Giuliano Gemma
Acting • Born 1938-09-02 – Died 2013-10-01
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.
Filmography
96 credits
The Leopard
Movie • 1963
Garibaldi's General
Ben & Charlie
Movie • 1972
Ben Bellew
Even Angels Eat Beans
Movie • 1973
Sonny
Battle of the Worlds
Movie • 1961
Moran
Boccaccio '70
Movie • 1962
Hercules (segment "La riffa") (uncredited)
Arizona Colt
Movie • 1966
Arizona Colt
Silver Saddle
Movie • 1978
Roy Blood
Charleston
Movie • 1974
Sunny Abernati
California
Movie • 1977
Michael 'California' Random
The Return of Ringo
Movie • 1965
Capt. Montgomery Brown / 'Ringo'
When Women Had Tails
Movie • 1970
Ulli
Adiós Gringo
Movie • 1965
Brent Landers
Venice, the Moon and You
Movie • 1958
Brando, giovane gondoliere nella sala da ballo
The Desert of the Tartars
Movie • 1976
Mattis
The Master Touch
Movie • 1972
Marco
The Biggest Battle
Movie • 1978
Capitano Martin Scott
Tex and the Lord of the Deep
Movie • 1985
Tex Willer
Fort Yuma Gold
Movie • 1966
Gary Diamond
The Price of Power
Movie • 1969
Bill Willer
Day of Anger
Movie • 1967
Scott Mary
A Pistol for Ringo
Movie • 1965
Ringo
Let's Hope It's a Girl
Movie • 1986
Nardoni
Blood for a Silver Dollar
Movie • 1965
Gary O'Hara
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
Movie • 1975
Blanc de Blanc / Stetson
The Odd Squad
Movie • 1982
Lt. Joe Kirby
Operation Leopard
Movie • 1980
Adjudant-chef Federico
Closed Circuit
Movie • 1978
Il pistolero
Africa Express
Movie • 1975
John Baxter
The Bastard
Movie • 1968
Jason
Alive or Preferably Dead
Movie • 1969
Monty Mulligan
Long Days of Vengeance
Movie • 1967
Ted Barnett
Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang
Movie • 1966
Kirk Warren
The Opponent
Movie • 1988
Martin Duranti
I Am the Law
Movie • 1977
Mori
Wanted
Movie • 1967
Gary Ryan
Corbari
Movie • 1970
Silvio Corbari
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
Movie • 1968
Billy Boy aka Tim Hawkins
Safari Express
Movie • 1976
John Baxter
My Son, the Hero
Movie • 1962
Krios
Corleone
Movie • 1978
Vito Gargano
The Magnificent Dare Devil
Movie • 1973
Rudy Patti
Scheherazade
Movie • 1963
Didier
Vera
Movie • 2023
Self (archival footage)
Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun
Movie • 1964
Prince Maytha
I Love, You Love
Movie • 1962
Giovane in spiaggia
The Two Gladiators
Movie • 1964
Orazio
Angelique
Movie • 1964
Nicolas Merlot
Angelique: The Road To Versailles
Movie • 1965
Nicolas, alias Calembredaine
My Wife's Enemy
Movie • 1959
Figlio di Nando Terenzi
Hercules Unchained
Movie • 1959
Melanippo (uncredited)
Long Live Robin Hood
Movie • 1971
Robin Hood
Revolt of the Praetorians
Movie • 1964
Cocceio Nerva
A Man on His Knees
Movie • 1979
Nino Peralta
Goliath and the Sins of Babylon
Movie • 1963
Xandros
The Warning
Movie • 1980
Commissario Antonio Baresi
The Smugglers
Movie • 1971
Vladek
Il maschio ruspante
Movie • 1973
Romolo
Desert of Fire
Movie • 1997
Emir Tafud
Erik the Viking
Movie • 1965
Erik
Châteauroux district
Movie • 1987
Greg Norman
Ben-Hur
Movie • 1959
Roman Officer with Messala (uncredited)
Blow Hot, Blow Cold
Movie • 1969
Giulio
Somewhere Beyond Love
Movie • 1974
Nullo Branzi
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
Movie • 2009
Un uomo perbene
Movie • 1999
Avvocato Alberto Dall'Ora
Mad Love
Movie • 2001
De Veyre
The Final Inquiry
Movie • 2007
Saulo
Claretta
Movie • 1984
Marcello Petacci
To Rome with Love
Movie • 2012
Hotel Manager
The Shortest Day
Movie • 1963
Soldato (uncredited)
La baraonda
Movie • 1980
Federico Salvi
Pájaros de ciudad
Movie • 1983
Al acecho
Movie • 1987
Roca
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Movie • 2010
Self
Circle of Passions
Movie • 1983
Anthony Tursi
Tenebre
Movie • 1982
Detective Germani
You're on Your Own
Movie • 1959
Pugile (uncredited)
Ya no hay hombres
Movie • 1991
Messalina
Movie • 1960
Marcello
La ragazzola
Movie • 1965
Raoul
Un bel dì vedremo
Movie • 1996
Gianfranco
La bambina dalle mani sporche
Movie • 2005
Procuratore Concato
Florence My Love
Movie • 1991
First On The Rope
TV • 1999
Mr. Ruspoli
Dagli Appennini alle Ande
TV • 1990
Vittorio Vigano
Pope John Paul II
TV • 2005
Dr. Joaquín Navarro-Valls
The betrothed
TV • 1990
Il Gringo
Caccia al ladro d'autore
TV • 1985
Capitano Maffei
L'inchiesta - Anno Domini XXXIII
TV • 2007
Saulo
Desert of Fire
TV • 1997
Emir Tafud
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV • 1975
Self
Il Capitano
TV • 2005
Colonel Fioravanti
Pompeii
TV • 2007
Tito
Rally
TV • 1989
Alain Costa
Una storia italiana
TV • 1993
Butta la luna
TV • 2006