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Post by Stuntman Mike » 17/03/2023, 21:45

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Virgilio Ponti in Sigpress contro Scotland Yard (1968)
Virgilio Ponti was born in Rome in 1933.

He was an Italian actor and stuntman particularly active in the western genre. His specialties were fencing, horse riding and acrobatics. Also very skilled as an archer, to the point of having been in contention as an Olympic athlete in his time. Thanks to his skills with the sword he has often trained actors and actresses in multiple films, and has coordinated numerous theater performances.

Virgilio’s ability on horseback comes from his great passion for this world since he was a child. In his home in Formello he owned several racehorses that competed in all the racetracks. His lean physique made him perfect to double the women as well. One of the actress most doubled was Monica Vitti.

Virgilio is among all the Italian stuntmen one of those to have had one of the longest careers, having started in the early 60s and having finished his career in 2020, at the age of 87, with the last stunt appearance.

He died in 2021 in Formello in his country house.

Filmography

1964
  1. Sandokan alla riscossa .... One of Sandokan's men (uncredited)

    1965
  2. Gli uomini dal passo pesante .... Henchman (credited as "Payne Clifford")

    1966
  3. Il vostro super agente Flit .... Alien (uncredited)
  4. Johnny Yuma .... Barroom brawler (uncredited)
  5. Le colt cantarono la morte e fu... tempo di massacro .... Scott henchman (uncredited)
  6. Uccidi o muori .... Griffith henchman (credited)

    1967
  7. Buckaroo .... Blonde Lash henchman (credited)
  8. Con la morte alla spalle .... Electra One henchman (uncredited)
  9. I giorni della violenza .... Soldier (uncredited)
  10. La cintura di castità .... Stunt double for Monica Vitti as Boccodoro / Guy in Guerrando's allegiance (uncredited)
  11. Odio per odio .... Moxon henchman (uncredited)
  12. Professionisti per un massacro .... Lloyd henchman (uncredited)
  13. Una colt in pugno al diavolo .... Soldier in saloon (uncredited)
  14. Vado... l'ammazzo e torno .... Monetero henchman in train hold-up (uncredited)

    1968
  15. Al di là della legge.... Saloon Patron (uncredited)
  16. Fenomenal e il tesoro di Tutankamen .... Smuggler (uncredited)
  17. Il grande silenzio .... Bounty hunter (uncredited)
  18. Odissea (TV mini series) .... Comeptitor at target throwing (uncredited)
  19. Prega Dio... e scavati la fossa! .... Fighting Mexican soldier (uncredited)
  20. Romeo and Juliet .... Swordsman in the street (uncredited)
  21. Sangue chiama sangue .... Machedo bandit (uncredited)
  22. Sigpress contro Scotland Yard .... Juanito (uncredited)
  23. Spara, Gringo, spara .... Saloon brawler (uncredited)
  24. Un killer per sua maestà .... Toni henchman (uncredited)

    1969
  25. L'odio è il mio dio .... Sweetley gunman (uncredited)
  26. La battaglia d'Inghilterra .... German soldier (uncredited)
  27. Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino .... Bank guard on the roof (uncredited)
  28. Una lunga fila di croci .... Fargo henchman (uncredited)
  29. Zenabel .... One of Gennaro's men (uncredited)
  30. Zorro marchese di Navarra .... Soldier with Don Ruiz (uncredited)

    1970
  31. Reverendo Colt .... Bandit (uncredited)

    1971
  32. Acquasanta Joe .... Donovan henchman (credited)
  33. Arriva Durango... paga o muori .... Mexican (uncredited)
  34. …continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità .... Monk (uncredited)
  35. L'arciere di fuoco ... One of Robin's men (uncredited)
  36. Le calde notti di Don Giovanni ... Semùl (uncredited)
  37. Lo chiamavano King .... Benson gunman (uncredited)

    1972
  38. Alleluja e Sartana figli di... Dio .... McGregor gang member (uncredited)
  39. E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico .... Barroom brawler (uncredited)
  40. La grande avventura di Scaramouche .... Marquis Philippe D'Arcy (credited)
  41. La mala ordina .... Pimp (uncredited)
  42. La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza? .... Saloon patron / Soldier (uncredited)
  43. Sei iellato, amico hai incontrato Sacramento .... Murdock henchman (credited)
  44. Seminò morte... lo chiamavano il Castigo di Dio! .... Mexican in Cantina (uncreidted, re-used footage from ´Ariiva Durango`)
  45. Trinità e Sartana figli di... .... Saloon brawler (uncredited)

    1973
  46. Mi chiamavano 'Requiescat'... ma avevano sbagliato .... Machedo bandit (uncredited)
  47. Più forte sorelle .... Catapult henchman (uncredited)
  48. Tutti per uno... botte per tutti .... Hoedown partier (uncredited)

    1974
  49. Il cittadino si ribella .... Shot money courier (uncredited)
  50. Il poliziotto è marcio .... Henchman (uncredited)

    1975
  51. Noi non siamo angeli .... Shark henchman (uncredited)

    1976
  52. Bluff storia di truffe e di imbroglioni .... Driver (credited)
  53. Le avventure e gli amori di Scaramouche .... One of Napoleon's guards (uncredited)

    1977
  54. California .... Fred N. Redford (uncredited)
  55. Ecco noi per esempio… .... Henchman (credited)
  56. La via della droga .... Drug dealer (uncredited)
  57. Mannaja .... Valler henchman (uncredited)

    1980
  58. Qua la mano .... Stunt double for Adriano Celentano as Don Fulgenzio (credit unknown)

    1989
  59. Classe di ferro (TV Series), St. 1 Ep. 9 “Gli scozzesi” .... Scottish brawler (uncredited)
  60. Francesco .... (credited as "In the Perugia prison", but not found)

    1990
  61. The King's Whore .... Rider (credited as stuntman)

    2002
  62. Gang's of New York .... Bill the Butcher's gang member / Riotous (uncredited)

    2007
  63. Ho voglia di te .... (credited for "Stunt", but not found)
  64. Scrivilo sui muri .... (credited for "Stunt", but not found)

    2020
  65. Romulus (TV series) S. 1, ep. 2: "Regere" .... King (credited as "Stunt")

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Post by Stuntman Mike » 17/03/2023, 21:46

Gli uomini dal passo pesante (1965) credited as "Payne Clifford", as Henchman
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I can also identify him in this stunt sequence:
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Virgilio is the stunt guy falling on the right. I can say this thanks to the testimony he gave me himself some years ago, together with this photo taken on the set where the faces of the stuntmen are much sharper and clear
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Post by Stuntman Mike » 18/03/2023, 10:37

Le colt cantarono la morte e fu... tempo di massacro (1966) as Scott henchman
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Post by themefi » 18/03/2023, 10:40

Uccidi o muori (1966), credited, as Griffith henchman
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Post by FatmanDan » 18/03/2023, 10:44

Buckaroo (1967) credited, as Blond Lash henchman
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Post by PeplumParadise » 18/03/2023, 10:48

La cintura di castità (1967) as Stunt double for Monica Vitti as Boccodoro, identified from an on-set image. Plus, he is playing a guy in Guerrando's allegiance.
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Post by Stuntman Mike » 18/03/2023, 10:56

Il grande silenzio (1968) as Bounty hunter
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Post by PeplumParadise » 18/03/2023, 11:06

Sigpress contro Scotland Yard (1968) as Juanito
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Post by Stuntman Mike » 18/03/2023, 11:11

Spara, Gringo, spara (1968) as Saloon brawler.

Impossible to have clear shots of the fight
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Post by Stuntman Mike » 18/03/2023, 11:14

Una lunga fila di croci (1969) as Fargo henchman
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