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Gian Maria Volonté

Gian Maria Volonté

Acting·April 9, 1933·† December 6, 1994 — 61 years old·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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Known For
A Fistful of Dollars

A Fistful of Dollars

1964·7.8
For a Few Dollars More

For a Few Dollars More

1965·8.0
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

1970·8.2
Le Cercle Rouge

Le Cercle Rouge

1970·7.6
For Love and Gold

For Love and Gold

1966·7.7
The Working Class Goes to Heaven

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

1971·7.8
Sacco & Vanzetti

Sacco & Vanzetti

1971·7.7
Slap the Monster on Page One

Slap the Monster on Page One

1972·7.6
One Way or Another

One Way or Another

1976·7.6
Many Wars Ago

Many Wars Ago

1970·7.3
A Bullet for the General

A Bullet for the General

1967·6.6
We Still Kill the Old Way

We Still Kill the Old Way

1967·6.7
Filmography · 89
2024Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces2022Rosi About Eboli2021We Are Cinema2019Zénon the Rebel2017Forgotten Activism2015Spanish Western2005Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté2005Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker2004Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté2002The Bankers Of God: The Calvi Affair1995Ulysses' Gaze1993Banderas, the Tyrant1993Funes, a Great Love1991A Simple Story1990Open Doors1990Tre colonne in cronaca1989Pestalozzi's Mountain1988The Abyss1987A Boy from Calabria1987Chronicle of a Death Foretold1986The Moro Affair1983The Death of Mario Ricci1982The Charterhouse of ParmaTV1981Lady of the Camelias1981La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle CamelieTV1980Cristo si è fermato a EboliTV1980Stark System1979Operation Ogre1979Christ Stopped at Eboli1978Reflections on a Political Cinema1978Ciné regardsTV1977I Am Afraid1976One Way or Another1975Letters from Marusia1975The Suspect1974Spécial cinémaTV1973Giordano Bruno1973Lucky Luciano1973Festival dell’Unità 19721972Reggio Calabria1972Slap the Monster on Page One1972The Assassination1972La tenda in piazza1972The Mattei Affair1971The Working Class Goes to Heaven1971Sacco & Vanzetti1970Documents on Giuseppe Pinelli1970Le Cercle Rouge1970Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion1970Many Wars Ago1970Wind from the East1970Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli1969Apollon: una fabbrica occupata1969Under the Sign of Scorpio1969The Bandit1968Summit1968The Violent Four1968The Seven Cervi Brothers1967Face to Face1967Caravaggio1967Diamoci del tuTV1967We Still Kill the Old Way1967A Bullet for the General1966A Gangstergirl1966The Witch1966For Love and Gold1966Wake Up and Die1966Seasons of Our Love1965For a Few Dollars More1965La strada più lunga1965Una vita in giocoTV1964Le inchieste del commissario MaigretTV1964Vita di MichelangeloTV1964The Magnificent Cuckold1964A Fistful of Dollars1963The Terrorist1963The Felling of the Forest1963Summer Night1962The Four Days of Naples1962A Man for Burning1961On the Tiger's Back1961Hercules and the Captive Women1961Journey Beneath the Desert1961Girl with a Suitcase1960Under Ten Flags1959Saul1959The IdiotTV1959La foresta pietrificata1957Phaedra
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