Giuliano Gemma

Giuliano Gemma

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.

Acting

2023

Vera
Movie

Self (archival footage)

2012

2007

2005

Il Capitano
Tv

Colonel Fioravanti

2001

1999

Un uomo perbene
Movie

Avvocato Alberto Dall'Ora

1999

1997

1990

1989

Rally
Tv

Alain Costa

1984

Claretta
Movie

Marcello Petacci

1984

Claretta
Movie

Marcello Petacci

1984

Claretta
Movie

Marcello Petacci

1982

Tenebre
Movie

Detective Germani

1982

The Odd Squad
Movie

Lt. Joe Kirby

1980

Operation Leopard
Movie

Adjudant-chef Federico

1979

1978

Corleone
Movie

Vito Gargano

1978

1978

1978

The Biggest Battle
Movie

Capitano Martin Scott

1977

California
Movie

Michael 'California' Random

1976

1975

1974

Charleston
Movie

Sunny Abernati

1972

1970

Corbari
Movie

Silvio Corbari

1968

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
Movie

Billy Boy aka Tim Hawkins

1967

1967

Wanted
Movie

Gary Ryan

1966

1966

Arizona Colt
Movie

Arizona Colt

1965

The Return of Ringo
Movie

Capt. Montgomery Brown / 'Ringo'

1965

Angelique: The Road To Versailles
Movie

Nicolas, alias Calembredaine

1964

Angelique
Movie

Nicolas Merlot

1963

The Leopard
Movie

Garibaldi's General

1963

The Shortest Day
Movie

Soldato (uncredited)

1962

Boccaccio '70
Movie

Hercules (segment "La riffa") (uncredited)

1960

1959

Ben-Hur
Movie

Roman Officer with Messala (uncredited)

1959

You're on Your Own
Movie

Pugile (uncredited)

1959

My Wife's Enemy
Movie

Figlio di Nando Terenzi

1959

Hercules Unchained
Movie

Melanippo (uncredited)

1958

Venice, the Moon and You
Movie

Brando, giovane gondoliere nella sala da ballo

Infos

Full Name
Giuliano Gemma
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
9/2/1938
Date of Death
10/1/2013
Also Known As

Montgomery Wood