Giuliano Gemma
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). 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
Garibaldi's General
Il gattopardo
Ben Bellew
Amico, stammi lontano almeno un palmo
Sonny
Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli
Moran
Il pianeta degli uomini spenti
Hercules (segment "La riffa") (uncredited)
Boccaccio '70
Arizona Colt
Arizona Colt
Roy Blood
Sella d'argento
Sunny Abernati
Anche gli angeli tirano di destro
Michael 'California' Random
California
Capt. Montgomery Brown / 'Ringo'
Il ritorno di Ringo
Ulli
Quando le donne avevano la coda
Brent Landers
Adiós Gringo
Brando, giovane gondoliere nella sala da ballo
Venezia, la luna e tu
Mattis
Il deserto dei Tartari
Marco
Un uomo da rispettare
Capitano Martin Scott
Il grande attacco
Tex Willer
Tex e il signore degli abissi
Gary Diamond
Per pochi dollari ancora
Bill Willer
Il prezzo del potere
Scott Mary
I giorni dell'ira
Ringo
Una pistola per Ringo
Nardoni
Speriamo che sia femmina
Gary O'Hara
Un dollaro bucato
Blanc de Blanc / Stetson
Il bianco, il giallo, il nero
Adjudant-chef Federico
La légion saute sur Kolwezi
Lt. Joe Kirby
Ciao nemico
Il pistolero
Circuito chiuso
John Baxter
Africa Express
Jason
I bastardi
Monty Mulligan
Vivi o, preferibilmente, morti
Ted Barnett
I lunghi giorni della vendetta
Kirk Warren
Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang
Martin Duranti
Qualcuno Pagherà
Mori
Il prefetto di ferro
Gary Ryan
Wanted
Silvio Corbari
Corbari
Billy Boy aka Tim Hawkins
...e per tetto un cielo di stelle
John Baxter
Safari Express
Krios
Arrivano i titani
Vito Gargano
Corleone
Rudy Patti
Troppo rischio per un uomo solo
Didier
Shéhérazade
Self (archival footage)
Vera
Prince Maytha
Ercole contro i figli del sole
Giovane in spiaggia
Io amo, tu ami
Orazio
I due gladiatori
Nicolas Merlot
Angélique, marquise des anges
Nicolas, alias Calembredaine
Merveilleuse Angélique
Figlio di Nando Terenzi
Il nemico di mia moglie
Melanippo (uncredited)
Ercole e la regina di Lidia
Robin Hood
L'arciere di fuoco
Cocceio Nerva
La Rivolta dei Pretoriani
Nino Peralta
Un uomo in ginocchio
Xandros
Maciste, l'eroe più grande del mondo
Commissario Antonio Baresi
L'avvertimento
Vladek
L'amante dell'Orsa Maggiore
Romolo
Il maschio ruspante
Emir Tafud
Deserto di fuoco
Erik
Erik, il vichingo
Greg Norman
Châteauroux district
Roman Officer with Messala (uncredited)
Ben-Hur
Giulio
Violenza al sole
Nullo Branzi
Delitto d'amore
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
Avvocato Alberto Dall'Ora
Un uomo perbene
De Veyre
Juana la Loca
Saulo
L'inchiesta
Marcello Petacci
Claretta
Hotel Manager
To Rome with Love
Soldato (uncredited)
Il giorno più corto
Federico Salvi
La baraonda
Pájaros de ciudad
Roca
Al acecho
Self
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Anthony Tursi
Le Cercle des passions
Detective Germani
Tenebre
Pugile (uncredited)
Arrangiatevi!
Ya no hay hombres
Marcello
Messalina Venere imperatrice
Raoul
La ragazzola
Emilio
Un bel dì vedremo
Procuratore Concato
La bambina dalle mani sporche
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
82
Gender
Male
Birthday
1938-09-02
Place of Birth
Rome, Italy
Also Known As
Montgomery Wood