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 Tessaris A Pistol for Ringo 1965 Captain Montgomery BrownRingo in Tessaris The Return of Ringo 1965 the title character in Michele Lupos Arizona Colt 1966 Scott Mary in Tonino Valeriis Day of Anger 1967 and Michael California Random in Lupos 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 Viscontis Il Gattopardo as Garibaldis 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 dellira He was sometimes credited as Montgomery Wood Giuliano Gemmas career survived the demise of the genre and he remained active on Italian television Gemma played in a variety of movies including arthouse offerings such as Valerio Zurlinis 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 CCBYSA 30