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Gian Maria Volonté

Gian Maria Volonté

Acting·1933–1994·74 films

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.…

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As Actor

A Fistful of Dollars
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)Ramón Rojo
For a Few Dollars More
For a Few Dollars More (1965)El Indio
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)Dottore
Le Cercle Rouge
Le Cercle Rouge (1970)Vogel
For Love and Gold
For Love and Gold (1966)Teofilatto dei Leonzi
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971)Lulù Massa
Sacco & Vanzetti
Sacco & Vanzetti (1971)Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Slap the Monster on Page One
Slap the Monster on Page One (1972)Bizanti
One Way or Another
One Way or Another (1976)M.
Many Wars Ago
Many Wars Ago (1970)Lt. Ottolenghi
A Bullet for the General
A Bullet for the General (1967)Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'
We Still Kill the Old Way
We Still Kill the Old Way (1967)Professore Paolo Laurana
The Mattei Affair
The Mattei Affair (1972)Enrico Mattei
Face to Face
Face to Face (1967)Professor Brett Fletcher
Girl with a Suitcase
Girl with a Suitcase (1961)Piero Benotti
Christ Stopped at Eboli
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)Carlo Levi
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)Dr. Cristo Bedoya
Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano (1973)Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
The Magnificent Cuckold
The Magnificent Cuckold (1964)Assessore
Giordano Bruno
Giordano Bruno (1973)Giordano Bruno
The Four Days of Naples
The Four Days of Naples (1962)Stimolo
Operation Ogre
Operation Ogre (1979)Izarra
The Moro Affair
The Moro Affair (1986)Aldo Moro
The Assassination
The Assassination (1972)Sadiel
Open Doors
Open Doors (1990)Giudice Vito Di Francesco
The Violent Four
The Violent Four (1968)Piero Cavallero
Hercules and the Captive Women
Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)Re di Sparta
Lady of the Camelias
Lady of the Camelias (1981)Plessis
Wind from the East
Wind from the East (1970)The Northern Ranger
A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1991)Carmelo Franzò
On the Tiger's Back
On the Tiger's Back (1961)Papaleo
A Boy from Calabria
A Boy from Calabria (1987)Felice
The Witch
The Witch (1966)Fabrizio
The Terrorist
The Terrorist (1963)Renato Braschi , l'ingeniere
The Abyss
The Abyss (1988)Zenone
I Am Afraid
I Am Afraid (1977)Brigadiere Ludovico Graziano
Under Ten Flags
Under Ten Flags (1960)Samuel Braunstein
The Seven Cervi Brothers
The Seven Cervi Brothers (1968)Aldo Cervi
Spanish Western
Spanish Western (2015)The Indian (archive footage)
Letters from Marusia
Letters from Marusia (1975)Gregorio
The Death of Mario Ricci
The Death of Mario Ricci (1983)Bernard Fontana
The Suspect
The Suspect (1975)Emilio
Wake Up and Die
Wake Up and Die (1966)Inspector Moroni
Banderas, the Tyrant
Banderas, the Tyrant (1993)Tirano Banderas
Under the Sign of Scorpio
Under the Sign of Scorpio (1969)Renno
Seasons of Our Love
Seasons of Our Love (1966)Leonardo Varzi
A Man for Burning
A Man for Burning (1962)Salvatore
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker (2005)Self (archive footage)
Funes, a Great Love
Funes, a Great Love (1993)El tano Bérgami
Summer Night
Summer Night (1963)Alberto
Tre colonne in cronaca
Tre colonne in cronaca (1990)Alberto Landolfi
The Bandit
The Bandit (1969)Gramigna
The Felling of the Forest
The Felling of the Forest (1963)Guglielmo
Journey Beneath the Desert
Journey Beneath the Desert (1961)Tarath
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces (2024)Self (archive footage)
A Gangstergirl
A Gangstergirl (1966)Jascha Freud
Pestalozzi's Mountain
Pestalozzi's Mountain (1989)Pestalozzi
Summit
Summit (1968)Paolo
Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté
Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté (2005)Self (archive footage)
Stark System
Stark System (1980)Stark
Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté
Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté (2004)Self (archive footage)
We Are Cinema
We Are Cinema (2021)Self (archive footage)
Caravaggio
Caravaggio (1967)Caravaggio
La strada più lunga
La strada più lunga (1965)Michele
Reflections on a Political Cinema
Reflections on a Political Cinema (1978)Self - Interviewee
Forgotten Activism
Forgotten Activism (2017)Self (archive footage)
Festival dell’Unità 1972
Festival dell’Unità 1972 (1973)self
Apollon: una fabbrica occupata
Apollon: una fabbrica occupata (1969)Narrator (voice)
Rosi About Eboli
Rosi About Eboli (2022)Self
Zénon the Rebel
Zénon the Rebel (2019)Self (archive footage)
Phaedra
Phaedra (1957)Ippolito
La foresta pietrificata
La foresta pietrificata (1959)
Saul
Saul (1959)David

As Director

Reggio Calabria
Reggio Calabria (1972)

As Writer

Stark System
Stark System (1980)