Tony Anthony (born Roger Pettito on October 16, 1937, in Clarksburg, West Virginia), is a former film actor, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his starring roles in spaghetti westerns.
His first two films were Force of Impulse and Without Each Other, low-budget independent films directed by Saul Swimmer. In search of greener pastures, he moved to Italy, where he appeared in some minor supporting roles. His friend Swimmer had mo...
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Tony Anthony (born Roger Pettito on October 16, 1937, in Clarksburg, West Virginia), is a former film actor, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his starring roles in spaghetti westerns.
His first two films were Force of Impulse and Without Each Other, low-budget independent films directed by Saul Swimmer. In search of greener pastures, he moved to Italy, where he appeared in some minor supporting roles. His friend Swimmer had moved to England, where he befriended Allen Klein. Klein agreed to help Anthony get his foot in the door, and produced his first major film.
The film Klein produced was a spaghetti western called A Stranger in Town/Un Dollaro tra i Denti . A low budget clear imitation of A Fistful of Dollars, it starred Anthony as the titular Stranger, a shotgun-wielding antihero who helps a group of Mexican bandits steal gold from the US Army and Federales, and then steals it right back from them. Released by MGM to compete with the United Artists Clint...
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