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Gian Maria Volonté (9 April 1933 – 6 December 1994) was an Italian actor, including roles in four Spaghetti Western films: Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and 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).

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Gian Maria Volonté
Gian Maria Volonté in his later years
Born	(1933-04-09)9 April 1933 Milan, Italy
Died	6 December 1994(1994-12-06) (aged 61) Florina, Greece
Other names	John Wells, Johnny Wels
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957–1993
Partner(s)	Carla Gravina Armenia Balducci Angelica Ippolito (1977-his death)
Children	1
Relatives	Claudio Camaso (brother)
Website	http://www.gianmariavolonte.it/

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 (1970), 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), Giuliano Montaldo's Sacco & Vanzetti (1971) and Francesco Rosi's Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979).

Early life

Volonté was born in Milan but grew up in Turin. His father Mario was a fascist officer from Saronno (province of Varese), who in 1944 was in command of the Brigata Nera of Chivasso, near Turin. His mother, Carolina Bianchi, belonged to a wealthy Milanese industrial family and his younger brother Claudio was an actor as well. He went to Rome to train for an acting career at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico, which he left in 1957. He had a brief career in television and acting in Shakespeare and Goldoni plays on the stage, before establishing his film career.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Volonté made his debut in 1960 in Sotto dieci bandiere, directed by Duilio Coletti. Just four years later, he played "Ramón Rojo" in A Fistful of Dollars (1964), and "El Indio" in For a Few Dollars More (1965), both for cash reasons as he did not consider either role serious. Both films were directed by the then-unknown Sergio Leone, and Volonté's roles in them would bring him his greatest recognition from American audiences. He played Carlo Levi in Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979), which was based on Levi's autobiographical account of his years in internal-exile in Aliano, Southern Italy, in the 1930s. Volonté played the memorable role of the Bandito-turned-guerrilla, El Chuncho, in A Bullet for the General (1966).^{[citation needed]}

Volonté's performances as memorable but neurotic characters, or as a gifted leader of brigands or revolutionaries, together with the unexpected, worldwide success of the films, gave him international fame. Volonté had already played comedies, including A cavallo della tigre (1961), by Luigi Comencini, and confirmed his versatility in L'armata Brancaleone (1966). However, he found his main dimension in dramatic roles for Banditi a Milano (1968), by Carlo Lizzani, Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina (1972) by Marco Bellocchio, La Classe operaia va in paradiso (1972) by his friend Elio Petri and Il sospetto (1975) by Francesco Maselli.

In 1968, Volonté won a Silver Ribbon as best actor for A ciascuno il suo, also directed by Elio Petri. Volonté received the same award for two other performances: Petri's Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1971, winner of an Academy Award as best foreign film), considered by many to be his finest; and in The Abyss (1989).

In 1983 he won the award for Best Actor at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival for La Mort de Mario Ricci. Four years later, at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor for Il caso Moro.[1] 1988 Cannes Film Festival Official Selection, remarkable play as a Renaissance physician in The Abyss by André Delvaux from Marguerite Yourcenar's famous novel. In 1990, Volonté was named Best European Actor for Porte aperte. In 1991, at the Venice Film Festival, he won a Golden Lion for his career as a whole. Volonté played numerous roles outside Italy.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Volonté was a strong political activist and known for his pro-Communist leanings. In 1981, he helped Oreste Scalzone to flee from capture in Italy to Denmark.[2] He was the partner of Italian actress Carla Gravina for almost 10 years after they met when they played Romeo and Juliet in a theatre production in 1960. The two had a daughter Giovanna, born in the early 1960s. Actress Angelica Ippolito was his companion from 1977 until his death in 1994.

Death

Volonté died from a heart attack[3] at the age of 61 in 1994 at Florina, Greece, during the filming of Ulysses' Gaze, directed by Theo Angelopoulos. Actor Erland Josephson replaced him in the role. Volonté's grave is in a small cemetery on the Sardinian island of La Maddalena, according to his wishes.

Selected filmography

References

External links

• Official website
• Gian Maria Volonté at IMDb
• Giovanni Savastano: "Gian Maria Volonté. Recito dunque sono" Edizioni Clichy, 2018

На других языках

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[de] Gian Maria Volonté

Gian Maria Volonté (* 9. April 1933 in Mailand; † 6. Dezember 1994 in Florina, Griechenland) war ein italienischer Schauspieler.

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- [en] Gian Maria Volonté

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[es] Gian Maria Volonté

Gian Maria Volonté (Milán; 9 de abril de 1933-Flórina, Grecia; 6 de diciembre de 1994) fue un actor italiano. Se hizo conocido por su actuación como el antagonista principal en las películas de Sergio Leone Por un puñado de dólares y Per qualche dollaro in più (La muerte tenía un precio). También fue considerado uno de los mejores actores europeos de su tiempo por su capacidad de hundirse en la personalidad de sus personajes.

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[ru] Волонте, Джан Мария

Джан Мари́я Волонте́ (итал. Gian Maria Volonté; 9 апреля 1933 — 6 декабря 1994) — итальянский актёр театра и кино, один из наиболее прославленных актёров Италии. Обладатель многочисленных национальных и международных кинопремий, призёр трёх крупнейших кинофестивалей планеты — Каннского, Венецианского и Берлинского.

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