Cast

Gian Maria Volontè

1933 – 1994

Active years (films on this site)

1961–1990

Genres

DramaCrimeWesternMysteryThriller

Schools and movements

Italian Neorealism and AfterPolitical and Investigative CinemaSpaghetti WesternContemporary European Art Cinema

Directors worked with

Elio Petri4 filmsFrancesco Rosi3 filmsSergio Leone2 filmsValerio Zurlini1 filmMario Monicelli1 filmSergio Sollima1 filmJean-Pierre Melville1 filmGillo Pontecorvo1 filmGianni Amelio1 film

Biography

Gian Maria Volonté was an Italian actor and activist. He is known for his roles in Italian Western films: Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (1964), El Indio in Leone's For a Few Dollars More (1965), El Chuncho Munoz in Damiano Damiani's A Bullet for the General (1966) and Professor Brad Fletcher in Sergio Sollima's Face to Face (1967) as well as 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 (1970), The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971), and Todo modo (1976).

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Awards and honours

International

• Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor 1983
• Silver Bear 1987
• Silver Bear for Best Actor 1987
• European Film Academy Special Jury Award 1990
• Leopard of Honour 1990
• Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement 1991
• Grolla d'oro for Lifetime Achievement 1998
• David di Donatello for Best Actor
• Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor

National / local

• Grolla d'oro for Best Leading Actor 1968
• Grolla d'oro for Best Leading Actor 1970
• Taormina Film Fest 1977
• Giffoni Film Festival 1991
• Grolla d'oro for Best Leading Actor 1991
• Premio Vittorio De Sica

15 films on this site

1. Girl with a Suitcase 1961 · Valerio Zurlini · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
2. A Fistful of Dollars 1964 · Sergio Leone · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
3. For a Few Dollars More 1965 · Sergio Leone · IMDb 8.2 · Cast
4. L'armata Brancaleone 1966 · Mario Monicelli · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
5. Face to Face (1967) 1967 · Sergio Sollima · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
6. We Still Kill the Old Way 1967 · Elio Petri · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
7. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion 1970 · Elio Petri · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
8. Le Cercle rouge 1970 · Jean-Pierre Melville · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
9. The Working Class Goes to Heaven 1971 · Elio Petri · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
10. The Mattei Affair 1972 · Francesco Rosi · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
11. Todo modo 1976 · Elio Petri · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
12. Christ Stopped at Eboli 1979 · Francesco Rosi · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
13. Ogro 1979 · Gillo Pontecorvo · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
14. Chronicle of a Death Foretold 1987 · Francesco Rosi · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
15. Open Doors 1990 · Gianni Amelio · IMDb 7.1 · Cast