Gian Maria Volonté

Gian Maria Volonté

🎂 9th April 1933 (92 yrs) 📍 Milano, Lombardia, Italy

Known For

A Fistful of Dollars

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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Gian Maria Volonté

Movies Featuring Gian Maria Volonté

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
Rosi About Eboli

Rosi About Eboli (2022)

as Self
We Are Cinema

We Are Cinema (2021)

as Self (archive footage)
Zénon the Rebel

Zénon the Rebel (2019)

as Self (archive footage)
Forgotten Activism

Forgotten Activism (2017)

as Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western

Spanish Western (2015)

as The Indian (archive footage)
Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté

Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté (2005)

as Self (archive footage)
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker (2005)

as Self (archive footage)
Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté

Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté (2004)

as Self (archive footage)
Banderas, the Tyrant

Banderas, the Tyrant (1993)

as Tirano Banderas
Funes, a Great Love

Funes, a Great Love (1993)

as El tano Bérgami
A Simple Story

A Simple Story (1991)

as Carmelo Franzò
Open Doors

Open Doors (1990)

as Giudice Vito Di Francesco
Tre colonne in cronaca

Tre colonne in cronaca (1990)

as Alberto Landolfi
Pestalozzi's Mountain

Pestalozzi's Mountain (1989)

as Pestalozzi
The Abyss

The Abyss (1988)

as Zenone
A Boy from Calabria

A Boy from Calabria (1987)

as Felice
Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)

as Dr. Cristo Bedoya
The Moro Affair

The Moro Affair (1986)

as Aldo Moro
The Death of Mario Ricci

The Death of Mario Ricci (1983)

as Bernard Fontana
Lady of the Camelias

Lady of the Camelias (1981)

as Plessis
Stark System

Stark System (1980)

as Stark
Operation Ogre

Operation Ogre (1979)

as Izarra
Christ Stopped at Eboli

Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)

as Carlo Levi
Reflections on a Political Cinema

Reflections on a Political Cinema (1978)

as Self - Interviewee
I Am Afraid

I Am Afraid (1977)

as Brigadiere Ludovico Graziano
One Way or Another

One Way or Another (1976)

as M.
Letters from Marusia

Letters from Marusia (1975)

as Gregorio
The Suspect

The Suspect (1975)

as Emilio
Giordano Bruno

Giordano Bruno (1973)

as Giordano Bruno
Lucky Luciano

Lucky Luciano (1973)

as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Slap the Monster on Page One

Slap the Monster on Page One (1972)

as Bizanti
The Assassination

The Assassination (1972)

as Sadiel
No Image

La tenda in piazza (1972)

as Self (voice) (uncredited)
The Mattei Affair

The Mattei Affair (1972)

as Enrico Mattei
The Working Class Goes to Heaven

The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971)

as Lulù Massa
Sacco & Vanzetti

Sacco & Vanzetti (1971)

as Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Le Cercle Rouge

Le Cercle Rouge (1970)

as Vogel
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

as Dottore
Many Wars Ago

Many Wars Ago (1970)

as Lt. Ottolenghi
Wind from the East

Wind from the East (1970)

as The Northern Ranger
No Image

Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli (1970)

as Self / Reenactor (uncredited)
No Image

Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli (1970)

as Self
Apollon: una fabbrica occupata

Apollon: una fabbrica occupata (1969)

as Narrator (voice)
Under the Sign of Scorpio

Under the Sign of Scorpio (1969)

as Renno
The Bandit

The Bandit (1969)

as Gramigna
Summit

Summit (1968)

as Paolo
The Violent Four

The Violent Four (1968)

as Piero Cavallero
The Seven Cervi Brothers

The Seven Cervi Brothers (1968)

as Aldo Cervi
Face to Face

Face to Face (1967)

as Professor Brett Fletcher
Caravaggio

Caravaggio (1967)

as Caravaggio
We Still Kill the Old Way

We Still Kill the Old Way (1967)

as Professore Paolo Laurana
A Bullet for the General

A Bullet for the General (1967)

as Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'
A Gangstergirl

A Gangstergirl (1966)

as Jascha Freud
The Witch

The Witch (1966)

as Fabrizio
For Love and Gold

For Love and Gold (1966)

as Teofilatto dei Leonzi
Wake Up and Die

Wake Up and Die (1966)

as Inspector Moroni
Seasons of Our Love

Seasons of Our Love (1966)

as Leonardo Varzi
For a Few Dollars More

For a Few Dollars More (1965)

as El Indio
La strada più lunga

La strada più lunga (1965)

as Michele
The Magnificent Cuckold

The Magnificent Cuckold (1964)

as Assessore
A Fistful of Dollars

A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

as Ramón Rojo
The Terrorist

The Terrorist (1963)

as Renato Braschi , l'ingeniere
The Felling of the Forest

The Felling of the Forest (1963)

as Guglielmo
Summer Night

Summer Night (1963)

as Alberto
The Four Days of Naples

The Four Days of Naples (1962)

as Stimolo
A Man for Burning

A Man for Burning (1962)

as Salvatore
On the Tiger's Back

On the Tiger's Back (1961)

as Papaleo
Hercules and the Captive Women

Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)

as Re di Sparta
Journey Beneath the Desert

Journey Beneath the Desert (1961)

as Tarath
Girl with a Suitcase

Girl with a Suitcase (1961)

as Piero Benotti
Under Ten Flags

Under Ten Flags (1960)

as Samuel Braunstein
Saul

Saul (1959)

as David
La foresta pietrificata

La foresta pietrificata (1959)

Phaedra

Phaedra (1957)

as Ippolito