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Gian Maria Volonté
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 14276
IMDb ID: nm0002231
Known for: Acting
Born: April 9, 1933
Died: December 6, 1994
Age: 61
Place of birth: Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1957 - 2024
Years active: 68
Average TMDB rating: 6.98
Wikidata: Q317110
Also known as
Johnny Wels • Gian-Maria Volonte • Джан Мария Волонте
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gian Maria Volonté, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Highest rated movies linked with Gian Maria Volonté.
as Dottore
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
1970 • Movie
as El Indio
For a Few Dollars More
1965 • Movie
as Ramón Rojo
A Fistful of Dollars
1964 • Movie
as Lulù Massa
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
1971 • Movie
as Teofilatto dei Leonzi
For Love and Gold
1966 • Movie
as Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Sacco & Vanzetti
1971 • Movie
as M.
One Way or Another
1976 • Movie
as Bizanti
Slap the Monster on Page One
1972 • Movie
as Vogel
Le Cercle Rouge
1970 • Movie
as Enrico Mattei
The Mattei Affair
1972 • Movie
In Memory Of
Ulysses' Gaze
1995 • Movie
as Lt. Ottolenghi
Many Wars Ago
1970 • Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Gian Maria Volonté.
as Ramón Rojo
A Fistful of Dollars
1964 • Movie
as Vogel
Le Cercle Rouge
1970 • Movie
as El Indio
For a Few Dollars More
1965 • Movie
as Izarra
Operation Ogre
1979 • Movie
as Sadiel
The Assassination
1972 • Movie
as Inspector Moroni
Wake Up and Die
1966 • Movie
as Teofilatto dei Leonzi
For Love and Gold
1966 • Movie
as self
Festival dell’Unità 1972
1973 • Movie
as Zenone
The Abyss
1988 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Zénon the Rebel
2019 • Movie
as Self - Interviewee
Reflections on a Political Cinema
1978 • Movie
as Alberto
Summer Night
1963 • Movie
Series
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Most viewed series linked with Gian Maria Volonté.
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Additional movie credits for Gian Maria Volonté.
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Movie cast credits for Gian Maria Volonté.
as Self (archive footage)
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces
2024 • Movie
as Self
Rosi About Eboli
2022 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
We Are Cinema
2021 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Zénon the Rebel
2019 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Forgotten Activism
2017 • Movie
as The Indian (archive footage)
Spanish Western
2015 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté
2005 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
2005 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté
2004 • Movie
as Tirano Banderas
Banderas, the Tyrant
1993 • Movie
as El tano Bérgami
Funes, a Great Love
1993 • Movie
as Carmelo Franzò
A Simple Story
1991 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Gian Maria Volonté.
as Count Mosca • 6 eps
The Charterhouse of Parma
1982 • Series
as Plessis • 2 eps
La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie
1981 • Series
as Carlo Levi • 4 eps
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
1980 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Ciné regards
1978 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Spécial cinéma
1974 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Diamoci del tu
1967 • Series
as Radek • 1 eps
Una vita in gioco
1965 • Series
as Radek • 1 eps
Le inchieste del commissario Maigret
1964 • Series
as Michelangelo • 3 eps
Vita di Michelangelo
1964 • Series
as Parfen Rogozin • 6 eps
The Idiot
1959 • Series