Franco Daddi was a stuntman, actor and Stunt director who began his known career in Italian films at the start of the 1960's and worked for the next 4 decades.
He had a similar-looking brother, Vladimiro, who also worked as a stuntman, though far less prolifically than Franco.
Franco was credited on occasion as "Franco Virgilio" or just "Virgilio", so presumably this was his full name. No other biographical details are currently known.
I have found a number of undocumented appearances by Franco in various genres, so there are bound to be more to be discovered.
- Goliath contro i giganti .... Soldier of Goliath (uncredited)
- Gordon, il pirata nero .... Pirate (uncredited)
- La vendetta di Ursus .... Attacker / Guard (uncredited)
1962 - Il segno del vendicatore .... Man attacked by soldiers in the forest (uncredited)
1963 - Il leone di San Marco .... Pirate (uncredited)
- Rocambole .... Hotel desk clerk (credited)
1964 - Ercole contro i figli del sole …. Soldier of Prince Maytha (uncredited)
- Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia .... Liberated slave (uncredited)
- Il trionfo di Ercole .... Contestant in the tournament (credited)
- La vendetta dei gladiatori .... Gladiator (credited)
- Le maledette pistole di Dallas .... Gambler (uncredited)
- Sandokan alla riscossa .... Drook henchman (uncredited)
- Tre dollari di piombo .... Jerry, Mark henchman (uncredited)
1965 - Il vendicatore dei Mayas .... One of Donar's men (uncredited)
- Johnny West il mancino .... Jefferson gunman (uncredited)
- L'avventuriero della Tortuga .... Pirate / Guard (uncredited)
- L'incendio di Roma .... Soldier (credited)
- Uno straniero a Sacramento .... Barnett henchman (credited as "Daddy's")
1966 - Arizona Colt .... Bank customer (uncredited)
- Le Saint prend l'affût .... Gangster (uncredited)
- MMM 83 - Missione Morte Molo 83 .... Taxi driver henchman (credited)
- Sette dollari sul rosso .... Outlaw (uncredited)
- Spie contro il mondo .... Gangster (credited as "Frank Dudy")
- Zorro il ribelle .... Wedding brawler (uncredited)
1967 - 20.000 dollari sul 7 .... Gunman (uncredited)
- Il magnifico Texano .... Gunman on the roof (uncredited)
- La resa dei conti .... Brothel brawler (uncredited)
- Lola Colt .... Paco (credited as "Frank Dady" as actor and Master of Arms)
1968 - ...e venne il tempo di uccidere .... Crawford brother (uncredited)
- Il pistolero segnato da Dio .... Brawler (uncredited)
- Joe... cercati un posto per morire! .... Tavern customer (uncredited)
1969 - Dio perdoni la mia pistola .... One of Martin's men (uncredited)
- La bambola di Satana .... Mr. Cordova (credited)
- Testa o croce .... Red (credited)
- Zum zum zum n° 2 .... Bar brawler (uncredited)
1971 - Anche per Django le carogne hanno un prezzo .... Manuel (credited)
- Continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità .... Parker henchman (uncredited)
- Il venditore di morte .... Saloon brawler (uncredited)
- L'arciere di fuoco .... One of Robin Hood's men (uncredited)
- L'istruttoria è chiusa: dimentichi .... Prison thug restraining Danzi (uncredited)
- La ragazza dalle mani di corallo .... Mister Patti assistant (poster credit)
- La spada normanna .... One of Ghipo's men (credited)
- La vendetta è un piatto che si serve freddo .... Perkins henchman (uncredited)
- Quelle sporche anime dannate .... The false Ringo Brown (credited)
- Vivi ragazza vivi! .... role? (credited) - no role pic so far
1972 - Amico, stammi lontano almeno un palmo .... Barroom brawler (uncredited)
- E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico .... Barroom brawler (uncredited)
- La colt era il suo dio .... Hired killer / Gunman (uncredited - re-used footage)
- La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza? .... Challenger henchman (uncredited)
- Trinità e Sartana figli di... ! .... Brother Bill (uncredited)
- Tutti fratelli nel west... per parte di padre .... Barn brawler (uncredited)
1973 - Lo chiamavano Tresette... giocava sempre col morto .... Costume party guard (uncredited)
- Piedone lo sbirro .... Frozen fish fighter (uncredited)
1974 - ...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo! .... Balloon fight henchman (uncredited)
- Anche gli angeli tirano di destro .... Maloney henchman (uncredited)
- Il bestione .... Thug (uncredited)
- Le scomunicate di San Valentino .... Guard (uncredited)
1975 - Ah si?.. E io lo dico a Zzzorro! .... The real Zorro (credited as "Franco Virgilio Daddi")
- Il sogno di Zorro .... Ruarte soldier (uncredited)
- Qui comincia l'avventura .... Cinema ice cream salesman (uncredited)
1976 - Emanuelle nera n° 2 .... Gate guard (credited)
- I soliti ignoti colpiscono ancora .... Doddo (uncredited)
- Il grande racket .... Rudy's henchman involved in the Barrera factory shooting (uncredited)
- Il soldato di ventura .... Gambling soldier / French knight (uncredited)
1977 - I due superpiedi quasi piatti .... Red-masked thug (uncredited)
1978 - I grossi bestioni .... Trucker (credited)
- Lo chiamavano Bulldozer .... Gambling den brawler (uncredited)
- Scontri stellari oltre la terza dimensione .... Soldier (uncredited)
1979 - Strategia per una missione di morte .... Henchman posing as taxi driver (credited), and credited as "Stunts"
1980 - Femmine infernali .... Guide (uncredited)
- Luca il contrabbandiere .... Drug dealer (credited as "Virgilio Daddi")
- Orinoco: Prigioniere del sesso .... Caesar (credited)
1982 - Le notti segrete di Lucrezia Borgia .... Captured messenger (credited)
- Violenza in un carcere femminile .... Prisoner (credited as Stunt director as "Virgilio Daddi")
1983 - Blade violent (I violenti) .... Police sharpshooter (uncredited)
1984 - Carmen .... Does not appear (credited for "Cascades" as "Virgilio Daddi")
1985 - Savage island .... Prison guard (credited? - re-used footage)
1986 - Foxtrap .... Marco henchman (uncredited)
1987 - Ator il guerriero di ferro .... Trogar (credited as actor and Master of Sword, as "Frank Daddi")
- The Barbarians and Co. .... Bluto (credited as "Franco Dadi")
- The Curse .... Does not appear (credited as Stunt coordinator as "Frank Daddi")
2001 - Vajont - la diga del disonore .... (credited as "Virgilio Dadda" for "Stunt", but not found)
2002 - Il commissario (TV series) - ep. 2: "Il traditore" .... Hotel receptionist (credited?)
- Gangs of New York .... Member of Bill the Butcher's gang (uncredited)
2006 - Los Borgia .... (credited as "Virgilio Daddi" as especialistas, but not found)
- Teleset (Interview, 1967) .... Himself
- L' America a Roma (Documentary, 1998) .... Himself (credited)
- I giardini del diavolo (1971) IMDb says he should be credited as "Stunt supervisor". He isn't credited in my French copy and he does not appear in the film.
- I Paladini : storia d'armi e d'amori (1983) (aka : Hearts and armour) (role ?)
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) IMDb says he should be credited as "Stunt coordinator - Italian unit" - may not appear
- Il commissario (2002 TV series) Season 1, episode 8: "Il segreto" (source Imdb) (no role given)
- Gli fumavano le Colt... lo chiamavano Camposanto (1971) IMDb as Brawler. Not found.