Giuliano Gemma
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Gemma in 2008, celebrating his 70th birthday
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| Born | 2 September 1938 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 1 October 2013 (aged 75) Civitavecchia, Italy |
| Other names | Montgomery Wood |
| Occupation | Actor, stuntman, sculptor |
| Years active | 1958–2013 |
| Website | giulianogemma.it |
Giuliano Gemma (September 2, 1938 – October 1, 2013) was an Italian actor.[1]
Biography[edit]
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[1] 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.[3]
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.[4]
Partial filmography[edit]
- Venice, the Moon and You (1958)
- You're on Your Own (1959)
- Messalina (1960)
- Io amo...tu ami (1961)
- My Son, the Hero (1962)
- The Leopard (1963)
- Shéhérazade (1963)
- Il giorno più corto (1963)
- Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (1963)
- I due gladiatori (1963)
- Angélique, Marquise des Anges (1964)
- Revolt of the Praetorians (1964)
- Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun (1964)
- A Pistol for Ringo (1964)
- Erik, the Viking (1964)
- Adiós gringo (1965)
- Angelica and the King (1965)
- Blood for a Silver Dollar (1965)
- La ragazzola (1965)
- The Return of Ringo (1965)
- Arizona Colt (1966)
- For a Few Extra Dollars (1966)
- Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang (1967)
- Long Days of Vengeance (1967)
- Wanted (1967)
- Day of Anger (1967)
- Sons of Satan (1968)
- A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (1968)
- Sundance and the Kid (1969)
- Blow Hot, Blow Cold (1969)
- The Price of Power (1969)
- When Women Had Tails (1970)
- Corbari (1970)
- L'amante dell'Orsa Maggiore (1971)
- The Scalawag Bunch (1971)
- Ben and Charlie (1972)
- The Master Touch (1972)
- Even Angels Eat Beans (1973)
- Somewhere Beyond Love (1974)
- Anche gli angeli tirano di destro (1974)
- The White, the Yellow, and the Black (1974)
- Africa Express (1975)
- Safari Express (1976)
- The Desert of the Tartars (1976)
- Il prefetto di ferro (1977)
- California (1977)
- Closed Circuit (1978)
- Corleone (1978)
- The Greatest Battle (1978)
- Silver Saddle (1978)
- A Man on His Knees (1980)
- Operation Leopard (1980)
- The Warning (1980)
- Odd Squad (1981)
- Tenebrae (1982)
- Claretta (1984)
- Tex e il signore degli abissi (1985)
- Let's Hope It's a Girl (1986)
- Rally (1986)
- The Opponent (1988)
- Melancholy of Florence (1990)
- Non ci sono più uomini (1991)
- Un bel di vedremo (1996)
- Desert of Fire (1997, TV miniseries)
- A Respectable Man (1999)
- La donna del delitto (2000)
- Mad Love (2001)
- La bambina dalle mani sporche (2005)
- Imperium: Pompeii (2007)
- To Rome With Love (2012)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Wanted". The New York Times. Cite error: Invalid
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- ^ Official "Man Born Again" website
- ^ Roma.repubblica.it
External links[edit]
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