Actor info
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Name :
Gian Maria Volonté
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Born :
April 9, 1933 in Milano, Lombardia, Italy (61 years at death)
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Died :
December 6, 1994
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
76 films (1957–2024)
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Also known as :
Johnny Wels, Gian-Maria Volonte, Джан Мария Волонте
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gian Maria Volonté, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Notable films
- Operation Ogre (1979) as Izarra
- Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) as Dottore
- Le Cercle Rouge (1970) as Vogel
- For a Few Dollars More (1965) as El Indio
- A Fistful of Dollars (1964) as Ramón Rojo
