
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.
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Acting (80 movies)

The Leopard
1963

Ben & Charlie
1972

Even Angels Eat Beans
1973

Battle of the Worlds
1961

Boccaccio '70
1962

Arizona Colt
1966

Silver Saddle
1978

Charleston
1974

California
1977

The Return of Ringo
1965

When Women Had Tails
1970

Adiós Gringo
1965

Venice, the Moon and You
1958

The Desert of the Tartars
1976

The Master Touch
1972

The Biggest Battle
1978

Tex and the Lord of the Deep
1985

Fort Yuma Gold
1966

The Price of Power
1969

Day of Anger
1967

A Pistol for Ringo
1965

Let's Hope It's a Girl
1986

Blood for a Silver Dollar
1965

Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
1975

The Odd Squad
1982

Operation Leopard
1980

Closed Circuit
1978

Africa Express
1975

The Bastard
1968

Alive or Preferably Dead
1969

Long Days of Vengeance
1967

Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang
1966

The Opponent
1988

I Am the Law
1977

Wanted
1967

Corbari
1970

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
1968

Safari Express
1976

My Son, the Hero
1962

Corleone
1978

The Magnificent Dare Devil
1973

Scheherazade
1963

Vera
2022

Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun
1964

I Love, You Love
1962

The Two Gladiators
1964

Angelique
1964

Angelique: The Road To Versailles
1965

My Wife's Enemy
1959

Hercules Unchained
1959

Long Live Robin Hood
1971

Revolt of the Praetorians
1964

A Man on His Knees
1979

Goliath and the Sins of Babylon
1963

The Warning
1980

The Smugglers
1971

Il maschio ruspante
1973

Desert of Fire
1997

Erik the Viking
1965

Ben-Hur
1959

Blow Hot, Blow Cold
1969

Somewhere Beyond Love
1974

Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
2009

Un uomo perbene
1999

Mad Love
2001

The Final Inquiry
2007

Claretta
1984

To Rome with Love
2012

The Shortest Day
1963

La baraonda
1980

Pájaros de ciudad
1983

Al acecho
1987

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
2010

Circle of Passions
1983

Tenebre
1982

You're on Your Own
1959

Ya no hay hombres
1991

Messalina
1960

La ragazzola
1965

Florence My Love
1991
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