Clucher; the surname of his grandmother,[1] was an Italian film director, cinematographer and screenwriter, best known for his slapstick comedies starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.

In 1961 he advanced to a career as cinematographer, working several times with director Sergio Corbucci and gaining a high reputation.

The result, They Call Me Trinity, was an enormous hit and made superstars out of Bud Spencer and Terence Hill.

[2] The three reunited the next year for the even more successful sequel Trinity Is STILL My Name!, which became, up to that point, the highest grossing Italian movie ever.

[3] Barboni never strayed from his successful formula; his subsequent films were all slapstick comedies and almost all featured either Hill or Spencer.