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Vittorio Gassman Knight Grand Cross OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [vitˈtɔːrjo ˈɡazman]; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as Il Mattatore, was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.
He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important productions as well as dozens of divertissements.
Gassman's debut was in Milan, in 1942, with Alda Borelli in Niccodemi's La Nemica (theatre). He then moved to Rome and acted at the Teatro Eliseo joining Tino Carraro and Ernesto Calindri in a team that remained famous for some time; with them he acted in a range of plays from bourgeois comedy to sophisticated intellectual theatre. In 1946, he made his film debut in Preludio d'amore, while only one year later he appeared in five films. In 1948 he played in Riso amaro.
It was with Luchino Visconti's company that Gassman achieved his mature successes, together with Paolo Stoppa, Rina Morelli and Paola Borboni. He played Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' Un tram che si chiama desiderio (A Streetcar Named Desire), as well as in Come vi piace (As You Like It) by Shakespeare and Oreste (by Vittorio Alfieri). He joined the Teatro Nazionale with Tommaso Salvini, Massimo Girotti, Arnoldo Foà to create a successful Peer Gynt (by Henrik Ibsen). With Luigi Squarzina in 1952 he co-founded and co-directed the Teatro d'Arte Italiano, producing the first complete version of Hamlet in Italy, followed by rare works such as Seneca's Thyestes and Aeschylus's The Persians.
In cinema, he worked frequently both in Italy and abroad. He met and fell in love with American actress Shelley Winters while she was touring Europe with fiancé Farley Granger. When Winters was forced to return to Hollywood to fulfill contractual obligations, he followed her there and married her. With his natural charisma and his fluency in English he scored a number of roles in Hollywood, including Rhapsody with Elizabeth Taylor and The Glass Wall before returning to Italy and the theatre.
On 29 June 2000, Gassman died of a heart attack in his sleep at his home in Rome at the age of 77. He was buried at Campo Verano.
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Filmography
all 153
Movies 143
self 28
TV Shows 10
Director 2
We Are Cinema (2021)
Trintignant by Trintignant (2021)
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita (2021)
Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia (2018)
Ridendo e scherzando - Ritratto di un regista all'italiana (2015)
Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant (2015)
Marcello Mastroianni: The Ideal Italian (2014)
Close Up (2012)
Monicelli: La versione di Mario (2012)
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore (2010)
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel (2008)
Dino Risi, le pessimiste joyeux de la comédie italienne (2007)
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds (2006)
La bomba (1999)
Luchino Visconti (1999)
The Dinner (1998)
Desert of Fire (1997)
Desert of Fire (1997)
Sleepers (1996)
Once a Year, Every Year (1994)
Abraham (1993)
The Long Winter (1992)
Quando eravamo repressi (1992)
Rossini ! Rossini ! (1991)
I'll Be Going Now (1991)
The Amusements of Private Life (1990)
1001 Nights (1990)
The Palermo Connection (1990)
The Sleazy Uncle (1989)
Mortacci (1989)
L'altro enigma (1988)
I picari (1987)
The Family (1987)
Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later (1985)
Power Of Evil (1985)
To Be Hamlet (1985)
Benvenuta (1983)
Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983)
Count Tacchia (1982)
Tempest (1982)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
Di padre in figlio (1982)
Sharky's Machine (1981)
Il turno (1981)
Hotel Room (1981)
The Nude Bomb (1980)
I'm Photogenic (1980)
The Terrace (1980)
Dear Father (1979)
Quintet (1979)
Two Pieces of Bread (1979)
A Wedding (1978)
The New Monsters (1977)
Edipo Re (1977)
Lost Soul (1977)
The Desert of the Tartars (1976)
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976)
Pure as a Lily (1976)
The Career of a Chambermaid (1976)
Babau (1976)
E il Casanova di Fellini? (1975)
The Immortal Bachelor (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Apostrophes (1975)
We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974)
Scent of a Woman (1974)
Spécial cinéma (1974)
La Tosca (1973)
What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution? (1972)
The Audience (1972)
Without Family (1972)
Le Grand Échiquier (1972)
In the Name of the Italian People (1971)
Scipio the African (1971)
Samedi soir (1971)
Brancaleone at the Crusades (1970)
Il divorzio (1970)
Let's Have a Riot (1970)
The Man with the Flower in His Mouth (1970)
Twelve Plus One (1969)
Where Are You Going All Naked? (1969)
The Archangel (1969)
Alibi (1969)
The Black Sheep (1968)
The Prophet (1968)
Ghosts, Italian Style (1967)
Catch As Catch Can (1967)
Woman Times Seven (1967)
The Tiger and the Pussycat (1967)
The Devil in Love (1966)
Pleasant Nights (1966)
For Love and Gold (1966)
I Knew Her Well (1965)
A Maiden for the Prince (1965)
Snow Job (1965)
The Dirty Game (1965)
One Million Dollars (1964)
Il gaucho (1964)
Risate all'italiana (1964)
Let's Talk About Women (1964)
Summer Frenzy (1964)
The Monsters (1963)
Il successo (1963)
The Eye of the Needle (1963)
Sex Can Be Difficult (1962)
March on Rome (1962)
Il Sorpasso (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
Dark Soul (1962)
Barabbas (1961)
A Difficult Life (1961)
Seduction Of The South (1961)
The Last Judgment (1961)
Ghosts of Rome (1961)
...And Suddenly It's Murder! (1960)
Love and Larceny (1960)
Fiasco in Milan (1959)
La cambiale (1959)
The Miracle (1959)
The Great War (1959)
Tempest (1958)
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
The Love Specialist (1957)
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (1957)
The Violent Patriot (1956)
Defend My Love (1956)
War and Peace (1956)
Beautiful But Dangerous (1955)
Amleto (1955)
Mambo (1954)
Rhapsody (1954)
Cry of the Hunted (1953)
Sombrero (1953)
The Glass Wall (1953)
Girls Marked Danger (1952)
The Dream of Zorro (1952)
Anna (1951)
Black Crown (1951)
Double Cross (1951)
Il leone di Amalfi (1950)
Lo sparviero del Nilo (1950)
The Outlaws (1950)
Streets of Sorrow (1950)
Lure of the Sila (1949)
Bitter Rice (1949)
The Mysterious Rider (1948)
L'ebreo errante (1948)
The Captain's Daughter (1947)
Daniele Cortis (1947)
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1947)
Preludio d'amore (1946)
Incontro con Laura (1945)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1922-09-01
Deathday2000-06-29 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceGenoa, Italy
RelationshipsNora Ricci (1944-04-12 - 1952-01-01), Juliette Mayniel (1964-01-01 - 1968-01-01), Diletta D'Andrea (1970-12-06 - 2000-06-29), Shelley Winters (1952-01-01 - 1954-01-01)
ChildrenAlessandro Gassmann, Paola Gassman
RelativesSabrina Knaflitz, Ugo Pagliai, Leo Gassmann
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy, Italy
Also Known AsVittorio Gassmann , Витторио Гассман, Вітторіо Ґассман, Витторио Гасман
AwardsGrand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement, Nastro d'Argento Special, Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor, Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor, Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art, Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, Taormina Film Fest, Montreal World Film Festival, David di Donatello for Best Actor, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Mar del Plata Film Festival, Donostia Award, Silver Shell for Best Actor, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
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