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 84
Movies 76
self 12
TV Shows 8
Director 1
Narrator 1
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces (2024)
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)
A Simple Story (1991)
Open Doors (1990)
Tre colonne in cronaca (1990)
Pestalozzi's Mountain (1989)
The Abyss (1988)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)
Il caso Moro (1986)
The Death of Mario Ricci (1983)
The Charterhouse of Parma (1982)
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli (1980)
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
Reflections on a Political Cinema (1978)
I Am Afraid (1977)
Letters from Marusia (1975)
The Suspect (1975)
Giordano Bruno (1973)
Lucky Luciano (1973)
Reggio Calabria (1972)
The Assassination (1972)
The Mattei Affair (1972)
Sacco & Vanzetti (1971)
Many Wars Ago (1970)
Wind from the East (1970)
The Bandit (1969)
Summit (1968)
The Violent Four (1968)
The Seven Cervi Brothers (1968)
Face to Face (1967)
Caravaggio (1967)
We Still Kill the Old Way (1967)
A Bullet for the General (1967)
The Witch (1966)
For Love and Gold (1966)
Wake Up and Die (1966)
Seasons of Our Love (1966)
Vita di Michelangelo (1964)
The Magnificent Cuckold (1964)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
The Terrorist (1963)
Summer Night (1963)
A Man for Burning (1962)
Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)
Girl with a Suitcase (1961)
Under Ten Flags (1960)
Saul (1959)
The Idiot (1959)
Phaedra (1957)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1933-04-09
Deathday1994-12-06 (61 years old)
Birth PlaceMilan, Italy
CitizenshipsItaly, Kingdom of Italy
ResidencesVelletri, Italy
Also Known AsJohnny Wels, Gian-Maria Volonte, Джан Мария Волонте
AwardsEuropean Film Academy Special Jury Award, Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor, Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, Globo d'oro, Leopard of Honour, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, Giffoni Film Festival, David di Donatello for Best Actor, Taormina Film Fest, Silver Bear for Best Actor, Silver Bear
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