Gian Maria Volonté

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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...

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For a Few Dollars MoreMovie • 1965A Fistful of DollarsMovie • 1964Ulysses' GazeMovie • 1995Le Cercle RougeMovie • 1970Face to FaceMovie • 1967Investigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionMovie • 1970Girl with a SuitcaseMovie • 1961Sacco & VanzettiMovie • 1971For Love and GoldMovie • 1966The AssassinationMovie • 1972The Working Class Goes to HeavenMovie • 1971A Bullet for the GeneralMovie • 1967Operation OgreMovie • 1979One Way or AnotherMovie • 1976Hercules and the Captive WomenMovie • 1961Slap the Monster on Page OneMovie • 1972The Mattei AffairMovie • 1972Chronicle of a Death ForetoldMovie • 1987Lady of the CameliasMovie • 1981Lucky LucianoMovie • 1973Many Wars AgoMovie • 1970On the Tiger's BackMovie • 1961The WitchMovie • 1966The Magnificent CuckoldMovie • 1964