Giuliano Gemma (September 2, 1938 - October 1, 2013) was an Italian actor.

Biography

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 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.

Partial filmography

• Venice, the Moon and You (1958, directed by Dino Risi)
• You're on Your Own (1959, directed by Mauro Bolognini)
• Messalina (1960, directed by Vittorio Cottafavi)
• Io amo...tu ami (1961, directed by Alessandro Blasetti)
• My Son, the Hero (1962, directed by Duccio Tessari)
• The Shortest Day (1963, directed by Sergio Corbucci)
• The Leopard (1963, directed by Luchino Visconti)
• Shéhérazade (1963, directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit)
• Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (1963, directed by Michele Lupo)
• The Two Gladiators (1964, directed by Mario Caiano)
• Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun (1964, directed by Osvaldo Civirani)
• Revolt of the Praetorians (1964, directed by Alfonso Brescia)
• Angélique, Marquise des Anges (1964, directed by Bernard Borderie)
• Erik, the Viking (1965, directed by Mario Caiano)
• A Pistol for Ringo (1965, directed by Duccio Tessari)
• Merveilleuse Angélique (1965, directed by Bernard Borderie)
• Blood for a Silver Dollar (1965, directed by Giorgio Ferroni)
• La ragazzola (1965, directed by Giuseppe Orlandini)
• The Return of Ringo (1965, directed by Duccio Tessari)
• Adiós gringo (1965, directed by Giorgio Stegani)
• Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang (1966, directed by Duccio Tessari)
• Arizona Colt (1966, directed by Michele Lupo)
• For a Few Extra Dollars (1966, directed by Giorgio Ferroni)
• Long Days of Vengeance (1967, directed by Florestano Vancini)
• Wanted (1967, directed by Giorgio Ferroni)
• Day of Anger (1967, directed by Tonino Valerii)
• A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (1968, directed by Giulio Petroni)
• Sons of Satan (1968, directed by Duccio Tessari)
• Blow Hot, Blow Cold (1969, directed by Florestano Vancini)
• Sundance and the Kid (1969, directed by Duccio Tessari)
• The Price of Power (1969, directed by Tonino Valerii)
• Corbari (1970, directed by Valentino Orsini)
• When Women Had Tails (1970, directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile)
• The Scalawag Bunch (1971, directed by Giorgio Ferroni)
• Lover of the Great Bear (1971, directed by Valentino Orsini)
• Ben and Charlie (1972, directed by Michele Lupo)
• Il maschio ruspante (it) (1972, directed by Antonio Racioppi (it))
• The Master Touch (1972, directed by Michele Lupo)
• Even Angels Eat Beans (1973, directed by Enzo Barboni)
• Troppo rischio per un uomo solo (it) (1973, directed by Luciano Ercoli)
• Somewhere Beyond Love (1974, directed by Luigi Comencini)
• Anche gli angeli tirano di destro (1974, directed by Enzo Barboni)
• The White, the Yellow, and the Black (1975, directed by Sergio Corbucci)
• Africa Express (1975, directed by Michele Lupo)
• Safari Express (1976, directed by Duccio Tessari)
• The Desert of the Tartars (1976, directed by Valerio Zurlini)
• California (1977, directed by Michele Lupo)
• Il prefetto di ferro (1977, directed by Pasquale Squitieri)
• The Greatest Battle (1978, directed by Umberto Lenzi)
• Closed Circuit (TV film, 1978, directed by Giuliano Montaldo)
• Silver Saddle (1978, directed by Lucio Fulci)
• Corleone (1978, directed by Pasquale Squitieri)
• A Man on His Knees (1979, directed by Damiano Damiani)
• Operation Leopard (1980, directed by Raoul Coutard)
• The Warning (1980, directed by Damiano Damiani)
• La baraonda (it) (1980, directed by Florestano Vancini)
• Odd Squad (1981, directed by Enzo Barboni)
• Tenebrae (1982, directed by Dario Argento)
• Pájaros de ciudad (1983, directed by José María Sánchez Álvaro)
• Le Cercle des passions (fr) (1983, directed by Claude d'Anna)
• Afghanistan pourquoi ? (fr) (1983, directed by Abdellah Mesbahi (fr))
• Claretta (1984, directed by Pasquale Squitieri)
• Tex Willer (1985, directed by Duccio Tessari)
• Caccia al ladro d'autore (TV series, 1985-86)
• Let's Hope It's a Girl (1986, directed by Mario Monicelli)
• Rally (TV series, 1986)
• Châteauroux district (fr) (1987, directed by Philippe Charigot (fr))
• The Opponent (1988, directed by Sergio Martino)
• Al acecho (1988, directed by Gerardo Herrero)
• Dagli Appennini alle Ande (TV series, 1990)
• Non aprite all'uomo nero (TV film, 1990, directed by Giulio Questi)
• Melancholy of Florence (1991, directed by Seiji Izumi)
• Ya no hay hombres (1991, directed by Alberto Fischerman (es))
• Seulement par amour Jo (fr) (TV series, 1991)
• Un bel dì vedremo (1997, directed by Tonino Valerii)
• Desert of Fire (TV miniseries, 1997, directed by Enzo G. Castellari)
• A Respectable Man (1999, directed by Maurizio Zaccaro)
• La donna del delitto (2000)
• Mad Love (2001)
• La bambina dalle mani sporche (2005)
• Imperium: Pompeii (2007)
• To Rome With Love (2012)

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