Gian Maria Volonté 9 April 1933 6 December 1994 was an Italian actor He is perhaps most famous outside of Italy for his roles as the main villain in Sergio Leones A Fistful of Dollars credited in the USA as Johnny Wels and For a Few Dollars More In Italy and much of Europe he was notable for his roles in highprofile social dramas depicting the political and social stirrings of Italian and European society in the 1960s and 1970s including four films directed by Elio Petri We Still Kill the Old Way 1967 Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion 1971 The Working Class Goes to Heaven 1971 and Todo modo 1976 He is also recognized for his performances in JeanPierre Melvilles Le Cercle Rouge 1970 and Giuliano Montaldos Sacco Vanzetti 1971 Description above from the Wikipedia article Gian Maria Volonté licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia