Gian Maria Volonté

Gian Maria Volonté

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...

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Banderas, the Tyrant

as Tirano Banderas

Funes, a Great Love

as El tano Bérgami

A Simple Story

as Carmelo Franzò

Open Doors

as Giudice Vito Di Francesco

Tre colonne in cronaca

as Alberto Landolfi

The Abyss

as Zenone

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

as Dr. Cristo Bedoya

The Moro Affair

as Aldo Moro

The Death of Mario Ricci

as Bernard Fontana

Stark System

as Stark

I Am Afraid

as Brigadiere Ludovico Graziano

The Suspect

as Emilio

Giordano Bruno

as Giordano Bruno

Lucky Luciano

as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

The Mattei Affair

as Enrico Mattei

Sacco & Vanzetti

as Bartolomeo Vanzetti

Many Wars Ago

as Lt. Ottolenghi

Wind from the East

as The Northern Ranger

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Ulysses' Gaze

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