistant director to both Italian directors and U.S. directors working in Italy (usually making Biblical and Roman epics, much ... See full bio »

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(age 60) in Rome, Lazio, Italy

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 1975 Un genio, due compari, un pollo (director: opening scene - uncredited)
 1973 My Name Is Nobody (second unit director - uncredited)
 1969 Cemetery Without Crosses (director: dining scene - uncredited)
 1962 The Changing of the Guard (second unit director - uncredited)
 1962 Sodom and Gomorrah (second unit director - uncredited)
 1959 Ben-Hur (second unit director - uncredited)
 1959 The Last Days of Pompeii (assistant director: second unit)
 1959 Son of the Red Corsair (assistant director)
 1959 The Nun's Story (assistant director - uncredited)
 1959 Sign of the Gladiator (assistant director - uncredited)
 1959 Quai des illusions (assistant director)
 1958 Aphrodite, Goddess of Love (assistant director)
 1957 The Teacher and the Miracle (assistant director)
 1956 Mi permette babbo! (assistant director)
 1956 Helen of Troy (second unit director - uncredited)
 1955 La ladra (assistant director)
 1954 We Stole a Tram (assistant director)
 1954 Concert of Intrigue (assistant director)
 1954 Of Life and Love (assistant director)
 1953 Amanti del passato (second assistant director)
 1953 Frine, cortigiana d'Oriente (assistant director)
 1953 Jolanda la figlia del corsaro nero (assistant director)
 1952 I tre corsari (assistant director)
 1951 Quo Vadis (second unit director - uncredited)
 1950 Il folle di Marechiaro (assistant director - uncredited)
 1950 Il voto (assistant director - uncredited)
 1950 Outlaw Girl (assistant director - uncredited)
 1950 Taxi di notte (assistant director - uncredited)
 1950 La forza del destino (assistant director - uncredited)
 1949 Faust and the Devil (assistant director - uncredited)
 1949 Il trovatore (assistant director - uncredited)
 1949 Fabiola (assistant director - uncredited)
 1948 Bicycle Thieves (assistant director - uncredited)
 1946 Rigoletto (assistant director - uncredited)
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1 Biographical Movie | 12 Print Biographies | 2 Interviews | 16 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Sergio Leoni | Bob Robertson | Sergio

Height:

5' 7" (1.7 m)
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Personal Quote:

Once Upon a Time in America (1984) is my best film bar none, I swear, and I knew that it would be from the moment I got Harry Grey's book in my hand. I'm glad I made it, even though during the filming I was as tense as Dick Tracy's jaw. It always goes like that. Shooting a film is awful, but to have made a movie is delicious. See more »

Trivia:

Leone devised a western called A Place Only Mary Knows that he cowrote with Luca Morsella, and Fabio Toncelli. It is speculated to have been Leone's last western and was to have starred Mickey Rourke and Richard Gere as the two main leads. Set during the height of the American Civil War, the story focused on a Union drafter, Mike Kutcher from Georgia, whose job is to enroll men into the Union ... See more »

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Major characters' entrances are accompanied by variations of the theme music. [theme] See more »

Nickname:

The Master of Adventure See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn
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