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Gian Maria Volonté

Born 1933-04-09

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

For a Few Dollars More 1965 · 8.2 A Fistful of Dollars 1964 · 7.9 Le cercle rouge 1970 · 7.9 Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion 1970 · 8.0 A Bullet for the General 1967 · 7.0 The Working Class Goes to Heaven 1971 · 7.6 Christ Stopped at Eboli 1979 · 7.7 Sacco & Vanzetti 1971 · 7.8 Face to Face 1967 · 7.1 The Mattei Affair 1972 · 7.6 Girl with a Suitcase 1961 · 7.4 We Still Kill the Old Way 1967 · 7.0 Lucky Luciano 1973 · 6.4 Todo modo 1976 · 7.5 Hercules and the Captive Women 1961 · 4.4 Wind from the East 1970 · 5.8 Wake Up and Die 1966 · 6.2 The Death of Mario Ricci 1983 · 6.6