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Gian Maria Volonté
Born April 09, 1933Died December 06, 1994
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 Itali...
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Filmography
Actor (82 credits)
Movies
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand FacesSelf (archive footage)
2024
Rosi About EboliSelf
2022
We Are CinemaSelf (archive footage)
2021
Zénon the RebelSelf (archive footage)
2019
Forgotten ActivismSelf (archive footage)
2017
Spanish WesternThe Indian (archive footage)
2015
Elio Petri: Notes About a FilmmakerSelf (archive footage)
2005
Un attore contro - Gian Maria VolontéSelf (archive footage)
2005
Investigation of a Citizen Named VolontéSelf (archive footage)
2004
Banderas, the TyrantTirano Banderas
1993
Funes, a Great LoveEl tano Bérgami
1993
A Simple StoryCarmelo Franzò
1991
Open DoorsGiudice Vito Di Francesco
1990
Tre colonne in cronacaAlberto Landolfi
1990
Pestalozzi's MountainPestalozzi
1989
The AbyssZenone
1988
A Boy from CalabriaFelice
1987
Chronicle of a Death ForetoldDr. Cristo Bedoya
1987
The Moro AffairAldo Moro
1986
The Death of Mario RicciBernard Fontana
1983
Lady of the CameliasPlessis
1981
Stark SystemStark
1980
Christ Stopped at EboliCarlo Levi
1979
Operation OgreIzarra
1979
Reflections on a Political CinemaSelf - Interviewee
1978
I Am AfraidBrigadiere Ludovico Graziano
1977
One Way or AnotherM.
1976
The SuspectEmilio
1975
Letters from MarusiaGregorio
1975
Giordano BrunoGiordano Bruno
1973
Lucky LucianoCharles 'Lucky' Luciano
1973
The Mattei AffairEnrico Mattei
1972
Slap the Monster on Page OneBizanti
1972
The AssassinationSadiel
1972
La tenda in piazzaSelf (voice) (uncredited)
1972
Sacco & VanzettiBartolomeo Vanzetti
1971
The Working Class Goes to HeavenLulù Massa
1971
Le Cercle RougeVogel
1970
Investigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionDottore
1970
Many Wars AgoLt. Ottolenghi
1970
Documenti su Giuseppe PinelliSelf / Reenactor (uncredited)
1970
Wind from the EastThe Soldier
1970
Ipotesi sulla morte di G. PinelliSelf
1970
The BanditGramigna
1969
Apollon: una fabbrica occupataNarrator (voice)
1969
Under the Sign of ScorpioRenno
1969
The Violent FourPiero Cavallero
1968
The Seven Cervi BrothersAldo Cervi
1968
SummitPaolo
1968
A Bullet for the GeneralChuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'
1967
Face to FaceProfessor Brett Fletcher
1967
We Still Kill the Old WayProfessore Paolo Laurana
1967
CaravaggioCaravaggio
1967
The WitchFabrizio
1966
Wake Up and DieInspector Moroni
1966
Seasons of Our LoveLeonardo Varzi
1966
A GangstergirlJascha Freud
1966
For Love and GoldTeofilatto dei Leonzi
1966
For a Few Dollars MoreEl Indio
1965
La strada più lungaMichele
1965
The Magnificent CuckoldAssessore
1964
A Fistful of DollarsRamón Rojo
1964
The TerroristRenato Braschi , l'ingeniere
1963
The Felling of the ForestGuglielmo
1963
Summer NightAlberto
1963
The Four Days of NaplesStimolo
1962
A Man for BurningSalvatore
1962
Journey Beneath the DesertTarath
1961
Hercules and the Captive WomenRe di Sparta
1961
Girl with a SuitcasePiero Benotti
1961
On the Tiger's BackPapaleo
1961
Under Ten FlagsSamuel Braunstein
1960
SaulDavid
1959
PhaedraIppolito
1957
Writer (1 credits)
Misc. (1 credits)