Nando Poggi, also billed as Fernando and Ferdinando (one of which is presumably his birth name), was an actor, stuntman and master of arms, active in Italian and European films from the late-1950's until the mid-1980's.
No biographical details are currently known, however it seems likely that there is a connection between Nando and producer/screenwriter Ottavio Poggi, in whose films Nando appeared on at least 6 occasions.
I have found a number of undocumented appearances by Nando, so I’m sure that more will follow.
- Il conte di Matera .... Guard (uncredited)
- Il pirata dello sparviero nero .... Soldier (uncredited)
- Le fatiche di Ercole .... Athlete (uncredited)
1959 - Cartagine en fiamme .... Soldier in the sea battle / Prisoner (uncredited)
- Fuenteovejuna (TV movie) .... Villager (uncredited)
- Le notti di Lucrezia Borgia .... Fencer (uncredited)
1960 - Revak, lo schiavo di Cartagine .... Carthaginian soldier (uncredited)
- Salambò .... Soldier with Mathos (uncredited)
1961 - La schiava di Roma .... Roman soldier (credited)
1963 - I quattro moschettieri .... The real Athos (credited)
- Il crollo di Roma .... Roman soldier (credited)
- Il vendicatore mascherato .... Conspirator (credited)
- Jason and the Argonauts .... Castor (uncredited)
1964 - I misteri della giungla nera .... Kammamuri (credited)
- Massacro al Grande Canyon …. (credited, but not found)
- Minnesota Clay .... Tubbs (credited)
- Sandokan alla riscossa .... Partner of Teotokris (credited)
- Sandokan contro il leopardo di Sarawak .... Assumbata (credited)
1965 - L'avventuriero della Tortuga .... Pirate (uncredited as actor)
1966 - I 5 della vendetta .... Gonzalez brother (credited)
- Johnny Oro .... Paco Perez (uncredited as actor)
- Johnny Yuma .... Sugar (credited as "Ned Poger")
- L'uomo che ride .... Umberto (credited as "Fernando Poggi")
- Per un pugno di canzoni .... The Frenchman (credited)
- Surcouf, l'eroe dei sette mari .... Towers of the India Company (credited as "Fernando Poggi")
- Tre notti violente .... Fasi henchman (uncredited)
1967 - 10,000 dollari per un massacro .... Miguel (credited)
- Bersaglio mobile .... Inspector Starkis (credited)
- Hipnos follia di massacro .... Agent (uncredited)
- Operazione San Pietro .... One of Joe Ventura's attackers (uncredited)
- Supercolpo da 7 miliardi .... Mirko (credited)
1968 - Al di là della legge …. (credited as "Fernando Poggi", but not found)
- Anche nel west c'era una volta Dio .... Mescali, halfbreed henchman of the Butcher brothers (uncredited)
- Quel caldo maledetto giorno di fuoco .... Bill Hutton (uncredited as actor)
1970 - La sfida dei MacKenna .... Juan (credited)
1971 - Acquasanta Joe .... Gunman (uncredited as actor)
- Il giorno del giudizio .... Steve (credited)
- Scipione detto anche l'Africano .... Gracco's lieutenant (uncredited as actor)
- Un omicidio perfetto a termine di legge .... Santini (credited)
1972 - L'amante del demonio .... Knight (poster credit only)
- Sei iellato, amico hai incontrato Sacramento .... Sheriff (credited)
1973 - The Golden Voyage of Sinbad .... Member of Sinbad's crew (credited as "Fernando Poggi")
1974 - Che matti... ragazzi!!! .... Cupido (credited as "Ferdinando Poggi")
1975 - Che stangata ragazzi.... Aristotle (poster credit as "Ferdinando Poggi")
- L'uomo della strada fa giustizia .... Mario (credited)
1977 - La malavita attacca. La polizia risponde .... Mafioso at the meeting (uncredited)
- La via della droga .... Leroy henchman (credited as "Ferdinando Poggi")
- Tentacoli .... Boat owner (credited as "Ferdinando Poggi")
1979 - Il braccio violento della mala …. role? (poster credit)
1981 - Clash of the titans …. Soldier with Perseus (uncredited as actor)
1985 - Le avventure dell'incredibile Ercole .... Poseidon (credited)
- La schiava di Roma .... Credited as master of arms
- Rosmunda e Alboino …. Credited as master of arms
1964 - I misteri della giungla nera ....Credited as fencing master
- Sandokan alla riscossa .... Credited as master of arms
- Sandokan contro il leopardo di Sarawak .... Credited as master of arms
1965 - L'avventuriero della Tortuga ....Credited as master of arms
1966 - Johnny Oro .... Credited as master of arms
1968 - I quattro dell'Ave Maria .... Credited for "Action sequences staged", as "Ferdinando Poggi"
- Quel caldo maledetto giorno di fuoco .... Credited for "fight sequences"
1971 - Acquasanta Joe .... Credited as assistant director and screenwriter
- Scipione detto anche l'Africano .... Credited as master of arms
1972 - Sei iellato, amico hai incontrato Sacramento .... Credited as master of arms, as "Ferdinando Poggi"
1973 - Baciamo le mani …. Credited as master of arms, as "Ferdinando Poggi"
- Ming, ragazzi! …. Credited as fencing master, as "Ferdinando Poggi"
1974 - Mussolini ultimo atto …. Credited as master of arms, as "Ferdinando Poggi"
1981 - Clash of the titans …. Credited as stunt co-ordinator
1982 - Il conte Tacchia …. Credited as master of arms, as "Ferdinando Poggi"
- Ben-Hur (1959) Nando informed Christoffer Slotte in an interview that he performed as stuntman and master of arms on this film. The actor playing "Guard arresting Ben-Hur" was decided it was not him, so whether he appears identifiably elsewhere remains to be seen.
- Capitaine Singrid [I mercenari muoiono all'alba] (1968) ANICA
- Il segno di Zorro (1963) ANICA/IMDb as Politico. IMDb says he should be credited as "Fernando Poggi", but he isn't. Not found by myself or Carlos.
- 2 mafiosi contro Al Capone (1966) IMDb as Minasi henchman. It would appear that someone has mis-identified Nando in the role played by Paolo Scuesan.
- Spara, Gringo, spara (1968) IMDb as 2nd bandit. IMDb says he should be credited as "Erik Fisher", but this unlikely-sounding name does not appear in the credits. Not found by myself or Carlos.