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Gian Maria Volonté

Gian Maria Volonté

Acting

Born: April 9, 1933Milano, 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.

Known For
Filmography
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

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
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

Self

1970

Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli

Self / Reenactor (uncredited)

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