Giuliano Gemma (2 September 1938 - 1 October 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, where he enjoyed great success playing the hero in films such as A Pistol for Ringo (Una pistola per Ringo), Blood for a Silver Dollar (Un dollaro bucato) and Day of Anger (I giorni dell'ira). He was sometimes credited asMontgomery Wood. Giuliano Gemma's career survived the demise of the genre, and he is still active today on Italian television.

Gemma has played in a variety of movies, including art-house offerings such as Valerio Zurlini's Desert of Tartars (Il deserto dei tartari) in 1976. The same year, Gemma won aDavid di Donatello, the Italian equivalent of the Oscar, for his portrayal of Major Matiss in Desert of Tartars.

Gemma is also starring 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 asculptor.

Death

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. 

Trivia

• In the chapter 79 of the manga School Rumble he was compared to Masakazu Tōgō due to Tōgō's habit of putting Italian words in his sentences.
• In episode 9 of the anime Black Lagoon he's mentioned by the character Dutch during a shoot-out in a bar.

Partial filmography

• Venezia, la luna e tu (1958) di Dino Risi
• Arrangiatevi! (1959)
• Io amo...tu ami (1961)
• Arrivano i titani (1962)
• Il Gattopardo (1962)
• Shéhérazade (1963)
• Il giorno più corto (1963)
• Maciste l'eroe più grande del mondo (1963)
• I due gladiatori (1963)
• Angelica (1964)
• La rivolta dei pretoriani (1964)
• Una pistola per Ringo (1964)
• Erik il vikingo (1964)
• Adiós gringo (1965)
• Angelica alla corte del re (1965)
• Un dollaro bucato (1965)
• La ragazzola (1965)
• Il ritorno di Ringo (1965)
• Arizona Colt (1966)
• Per pochi dollari ancora (1966)
• Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang (1967)
• I lunghi giorni della vendetta (1967)
• Wanted (1967)
• I giorni dell'ira (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)
• Ben and Charlie (1972)
• The Master Touch (1972)
• Even Angels Eat Beans (1973)
• Somewhere Beyond Love (1974)
• Anche gli angeli tirano di destro (1974)
• Il bianco, il giallo, il nero (1974)
• Africa Express (1975)
• Safari Express (1976)
• Il deserto dei Tartari (1976)
• Il prefetto di ferro (1977)
• California (1977)
• Closed Circuit (1978)
• Corleone (1978)
• Il grande attacco (1978)
• Sella d'argento (1978)
• A Man on His Knees (1980)
• The Warning (1980)
• Ciao nemico (1981)
• Tenebre (1982)
• Claretta (1984)
• Tex e il signore degli abissi (1985)
• Speriamo che sia femmina (1986)
• Rally (1986)
• Melancholy of Florence (1990)
• Non ci sono più uomini (1991)
• Un bel di vedremo (1996)
• Un uomo per bene (1999)
• La donna del delitto (2000)
• Giovanna la pazza (2001)
• To Rome With Love (2012)

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