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Gian Maria Volonté

Gian Maria Volonté

Acting

Born April 9, 1933 — Died December 6, 1994 Milano, Lombardia, Italy

Gian Maria Volonté (9 April 1933 – 6 December 1994) was an Italian actor. He is perhaps most famous outside of Italy for his roles as the main villain in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (credited in the USA as "Johnny Wels") and For a Few Dollars More. In Italy and much of Europe, he was notable for his roles in high-profile social dramas depicting the political and social stirrings of Italian and European society in the 1960s and 1970s, including four films directed by Elio Petri - We Still Kill the Old Way (1967), Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1971), The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971) and Todo modo (1976). He is also recognized for his performances in Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Cercle Rouge (1970) and Giuliano Montaldo's Sacco & Vanzetti (1971). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gian Maria Volonté, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

TV Shows(9)

Movies(75)

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces

Self (archive footage)

2024

Rosi About Eboli

Rosi About Eboli

Self

2022

We Are Cinema

We Are Cinema

Self (archive footage)

2021

Zénon the Rebel

Zénon the Rebel

Self (archive footage)

2019

Forgotten Activism

Forgotten Activism

Self (archive footage)

2017

Spanish Western

Spanish Western

The Indian (archive footage)

2015

Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté

Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté

Self (archive footage)

2005

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

Self (archive footage)

2005

Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté

Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté

Self (archive footage)

2004

Banderas, the Tyrant

Banderas, the Tyrant

Tirano Banderas

1993

Funes, a Great Love

Funes, a Great Love

El tano Bérgami

1993

A Simple Story

A Simple Story

Carmelo Franzò

1991

Open Doors

Open Doors

Giudice Vito Di Francesco

1990

Tre colonne in cronaca

Tre colonne in cronaca

Alberto Landolfi

1990

Pestalozzi's Mountain

Pestalozzi's Mountain

Pestalozzi

1989

The Abyss

The Abyss

Zenone

1988

A Boy from Calabria

A Boy from Calabria

Felice

1987

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Dr. Cristo Bedoya

1987

The Moro Affair

The Moro Affair

Aldo Moro

1986

The Death of Mario Ricci

The Death of Mario Ricci

Bernard Fontana

1983

Lady of the Camelias

Lady of the Camelias

Plessis

1981

Stark System

Stark System

Stark

1980

Operation Ogre

Operation Ogre

Izarra

1979

Christ Stopped at Eboli

Christ Stopped at Eboli

Carlo Levi

1979

Reflections on a Political Cinema

Reflections on a Political Cinema

Self - Interviewee

1978

I Am Afraid

I Am Afraid

Brigadiere Ludovico Graziano

1977

One Way or Another

One Way or Another

M.

1976

Letters from Marusia

Letters from Marusia

Gregorio

1975

The Suspect

The Suspect

Emilio

1975

Giordano Bruno

Giordano Bruno

Giordano Bruno

1973

Lucky Luciano

Lucky Luciano

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

1973

Slap the Monster on Page One

Slap the Monster on Page One

Bizanti

1972

The Assassination

The Assassination

Sadiel

1972

La tenda in piazza

La tenda in piazza

Self (voice) (uncredited)

1972

The Mattei Affair

The Mattei Affair

Enrico Mattei

1972

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

Lulù Massa

1971

Sacco & Vanzetti

Sacco & Vanzetti

Bartolomeo Vanzetti

1971

Documents on Giuseppe Pinelli

Documents on Giuseppe Pinelli

Self / Reenactor (uncredited)

1970

Le Cercle Rouge

Le Cercle Rouge

Vogel

1970

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

Dottore

1970

Many Wars Ago

Many Wars Ago

Lt. Ottolenghi

1970

Wind from the East

Wind from the East

The Northern Ranger

1970

Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli

Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli

Self

1970

Apollon: una fabbrica occupata

Apollon: una fabbrica occupata

Narrator (voice)

1969

Under the Sign of Scorpio

Under the Sign of Scorpio

Renno

1969

The Bandit

The Bandit

Gramigna

1969

Summit

Summit

Paolo

1968

The Violent Four

The Violent Four

Piero Cavallero

1968

The Seven Cervi Brothers

The Seven Cervi Brothers

Aldo Cervi

1968

Face to Face

Face to Face

Professor Brett Fletcher

1967

Caravaggio

Caravaggio

Caravaggio

1967

We Still Kill the Old Way

We Still Kill the Old Way

Professore Paolo Laurana

1967

A Bullet for the General

A Bullet for the General

Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'

1967

A Gangstergirl

A Gangstergirl

Jascha Freud

1966

The Witch

The Witch

Fabrizio

1966

For Love and Gold

For Love and Gold

Teofilatto dei Leonzi

1966

Wake Up and Die

Wake Up and Die

Inspector Moroni

1966

Seasons of Our Love

Seasons of Our Love

Leonardo Varzi

1966

For a Few Dollars More

For a Few Dollars More

El Indio

1965

La strada più lunga

La strada più lunga

Michele

1965

The Magnificent Cuckold

The Magnificent Cuckold

Assessore

1964

A Fistful of Dollars

A Fistful of Dollars

Ramón Rojo

1964

The Terrorist

The Terrorist

Renato Braschi , l'ingeniere

1963

The Felling of the Forest

The Felling of the Forest

Guglielmo

1963

Summer Night

Summer Night

Alberto

1963

The Four Days of Naples

The Four Days of Naples

Stimolo

1962

A Man for Burning

A Man for Burning

Salvatore

1962

On the Tiger's Back

On the Tiger's Back

Papaleo

1961

Hercules and the Captive Women

Hercules and the Captive Women

Re di Sparta

1961

Journey Beneath the Desert

Journey Beneath the Desert

Tarath

1961

Girl with a Suitcase

Girl with a Suitcase

Piero Benotti

1961

Under Ten Flags

Under Ten Flags

Samuel Braunstein

1960

Saul

Saul

David

1959

La foresta pietrificata

La foresta pietrificata

1959

Phaedra

Phaedra

Ippolito

1957