Gian Maria Volonté

Gian Maria Volonté

Date of Birth:

Apr 09, 1933

Place of Birth:

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).

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filmography:

The Felling of the Forest The Felling of the Forest

1963

Stark System Stark System

1980

La tenda in piazza La tenda in piazza

1972

Fedra Fedra

1957

Summer Night Summer Night

1963

Gangster Girl Gangster Girl

1966

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

2005

Wind from the East Wind from the East

1970

Summit Summit

1968

Apollon: una fabbrica occupata Apollon: una fabbrica occupata

1969

The Seven Cervi Brothers The Seven Cervi Brothers

1968

The Terrorist The Terrorist

1963

The Magnificent Cuckold The Magnificent Cuckold

1964

Banderas, the Tyrant Banderas, the Tyrant

1993

A Man for Burning A Man for Burning

1962

Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli

1970

Pestalozzi's Mountain Pestalozzi's Mountain

1989

Letters from Marusia Letters from Marusia

1975

We Are Cinema We Are Cinema

2021

La strada più lunga La strada più lunga

1965

Zénon the Rebel Zénon the Rebel

2019

For Love and Gold For Love and Gold

1966

Spanish Western Spanish Western

2015

Reflections on a Political Cinema Reflections on a Political Cinema

1978

Saul Saul

1959

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces

2024

Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli

1970

A Fistful of Dollars A Fistful of Dollars

1964

Caravaggio Caravaggio

1967

Under the Sign of Scorpio Under the Sign of Scorpio

1969

Forgotten Activism Forgotten Activism

2017

Tre colonne in cronaca Tre colonne in cronaca

1990

Funes, a Great Love Funes, a Great Love

1993

Under Ten Flags Under Ten Flags

1960

Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté

2005

Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté

2004

Chronicle of a Death Foretold Chronicle of a Death Foretold

1987

The Bandit The Bandit

1969

Face to Face Face to Face

1967

Il caso Moro Il caso Moro

1986

The Mattei Affair The Mattei Affair

1972

The Abyss The Abyss

1988

Operation Ogre Operation Ogre

1979

Sacco & Vanzetti Sacco & Vanzetti

1971

The Four Days of Naples The Four Days of Naples

1962

Giordano Bruno Giordano Bruno

1973

The Witch The Witch

1966

A Bullet for the General A Bullet for the General

1967

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

1970

Le Cercle Rouge Le Cercle Rouge

1970

Journey Beneath the Desert Journey Beneath the Desert

1961

Rosi About Eboli Rosi About Eboli

2022

Christ Stopped at Eboli Christ Stopped at Eboli

1979

Open Doors Open Doors

1990

Hercules and the Captive Women Hercules and the Captive Women

1961

Slap the Monster on Page One Slap the Monster on Page One

1972

One Way or Another One Way or Another

1976

The Suspect The Suspect

1975

A Simple Story A Simple Story

1991

On the Tiger's Back On the Tiger's Back

1961

Wake Up and Die Wake Up and Die

1966

Seasons of Our Love Seasons of Our Love

1966

The Death of Mario Ricci The Death of Mario Ricci

1983

The Assassination The Assassination

1972

Lucky Luciano Lucky Luciano

1973

Many Wars Ago Many Wars Ago

1970

We Still Kill the Old Way We Still Kill the Old Way

1967

Girl with a Suitcase Girl with a Suitcase

1961

Lady of the Camelias Lady of the Camelias

1981

The Working Class Goes to Heaven The Working Class Goes to Heaven

1971

The Violent Four The Violent Four

1968

A Boy from Calabria A Boy from Calabria

1987

I Am Afraid I Am Afraid

1977

For a Few Dollars More For a Few Dollars More

1965

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