
Gian Maria Volonté
Acting
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…
Also known as
Johnny Wels · Gian-Maria Volonte · Джан Мария Волонте
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Ciné regards
1978 · TV

Spécial cinéma
1974 · TV

A Fistful of Dollars
1964 · Movie

For a Few Dollars More
1965 · Movie

Le inchieste del commissario Maigret
1964 · TV

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
1970 · Movie

Le Cercle Rouge
1970 · Movie

Girl with a Suitcase
1961 · Movie

Operation Ogre
1979 · Movie

For Love and Gold
1966 · Movie

The Assassination
1972 · Movie

Ulysses' Gaze
1995 · Movie