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Gian Maria Volonté is a Actor and In Memory Of Italien born on 9 april 1933 at Milan (Italie)
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, he was more 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.
The actress Angelica Ippolito was his companion from 1977 until his death in 1994.
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Gian Maria Volonté
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Nationality Italie
Birth 9 april 1933 at Milan (Italie)
Death 6 december 1994 (at 61 years) at Florina (Grece)
Birth 9 april 1933 at Milan (Italie)
Death 6 december 1994 (at 61 years) at Florina (Grece)
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, he was more 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.
Biography
He was a strong political activist and known for his left-leaning views. Companion of Italian actress Carla Gravina for almost 10 years, they met when they played Romeo and Juliet in the theatre in 1960. The two had a daughter Giovanna, born in the early 1960s.The actress Angelica Ippolito was his companion from 1977 until his death in 1994.
Best films
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Filmography of Gian Maria Volonté (56 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Ulysses' Gaze | In Memory Of | |
| 1993 | Funes, a Great Love | Actor | El tano Bérgami |
| 1991 | A Simple Story | Actor | Carmelo Franzò |
| 1991 | I Thought It Was Love | Actor | Landolfi |
| 1990 | Open Doors | Actor | Giudice Vito Di Francesco |
| 1989 | Back to the Future Part II | Actor | Ramon Rojo (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1989 | Pestalozzi's Mountain | Actor | Pestalozzi |
| 1988 | The Abyss | Actor | Zenone |
| 1987 | Chronicle of a Death Foretold | Actor | Dr. Cristo Bedoya |
| 1987 | A Boy from Calabria | Actor | Felice |
| 1986 | The Moro Affair | Actor | Aldo Moro |
| 1983 | The Death of Mario Ricci | Actor | Bernard Fontana |
| 1981 | Lady of the Camelias | Actor | Plessis |
| 1979 | Christ Stopped at Eboli | Actor | Carlo Levi |
| 1979 | Operation Ogre | Actor | Izarra |
| 1977 | I Am Afraid | Actor | Brigadiere Ludovico Graziano |
| 1976 | Letters from Marusia | Actor | Gregorio |
| 1976 | One Way or Another | Actor | M. |
| 1975 | The Suspect | Actor | Emilio |
| 1973 | Giordano Bruno | Actor | Giordano Bruno |
| 1973 | Lucky Luciano | Actor | Charles 'Lucky' Luciano |
| 1972 | December 12th | Actor | |
| 1972 | The Mattei Affair | Actor | Enrico Mattei |
| 1972 | The Assassination | Actor | Sadiel |
| 1972 | Slap the Monster on Page One | Actor | The Managing Editor of 'Il Giornale' |
| 1971 | The Working Class Goes to Heaven | Actor | Lulù Massa |
| 1971 | Sacco & Vanzetti | Actor | Bartolomeo Vanzetti |
| 1970 | Le Cercle Rouge | Actor | Vogel |
| 1970 | Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion | Actor | Dottore |
| 1970 | Many Wars Ago | Actor | Lt. Ottolenghi |
| 1970 | Wind from the East | Actor | Le ranger nordiste |
| 1969 | The Bandit | Actor | Gramigna |
| 1969 | Under the Sign of Scorpio | Actor | Renno |
| 1968 | The Violent Four | Actor | Piero Cavallero |
| 1968 | Summit | Actor | |
| 1968 | The Seven Cervi Brothers | Actor | Aldo Cervi |
| 1967 | Face to Face | Actor | Professor Brett Fletcher |
| 1967 | A Bullet for the General | Actor | Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho' |
| 1967 | We Still Kill the Old Way | Actor | Professore Paolo Laurana |
| 1966 | For Love and Gold | Actor | Teofilatto dei Leonzi |
| 1966 | Gangster Girl | Actor | Jascha Freud |
| 1966 | Seasons of Our Love | Actor | Leonardo Varzi |
| 1966 | Wake Up and Die | Actor | Inspector Moroni |
| 1966 | The Witch | Actor | Fabrizio |
| 1965 | For a Few Dollars More | Actor | El Indio |
| 1964 | A Fistful of Dollars | Actor | Ramón Rojo |
| 1964 | A Man for Burning | Actor | Salvatore |
| 1964 | The Magnificent Cuckold | Actor | Assessore |
| 1963 | The Terrorist | Actor | Renato Braschi , l'ingeniere |
| 1963 | The Terrorist | Actor | Renato Braschi , l'ingeniere |
| 1962 | The Four Days of Naples | Actor | Stimolo |
| 1961 | Journey Beneath the Desert | Actor | Tarath |
| 1961 | Hercules and the Captive Women | Actor | Re di Sparta |
| 1961 | On the Tiger's Back | Actor | Papaleo |
| 1961 | Girl with a Suitcase | Actor | Piero Benotti |
| 1960 | Under Ten Flags | Actor | Samuel Braunstein |