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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1999 | Un uomo perbene as Avvocato Alberto Dall'Ora |
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1996 | Un bel dì vedremo as Emilio |
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1988 | Qualcuno Pagherà as Martin Duranti |
1987 | Al acecho as Roca |
1987 | Châteauroux district as Greg Norman |
1986 | Speriamo che sia femmina as Nardoni |
1985 | Tex e il signore degli abissi as Tex Willer |
1984 | Claretta as Marcello Petacci |
1983 | Le Cercle des passions as Anthony Tursi |
1983 | Pájaros de ciudad |
1982 | Ölümün Sesi as Detective Germani |
1982 | Ciao nemico as Lt. Joe Kirby |
1980 | La baraonda as Federico Salvi |
1980 | L'avvertimento as Commissario Antonio Baresi |
1980 | La légion saute sur Kolwezi as Adjudant-chef Federico |
1979 | Un uomo in ginocchio as Nino Peralta |
1978 | Corleone as Vito Gargano |
1978 | Sella d'argento as Roy Blood |
1978 | Circuito chiuso as Il pistolero |
1978 | Il grande attacco as Capitano Martin Scott |
1977 | Il prefetto di ferro as Mori |
1977 | California as Michael 'California' Random |
1976 | Tatar Çölü as Mattis |
1976 | Safari Express as John Baxter |
1975 | Africa Express as John Baxter |
1975 | Il bianco, il giallo, il nero as Blanc de Blanc / Stetson |
1974 | Anche gli angeli tirano di destro as Sunny Abernati |
1974 | Delitto d'amore as Nullo Branzi |
1973 | Troppo rischio per un uomo solo as Rudy Patti |
1973 | Il maschio ruspante as Romolo |
1973 | Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli as Sonny |
1972 | Un uomo da rispettare as Marco |
1972 | Amico, stammi lontano almeno un palmo as Ben Bellew |
1971 | L'amante dell'Orsa Maggiore as Vladek |
1971 | L'arciere di fuoco as Robin Hood |
1970 | Quando le donne avevano la coda as Ulli |
1970 | Corbari as Silvio Corbari |
1969 | Il prezzo del potere as Bill Willer |
1969 | Vivi o, preferibilmente, morti as Monty Mulligan |
1969 | Violenza al sole as Giulio |
1968 | I bastardi as Jason |
1968 | ...e per tetto un cielo di stelle as Billy Boy aka Tim Hawkins |
1967 | I giorni dell'ira as Scott Mary |
1967 | Wanted as Gary Ryan |
1967 | I lunghi giorni della vendetta as Ted Barnett |
1966 | Per pochi dollari ancora as Gary Diamond |
1966 | Arizona Colt as Arizona Colt |
1966 | Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang as Kirk Warren |
1965 | Adiós Gringo as Brent Landers |
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1965 | Erik, il vichingo as Erik |
1965 | La ragazzola as Raoul |
1965 | Un dollaro bucato as Gary O'Hara |
1965 | Merveilleuse Angélique as Nicolas, alias Calembredaine |
1965 | Una pistola per Ringo as Ringo |
1964 | Angélique, marquise des anges as Nicolas Merlot |
1964 | La Rivolta dei Pretoriani as Cocceio Nerva |
1964 | Ercole contro i figli del sole as Prince Maytha |
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1963 | Leopar as Garibaldi's General |
1963 | Il giorno più corto as Soldato (uncredited) |
1962 | Arrivano i titani as Krios |
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1960 | Messalina Venere imperatrice as Marcello |
1959 | Ben Hur as Roman Officer with Messala (uncredited) |
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1959 | Il nemico di mia moglie as Figlio di Nando Terenzi |
1959 | Kahraman ve Melike as Melanippo (uncredited) |
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