About

Known credits:
82
Birthday:
1933-04-09
Place of birth:
Milano, Lombardia, Italy
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Gian Maria Volonté

Overview

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

Acting
2024 Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2022 Rosi About Eboli Actor Self 59
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2021 We Are Cinema Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2019 Zénon the Rebel Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2017 Forgotten Activism Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2015 Spanish Western Actor The Indian (archive footage) 59
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2005 Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2005 Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2004 Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1993 Banderas, the Tyrant Actor Tirano Banderas 58
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1993 Funes, a Great Love Actor El tano Bérgami 58
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1991 A Simple Story Actor Carmelo Franzò 59
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1990 Open Doors Actor Giudice Vito Di Francesco 59
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1990 Tre colonne in cronaca Actor Alberto Landolfi 59
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1989 Pestalozzi's Mountain Actor Pestalozzi 59
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1988 The Abyss Actor Zenone 58
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1987 A Boy from Calabria Actor Felice 59
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1987 Chronicle of a Death Foretold Actor Dr. Cristo Bedoya 60
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1986 Il caso Moro Actor Aldo Moro 59
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1983 The Death of Mario Ricci Actor Bernard Fontana 58
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1982 The Charterhouse of Parma Actor Count Mosca 70
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1981 Lady of the Camelias Actor Plessis 59
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1981 La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie Actor Plessis 68
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1980 Cristo si è fermato a Eboli Actor Carlo Levi N/A
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1980 Stark System Actor Stark 59
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1979 Operation Ogre Actor Izarra 59
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1979 Christ Stopped at Eboli Actor Carlo Levi 60
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1978 Reflections on a Political Cinema Actor Self - Interviewee 59
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1977 I Am Afraid Actor Brigadiere Ludovico Graziano 59
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1976 One Way or Another Actor M. 62
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1975 Letters from Marusia Actor Gregorio 58
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1975 The Suspect Actor Emilio 59
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1973 Giordano Bruno Actor Giordano Bruno 59
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1973 Lucky Luciano Actor Charles 'Lucky' Luciano 59
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1972 Slap the Monster on Page One Actor Bizanti 63
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1972 The Assassination Actor Sadiel 59
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1972 La tenda in piazza Actor Self (voice) (uncredited) N/A
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1972 The Mattei Affair Actor Enrico Mattei 61
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1971 The Working Class Goes to Heaven Actor Lulù Massa 66
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1971 Sacco & Vanzetti Actor Bartolomeo Vanzetti 63
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1970 Le Cercle Rouge Actor Vogel 68
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1970 Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion Actor Dottore 73
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1970 Many Wars Ago... Actor Lt. Ottolenghi 61
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1970 Wind from the East Actor Le Ranger Nordiste 59
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1970 Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli Actor Self / Reenactor (uncredited) 59
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1970 Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli Actor Self 59
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1969 Apollon: una fabbrica occupata Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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1969 Under the Sign of Scorpio Actor Renno 58
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1969 The Bandit Actor Gramigna 59
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1968 Summit Actor Paolo 58
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1968 The Violent Four Actor Piero Cavallero 59
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1968 The Seven Cervi Brothers Actor Aldo Cervi 59
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1967 Face to Face Actor Professor Brett Fletcher 60
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1967 Caravaggio Actor Caravaggio N/A
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1967 We Still Kill the Old Way Actor Professore Paolo Laurana 60
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1967 A Bullet for the General Actor Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho' 60
Fair
1966 Gangster Girl Actor Jascha Freud 58
Average
1966 The Witch Actor Fabrizio 59
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1966 For Love and Gold Actor Teofilatto dei Leonzi 66
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1966 Wake Up and Die Actor Inspector Moroni 59
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1966 Seasons of Our Love Actor Leonardo Varzi 58
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1965 For a Few Dollars More Actor El Indio 77
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1965 La strada più lunga Actor Michele 59
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1964 Vita di Michelangelo Actor Michelangelo 69
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1964 The Magnificent Cuckold Actor Assessore 59
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1964 A Fistful of Dollars Actor Ramón Rojo 76
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1963 The Terrorist Actor Renato Braschi , l'ingeniere 58
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1963 The Felling of the Forest Actor Guglielmo 59
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1963 Summer Night Actor Alberto 58
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1962 The Four Days of Naples Actor Stimolo 60
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1962 A Man for Burning Actor Salvatore 58
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1961 On the Tiger's Back Actor Papaleo 59
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1961 Hercules and the Captive Women Actor Re di Sparta 58
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1961 Journey Beneath the Desert Actor Tarath 58
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1961 Girl with a Suitcase Actor Piero Benotti 60
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1960 Under Ten Flags Actor Samuel Braunstein 58
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1959 Saul Actor David N/A
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1959 The Idiot Actor Parfen Rogozin N/A
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Directing
1972 Reggio Calabria Directing Director N/A
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1972 La tenda in piazza Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1980 Stark System Writing Writer 59
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Crew
1995 Ulysses' Gaze Crew In Memory Of 61
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