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Gian Maria Volonté (1933-1994)

Alias:
Gian-Maria Volonte
Johnny Wels
Джан Мария Волонте

Birthplace:
Milano, Lombardia, Italy

Born:
April 9, 1933

Died:
December 6, 1994

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Production

Director:
1972  La tenda in piazza
1972  Reggio Calabria

In Memory Of:
1972  La tenda in piazza
1972  Reggio Calabria
1995  Ulysses' Gaze

Writer:
1972  La tenda in piazza
1972  Reggio Calabria
1980  Stark System
1995  Ulysses' Gaze

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