Giuliano Gemma
Giuliano Gemma | |
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Gemma in 2008, celebrating his 70th birthday | |
Born | (1938-09-02)2 September 1938 Rome, Italy |
Died | 1 October 2013(2013-10-01) (aged 75) Civitavecchia, Italy |
Other names | Montgomery Wood |
Occupation | Actor, stuntman, sculptor |
Years active | 1958–2013 |
Website | giulianogemma.it |
Giuliano Gemma (2 September 1938 – 1 October 2013) was an Italian actor.[1] 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).
Contents
1 Biography
2 Selected filmography
3 References
4 External links
Biography
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),[1]Blood for a Silver Dollar[2] (Un dollaro bucato), Wanted[3] and Day of Anger (I giorni dell'ira). He was sometimes credited as Montgomery Wood.[1] 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[1] (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.[1]
Gemma also starred in a web comic named "Man Born Again" (2012) by Eclypsed Word.[4]
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 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.[5]
Selected filmography
Venice, the Moon and You (1958, directed by Dino Risi) - Brando
My Wife's Enemy (1959, directed by Gianni Puccini) - Figlio di Nando Terenzi
You're on Your Own (1959, directed by Mauro Bolognini) - Pugile (uncredited)
Ben-Hur (1959, directed by William Wyler) - Roman Officer with Messala (uncredited)
The Cossacks (1960, directed by Victor Tourjansky) - Young Man at Academy (uncredited)
Messalina (1960, directed by Vittorio Cottafavi) - Marcello
A Qualcuna Piace Calvo (1960) - Uomo in ascensore (uncredited)
Io amo...tu ami (1961, directed by Alessandro Blasetti)
Battle of the Worlds (1961, directed by Antonio Margheriti) - Moran
Boccaccio '70 (1962) - Hercules (uncredited)
My Son, the Hero (1962, directed by Duccio Tessari) - Krios
The Shortest Day (1963, directed by Sergio Corbucci) - (uncredited)
The Leopard (1963, directed by Luchino Visconti) - Garibaldi's General
Shéhérazade (1963, directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit) - Didier
Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (1963, directed by Michele Lupo) - Xandros
The Two Gladiators (1964, directed by Mario Caiano) - Orazio
Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun (1964, directed by Osvaldo Civirani) - Prince Maytha
Revolt of the Praetorians (1964, directed by Alfonso Brescia) - Cocceio Nerva
Angélique, Marquise des Anges (1964, directed by Bernard Borderie) - Nicolas Merlot dit Calembredaine
Erik, the Viking (1965, directed by Mario Caiano) - Erik
Merveilleuse Angélique (1965, directed by Bernard Borderie) - Nicolas
A Pistol for Ringo (1965, directed by Duccio Tessari) - Angel Face Ringo
Blood for a Silver Dollar (1965, directed by Giorgio Ferroni) - Gary O'Hara
The Return of Ringo (1965, directed by Duccio Tessari) - Capt. Montgomery Brown / 'Ringo'
Adiós gringo (1965, directed by Giorgio Stegani) - Brent Landers
La ragazzola (1965, directed by Giuseppe Orlandini) - Raoul
Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang (1966, directed by Duccio Tessari) - Kirk Warren
Arizona Colt (1966, directed by Michele Lupo) - Arizona Colt
For a Few Extra Dollars (1966, directed by Giorgio Ferroni) - Lt. Gary Hammond
Long Days of Vengeance (1967, directed by Florestano Vancini) - Ted Barnett
Wanted (1967, directed by Giorgio Ferroni) - Gary Ryan
Day of Anger (1967, directed by Tonino Valerii) - Scott Mary
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (1968, directed by Giulio Petroni) - Billy Boy aka Tim Hawkins
The Cats (1968, directed by Duccio Tessari) - Jason
Blow Hot, Blow Cold (1969, directed by Florestano Vancini) - Giulio
Sundance and the Kid (1969, directed by Duccio Tessari) - Monty Mulligan
The Price of Power (1969, directed by Tonino Valerii) - Bill Willer
Corbari (1970, directed by Valentino Orsini) - Silvio Corbari
When Women Had Tails (1970, directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile) - Ulli
The Scalawag Bunch (1971, directed by Giorgio Ferroni) - Sir Henry of Nottingham / Robin Hood
Lover of the Great Bear (1971, directed by Valentino Orsini) - Vladek
Il maschio ruspante (1972, directed by Antonio Racioppi ) - Romolo
Ben and Charlie (1972, directed by Michele Lupo) - Ben Bellew
The Master Touch (1972, directed by Michele Lupo) - Marco
Even Angels Eat Beans (1973, directed by Enzo Barboni) - Sonny
Troppo rischio per un uomo solo (1973, directed by Luciano Ercoli) - Rudy Patti
Somewhere Beyond Love (1974, directed by Luigi Comencini) - Nullo Branzi
Anche gli angeli tirano di destro (1974, directed by Enzo Barboni) - Sonny Abernathy
The White, the Yellow, and the Black (1975, directed by Sergio Corbucci) - Blanc de Blanc / Stetson
Africa Express (1975, directed by Michele Lupo) - John Baxter
Safari Express (1976, directed by Duccio Tessari) - John Baxter
The Desert of the Tartars (1976, directed by Valerio Zurlini) - Major Matis
California (1977, directed by Michele Lupo) - Michael 'California' Random
Il prefetto di ferro (1977, directed by Pasquale Squitieri) - Prefetto Cesare Mori
Closed Circuit (1978, TV Movie, directed by Giuliano Montaldo)
The Greatest Battle (1978, directed by Umberto Lenzi) - Capt. Martin Scott
Silver Saddle (1978, directed by Lucio Fulci) - Roy Blood
Corleone (1978, directed by Pasquale Squitieri) - Vito Gargano
A Man on His Knees (1979, directed by Damiano Damiani) - Nino Peralta
Operation Leopard (1980, directed by Raoul Coutard) - Adjudant-chef Federico
The Warning (1980, directed by Damiano Damiani) - Commissario Antonio Baresi
La baraonda (1980, directed by Florestano Vancini) - Federico Salvi
Tenebrae (1982, directed by Dario Argento) - Detective Germani
Odd Squad (1981, directed by Enzo Barboni) - Lt. Joe Kirby
Pájaros de ciudad (1983, directed by José María Sánchez Álvaro)
Le Cercle des passions (1983, directed by Claude d'Anna) - Anthony Tursi
Afghanistan pourquoi ? (1983, directed by Abdellah Mesbahi ) - General Suraj
Claretta (1984, directed by Pasquale Squitieri) - Marcello Petacci
Tex and the Lord of the Deep (1985, directed by Duccio Tessari) - Tex Willer
Caccia al ladro d'autore (1985-1986, TV Series) - Capitano Maffei
Let's Hope It's a Girl (1986, directed by Mario Monicelli) - Nardoni
Châteauroux district (1987, directed by Philippe Charigot ) - Greg Norman
Al acecho (1988, directed by Gerardo Herrero)
The Opponent (1988, directed by Sergio Martino) - Martin Duranti
Rally (1988, TV Series) - Alain Costa
Dagli Appennini alle Ande (1990, TV Mini-Series) - Ing. Vittorio Vigano
Non aprite all'uomo nero (1990, TV Movie directed by Giulio Questi) - Andréa
Melancholy of Florence (1991, directed by Seiji Izumi)
Seulement par amour Jo (1991, TV Series) - Alberto Fortis
Firenze no kaze ni dakarete (1991) - Marco Embriani
Ya no hay hombres (1991, directed by Alberto Fischerman )
Un bel dì vedremo (1997, directed by Tonino Valerii)
Desert of Fire (1997, TV Mini-Series, directed by Enzo G. Castellari)
Un affare trasversale (1998)
A Respectable Man (1999, directed by Maurizio Zaccaro) - Avv. Alberto Dall'Ora
Mad Love (2001) - De Veyre
La bambina dalle mani sporche (2005, TV Movie) - Procuratore Concato
The Inquiry (2006)
Imperium: Pompeii (2007, TV Mini-Series) - Tito
To Rome With Love (2012) - Hotel Manager (final film role)
References
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^ "One Silver Dollar". The New York Times.
^ "Wanted". The New York Times.
^ Official "Man Born Again" website
^ Roma.repubblica.it
External links
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