Giuliano Gemma

Known for ActingBorn 1938-09-02Died 2013-10-01Rome, Italy

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). 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Butta la luna

Desert of Fire

Ya no hay hombres

Dagli Appennini alle Ande

La ragazzola

I Love, You Love

Il Capitano

First On The Rope

Un bel dì vedremo

Al acecho

Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

The Betrothed

Desert of Fire

Rally

Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang

Ben-Hur

Corleone

The Leopard

Pájaros de ciudad

Il maschio ruspante

Scheherazade

Vera

Claretta

Let's Hope It's a Girl

You're on Your Own

Day of Anger

Tenebre

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

Closed Circuit

The Desert of the Tartars

Boccaccio '70

Erik the Viking

The Magnificent Dare Devil

Pope John Paul II

I Am the Law

Blood for a Silver Dollar

Angelique

Somewhere Beyond Love

La baraonda

Long Live Robin Hood

Angelique: The Road to Versailles

Silver Saddle

Even Angels Eat Beans

Arizona Colt

Un uomo perbene

Mad Love

A Man on His Knees

Revolt of the Praetorians