Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

86

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-04-09

Day of Death

1994-12-06 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Milano, Lombardia, Italy

Also Known As

Johnny Wels

Gian-Maria Volonte

Джан Мария Волонте

Gian Maria Volonté

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.

Known For

Acting

For a Few Dollars More

1965

For a Few Dollars More

as

El Indio

Journey Beneath the Desert

1961

Journey Beneath the Desert

as

Tarath

Le Cercle Rouge

1970

Le Cercle Rouge

as

Vogel

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

1970

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

as

Dottore

Rosi About Eboli

2022

Rosi About Eboli

as

Self

Christ Stopped at Eboli

1979

Christ Stopped at Eboli

as

Carlo Levi

Hercules and the Captive Women

1961

Hercules and the Captive Women

as

Re di Sparta

Open Doors

1990

Open Doors

as

Giudice Vito Di Francesco

A Bullet for the General

1967

A Bullet for the General

as

Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'

The Witch

1966

The Witch

as

Fabrizio

The Mattei Affair

1972

The Mattei Affair

as

Enrico Mattei

Il caso Moro

1986

Il caso Moro

as

Aldo Moro

Face to Face

1967

Face to Face

as

Professor Brett Fletcher

The Abyss

1988

The Abyss

as

Zenone

Operation Ogre

1979

Operation Ogre

as

Izarra

Giordano Bruno

1973

Giordano Bruno

as

Giordano Bruno

The Four Days of Naples

1962

The Four Days of Naples

as

Stimolo

Sacco & Vanzetti

1971

Sacco & Vanzetti

as

Bartolomeo Vanzetti

Slap the Monster on Page One

1972

Slap the Monster on Page One

as

Bizanti

One Way or Another

1976

One Way or Another

as

M.

Lady of the Camelias

1981

Lady of the Camelias

as

Plessis

Girl with a Suitcase

1961

Girl with a Suitcase

as

Piero Benotti

We Still Kill the Old Way

1967

We Still Kill the Old Way

as

Professore Paolo Laurana

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

1971

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

as

Lulù Massa

The Violent Four

1968

The Violent Four

as

Piero Cavallero

I Am Afraid

1977

I Am Afraid

as

Brigadiere Ludovico Graziano

A Boy from Calabria

1987

A Boy from Calabria

as

Felice

Many Wars Ago...

1970

Many Wars Ago...

as

Lt. Ottolenghi

Lucky Luciano

1973

Lucky Luciano

as

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

On the Tiger's Back

1961

On the Tiger's Back

as

Papaleo

A Simple Story

1991

A Simple Story

as

Carmelo Franzò

The Suspect

1975

The Suspect

as

Emilio

Wake Up and Die

1966

Wake Up and Die

as

Inspector Moroni

Seasons of Our Love

1966

Seasons of Our Love

as

Leonardo Varzi

The Assassination

1972

The Assassination

as

Sadiel

The Death of Mario Ricci

1983

The Death of Mario Ricci

as

Bernard Fontana

The Bandit

1969

The Bandit

as

Gramigna

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

1987

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

as

Dr. Cristo Bedoya

The Magnificent Cuckold

1964

The Magnificent Cuckold

as

Assessore

The Terrorist

1963

The Terrorist

as

Renato Braschi , l'ingeniere

The Seven Cervi Brothers

1968

The Seven Cervi Brothers

as

Aldo Cervi

Banderas, the Tyrant

1993

Banderas, the Tyrant

as

Tirano Banderas

A Man for Burning

1962

A Man for Burning

as

Salvatore

Pestalozzi's Mountain

1989

Pestalozzi's Mountain

as

Pestalozzi

Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli

1970

Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli

as

Self / Reenactor (uncredited)

Apollon: una fabbrica occupata

1969

Apollon: una fabbrica occupata

as

Narrator (voice)

Summit

1968

Summit

as

Paolo

La tenda in piazza

1972

La tenda in piazza

as

Self (voice) (uncredited)

Stark System

1980

Stark System

as

Stark

The Felling of the Forest

1963

The Felling of the Forest

as

Guglielmo

Phaedra

1957

Phaedra

as

Ippolito

Summer Night

1963

Summer Night

as

Alberto

Wind from the East

1970

Wind from the East

as

The Soldier

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

2005

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

as

Self (archive footage)

Gangster Girl

1966

Gangster Girl

as

Jascha Freud

Letters from Marusia

1975

Letters from Marusia

as

Gregorio

We Are Cinema

2021

We Are Cinema

as

Self (archive footage)

Tre colonne in cronaca

1990

Tre colonne in cronaca

as

Alberto Landolfi

Forgotten Activism

2017

Forgotten Activism

as

Self (archive footage)

Under the Sign of Scorpio

1969

Under the Sign of Scorpio

as

Renno

Funes, a Great Love

1993

Funes, a Great Love

as

El tano Bérgami

Under Ten Flags

1960

Under Ten Flags

as

Samuel Braunstein

Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté

2004

Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté

as

Self (archive footage)

Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté

2005

Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté

as

Self (archive footage)

Caravaggio

1967

Caravaggio

as

Caravaggio

A Fistful of Dollars

1964

A Fistful of Dollars

as

Ramón Rojo

For Love and Gold

1966

For Love and Gold

as

Teofilatto dei Leonzi

Zénon the Rebel

2019

Zénon the Rebel

as

Self (archive footage)

La strada più lunga

1965

La strada più lunga

as

Michele

Spanish Western

2015

Spanish Western

as

The Indian (archive footage)

Reflections on a Political Cinema

1978

Reflections on a Political Cinema

as

Self - Interviewee

Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli

1970

Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli

as

Self

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces

2024

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces

as

Self (archive footage)

Saul

1959

Saul

as

David

The Charterhouse of Parma

The Charterhouse of Parma

as

Count Mosca

Vita di Michelangelo

Vita di Michelangelo

as

Michelangelo

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

as

Self

La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie

La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie

as

Plessis

The Idiot

The Idiot

as

Parfen Rogozin

Le inchieste del commissario Maigret

Le inchieste del commissario Maigret

as

Radek

Diamoci del tu

Diamoci del tu

as

Self

Cristo si è fermato a Eboli

Cristo si è fermato a Eboli

as

Carlo Levi

Production

Crew

Ulysses' Gaze

1995

Ulysses' Gaze

as

Directing

La tenda in piazza

1972

La tenda in piazza

as

Reggio Calabria

1972

Reggio Calabria

as