Gian Maria Volonté
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting86
movieVolonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieWe Are Cinema
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieZénon the Rebel
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieForgotten Activism
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieSpanish Western
2015
The Indian (archive footage)
movieUn attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieElio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieInvestigation of a Citizen Named Volonté
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieBanderas, the Tyrant
1993
Tirano Banderas
movieFunes, a Great Love
1993
El tano Bérgami
movieA Simple Story
1991
Carmelo Franzò
movieOpen Doors
1990
Giudice Vito Di Francesco
movieTre colonne in cronaca
1990
Alberto Landolfi
moviePestalozzi's Mountain
1989
Pestalozzi
movieThe Abyss
1988
Zenone
movieChronicle of a Death Foretold
1987
Dr. Cristo Bedoya
movieThe Moro Affair
1986
Aldo Moro
movieThe Death of Mario Ricci
1983
Bernard Fontana
tvThe Charterhouse of Parma
1982
Count Mosca
tvCristo si è fermato a Eboli
1980
Carlo Levi
movieOperation Ogre
1979
Izarra
movieChrist Stopped at Eboli
1979
Carlo Levi
movieReflections on a Political Cinema
1978
Self - Interviewee
movieI Am Afraid
1977
Brigadiere Ludovico Graziano
movieLetters from Marusia
1975
Gregorio
movieThe Suspect
1975
Emilio
movieGiordano Bruno
1973
Giordano Bruno
movieLucky Luciano
1973
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
La tenda in piazza
1972
Self (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Mattei Affair
1972
Enrico Mattei
movieSacco & Vanzetti
1971
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Documents on Giuseppe Pinelli
1970
Self / Reenactor (uncredited)
movieMany Wars Ago
1970
Lt. Ottolenghi
movieWind from the East
1970
The Northern Ranger
movieApollon: una fabbrica occupata
1969
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Bandit
1969
Gramigna
movieSummit
1968
Paolo
movieThe Violent Four
1968
Piero Cavallero
movieThe Seven Cervi Brothers
1968
Aldo Cervi
movieFace to Face
1967
Professor Brett Fletcher
movieCaravaggio
1967
Caravaggio
movieWe Still Kill the Old Way
1967
Professore Paolo Laurana
movieA Bullet for the General
1967
Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'
movieA Gangstergirl
1966
Jascha Freud
movieThe Witch
1966
Fabrizio
movieFor Love and Gold
1966
Teofilatto dei Leonzi
movieWake Up and Die
1966
Inspector Moroni
movieSeasons of Our Love
1966
Leonardo Varzi
movieFor a Few Dollars More
1965
El Indio
movieLa strada più lunga
1965
Michele
tvVita di Michelangelo
1964
Michelangelo
movieThe Magnificent Cuckold
1964
Assessore
movieA Fistful of Dollars
1964
Ramón Rojo
movieThe Terrorist
1963
Renato Braschi , l'ingeniere
movieThe Felling of the Forest
1963
Guglielmo
movieSummer Night
1963
Alberto
movieA Man for Burning
1962
Salvatore
movieOn the Tiger's Back
1961
Papaleo
movieHercules and the Captive Women
1961
Re di Sparta
movieGirl with a Suitcase
1961
Piero Benotti
movieUnder Ten Flags
1960
Samuel Braunstein
movieSaul
1959
David
tvThe Idiot
1959
Parfen Rogozin
moviePhaedra
1957
Ippolito
Crew2
movieUlysses' Gaze
1995
In Memory Of
Directing2
Writing1
movieStark System
1980
Writer