Gian Volonte

Biography

Born 04/09/1933

Thoughtful, stage-trained leading man who appeared in a couple of classic "spaghetti westerns" in the mid-1960s and gained worldwide fame as the title character of Elio Petri's "Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion" (1970). A committed leftist, Volonte appeared in subsequent Petri outings...
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Awards

  • In 1987, received Berlin Film Festival Best Actor Award
  • In 1983, received Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award
  • In 1972, received Cannes Film Festival Special Jury Mention Award

Highlights

  • In 1960, Film debut, "Sotto Dieci Bandiere/Under Ten Flags"
  • In 1957, Stage debut in Racine's "Phedre"

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