RIP Franco Daddi

 

Italian stunt coordinator, stuntman, actor Franco Daddi died in Rome on August 11^th. He was 89. Born Virgilio Daddi in Rome on March 28, 1935, as Virgilio Daddi he was the brother of actor Vladimiro Daddi who passed away a few years ago. As Franco Daddi he appeared in over 90 films and TV series doing stunt work and over 40 films and TV as an actor. Daddi was well- respected in the field of stunt work and was also a master swordsman. Franco usually appeared as henchmen, saloon patrons, gunman and soldiers. His career began in 1961 doing stunts in “Goliath Against the Giants” and ended in 2006 while he was still performing stunts in “The Borgia”. He appeared in 32 Spaghetti westerns.

Franco Daddi’s westerns – stuntman, stunt coordinator, actor:

The Return of Clay Stone – 1964 (gambler)

Three Dollars of Lead – 1964 (Jerry) [as Virgilio Daddi]

Johnny West – 1965 (Jefferson henchman)

A Stranger in Sacramento – 1965 (Barnett henchman) [Franco Daddys]

The Big Gundown – 1966 (cantina brawler)

Seven Dollars to Kill – 1966 (outlaw)

$20,000 on Number 7 – 1966 (attempted rapist)

Black Tigress – 1967 (Paco) [as Franco Dady] [master of arms]

Kill the Wicked! – 1967

And for a Roof a Sky Full of Stars – 1968

Heads or Tails – 1968 (Rhett/Red)

Tequila Joe – 1968 (Crawford brother)

Two Pistols and a Coward – 1968 (brawler)

Zorro the Rebel – 1968 (policeman)

Boot Hill – 1969 (brawler)

Twice a Judas – 1969 (saloon brawler)

The Ballad of Ben and Charlie – 1971 (brawler)

Django’s Cut Rate Corpses – 1971 (Ramon’s brother)

A Man Called Django! – 1971 (Carranza henchman)

Paid in Blood – 1971 (Ringo Brown #1)

The Price of Death – 1971 (saloon patron)

Trinity is STILL My Name – 1971 (Parker henchman) [stunts]

Vengeance Trail – 1971 (Perkins’ henchman)

God is My Colt .45 – 1972 (hired killer)

Man of the East – 1972 (saloon patron)

They Call Me Providence – 1972 (gambler)

Trinity & Sartana Those Sons of Bitches – 1972 (Bill)

General Cagoso/Colonel Hotshot henchman – 1972 (Capone henchman)

Eh? Who’s Afraid of Zorro! – 1975 (Zorro)

The Grandson of Zorro – 1975 (Ruarte soldier)

America in Rome – 1998 [himself]

The Last Hour – 2009 [master of arms]