Gian Maria Volonté
Birthday: 1933-04-09 | Place of Birth: Milano, Lombardia, ItalyFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gian Maria Volonté, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Stark
as Carlo Levi
as Gregorio
as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
as Giordano Bruno
as Bartolomeo Vanzetti
as Dottore
as Le Ranger Nordiste (uncredited)
as Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'
as El Indio
as Ramón Rojo
as Fabrizio
as Assessore
as Piero Benotti
as Tarath
