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Gian Maria Volonté (1933–1994)

Actor | Director | Writer

Born in Milan in 1933, he studies in Rome at the "National Dramatic Arts Academy" were reaches the degree in 1957. He starts working in teather and television, where he is soon noticed as one of the most promising actors of his generation. After a few short appearance in movies, he reaches notoriety with the character of Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars... See full bio »

Born:

in Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Died:

(age 61) in Florina, Greece
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1993 Tirano Banderas
Tirano Banderas
 
1993 Funes, a Great Love
Bergama
 
1991 Una storia semplice
Carmelo Franzò (as Gian Maria Volontè)
 
1990 Open Doors
Judge Vito Di Francesco
 
1990 Tre colonne in cronaca
Alberto Landolfi
 
1989 Pestalozzis Berg
Pestalozzi
 
1988 L'oeuvre au noir
Zénon
 
1987 A Boy from Calabria
Felice
 
1987 Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Dr. Cristo Bedoya
 
1986 Il caso Moro
Aldo Moro
 
1983 La mort de Mario Ricci
Bernard Fontana
 
1982 The Charterhouse of Parma (TV mini-series)
Count Mosca
– Episode #1.6 (1982) … Count Mosca
– Episode #1.5 (1982) … Count Mosca
– Episode #1.4 (1982) … Count Mosca
– Episode #1.3 (1982) … Count Mosca
– Episode #1.2 (1982) … Count Mosca
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1981 Lady of the Camelias
Plessis
 
1980 Stark System
Stark
 
1979 Ogro
Izarra
 
1979 Christ Stopped at Eboli
Carlo Levi
 
1977 I Am Afraid
Brigadiere Ludovico Graziano
 
1976 Todo modo
M.
 
1976 Actas de Marusia
Gregorio
 
1975 The Suspect
Emilio
 
1973 Giordano Bruno
Giordano Bruno (as Gianmaria Volonte)
 
1973 Lucky Luciano
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
 
1972 Slap the Monster on Page One
Bizanti
 
1972 The Assassination
Sadiel - un leader progresste maghrebin
 
1972 Il caso Mattei
Enrico Mattei
 
1971 Lulu the Tool
Lulù Massa
 
1971 Sacco & Vanzetti
Bartolomeo Vanzetti (as Gian Maria Volontè)
 
1970 Le cercle rouge
Vogel (as Gian-Maria Volonte)
 
1970 Many Wars Ago
Lt. Ottolenghi
 
1970 Wind from the East
Le ranger nordiste
 
1970 Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Il Dottore - Former head of homicide squad
 
1969 Sotto il segno dello scorpione
Renno
 
1969 The Bandit
Gramigna
 
1968 Summit
 
1968 The Violent Four
Piero Cavallero
 
1968 I sette fratelli Cervi
Aldo Cervi
 
1967 Face to Face
Professor Brett Fletcher
 
1967 Caravaggio (TV mini-series)
Caravaggio
– Episode #1.3 (1967) … Caravaggio
– Episode #1.2 (1967) … Caravaggio
– Episode #1.1 (1967) … Caravaggio
 
1967 We Still Kill the Old Way
Prof. Paolo Laurana
 
1966 A Bullet for the General
Chuncho Munos/'El Chuncho'
 
1966 A Gangstergirl
 
1966 La strega in amore
Fabrizio
 
1966 For Love and Gold
Teofilatto dei Leonzi
 
1966 Svegliati e uccidi
Inspector Moroni
 
1966 Seasons of Our Love
Leonardo Varzi
 
1965 For a Few Dollars More
El Indio (The Indian) (as Gian Maria Volontè)
 
1965 La strada più lunga (TV movie)
 
1965 Le inchieste del commissario Maigret (TV series)
Radek
– Una vita in gioco (1965) … Radek
 
1964 Vita di Michelangelo (TV series)
Michelangelo
– Episode #1.3 (1964) … Michelangelo
– Episode #1.2 (1964) … Michelangelo
– Episode #1.1 (1964) … Michelangelo
 
1964 The Magnificent Cuckold
Assessore
 
1964 A Fistful of Dollars
Ramón Rojo (as John Wells)
 
1963 The Terrorist
Braschi, l'ingeniere
 
1963 Il taglio del bosco (TV movie)
 
1962 The Four Days of Naples
Stimolo
 
1962 Un uomo da bruciare
Salvatore
 
1962 Noche de verano
Alberto Suárez
 
1961 On the Tiger's Back
Papaleo
 
1961 Hercules and the Captive Women
Re di Sparta
 
1961 Journey Beneath the Desert
Tarath
 
1961 Girl with a Suitcase
Piero Benotti
 
1960 La pisana (TV mini-series)
 
1960 Under Ten Flags
Samuel Braunstein (as Gianmaria Volontè)
 
1959 Saul (TV movie)
 
1959 L'idiota (TV mini-series)
 
1957 Fedra (TV movie)
Ippolito
 
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1972 Reggio Calabria (documentary)
 
1970 La tenda in piazza (documentary)
 
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1980 Stark System (screenplay / story)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– Operación Ogro (2012) (in memory of)
 
2002 The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair (dedicatee)
 
1995 Ulysses' Gaze (in memory of)
 
1969 Love is Colder Than Death (dedicatee - as Cuncho)
 
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1975 Musica per la libertà (documentary)
Himself
 
1970 Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli (documentary)
Himself/Reenactor (segment "Tre ipotesi sulla morte di Giuseppe Pinelli")
 
1970 La tenda in piazza (documentary)
Himself (voice) (uncredited)
 
1969 Apollon: An Unoccupied Factory (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2008 Il falso bugiardo
Himself
 
2006 La classe operaia va in paradiso - Retroscena di un film novarese (documentary)
Lulù Massa (uncredited)
 
2005 Elio Petri... appunti su un autore (documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Back to the Future Part II
Ramon Rojo (uncredited)
 
1975 Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1960) Stage: Appeared in a production of "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Italy.

Official Sites:

Official Site [Italy] | See more »

Alternate Names:

Cuncho | Gian-Maria Volonte | Gianmaria Volonte | Gian Maria Volontè | Gianmaria Volontè | Gianmaria Volonté | John Wells

Height:

6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Being an actor is a matter of choice that above all takes place at an existential level: either you express the conservative structures of society and are nothing more that a robot in the hands of power, or you address the progressive components of this society in an attempt to settle a revolutionary relation between art and life. See more »

Trivia:

Companion of actress Angelica Ippolito from 1977 until his death in 1994. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries