Sergio Garrone (15 April 1925 – 12 July 2023) was an Italian director, screenwriter and film producer.

Life and career

Born in Rome, the brother of the actor Riccardo,^[1] Garrone began his career in 1948 working as assistant director, documentary filmmaker, and production assistant.^[2] In 1953, he abandoned the cinema industry, but in 1965 he resurfaced as a producer of low-budget genre films.^[2] Starting from 1968, Garrone was also active as a director and a screenwriter, specializing in the Spaghetti Western genre.^[1][2] He was usually credited as Willy S. Regan.^[1][2] Garrone died in July 2023, at the age of 98.^[3]

Selected filmography

Director and screenwriter

• A Noose for Django (1969)
• Django the Bastard (1969)
• La colomba non deve volare (1970)
• Kill Django... Kill First (1971)
• Terrible Day of the Big Gundown (1971)
• Lover of the Monster (1974)
• The Hand That Feeds the Dead (1974)
• SS Experiment Camp (1976)

Screenwriter

• Death Knocks Twice (1969)
• Five for Hell (1969)
• The Big Bust Out (1972)
• La pagella (1980)