Goffredo Unger, often credited as Fredy, Freddy or numerous other spelling variations of his christian and surnames, was a blue-eyed, usually bearded stuntman, actor, master of arms and assistant director active in Italian and European films between at least 1954 to 2004.
All sources seem agreed that he was born on June 6th 1933 in Oslo, Norway. IMDb says he came from a German circus family who were performing in Norway at the time of his birth. There is some confusion about his date of death with IMDb and English Wikipedia giving an unspecified date in May 2009 (aged 75), while Italian Wikipedia gives the more specific date of June 16th 2009 in Rome, aged 76 (still other sources give May 1st, June 6th and June 17th as possible dates of death). He is known to have had 2 sons, Mario and Genesio, both of whom worked at some point in the film industry.
He began his known acting career in Fellini's La strada (1954) after which there is currently a 3-year gap before his next known role. From the end of the 50's he worked steadily as a stuntman, small part actor and master of arms in peplums, eurospies, space operas and westerns and he also has more than 20 credits as an assistant director. He would often appear in small roles in films where he had production credits, though his on-screen appearances declined from the mid-80's.
I've uncovered a couple of undocumented appearances, so it's quite possible there may be more to be found, particularly from the 50's and early 60's.
Filmography
- La strada .... Man restraining Zampano (uncredited)
1957 - Rascel-Fifì .... Street brawler (uncredited)
1959 - Agi Murad il diavolo bianco .... Woronzow's guard (credited as "Goffredo Ungaro")
- Le notti di Lucrezia Borgia .... Guard slapped by Diana (uncredited)
1960 - Messalina Venere imperatrice .... Tavern brawler (uncredited)
- Revak, lo schiavo di Cartagine .... Guard (uncredited)
1961 - La schiava di Roma .... Not found (credited and Master of arms as "Fredy Hunger")
1962 - I moschettieri del mare .... Not found (credited as Master of arms as "Fredy Unger")
- I normanni .... Prison guard (uncredited)
- Odio mortale .... Does not appear (credited as Assistant director as "Fredy Hunger")
- Solo contro Roma .... Does not appear (credited as "Federico Hunger")
1963 - Brenno il nemico di Roma .... One of Brenno's captains (credited)
- Il crollo di Roma .... Does not appear (credited as Master of arms as "Fredy Unger")
- Il figlio del circo .... Bailor (role unconfirmed - credited?)
- Il magnifico avventuriero .... Tavern brawler (credited as Master of arms)
- Sfida al re di Castiglia .... Bertrand (credited as "Fredy Ungher")
1964 - Anthar l'invincibile .... Ganor's henchman (uncredited)
- Cadavere per signora .... Marine in bar fight (uncredited)
- Genoveffa di Brabante .... Gontrano (uncredited)
- I giganti di Roma .... Varo (credited as "Freddy Unger")
- Maciste e la regina di Samar .... Mogol (credited)
- Sei donne per l'assassino .... The masked killer (uncertain identification - uncredited)
1966 - A 077, sfida ai killers .... Mark (credited as "Freddy Unger")
- Black Box Affair - Il mondo trema .... Russian (uncredited)
- I coltelli del vendicatore .... Hagen henchman (uncredited)
- I criminali della galassia .... Charles (uncredited)
- I diafanoidi vengono da Marte .... Freddy Duvall (credited as "Freddy Unger")
- Il pianeta errante .... Captain Frank Perkinson (credited as "Freddy Unger")
- La spia che viene dal mare .... Albert (credited?)
- Operazione Goldman .... Wicks (uncredited)
- Un fiume di dollari .... Union colonel (credited as Master of arms)
1967 - 7 pistole per un massacro .... Stagecoach driver (uncredited)
- Colpo maestro al servizio di Sua Maestà britannica .... Hitman (credited as Master of arms)
- Duello nel mondo .... Barroom brawler (uncredited)
- L'uomo del colpo perfetto .... Kurt (credited as "Freddy Unger")
- La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin .... Captain Frank Pulasky (credited as "Freddy Unger")
- Troppo per vivere... poco per morire .... Agent (credited as "Fred Unger")
1968 - Black Jack .... Billy (credited and Master of arms as "Fredy Unger")
- Corri uomo corri .... Arthur (credited as Master of arms as "Fredy Unger")
- Joko invoca Dio... e muori .... Yuma (credited as Fredi Unger)
- Se vuoi vivere... spara! .... Marlow henchman (uncredited)
- Tutto sul rosso .... Fred(credited as Master of arms as "Fredy Hunger")
- Uno di più all'inferno .... Ward henchman (uncredited)
- Uno dopo l'altro .... Burt (uncredited)
1969 - 36 ore all'inferno .... Sergeant Missouri (credited as "Fredy Unger")
- La battaglia del deserto .... Spencer (credited as "Freddy Unger")
- O' Cangaceiro .... Geologist (credited as Assistant director)
1970 - Città violenta .... Hitman (uncredited)
- Hornets' Nest .... Merkel (credited as "Freddie Unger")
- I Leopardi di Churchill .... Roland (credited as "Fredi Unger")
- L'oro dei bravados .... Chapagua henchman (uncredited)
- Operazione terrore .... Doctor carrying out autopsy (uncredited)
1971 - Anda muchacho, spara! .... Chris (credited)
- Gli fumavano le Colt... lo chiamavano Camposanto .... Fred (uncredited)
- L'occhio del ragno .... Driver (credited?)
- Lo chiamavano King .... Ben Benson (credited as "John Silver" and as Master of arms)
- Prega il morto e ammazza il vivo .... Skelton (credited as Master of arms)
- Testa t'ammazzo, croce... sei morto - Mi chiamano Alleluja .... Slim (credited and Master of arms as "Freddie Unger")
1972 - Casa d'appuntamento .... Man repairing a van (uncredited)
- I due figli di Trinità .... Father superior (credited as "Freddy Hungar")
- Il West ti va stretto, amico... è arrivato Alleluja .... Laredo sheriff (credited as Maestro d'armi)
- Jesse & Lester - Due fratelli in un posto chiamato Trinità .... Doc (credited as Master of arms as "Freddy Unger")
- La mano lunga del padrino .... Pedro, Henchman of Don Carmelo (uncredited)
- Terza ipotesi su un caso di perfetta strategia criminale .... Don Salvatore henchman (uncredited)
- Trinità e Sartana figli di... .... Does not appear (credited as Master of arms)
- Uomo avvisato mezzo ammazzato... Parola di Spirito Santo .... Captain Ortega (credited as "Fredy Unger")
1973 - Dio, sei proprio un padreterno! .... Anunziata henchman (credited as Master of arms)
- E il terzo giorno arrivo il corvo .... Does not appear (credited as Master of arms as "Fredy Unger")
- Fuori uno...sotto un altro, arriva il passatore .... Does not appear (credited as Assistant director)
- Il re della mala .... Man buying a newspaper (uncredited)
- L'altra faccia del padrino .... Don Vito henchman (credited)
- Lo chiamavano Tresette... giocava sempre col morto .... Sheriff Pat Gray (credited as Assistant director)
- Pugni, pirati e karatè .... role? (credited)
- Storia di karatè, pugni e fagioli .... Freddy (uncredited)
1974 - Di Tresette ce n'è uno, tutti gli altri son nessuno .... Pirate (credited as Assistant director)
- Il ritorno di Zanna Bianca .... Barroom brawler (credited as Master of arms)
- La badessa di Castro .... Commanding officer (uncredited)
1975 - I quattro dell'Apocalisse .... Altaville bidder (credited as Master of arms)
- Il lupo dei mari .... Does not appear (credited as Assistant director)
- La polizia accusa: il servizio segreto uccide .... Getaway driver (uncredited)
- La polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere! .... Marshal Celesti (credited)
- Von Buttiglione diventa capo dei servizi segreti .... Does not appear (credited as Assistant director)
1976 - Cattivi pensieri .... Angry motorist (uncredited)
- Italia a mano armata .... Bank robbery getaway driver (credited as Supervisor of acrobatic scenes)
- Kidnap in Rome ... Charlie (uncredited)
- Napoli spara .... Does not appear (credited as Assistant director)
- Roma a mano armata .... Panicking man at the market (credited as Assistant director)
- The Swiss Conspiracy .... Does not appear (credited as Stunt director as Fred Unger)
- Una donna chiamata Apache .... Does not appear (credited as Assistant director)
1977 - Kakkientruppen .... See-saw sergeant (uncredited)
- La polizia è sconfitta .... Valli henchman (uncredited)
1979 - Concorde Affaire '79 .... Lochner (credited as Assistant director)
- L'umanoide .... Does not appear (credited as Master of arms as Freddy Unger)
1980 - Apocalypse domani .... Mall guard (credited as Stunt co-ordinator)
1981 - Comin' at Ya! .... Not found (credited for Special effects as "Fredy Unger")
- I carabbimatti .... Does not appear (credited as Assistant director)
- Mia moglie torna a scuola .... Does not appear (credited as Assistant director)
- Pierino contro tutti .... Man knocked down by taxi (uncredited)
- Pierino medico della SAUB .... Film director (uncredited)
- Rosso sangue .... Machine shop janitor (uncredited)
1982 - Bakterion .... Angry man outside cinema (credited as Assistant director)
- Bekenntnisse des hochstaplers Felix Krull (TV mini-series) - ep. 2 .... Salvatore (credited as "Freddy Unger")
1983 - 2019 - Dopo la caduta di New York .... Eurac (uncredited)
- Hercules .... Does not appear (credited for Special effects)
- Il giustiziere della strada .... Water truck driver (credited as Assistant director)
- Il tesoro delle 4 corone .... Does not appear (credited as Special effects supervisor as "Fredy Unger")
- Thunder .... Thomas's friend (credited and Assistant director)
- Zero in condotta .... Does not appear (credited as Assistant director)
1984 - Rolf .... Boa (credited as Assistant director as "Fred Unger")
- Shark: Rosso nell'oceano .... Fisherman shark attack victim (credited as Assistant director as Fredy Unger)
1985 - Dèmoni .... Jeep driver-father (uncredited)
- King Solomon's Mines .... Does not appear (credited as Special effects technician as "Fred Unger")
1986 - Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold .... Does not appear (credited as Mechanical effects coordinator as "Fred Unger")
1987 - Hammerhead .... Man in beach bar (uncredited) - uncertain identification)
1988 - Man spricht deutsch .... Does not appear (credited as Assistant director as "Fred Unger")
- Minaccia d'amore .... Does not appear (credited as Master of arms)
- Missione finale .... Does not appear (credited for Special effects as "Fredy Unger")
- Un maledetto soldato .... Tortured helicopter pilot (credited for Special effects as "Fredy Ungher")
1990 - La maschera del demonio .... Does not appear (credited as Master of arms)
1991 - Fantaghirò (TV mini-series) .... Does not appear (credited as Master of arms)
1992 - Fantaghirò 2 (TV mini-series) .... Does not appear (credited as Master of arms)
1993 - Fantaghirò 3 (TV mini-series) .... Does not appear (credited as Master of arms)
1994 - Fantaghirò 4 (TV mini-series) .... Does not appear (credited as Master of arms)
1995 - Desideria e l'anello del drago (TV mini-series) .... Does not appear (credited as Master of arms)
1996 - Fantaghirò 5 (TV mini-series) .... Does not appear (credited as Master of arms)
- Sorellina e il principe del sogno (TV mini-series) .... Does not appear (credited as Master of arms)
1997 - La principessa e il povero (TV mini-series) .... Does not appear (credited as Master of arms)
- M.D.C. - Maschera di cera .... Puppeteer (credited)
1998 - L'elefante bianco (TV mini-series) .... Does not appear (credited as Master of arms)
1999 - Caraibi (TV mini-series) .... Does not appear (credited as Master of arms)
2001 - Shaka Zulu: The Citadel (TV movie) .... Does not appear (credited as Stunt co-ordinator and Special effects supervisor)
2002 - Julius Caesar .... Does not appear (credited as Stunt co-ordinator as "Freddie Unger")
2004 - Germanikus .... Does not appear (credited for Special effects, 2nd unit direction, Stunt coordinator and Assistant director)
Films where Goffredo is listed as appearing somewhere online, but cannot be found. There always has to be one!
- Le spie uccidono a Beirut (1965) IMDb as Baalbek tribe leader. Not found
- Diabolik (1968) IMDb as Diplomat and stunt double for John Phillip Law. Not found
- E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico (1972) IMDb as Saloon patron. Not found
- Ci risiamo, vero Provvidenza? (1973) IMDb as Soldier. Not found, the actor identified as Goffredo by euro-bis is not him.