Biography
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
all 81
Movies 74
self 11
TV Shows 7
Director 1
Narrator 1
Rosi About Eboli (2022)
We Are Cinema (2021)
Zénon the Rebel (2019)
Forgotten Activism (2017)
Spanish Western (2015)
Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté (2005)
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker (2005)
Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté (2004)
Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
Banderas, the Tyrant (1993)
Funes, a Great Love (1993)
A Simple Story (1991)
Open Doors (1990)
Tre colonne in cronaca (1990)
Pestalozzi's Mountain (1989)
The Abyss (1988)
A Boy from Calabria (1987)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)
Il caso Moro (1986)
The Death of Mario Ricci (1983)
The Charterhouse of Parma (1982)
La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie (1981)
Lady of the Camelias (1981)
Stark System (1980)
Operation Ogre (1979)
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
Reflections on a Political Cinema (1978)
I Am Afraid (1977)
One Way or Another (1976)
Letters from Marusia (1975)
The Suspect (1975)
Spécial cinéma (1974)
Giordano Bruno (1973)
Lucky Luciano (1973)
Reggio Calabria (1972)
Slap the Monster on Page One (1972)
The Assassination (1972)
La tenda in piazza (1972)
The Mattei Affair (1972)
The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971)
Sacco & Vanzetti (1971)
Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
Many Wars Ago (1970)
Wind from the East (1970)
Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli (1970)
Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli (1970)
Apollon: una fabbrica occupata (1969)
Under the Sign of Scorpio (1969)
The Bandit (1969)
Summit (1968)
The Violent Four (1968)
The Seven Cervi Brothers (1968)
Face to Face (1967)
Caravaggio (1967)
Diamoci del tu (1967)
We Still Kill the Old Way (1967)
A Bullet for the General (1967)
Gangster Girl (1966)
The Witch (1966)
For Love and Gold (1966)
Wake Up and Die (1966)
Seasons of Our Love (1966)
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
La strada più lunga (1965)
Le inchieste del commissario Maigret (1964)
Vita di Michelangelo (1964)
The Magnificent Cuckold (1964)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
The Terrorist (1963)
Timber Cutting (1963)
Summer Night (1963)
The Four Days of Naples (1962)
A Man for Burning (1962)
On the Tiger's Back (1961)
Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)
Journey Beneath the Desert (1961)
Girl with a Suitcase (1961)
Under Ten Flags (1960)
The Idiot (1959)
Fedra (1957)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1933-04-09
Deathday1994-12-06 (61 years old)
Birth PlaceMilan, Italy
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy, Italy
ResidencesVelletri, Italy
Also Known AsJohnny Wels, Gian-Maria Volonte, Джан Мария Волонте
AwardsNastro d'Argento for Best Actor, Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, Globo d'oro, Taormina Film Fest, Silver Bear for Best Actor, Leopard of Honour, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, Giffoni Film Festival, David di Donatello for Best Actor, European Film Academy Special Jury Award
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