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Giuliano Gemma
Actor

Giuliano Gemma

2 Sep 1938Born
1 Oct 2013Died
75Age at death
95Credits

Biography

Giuliano Gemma (2 September 1938 – 1 October 2013) was an Italian actor. He is best known internationally for his work in Spaghetti Westerns, particularly for his performances as the title character in Duccio Tessari's A Pistol for Ringo (1965), Captain Montgomery Brown/'Ringo' in Tessari's The Return of Ringo (1965), the title character in Michele Lupo's Arizona Colt (1966), Scott Mary in Tonino Valerii's Day of Anger (1967) and Michael "California" Random in Lupo's California (1977).

Born in Rome, Gemma first worked as a stuntman, then was offered real acting parts by director Duccio Tessari, starting with the film Arrivano i titani (1962).

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He also made an appearance in Luchino Visconti's Il Gattopardo as Garibaldi's General. Gemma later went on to star in Spaghetti Westerns in films such as A Pistol for Ringo (Una pistola per Ringo), Blood for a Silver Dollar (Un dollaro bucato), Wanted and Day of Anger (I giorni dell'ira). He was sometimes credited as Montgomery Wood. Giuliano Gemma's career survived the demise of the genre, and he remained active on Italian television.

Gemma played in a variety of movies, including art-house offerings such as Valerio Zurlini's The Desert of the Tartars (Il deserto dei tartari) in 1976. The same year, Gemma won a David di Donatello, the Italian equivalent of the Oscar, for his portrayal of Major Matiss in The Desert of Tartars.

Gemma also starred in a web comic named "Man Born Again" (2012) by Eclypsed Word.

His daughter, Vera Gemma, is also an actress. Giuliano Gemma also worked as a sculptor.

On 1 October 2013, Gemma died following a car accident in Cerveteri, near Rome. He was taken to a hospital in Civitavecchia and pronounced dead shortly after his arrival. Two other passengers, a man and his son, were also injured in the accident.

Source: Article "Giuliano Gemma" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 95 credits.

  1. 2012To Rome with LoveFilm: Hotel Manager
  2. 2009Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema ParadisoFilm
  3. 2007The Final InquiryFilm: Saulo
  4. 2007L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIIISeries: Saulo (2 episodes)
  5. 2007PompeiiSeries: Tito (2 episodes)
  6. 2006Butta la lunaSeries (13 episodes)
  7. 2005Pope John Paul IISeries: Dr. Joaquín Navarro-Valls (2 episodes)
  8. 2005La bambina dalle mani sporcheSeries: Procuratore Concato (2 episodes)
  9. 2005Il CapitanoSeries: Colonel Fioravanti (14 episodes)
  10. 2001Mad LoveFilm: De Veyre
  11. 1999Un uomo perbeneFilm: Avvocato Alberto Dall'Ora
  12. 1999First On The RopeSeries: Mr. Ruspoli (2 episodes)
  13. 1997Desert of FireSeries: Emir Tafud (3 episodes)
  14. 1997Desert of FireFilm: Emir Tafud
  15. 1996Un bel dì vedremoFilm: Gianfranco
  16. 1993Una storia italianaSeries (2 episodes)
  17. 1991Ya no hay hombresFilm
  18. 1991La moglie nella corniceSeries: Alberto Fortis (3 episodes)
  19. 1991Florence My LoveFilm
  20. 1990Dagli Appennini alle AndeSeries: Vittorio Vigano (1 episode)
  21. 1990The BetrothedSeries: Il Gringo (5 episodes)
  22. 1989RallySeries: Alain Costa (4 episodes)
  23. 1988The OpponentFilm: Martin Duranti
  24. 1987Al acechoFilm: Roca
  25. 1987Châteauroux districtFilm: Greg Norman
  26. 1986Let's Hope It's a GirlFilm: Nardoni
  27. 1985Hunting for the Art ThiefSeries: Capitano Maffei (7 episodes)
  28. 1985Tex and the Lord of the DeepFilm: Tex Willer
  29. 1984ClarettaFilm: Marcello Petacci
  30. 1983Circle of PassionsFilm: Anthony Tursi
  31. 1983Pájaros de ciudadFilm
  32. 1982TenebreFilm: Detective Germani
  33. 1982The Odd SquadFilm: Lt. Joe Kirby
  34. 1980La baraondaFilm: Federico Salvi
  35. 1980The WarningFilm: Commissario Antonio Baresi
  36. 1980Operation LeopardFilm: Adjudant-chef Federico
  37. 1979A Man on His KneesFilm: Nino Peralta
  38. 1978CorleoneFilm: Vito Gargano
  39. 1978Silver SaddleFilm: Roy Blood
  40. 1978Closed CircuitFilm: Il pistolero
  41. 1978The Biggest BattleFilm: Capitano Martin Scott
  42. 1977I Am the LawFilm: Mori
  43. 1977CaliforniaFilm: Michael 'California' Random
  44. 1977Kolossal - The Magnificent MacistiFilm
  45. 1976The Desert of the TartarsFilm: Mattis
  46. 1976Safari ExpressFilm: John Baxter
  47. 1975Africa ExpressFilm: John Baxter
  48. 1975The White, The Yellow, and The BlackFilm: Blanc de Blanc / Stetson
  49. 1974CharlestonFilm: Sunny Abernati
  50. 1974Somewhere Beyond LoveFilm: Nullo Branzi
  51. 1973The Magnificent Dare DevilFilm: Rudy Patti
  52. 1973Il maschio ruspanteFilm: Romolo
  53. 1973Even Angels Eat BeansFilm: Sonny
  54. 1972The Master TouchFilm: Marco
  55. 1972Ben & CharlieFilm: Ben Bellew
  56. 1971The SmugglersFilm: Vladek
  57. 1971Long Live Robin HoodFilm: Robin Hood
  58. 1970When Women Had TailsFilm: Ulli
  59. 1970CorbariFilm: Silvio Corbari
  60. 1969The Price of PowerFilm: Bill Willer
  61. 1969Alive or Preferably DeadFilm: Monty Mulligan
  62. 1969Blow Hot, Blow ColdFilm: Giulio
  63. 1968The BastardFilm: Jason
  64. 1968A Sky Full of Stars for a RoofFilm: Billy Boy aka Tim Hawkins
  65. 1967Day of AngerFilm: Scott Mary
  66. 1967WantedFilm: Gary Ryan
  67. 1967Long Days of VengeanceFilm: Ted Barnett
  68. 1966Fort Yuma GoldFilm: Gary Diamond
  69. 1966Arizona ColtFilm: Arizona Colt
  70. 1966Kiss Kiss... Bang BangFilm: Kirk Warren
  71. 1965Adiós GringoFilm: Brent Landers
  72. 1965The Return of RingoFilm: Capt. Montgomery Brown / 'Ringo'
  73. 1965Erik the VikingFilm: Erik
  74. 1965La ragazzolaFilm: Raoul
  75. 1965Blood for a Silver DollarFilm: Gary O'Hara
  76. 1965Angelique: The Road to VersaillesFilm: Nicolas, alias Calembredaine
  77. 1965A Pistol for RingoFilm: Ringo
  78. 1964AngeliqueFilm: Nicolas Merlot
  79. 1964Revolt of the PraetoriansFilm: Cocceio Nerva
  80. 1964Hercules Against the Sons of the SunFilm: Prince Maytha

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