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Gian Maria Volonté
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 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
A Fistful of Dollars
as Ramón Rojo
For a Few Dollars More
as El Indio
We Still Kill the Old Way
as Professore Paolo Laurana
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
as Dottore
A Bullet for the General
as Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'
Le Cercle Rouge
as Vogel
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
as Lulù Massa
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
as Dr. Cristo Bedoya
The Magnificent Cuckold
as Assessore
For Love and Gold
as Teofilatto dei Leonzi
