

Gian Maria Volonté
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
9 Apr 1933
Age
93 Years
Born In
Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Total Projects
84
Years Active
67 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.9 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces
as Self (archive footage)

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Rosi About Eboli
Rosi About Eboli
as Self

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We Are Cinema
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)

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Zénon the Rebel
Zénon the Rebel
as Self (archive footage)

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Forgotten Activism
Forgotten Activism
as Self (archive footage)

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Spanish Western
Spanish Western
as The Indian (archive footage)

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

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

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

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Banderas, the Tyrant
Banderas, the Tyrant
as Tirano Banderas

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Funes, a Great Love
Funes, a Great Love
as El tano Bérgami

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A Simple Story
A Simple Story
as Carmelo Franzò

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Open Doors
Open Doors
as Giudice Vito Di Francesco

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Tre colonne in cronaca
Tre colonne in cronaca
as Alberto Landolfi

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Pestalozzi's Mountain
Pestalozzi's Mountain
as Pestalozzi

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The Abyss
The Abyss
as Zenone

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A Boy from Calabria
A Boy from Calabria
as Felice

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Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
as Dr. Cristo Bedoya

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The Moro Affair
The Moro Affair
as Aldo Moro

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The Death of Mario Ricci
The Death of Mario Ricci
as Bernard Fontana

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The Charterhouse of Parma
The Charterhouse of Parma
as Count Mosca

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Lady of the Camelias
Lady of the Camelias
as Plessis

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La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie
La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie
as Plessis

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Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
as Carlo Levi

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Stark System
Stark System
as Stark

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Operation Ogre
Operation Ogre
as Izarra

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Christ Stopped at Eboli
Christ Stopped at Eboli
as Carlo Levi

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Reflections on a Political Cinema
Reflections on a Political Cinema
as Self - Interviewee

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I Am Afraid
I Am Afraid
as Brigadiere Ludovico Graziano

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One Way or Another
One Way or Another
as M.

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Letters from Marusia
Letters from Marusia
as Gregorio

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The Suspect
The Suspect
as Emilio

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Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma
as Self

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Giordano Bruno
Giordano Bruno
as Giordano Bruno

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Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano
as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

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Slap the Monster on Page One
Slap the Monster on Page One
as Bizanti

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The Assassination
The Assassination
as Sadiel

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La tenda in piazza
La tenda in piazza
as Self (voice) (uncredited)

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The Mattei Affair
The Mattei Affair
as Enrico Mattei

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The Working Class Goes to Heaven
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
as Lulù Massa

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Sacco & Vanzetti
Sacco & Vanzetti
as Bartolomeo Vanzetti

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Documents on Giuseppe Pinelli
Documents on Giuseppe Pinelli
as Self / Reenactor (uncredited)

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Le Cercle Rouge
Le Cercle Rouge
as Vogel

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Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
as Dottore

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Many Wars Ago
Many Wars Ago
as Lt. Ottolenghi

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Wind from the East
Wind from the East
as The Northern Ranger

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Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli
Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli
as Self

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Apollon: una fabbrica occupata
Apollon: una fabbrica occupata
as Narrator (voice)

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Under the Sign of Scorpio
Under the Sign of Scorpio
as Renno

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The Bandit
The Bandit
as Gramigna

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Summit
Summit
as Paolo

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The Violent Four
The Violent Four
as Piero Cavallero

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The Seven Cervi Brothers
The Seven Cervi Brothers
as Aldo Cervi

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Face to Face
Face to Face
as Professor Brett Fletcher

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Caravaggio
Caravaggio
as Caravaggio

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Diamoci del tu
Diamoci del tu
as Self

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We Still Kill the Old Way
We Still Kill the Old Way
as Professore Paolo Laurana

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A Bullet for the General
A Bullet for the General
as Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'

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A Gangstergirl
A Gangstergirl
as Jascha Freud

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The Witch
The Witch
as Fabrizio

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For Love and Gold
For Love and Gold
as Teofilatto dei Leonzi

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Wake Up and Die
Wake Up and Die
as Inspector Moroni

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Seasons of Our Love
Seasons of Our Love
as Leonardo Varzi

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For a Few Dollars More
For a Few Dollars More
as El Indio

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La strada più lunga
La strada più lunga
as Michele

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Una vita in gioco
Una vita in gioco
as Radek

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Le inchieste del commissario Maigret
Le inchieste del commissario Maigret
as Radek

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Vita di Michelangelo
Vita di Michelangelo
as Michelangelo

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The Magnificent Cuckold
The Magnificent Cuckold
as Assessore

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A Fistful of Dollars
A Fistful of Dollars
as Ramón Rojo

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The Terrorist
The Terrorist
as Renato Braschi , l'ingeniere

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The Felling of the Forest
The Felling of the Forest
as Guglielmo

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Summer Night
Summer Night
as Alberto

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The Four Days of Naples
The Four Days of Naples
as Stimolo

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A Man for Burning
A Man for Burning
as Salvatore

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On the Tiger's Back
On the Tiger's Back
as Papaleo

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Hercules and the Captive Women
Hercules and the Captive Women
as Re di Sparta

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Journey Beneath the Desert
Journey Beneath the Desert
as Tarath

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Girl with a Suitcase
Girl with a Suitcase
as Piero Benotti

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Under Ten Flags
Under Ten Flags
as Samuel Braunstein

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Saul
Saul
as David

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The Idiot
The Idiot
as Parfen Rogozin

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La foresta pietrificata
La foresta pietrificata

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Phaedra
Phaedra
as Ippolito