Unger, Goffredo

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Goffredo Unger in Prega il morto e ammazza il vivo (1971)

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 5-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

1954

1. La strada (uncredited) .... Man restraining Zampano
   
   1959
2. Agi Murad il diavolo bianco (credited as Goffredo Ungaro) .... Woronzow's guard
3. Le notti di Lucrezia Borgia (uncredited) .... Guard slapped by Diana
   
   1961
4. La schiava di Roma (credited + Master of arms as Fredy Hunger) .... Does not appear
   
   1962
5. I moschettieri del mare (credited as Master of arms as Fredy Unger) .... Does not appear
6. Odio mortale (credited as Assistant director as Fredy Hunger) .... Does not appear
7. Solo contro Roma (credited as Federico Hunger) .... Does not appear
   
   1963
8. Brenno il nemico di Roma (credited) .... One of Brenno's captains
9. Il crollo di Roma (credited as Master of arms as Fredy Unger) .... Does not appear
10. Il figlio del circo (credited?) .... Bailor (role unconfirmed)
11. Il magnifico avventuriero (credited as master of arms) .... Tavern brawler
12. Sfida al re di Castiglia (credited as Fredy Ungher) .... Bertrand
    
    1964
13. Anthar l'invincibile (uncredited) .... Ganor's henchman
14. Cadavere per signora (uncredited) .... Marine in bar fight
15. Genoveffa di Brabante (uncredited) .... Nobleman
16. I giganti di Roma (credited as Freddy Unger) .... Varo
17. Maciste e la regina di Samar (credited) .... Mogol
18. Sei donne per l'assassino (uncredited) .... The masked killer (uncertain identification)
    
    1966
19. A 077, sfida ai killers (credited as Freddy Unger) .... Mark
20. Black Box Affair - Il mondo trema (uncredited) .... Russian
21. I coltelli del vendicatore (uncredited) .... Hagen henchman
22. I criminali della galassia (uncredited) .... Charles
23. I diafanoidi vengono da Marte (credited as Freddy Unger) .... Freddy Duvall
24. Il pianeta errante (credited as Freddy Unger) .... Captain Frank Perkinson
25. La spia che viene dal mare (credited?) .... Albert
26. Operazione Goldman (uncredited) .... Wicks
27. Un fiume di dollari (credited as Master of arms) .... Union colonel
    
    1967
28. 7 pistole per un massacro (uncredited) .... Stagecoach driver
29. Colpo maestro al servizio di Sua Maestà britannica (credited as Master of arms) .... Hitman
30. Duello nel mondo (uncredited) .... Barroom brawler
31. L'uomo del colpo perfetto (credited as Freddy Unger) .... Kurt
32. La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin (credited as Freddy Unger) .... Captain Frank Pulasky
33. Troppo per vivere... poco per morire (credited as Fred Unger) .... Agent
    
    1968
34. Black Jack (credited + Master of arms as Fredy Unger) ... Billy
35. Corri uomo corri (uncredited) ... Arthur
36. Joko invoca Dio... e muori (credited as Fredi Unger) .... Yuma
37. Se vuoi vivere... spara! (uncredited) ... Marlow henchman
38. Tutto sul rosso (credited as Master of arms as Fredy Hunger) .... Fred
39. Uno di più all'inferno (uncredited) ... Ward henchman
40. Uno dopo l'altro (uncredited) ... Burt
    
    1969
41. 36 ore all'inferno (credited as Fredy Unger) .... Sergeant Missouri
42. La battaglia del deserto (credited as Freddy Unger) .... Spencer
43. O Cangaceiro (credited as Assistant director) .... Geologist
    
    1970
44. Città violenta (uncredited) ... Hitman
45. Hornets' Nest (credited as Freddie Unger) .... Merkel
46. I Leopardi di Churchill (credited as Fredi Unger) .... Roland
47. L'oro dei bravados (uncredited) ... Chapagua henchman
48. Operazione terrore (uncredited) ... Doctor carrying out autopsy
    
    1971
49. Anda muchacho, spara! (credited) .... Chris
50. Gli fumavano le Colt... lo chiamavano Camposanto (uncredited) ... Fred
51. L'occhio del ragno (credited?) ... Driver
52. Lo chiamavano King (credited as John Silver + Master of arms) .... Ben Benson
53. Prega il morto e ammazza il vivo (credited as Master of arms) .... Skelton
54. Testa t'ammazzo, croce... sei morto - Mi chiamano Alleluja (credited + Master of arms as Freddie Unger) .... Slim
    
    1972
55. Casa d'appuntamento (uncredited) ... Man repairing a van
56. I due figli di Trinità (credited as Freddy Hungar) .... Father superior
57. Il West ti va stretto, amico... è arrivato Alleluja (credited as maestro d'armi) .... Laredo sheriff
58. Jesse & Lester - Due fratelli in un posto chiamato Trinità (credited as Master of arms as Freddy Unger) .... Doc
59. La mano lunga del padrino (uncredited) .... Pedro, Henchman of Don Carmelo
60. Terza ipotesi su un caso di perfetta strategia criminale (uncredited) ... Don Salvatore henchman
61. Trinità e Sartana figli di... (credited as Master of arms) .... Does not appear
62. Uomo avvisato mezzo ammazzato... Parola di Spirito Santo (credited as Fredy Unger) .... Captain Ortega
    
    1973
63. Dio, sei proprio un padreterno! (credited as Master of arms) .... Anunziata henchman
64. E il terzo giorno arrivo il corvo (credited as Master of arms as Fredy Unger) .... Does not appear
65. Fuori uno...sotto un altro, arriva il passatore (credited as Assistant director) .... Does not appear
66. Il re della mala (uncredited) ... Man buying a newspaper
67. L'altra faccia del padrino (credited) .... Don Vito henchman
68. Lo chiamavano Tresette... giocava sempre col morto (credited as Assistant director) .... Sheriff Pat Gray
69. Pugni, pirati e karatè (credited?) .... role?
70. Storia di karatè, pugni e fagioli (uncredited) ... Freddy
    
    1974
71. Di Tresette ce n'è uno, tutti gli altri son nessuno (credited as Assistant director) .... Pirate
72. Il ritorno di Zanna Bianca (credited as Master of arms) .... Barroom brawler
73. La badessa di Castro (uncredited) .... Commanding officer
    
    1975
74. I quattro dell'Apocalisse (credited as Master of arms) .... Altaville bidder
75. Il lupo dei mari (credited as Assistant director) .... Does not appear
76. La polizia accusa: il servizio segreto uccide (uncredited) ... Getaway driver
77. La polizia interviene: ordine di uccidere! (credited) .... Marshal Celesti
78. Von Buttiglione diventa capo dei servizi segreti (credited as Assistant director) .... Does not appear
    
    1976
79. Cattivi pensieri (uncredited) ... Angry motorist
80. Italia a mano armata (credited as Supervisor of acrobatic scenes) .... Bank robbery getaway driver
81. Kidnap in Rome (uncredited) ... Charlie
82. Napoli spara (credited as Assistant director) .... Does not appear
83. Roma a mano armata (credited as Assistant director) .... Panicking man at the market
84. The Swiss Conspiracy (credited as Stunt director as Fred Unger) .... Does not appear
85. Una donna chiamata Apache (credited as Assistant director) .... Does not appear
    
    1977
86. Kakkientruppen (uncredited) ... See-saw sergeant
87. La polizia è sconfitta (uncredited) ... Valli henchman
    
    1979
88. Concorde Affaire '79 (credited as Assistant director) .... Lochner
89. L'umanoide (credited as Master of arms as Freddy Unger) .... Does not appear
    
    1980
90. Apocalypse domani (credited as Stunt co-ordinator) .... Mall guard
    
    1981
91. Comin' at Ya! (credited for Special effects as Fredy Unger) .... Not found
92. I carabbimatti (credited as Assistant director) .... Does not appear
93. Mia moglie torna a scuola (credited as Assistant director) .... Does not appear
94. Pierino contro tutti (uncredited) ... Man knocked down by taxi
95. Pierino medico della SAUB (uncredited) ... Film director
96. Rosso sangue (uncredited) ... Machine shop janitor
    
    1982
97. Bakterion (credited as Assistant director) .... Angry man outside cinema
98. Bekenntnisse des hochstaplers Felix Krull (TV mini-series, episode 2) (credited as Freddy Unger) .... Salvatore
    
    1983
99. 2019 - Dopo la caduta di New York (uncredited) ... Eurac
100. Hercules (credited for Special effects) .... Does not appear
101. Il giustiziere della strada (credited as Assistant director) .... Water truck driver
102. Il tesoro delle 4 corone (credited as Special effects supervisor as Fredy Unger) .... Does not appear
103. Thunder (credited + Assistant director) .... Thomas's friend
104. Zero in condotta (credited as Assistant director) .... Does not appear
     
     1984
105. Rolf (credited as Assistant director as Fred Unger) .... Boa
106. Shark: Rosso nell'oceano (credited as Assistant director as Fredy Unger) .... Fisherman shark attack victim
     
     1985
107. Dèmoni (uncredited) ... Jeep driver-father
108. King Solomon's Mines (credited as Special effects technician as Fred Unger) .... Does not appear
     
     1986
109. Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (credited as Mechanical effects coordinator as Fred Unger) .... Does not appear
     
     1987
110. Hammerhead (uncredited) ... Man in beach bar (uncertain identification)
     
     1988
111. Man spricht deutsch (credited as Assistant director as Fred Unger) .... Does not appear
112. Minaccia d'amore (credited as Master of arms) .... Does not appear
113. Missione finale (credited for Special effects as Fredy Unger) ... Does not appear
114. Un maledetto soldato (credited for Special effects as Fredy Ungher) .... Tortured helicopter pilot
     
     1990
115. La maschera del demonio (credited as Master of arms) .... Does not appear
     
     1991
116. Fantaghirò (TV mini-series) (credited as Master of arms) .... Does not appear
     
     1992
117. Fantaghirò 2 (TV mini-series) (credited as Master of arms) .... Does not appear
     
     1993
118. Fantaghirò 3 (TV mini-series) (credited as Master of arms) .... Does not appear
     
     1994
119. Fantaghirò 4 (TV mini-series) (credited as Master of arms) .... Does not appear
     
     1995
120. Desideria e l'anello del drago (TV mini-series) (credited as Master of arms) .... Does not appear
     
     1996
121. Fantaghirò 5 (TV mini-series) (credited as Master of arms) .... Does not appear
122. Sorellina e il principe del sogno (TV mini-series) (credited as Master of arms) .... Does not appear
     
     1997
123. La principessa e il povero (TV mini-series) (credited as Master of arms) .... Does not appear
124. M.D.C. - Maschera di cera (credited) .... Puppeteer
     
     1998
125. L'elefante bianco (TV mini-series) (credited as Master of arms) .... Does not appear
     
     1999
126. Caraibi (TV mini-series) (credited as Master of arms) .... Does not appear
     
     2001
127. Shaka Zulu: The Citadel (TV movie) (credited as Stunt co-ordinator and Special effects supervisor) .... Does not appear
     
     2002
128. Julius Caesar (credited as Stunt co-ordinator as Freddie Unger) .... Does not appear
     
     2004
129. Germanikus (credited for Special effects, 2nd unit direction, Stunt coordinator and Assistant director) .... Does not appear

No Unger!

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.

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La strada (1954) as Man restraining Zampano.

This is currently Goffredo's earliest known role, alongside an equally young Nazzareno Zamperla (with whom he would work many times over the years). There is currently a 5 year gap between this and his next known role, so there are presumably some more 50's roles waiting to be found.

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Agi Murad il diavolo bianco (1959) credited as Goffredo Ungaro, as Woronzow's guard

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Le notti di Lucrezia Borgia (1959) as Guard slapped by Diana

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La schiava di Roma (1961) credited as actor and Master of arms, both as Fredy Hunger, but does not appear.

This is one of several films that were shot in Yugoslavia where Goffredo, along with Rinaldo Zamperla and Giancarlo Bastianoni, is credited as an actor but does not appear. Various websites mistakenly list him as playing a character named Trucillus.

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I moschettieri del mare (1962) credited as Master of arms as Fredy Unger.

I'm pretty certain that he does not appear.

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Solo contro Roma (1962) credited as Federico Hunger, but does not appear.

This is another film shot in Yugoslavia where Goffredo and several other stuntmen are credited as actors, but do not appear.

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Brenno il nemico di Roma (1963) credited, as One of Brenno's captains

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Il crollo di Roma (1963) credited as Master of arms, as Fredy Unger.

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Il magnifico avventuriero (1963) credited as Master of arms, as Tavern brawler