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Gian Maria Volonté

Actor

Gian Maria Volonté

Acting
1962 — 1981 · 25 films
Lived
9 April 1933 — d. 1994
From
Milano, Lombardia, Italy

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.

Career Signature

How Gian Maria Volonté’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

grainy 70s grit
emotionally restrained
slow burn
conversation starter
slow unraveling

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Tonal kin

Salvo RandoneSalvo Randone15 filmsGuido AlbertiGuido Alberti11 filmsLuiz LinharesLuiz Linhares3 filmsYves MontandYves Montand24 filmsFrank WolffFrank Wolff12 filmsThanos GrammenosThanos Grammenos3 filmsBenjamin LevBenjamin Lev3 filmsKunie TanakaKunie Tanaka14 films

Filmography

Lady of the Camelias

1981

Christ Stopped at Eboli

1979

Operation Ogre

1979

One Way or Another

1976

Lucky Luciano

1973

Giordano Bruno

1973

The Mattei Affair

1972

Slap the Monster on Page One

1972

The Assassination

1972

Sacco & Vanzetti

1971

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

1971

Le Cercle Rouge

1970

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

1970

Many Wars Ago

1970

Wind from the East

1970

The Violent Four

1968

A Bullet for the General

1967

Face to Face

1967

We Still Kill the Old Way

1967

For Love and Gold

1966

The Witch

1966

For a Few Dollars More

1965

A Fistful of Dollars

1964

The Magnificent Cuckold

1964

The Four Days of Naples

1962