Giuliano Gemma
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.
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Movies (83)
Vera
2023 · Self (archival footage)
De Roma con amor
2012 · Hotel Manager
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
2010 · Self
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
2009
The Final Inquiry
2007 · Saulo
Mad Love
2001 · De Veyre
Un uomo perbene
1999 · Avvocato Alberto Dall'Ora
Desert of Fire
1997 · Emir Tafud
Un bel dì vedremo
1996 · Gianfranco
Ya no hay hombres
1991
Florence My Love
1991
The Opponent
1988 · Martin Duranti
Al acecho
1987 · Roca
Châteauroux district
1987 · Greg Norman
Let's Hope It's a Girl
1986 · Nardoni
Tex and the Lord of the Deep
1985 · Tex Willer
Claretta
1984 · Marcello Petacci
Circle of Passions
1983 · Anthony Tursi
Pájaros de ciudad
1983
Tenebre
1982 · Detective Germani
The Odd Squad
1982 · Lt. Joe Kirby
La baraonda
1980 · Federico Salvi
The Warning
1980 · Commissario Antonio Baresi
Operation Leopard
1980 · Adjudant-chef Federico
A Man on His Knees
1979 · Nino Peralta
Corleone
1978 · Vito Gargano
Silver Saddle
1978 · Roy Blood
Closed Circuit
1978 · Il pistolero
The Biggest Battle
1978 · Capitano Martin Scott
I Am the Law
1977 · Mori
California
1977 · Michael 'California' Random
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1977
The Desert of the Tartars
1976 · Mattis
Safari Express
1976 · John Baxter
Africa Express
1975 · John Baxter
The White, The Yellow, and The Black
1975 · Blanc de Blanc / Stetson
Charleston
1974 · Sunny Abernati
Somewhere Beyond Love
1974 · Nullo Branzi
The Magnificent Dare Devil
1973 · Rudy Patti
Il maschio ruspante
1973 · Romolo
Even Angels Eat Beans
1973 · Sonny
The Master Touch
1972 · Marco
Ben & Charlie
1972 · Ben Bellew
The Smugglers
1971 · Vladek
Long Live Robin Hood
1971 · Robin Hood
When Women Had Tails
1970 · Ulli
Corbari
1970 · Silvio Corbari
The Price of Power
1969 · Bill Willer
Alive or Preferably Dead
1969 · Monty Mulligan
Blow Hot, Blow Cold
1969 · Giulio
The Bastard
1968 · Jason
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
1968 · Billy Boy aka Tim Hawkins
Day of Anger
1967 · Scott Mary
Wanted
1967 · Gary Ryan
Long Days of Vengeance
1967 · Ted Barnett
Fort Yuma Gold
1966 · Gary Diamond
Arizona Colt
1966 · Arizona Colt
Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang
1966 · Kirk Warren
Adiós Gringo
1965 · Brent Landers
The Return of Ringo
1965 · Capt. Montgomery Brown / 'Ringo'
Erik the Viking
1965 · Erik
La ragazzola
1965 · Raoul
Blood for a Silver Dollar
1965 · Gary O'Hara
Angelique: The Road to Versailles
1965 · Nicolas, alias Calembredaine
A Pistol for Ringo
1965 · Ringo
Angelique
1964 · Nicolas Merlot
Revolt of the Praetorians
1964 · Cocceio Nerva
Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun
1964 · Prince Maytha
The Two Gladiators
1964 · Orazio
Goliath and the Sins of Babylon
1963 · Xandros
Scheherazade
1963 · Didier
The Leopard
1963 · Garibaldi's General
The Shortest Day
1963 · Soldato (uncredited)
My Son, the Hero
1962 · Krios
Boccaccio '70
1962 · Hercules (segment "La riffa") (uncredited)
I Love, You Love
1962 · Giovane in spiaggia
Battle of the Worlds
1961 · Moran
Messalina
1960 · Marcello
Ben-Hur
1959 · Roman Officer with Messala (uncredited)
You're on Your Own
1959 · Pugile (uncredited)
My Wife's Enemy
1959 · Figlio di Nando Terenzi
Hercules Unchained
1959 · Melanippo (uncredited)
Venice, the Moon and You
1958 · Brando, giovane gondoliere nella sala da ballo
TV shows (15)
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
2007 · Saulo
Pompeii
2007 · Tito
Butta la luna
2006
Pope John Paul II
2005 · Dr. Joaquín Navarro-Valls
La bambina dalle mani sporche
2005 · Procuratore Concato
Il Capitano
2005 · Colonel Fioravanti
First On The Rope
1999 · Mr. Ruspoli
Desert of Fire
1997 · Emir Tafud
Una storia italiana
1993
La moglie nella cornice
1991 · Alberto Fortis
Dagli Appennini alle Ande
1990 · Vittorio Vigano
The Betrothed
1990 · Il Gringo
Rally
1989 · Alain Costa
Hunting for the Art Thief
1985 · Capitano Maffei
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Self