Who Are Those Guys? ~ Paolo Figlia

 

Paolo Figlia was one of those stuntmen/actors you often saw but didn’t know his name. Figlia who sometimes used the alias Frank Fargas was born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy on June 17, 1933. He performed stunts in sixty-five films between 1966 and 1982 and has credited roles as an actor in forty-one films during this same time. He participated particularly within the Western and "poliziottesco" (Italian crime film) genres, during the 1960s and 1970s. He often played supporting roles, such as henchmen, bandits, or men of the underworld.

Figlia died in Palermo on July 29, 1988, at the age of only 55 after appearing in forty Spaghetti westerns 

FIGLIA, Paolo (aka Frank Fargas) [6/17/1933, Palermo, Sicily, Italy – 7/29/1988, Palermo, Sicily, Italy] – stuntman, film actor.

El Rojo – 1966 (Lansky/Lasky henchman) [stunts]

Fort Yuma Gold – 1966 [stunts]

The Hills Run Red – 1966 (soldier) [stunts]

Johnny Yuma – 1966 (Pedro henchman) [stunts]

The Man from Nowhere – 1966 (townsman) [stunts]

Ringo and His Golden Pistol – 1966 (Perez henchman)

Day of Anger – 1967 (Perkins’ henchman) [stunts]

Death Rides Along – 1967 (Chris) [stunts]

Django, the Last Killer – 1967 (Mack McRay) [as Frank Fargas] [stunts]

The Great Silence – 1967 (Jack)

Rick and John Conquer the West – 1967 (Confederate soldier)

Pecos Cleans Up – 1967 (‘El Supremo’ henchman)

Poker With Pistols – 1967 (Master henchman)

Pray to God and Dig Your Grave – 1967 (Cipriano lieutenant)

Professionals for a Massacre – 1967 (Union officer buying guns)

$10,000 Blood Money – 1967 (bounty hunter)

The Two Faces of the Dollar – 1967 (bandits)

Totò Ciak! – Toto contro Ringo – 1967 (saloon patron)

And for a Roof a Sky Full of Stars – 1968 [stunts]

And Now… Make Your Peace With God – 1968 (Boyd) [stunts]

Once Upon a Time in the West – 1968 (Frank’s henchman)

Shadow of Sartana… Shadow of Death – 1968 (Benny Randall) [as Frank Fargas]

Tequila Joe – 1968 (Mulligan henchman) [as Frank Fargas]

Death on High Mountain – 1969 (brawler) [stunts]

The 5-Man Army – 1969 (Mexican soldier) [stunts]

4 Came to Kill Sartana – 1969 (Donovan) [as Frank Fargas] [stunts]

Night of the Serpent – 1969 (Hernandez soldier)

No Room to Die – 1969 (Burt Kelly)

The Price of Power – 1969 (deputy)

Fistful of Lead – 1970 (Mantas’ henchman) [stunts]

Shango – 1970 (Martinez soldier)

They Call Me Trinity – 1970 (Harriman henchman)

Duck You Sucker – 1971 (Mesa Verde bank guard) [stunts]

A Man Called Django! – 1971 (Carranza henchman) [stunts]

Trinity is STILL My Name – 1971 (saloon patron) [stunts]

It Can be Done... Amigo! – 1972 (Big Jim henchman) [stunts]

Jesse and Lester, Two Brothers in a Place Called Trinity – 1972 (miner) [stunts]

Man of the East – 1972 (saloon patron, brawler) [brawler]

Sting of the West – 1972 (Man at water trough)

They Call Me Providence – 1972 (deputy sheriff)