Person Details
Birthday: 1933-04-09 16:10:46
Death: 1994-12-06 16:10:46
Aliases: Johnny Wels , Gianmaria Volonté , Gian-Maria Volonte
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Milano, Lombardia, Italy
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Movie Involvements: 70
TV Involvements: 5
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
Most Famous Work
For a Few Dollars More
(1965) El IndioA Fistful of Dollars
(1964) Ramón RojoLe Cercle Rouge
(1970) VogelInvestigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
(1970) DottoreA Bullet for the General
(1967) Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'Lucky Luciano
(1973) Charles 'Lucky' LucianoOne Way or Another
(1976) M.Many Wars Ago
(1970) Lt. OttolenghiActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2022 | Self | |
2021 | Self (archive footage) | |
2019 | Self (archive footage) | |
2017 | Self (archive footage) | |
2015 | The Indian (archive footage) | |
2005 | Self (archive footage) | |
Self (archive footage) | ||
2004 | Self (archive footage) | |
1993 | Tirano Banderas | |
El tano Bérgami | ||
1991 | Carmelo Franzò | |
1990 | Giudice Vito Di Francesco | |
Alberto Landolfi | ||
1989 | Pestalozzi | |
1988 | Zenone | |
1987 | Felice | |
Dr. Cristo Bedoya | ||
1986 | Aldo Moro | |
1983 | Bernard Fontana | |
1982 | Count Mosca | |
1981 | Plessis | |
Plessis | ||
1980 | Stark | |
1979 | Izarra | |
Carlo Levi | ||
1978 | Self - Interviewee | |
1977 | Brigadiere Ludovico Graziano | |
1976 | M. | |
1975 | Gregorio | |
Emilio | ||
1973 | Giordano Bruno | |
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano | ||
1972 | The Managing Editor of 'Il Giornale' | |
Sadiel | ||
Self (voice) (uncredited) | ||
Enrico Mattei | ||
1971 | Lulù Massa | |
Bartolomeo Vanzetti | ||
1970 | Vogel | |
Dottore | ||
Lt. Ottolenghi | ||
Le ranger nordiste | ||
Self / Reenactor (uncredited) | ||
N/A | ||
1969 | Narrator (voice) | |
Renno | ||
Gramigna | ||
1968 | N/A | |
Piero Cavallero | ||
Aldo Cervi | ||
1967 | Professor Brett Fletcher | |
Caravaggio | ||
Professore Paolo Laurana | ||
Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho' | ||
1966 | Jascha Freud | |
Fabrizio | ||
Teofilatto dei Leonzi | ||
Inspector Moroni | ||
Leonardo Varzi | ||
1965 | El Indio | |
Michele | ||
1964 | Radek | |
Michelangelo | ||
Assessore | ||
Ramón Rojo | ||
1963 | Renato Braschi , l'ingeniere | |
Guglielmo | ||
Alberto | ||
1962 | Stimolo | |
Salvatore | ||
1961 | Papaleo | |
Re di Sparta | ||
Tarath | ||
Piero Benotti | ||
1960 | Samuel Braunstein | |
1959 | Parfen Rogozin | |
1957 | Ippolito | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Crew
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1995 | In Memory Of | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1980 | Writer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1972 | Director | |
Director | ||
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |