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Gian Maria Volonté
Acting

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...

Filmography

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces

movie

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces

2024

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces

as Self (archive footage)

Rosi About Eboli

movie

Rosi About Eboli

2022

Rosi About Eboli

as Self

We Are Cinema

movie

We Are Cinema

2021

We Are Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

Zénon the Rebel

movie

Zénon the Rebel

2019

Zénon the Rebel

as Self (archive footage)

Forgotten Activism

movie

Forgotten Activism

2017

Forgotten Activism

as Self (archive footage)

Spanish Western

movie

Spanish Western

2015

Spanish Western

as The Indian (archive footage)

Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté

movie

Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté

2005

Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté

as Self (archive footage)

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

movie

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

2005

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

as Self (archive footage)

Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté

movie

Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté

2004

Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté

as Self (archive footage)

Banderas, the Tyrant

movie

Banderas, the Tyrant

1993

Banderas, the Tyrant

as Tirano Banderas

Funes, a Great Love

movie

Funes, a Great Love

1993

Funes, a Great Love

as El tano Bérgami

A Simple Story

movie

A Simple Story

1991

A Simple Story

as Carmelo Franzò

Open Doors

movie

Open Doors

1990

Open Doors

as Giudice Vito Di Francesco

Tre colonne in cronaca

movie

Tre colonne in cronaca

1990

Tre colonne in cronaca

as Alberto Landolfi

Pestalozzi's Mountain

movie

Pestalozzi's Mountain

1989

Pestalozzi's Mountain

as Pestalozzi

The Abyss

movie

The Abyss

1988

The Abyss

as Zenone

A Boy from Calabria

movie

A Boy from Calabria

1987

A Boy from Calabria

as Felice

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

movie

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

1987

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

as Dr. Cristo Bedoya

The Moro Affair

movie

The Moro Affair

1986

The Moro Affair

as Aldo Moro

The Death of Mario Ricci

movie

The Death of Mario Ricci

1983

The Death of Mario Ricci

as Bernard Fontana

The Charterhouse of Parma

tv

The Charterhouse of Parma

1982

The Charterhouse of Parma

as Count Mosca

Lady of the Camelias

movie

Lady of the Camelias

1981

Lady of the Camelias

as Plessis

La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie

tv

La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie

1981

La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie

as Plessis

Cristo si è fermato a Eboli

tv

Cristo si è fermato a Eboli

1980

Cristo si è fermato a Eboli

as Carlo Levi

Stark System

movie

Stark System

1980

Stark System

as Stark

Operation Ogre

movie

Operation Ogre

1979

Operation Ogre

as Izarra

Christ Stopped at Eboli

movie

Christ Stopped at Eboli

1979

Christ Stopped at Eboli

as Carlo Levi

Reflections on a Political Cinema

movie

Reflections on a Political Cinema

1978

Reflections on a Political Cinema

as Self - Interviewee

I Am Afraid

movie

I Am Afraid

1977

I Am Afraid

as Brigadiere Ludovico Graziano

One Way or Another

movie

One Way or Another

1976

One Way or Another

as M.

Letters from Marusia

movie

Letters from Marusia

1975

Letters from Marusia

as Gregorio

The Suspect

movie

The Suspect

1975

The Suspect

as Emilio

Spécial cinéma

tv

Spécial cinéma

1974

Spécial cinéma

as Self

Giordano Bruno

movie

Giordano Bruno

1973

Giordano Bruno

as Giordano Bruno

Lucky Luciano

movie

Lucky Luciano

1973

Lucky Luciano

as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Slap the Monster on Page One

movie

Slap the Monster on Page One

1972

Slap the Monster on Page One

as Bizanti

The Assassination

movie

The Assassination

1972

The Assassination

as Sadiel

CineRaya

movie

La tenda in piazza

1972

La tenda in piazza

as Self (voice) (uncredited)

The Mattei Affair

movie

The Mattei Affair

1972

The Mattei Affair

as Enrico Mattei

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

movie

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

1971

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

as Lulù Massa

Sacco & Vanzetti

movie

Sacco & Vanzetti

1971

Sacco & Vanzetti

as Bartolomeo Vanzetti

CineRaya

movie

Documents on Giuseppe Pinelli

1970

Documents on Giuseppe Pinelli

as Self / Reenactor (uncredited)

Le Cercle Rouge

movie

Le Cercle Rouge

1970

Le Cercle Rouge

as Vogel

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

movie

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

1970

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

as Dottore

Many Wars Ago

movie

Many Wars Ago

1970

Many Wars Ago

as Lt. Ottolenghi

Wind from the East

movie

Wind from the East

1970

Wind from the East

as The Northern Ranger

CineRaya

movie

Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli

1970

Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli

as Self

Apollon: una fabbrica occupata

movie

Apollon: una fabbrica occupata

1969

Apollon: una fabbrica occupata

as Narrator (voice)

Under the Sign of Scorpio

movie

Under the Sign of Scorpio

1969

Under the Sign of Scorpio

as Renno

The Bandit

movie

The Bandit

1969

The Bandit

as Gramigna

Summit

movie

Summit

1968

Summit

as Paolo

The Violent Four

movie

The Violent Four

1968

The Violent Four

as Piero Cavallero

The Seven Cervi Brothers

movie

The Seven Cervi Brothers

1968

The Seven Cervi Brothers

as Aldo Cervi

Face to Face

movie

Face to Face

1967

Face to Face

as Professor Brett Fletcher

Caravaggio

movie

Caravaggio

1967

Caravaggio

as Caravaggio

Diamoci del tu

tv

Diamoci del tu

1967

Diamoci del tu

as Self

We Still Kill the Old Way

movie

We Still Kill the Old Way

1967

We Still Kill the Old Way

as Professore Paolo Laurana

A Bullet for the General

movie

A Bullet for the General

1967

A Bullet for the General

as Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'

A Gangstergirl

movie

A Gangstergirl

1966

A Gangstergirl

as Jascha Freud

The Witch

movie

The Witch

1966

The Witch

as Fabrizio

For Love and Gold

movie

For Love and Gold

1966

For Love and Gold

as Teofilatto dei Leonzi

Wake Up and Die

movie

Wake Up and Die

1966

Wake Up and Die

as Inspector Moroni

Seasons of Our Love

movie

Seasons of Our Love

1966

Seasons of Our Love

as Leonardo Varzi

For a Few Dollars More

movie

For a Few Dollars More

1965

For a Few Dollars More

as El Indio

La strada più lunga

movie

La strada più lunga

1965

La strada più lunga

as Michele

Una vita in gioco

tv

Una vita in gioco

1965

Una vita in gioco

as Radek

Le inchieste del commissario Maigret

tv

Le inchieste del commissario Maigret

1964

Le inchieste del commissario Maigret

as Radek

Vita di Michelangelo

tv

Vita di Michelangelo

1964

Vita di Michelangelo

as Michelangelo

The Magnificent Cuckold

movie

The Magnificent Cuckold

1964

The Magnificent Cuckold

as Assessore

A Fistful of Dollars

movie

A Fistful of Dollars

1964

A Fistful of Dollars

as Ramón Rojo

The Terrorist

movie

The Terrorist

1963

The Terrorist

as Renato Braschi , l'ingeniere

The Felling of the Forest

movie

The Felling of the Forest

1963

The Felling of the Forest

as Guglielmo

Summer Night

movie

Summer Night

1963

Summer Night

as Alberto

The Four Days of Naples

movie

The Four Days of Naples

1962

The Four Days of Naples

as Stimolo

A Man for Burning

movie

A Man for Burning

1962

A Man for Burning

as Salvatore

On the Tiger's Back

movie

On the Tiger's Back

1961

On the Tiger's Back

as Papaleo

Hercules and the Captive Women

movie

Hercules and the Captive Women

1961

Hercules and the Captive Women

as Re di Sparta

Journey Beneath the Desert

movie

Journey Beneath the Desert

1961

Journey Beneath the Desert

as Tarath

Girl with a Suitcase

movie

Girl with a Suitcase

1961

Girl with a Suitcase

as Piero Benotti

Under Ten Flags

movie

Under Ten Flags

1960

Under Ten Flags

as Samuel Braunstein

Saul

movie

Saul

1959

Saul

as David

The Idiot

tv

The Idiot

1959

The Idiot

as Parfen Rogozin

La foresta pietrificata

movie

La foresta pietrificata

1959

La foresta pietrificata

Phaedra

movie

Phaedra

1957

Phaedra

as Ippolito