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Gian Maria Volonté
Gian Maria Volonté (9 April 1933 – 6 December 1994) was a celebrated Italian actor and activist. He gained fame for his roles in four Spaghetti Western films, including Ramón Rojo in 'A Fistful of Dollars', El Indio in 'For a Few Dollars More', and Professor Brad Fletcher in 'Face to Face'. Additionally, he starred in notable social dramas depicting the political and social landscape of Italy and Europe in the 1960s and 1970s, such as 'We Still Kill the Old Way', 'Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion', 'The Working Class Goes to Heaven', and 'Todo modo'. He received recognition for his performances in films like 'Le Cercle Rouge', 'Sacco & Vanzetti', 'Giordano Bruno', and 'Christ Stopped at Eboli'.
Renowned director Francisco Rosi said that Volonté 'stole the soul of his characters'. Despite achieving global fame, he remained dedicated to roles with a political message, considering films like 'A Fistful of Dollars' and 'For a Few Dollars More' as a means to an end. He won numerous awards, such as two David di Donatello Awards, three Nastro d'Argento Awards, the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for 'The Death of Mario Ricci', and the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for 'The Moro Affair'. In his later years, he starred in 'The Abyss' as a physician-alchemist and was named Best European Actor for 'Porte aperte'. He passed away from a heart attack at the age of 61 during the filming of 'Ulysses' Gaze'.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Gian Maria Volonté
Born: Milan, Kingdom of Italy
Citizenship: Italian
Birthday: April 9, 1933
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1957–1994
Children: 2
Spouses: Carla Gravina, Armenia Balducci, Angelica Ippolito
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Movies Featuring Gian Maria Volonté
A Fistful of Dollars
For a Few Dollars More
Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
Spanish Western
Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté
Tre colonne in cronaca
Open Doors
A Simple Story
Lady of the Camelias
The Death of Mario Ricci
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
The Moro Affair
A Boy from Calabria
We Are Cinema
Christ Stopped at Eboli
Slap the Monster on Page One
Hercules and the Captive Women
For Love and Gold
Seasons of Our Love
Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli
Journey Beneath the Desert
The Mattei Affair
Le Cercle Rouge
I Am Afraid
The Suspect
One Way or Another
Summer Night
The Assassination
Operation Ogre
The Magnificent Cuckold
Face to Face
Girl with a Suitcase
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
The Witch
Apollon: una fabbrica occupata
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
Lucky Luciano
We Still Kill the Old Way
Wake Up and Die
A Man for Burning
Many Wars Ago
The Violent Four
The Terrorist
Gangster Girl
Letters from Marusia
Funes, a Great Love
Sacco & Vanzetti
The Felling of the Forest
A Bullet for the General
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces
The Seven Cervi Brothers
Banderas, the Tyrant
Under the Sign of Scorpio
Wind from the East
On the Tiger’s Back
The Four Days of Naples
Career Timeline
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2005
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
Self (archive footage)
Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté
Self (archive footage)
1970
Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli
Self / Reenactor (uncredited)
Le Cercle Rouge
Vogel
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Dottore
Many Wars Ago
Lt. Ottolenghi
Wind from the East
The Soldier
1967
A Fistful of Dollars
For a Few Dollars More
Face to Face
Professor Brett Fletcher
We Still Kill the Old Way
Professore Paolo Laurana
A Bullet for the General
Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'
1966
For Love and Gold
Teofilatto dei Leonzi
Seasons of Our Love
Leonardo Varzi
The Witch
Fabrizio
Wake Up and Die
Inspector Moroni
Gangster Girl
Jascha Freud
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