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 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).
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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).
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Known for
![Rosi About Eboli](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ruBxa38gQbEUQ9JB7uFa7FjkFXI.jpg)
Rosi About Eboli
![We Are Cinema](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/h8AbL2k8aA828b5tvZJMuOfspRb.jpg)
We Are Cinema
![Zénon the Rebel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vWV7F6Ti4noRsUTWTlaZaRpnJbL.jpg)
Zénon the Rebel
![Forgotten Activism](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jJSy7vqBlfOzSNCkw0ahsTw1P7O.jpg)
Forgotten Activism
![Spanish Western](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pmryi5NJAvWeFIfoPY6vos2YDew.jpg)
Spanish Western
![Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3aB2q0AHgfzshs7zpbuzW3MuojU.jpg)
Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté
![Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cy6FzqhbtyvypRb5K7UoLkCrHUB.jpg)
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
![Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m3qBjABqcBxQE0JkYdBMpquaaVy.jpg)
Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté
![Ulysses' Gaze](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lj3pmqiy15O1KyljPRb4k2rb5XO.jpg)
Ulysses' Gaze
![Banderas, the Tyrant](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aqkbZqmW7Vwkp9OnidyM1u3CKsF.jpg)
Banderas, the Tyrant
![Funes, a Great Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cVDNBZFGc5IbisahHfL98jGLjXJ.jpg)
Funes, a Great Love
![A Simple Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iloutir67eQTKutOaAWLxkvnfnb.jpg)
A Simple Story
![Open Doors](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lgkt7bouhLrKPB5f60aehqC6OQu.jpg)
Open Doors
![Tre colonne in cronaca](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tpUIwjKNzmfPrNYYMVvH8ZaxJSA.jpg)
Tre colonne in cronaca
![Pestalozzi's Mountain](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rmDMsPx1Fktiy9wzYB90GlA0g3X.jpg)
Pestalozzi's Mountain
![The Abyss](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/im3Z9FInqKsZaMk5fYkW95IrD7v.jpg)
The Abyss
![A Boy from Calabria](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aHu1QTtKS8YMaTby1xTJ2Ixrjr8.jpg)
A Boy from Calabria
![Chronicle of a Death Foretold](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/umcKJZB2eQpRux2OWKNR6gyw1ME.jpg)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
![Il caso Moro](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9oNzKVu9uaOUaU4vZZSfxflMI4l.jpg)
Il caso Moro
![The Death of Mario Ricci](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qckxkbyyQRPNBJSQb9fqDWgsFu7.jpg)
The Death of Mario Ricci
![The Charterhouse of Parma](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kcYRRPHj2vop8y2aU9HWcs0BnrE.jpg)
The Charterhouse of Parma
![La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dJjghXauHOM28emxanZWVKfJust.jpg)
La Storia Vera Della Signora Dalle Camelie
![Stark System](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nHJZKcbhSCVXMgUkWbPSciedx6G.jpg)
Stark System
![Operation Ogre](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iqxC1i7nnCPZM9icd2WeMV0Bpgs.jpg)
Operation Ogre
![Christ Stopped at Eboli](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gHcB9EFbBQfaJNPbMjcsfmNuLMt.jpg)
Christ Stopped at Eboli
![Reflections on a Political Cinema](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xNPb2YTBFGrEgTfSCABCMlqrUOp.jpg)
Reflections on a Political Cinema
![I Am Afraid](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g0m6VlAczY8AoN0bOYCRUcgwt6v.jpg)
I Am Afraid
![One Way or Another](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2AEPuT7lFo0sZgFq8atUioOgagj.jpg)
One Way or Another
![Letters from Marusia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/etB3EZK0BnzMiW97XxROYZQmFaz.jpg)
Letters from Marusia
![The Suspect](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6m3q6E3pGAYJ4UDGwMNtgfXqkGm.jpg)
The Suspect
![Spécial cinéma](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jONImBKU4sK9mBcK5cx7a4R4h5v.jpg)
Spécial cinéma
![Giordano Bruno](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oTvu16YmggQc3oWTg7g3lgIi4LO.jpg)
Giordano Bruno
![Lucky Luciano](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gfKSiDcZRqoFLe6NNF6TlgwBa8S.jpg)
Lucky Luciano
![Reggio Calabria](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eG0XVMCQR6OBWo2A9H9TamWwyTJ.jpg)
Reggio Calabria
![Slap the Monster on Page One](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xAC5CI3jgY3Wr9Ab2xIis8MlVgn.jpg)
Slap the Monster on Page One
![The Assassination](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pcwij6QBlf1DOTAUxw1YsjwhQFU.jpg)
The Assassination
![The Mattei Affair](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p4EHDfdbgjNXmQb7WB9fYmom0s1.jpg)
The Mattei Affair
![The Working Class Goes to Heaven](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gulAszCUPjuBtDd6NudgLTBu3i5.jpg)
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
![Sacco & Vanzetti](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lnaDudmzjNUF3EJHlkExFVwaFf.jpg)
Sacco & Vanzetti
![Le Cercle Rouge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w56La43IJnGpLepgqfGCAZsbQPp.jpg)
Le Cercle Rouge
![Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vPTZwlq1IC4o1DCsEZEl2uGljzm.jpg)
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
![Many Wars Ago](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rzz43n7dN4ZqqD3oqTCPGZywNn9.jpg)
Many Wars Ago
![Wind from the East](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pKrSvKmYhDBsmjs4IWN7zpWB871.jpg)
Wind from the East
![Apollon: una fabbrica occupata](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i335PhzGBjuiPXofM980GrU74D6.jpg)
Apollon: una fabbrica occupata
![Under the Sign of Scorpio](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/snG9GjxBF0Jpx32gEajkAUlf0Hm.jpg)
Under the Sign of Scorpio
![The Bandit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zxcCI3QnZWMdZWPhzjAPF30h6TX.jpg)
The Bandit
![Summit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vALkpaPG1RNUQbykSXZ53RgEINc.jpg)
Summit
![The Violent Four](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sLI4FL3zsFdaGWzzyyIWm4k6P8g.jpg)
The Violent Four
![The Seven Cervi Brothers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jZ07F5Zw5nYrjvT2a2YET1lfmTu.jpg)
The Seven Cervi Brothers
![Face to Face](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tvvCChgjwqyzwcrHtqG1hMNlfv2.jpg)
Face to Face
![Caravaggio](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aHx0vbDKgaPNhNJwL91BzqnuClq.jpg)
Caravaggio
![Diamoci del tu](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ynkZ77DuCkpkLfzhLYGt5vpdkBN.jpg)
Diamoci del tu
![We Still Kill the Old Way](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tBRjeDnVLWIrtMmNq25hKBzGEQ4.jpg)
We Still Kill the Old Way
![A Bullet for the General](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mKJtHftfsLwz8y8XMb8gPdxoBKJ.jpg)
A Bullet for the General
![Gangster Girl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5HT7rKnOxXJUkD2wL2RaDTmJiqP.jpg)
Gangster Girl
![The Witch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hZOsf2BKTMjxnQyugZcOJ4QSwW1.jpg)
The Witch
![For Love and Gold](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/SObRXKlirfDasmA6hdr9IMFNYt.jpg)
For Love and Gold
![Wake Up and Die](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tYgnqbM0lU8JB8pmUHeAR7xtNnR.jpg)
Wake Up and Die
![Seasons of Our Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xrat2kO5XmGp69mioauMymfqIDm.jpg)
Seasons of Our Love
![For a Few Dollars More](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ooqASvA7qxlTVKL3KwOzBwy57Dh.jpg)
For a Few Dollars More
![La strada più lunga](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jUFxf28yb0sSzobUGJTz7ZK2o98.jpg)
La strada più lunga
![Le inchieste del commissario Maigret](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qz4adcAfPOzwWqWKhEQOcxLuPBm.jpg)
Le inchieste del commissario Maigret
![Vita di Michelangelo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iSg1dSwdBquPawtJVOdjQCmzjrw.jpg)
Vita di Michelangelo
![The Magnificent Cuckold](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/twiUAjQBrkQXoj5tzWlrLb8zEXV.jpg)
The Magnificent Cuckold
![A Fistful of Dollars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lBwOEpwVeUAmrmglcstnaGcJq3Y.jpg)
A Fistful of Dollars
![The Terrorist](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bf1Ny7U1VZyKdZaomxWsdlYrbi5.jpg)
The Terrorist
![The Felling of the Forest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jur2yS4E8OkjIAI0K2fE5LcUzMY.jpg)
The Felling of the Forest
![Summer Night](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ohdbYYdiGwSy8rIYEgYjW2m1syk.jpg)
Summer Night
![The Four Days of Naples](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kTaSb8eTHl0rIHuLrH6G45DGPXL.jpg)
The Four Days of Naples
![A Man for Burning](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w0EBcuSKeGdrKlIphJ7LlnVetDC.jpg)
A Man for Burning
![On the Tiger's Back](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/isrepjJ8j8a2lHSRGZuuF4e111E.jpg)
On the Tiger's Back
![Hercules and the Captive Women](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w7AmUyC8irs9ho31dC4SEl2mLRb.jpg)
Hercules and the Captive Women
![Journey Beneath the Desert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jU0gHvAlHOw3iO39Tmcz2TDvTbL.jpg)
Journey Beneath the Desert
![Girl with a Suitcase](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qXuwtz0OYSIVCZ53CnJkWW6calC.jpg)
Girl with a Suitcase
![Under Ten Flags](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9YguRj7i0386C2HIiOwvUdpN0wm.jpg)
Under Ten Flags
![The Idiot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/892pxsla06BntkCssGk4ted7753.jpg)
The Idiot
![Fedra](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/25aqLAWj7ajP5m7zaIto1whiSRo.jpg)
Fedra