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Vittorio Gassman

Acting 77 (deceased) years old Genoa, Liguria, Italy ★ 1.1
Born: September 1, 1922
Died: June 29, 2000

Biography

Vittorio Gassman Knight Grand Cross OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [vitˈtɔːrjo ˈɡazman]; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as Il Mattatore, was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.

He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important productions as well as dozens of divertissements.

Gassman's debut was in Milan, in 1942, with Alda Borelli in Niccodemi's La Nemica (theatre). He then moved to Rome and acted at the Teatro Eliseo joining Tino Carraro and Ernesto Calindri in a team that remained famous for some time; with them he acted in a range of plays from bourgeois comedy to sophisticated intellectual theatre. In 1946, he made his film debut in Preludio d'amore, while only one year later he appeared in five films. In 1948 he played in Riso amaro.

It was with Luchino Visconti's company that Gassman achieved his mature successes, together with Paolo Stoppa, Rina Morelli and Paola Borboni. He played Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' Un tram che si chiama desiderio (A Streetcar Named Desire), as well as in Come vi piace (As You Like It) by Shakespeare and Oreste (by Vittorio Alfieri). He joined the Teatro Nazionale with Tommaso Salvini, Massimo Girotti, Arnoldo Foà to create a successful Peer Gynt (by Henrik Ibsen). With Luigi Squarzina in 1952 he co-founded and co-directed the Teatro d'Arte Italiano, producing the first complete version of Hamlet in Italy, followed by rare works such as Seneca's Thyestes and Aeschylus's The Persians.

In cinema, he worked frequently both in Italy and abroad. He met and fell in love with American actress Shelley Winters while she was touring Europe with fiancé Farley Granger. When Winters was forced to return to Hollywood to fulfill contractual obligations, he followed her there and married her. With his natural charisma and his fluency in English he scored a number of roles in Hollywood, including Rhapsody with Elizabeth Taylor and The Glass Wall before returning to Italy and the theatre.

On 29 June 2000, Gassman died of a heart attack in his sleep at his home in Rome at the age of 77. He was buried at Campo Verano.

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Known For

Sleepers
Sleepers King Benny 1996
1001 Nights
1001 Nights Sinbad 1990
We All Loved Each Other So Much
We All Loved Each Other So Much Gianni Perego 1974
Il Sorpasso
Il Sorpasso Bruno Cortona 1962
War and Peace
War and Peace Anatol Kuragin 1956

Filmography

Acting Credits (163)

Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Deneuve, la reine Catherine Self (archive footage) 2022
We Are Cinema
We Are Cinema Self (archive footage) 2021
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained Self - Actor (archive footage) 2021
Trintignant by Trintignant
Trintignant by Trintignant Self (archive footage) 2021
Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes 2021
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita Self (archive footage) 2021
Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia
Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia Self 2018
Marcello Mastroianni, the Ideal Italian
Marcello Mastroianni, the Ideal Italian Self (archive footage) 2015
Còmics
Còmics Self (archive footage) 2015
Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant
Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant Self 2015
Close Up
Close Up Self (archive footage) 2012
Monicelli: La versione di Mario
Monicelli: La versione di Mario Self (archive footage) 2012
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore Self (archive footage) 2010
Dino Risi, le pessimiste joyeux de la comédie italienne
Dino Risi, le pessimiste joyeux de la comédie italienne Self 2007
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds Self (archive footage) 2006
Speaking with Gassman
Speaking with Gassman 2005
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti Self (archive footage) 2002
La bomba
La bomba Don Vito Bracalone 1999
The Dinner
The Dinner Maestro Pezzullo 1998
Desert of Fire
Desert of Fire Tareq 1997
Desert of Fire
Desert of Fire Tareq 1997
Sleepers
Sleepers King Benny 1996
In morte di Federico Fellini
In morte di Federico Fellini 1994
Once a Year, Every Year
Once a Year, Every Year Giuseppe 1994
Abraham
Abraham Terah 1994
Abraham
Abraham Terach 1993
The Long Winter
The Long Winter Claudio, El Mayordomo 1992
Quando eravamo repressi
Quando eravamo repressi The Sexologist 1992
Rossini! Rossini!
Rossini! Rossini! Ludwig van Beethoven 1991
I'll Be Going Now
I'll Be Going Now Augusto Scribani 1991
The Amusements of Private Life
The Amusements of Private Life Marquis 1990
1001 Nights
1001 Nights Sinbad 1990
The Palermo Connection
The Palermo Connection Il principe 1990
The Sleazy Uncle
The Sleazy Uncle Zio Luca 1989
Mortacci
Mortacci Domenico 1989
L'altro enigma
L'altro enigma Il padre / Sofocle 1988
I picari
I picari Marquis Felipe de Aragona 1987
The Family
The Family Carlo as a man / Carlo's grandfather 1987
Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later
Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later Peppe 1985
Power Of Evil
Power Of Evil Gottfried 1985
To Be Hamlet
To Be Hamlet Self 1985
Cinecittà Cinecittà
Cinecittà Cinecittà Various 1985
Benvenuta
Benvenuta Livio 1983
Life Is a Bed of Roses
Life Is a Bed of Roses Walter Guarini 1983
André Delvaux directs Benvenuta
André Delvaux directs Benvenuta Self 1983
Count Tacchia
Count Tacchia Prince Torquato Terenzi 1982
Tempest
Tempest Alonzo 1982
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées Self 1982
Di padre in figlio
Di padre in figlio Self 1982
Sharky's Machine
Sharky's Machine Victor Scorelli 1981
Il turno
Il turno Ciro Coppa 1981
Hotel Room
Hotel Room Achille Mengaroni 1981
The Nude Bomb
The Nude Bomb Sauvage / Nino Salvatori Sebastiani 1980
I'm Photogenic
I'm Photogenic Vittorio Gassman (uncredited) 1980
The Terrace
The Terrace Mario Dorazio 1980
Dear Father
Dear Father Albino Millozza 1979
Quintet
Quintet Saint Christopher 1979
Two Pieces of Bread
Two Pieces of Bread Pippo Mifà 1979
A Wedding
A Wedding Luigi Corelli 1978
The New Monsters
The New Monsters il cardinale/il cameriere/il marito/il commissario/il padre di famiglia 1977
Edipo Re
Edipo Re Edipo 1977
Lost Soul
Lost Soul Fabio Stolz 1977
The Desert of the Tartars
The Desert of the Tartars Filimore 1976
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen Ispettore Tuttunpezzo / Allievo 1976
Pure as a Lily
Pure as a Lily Anthony M. Wilson 1976
The Career of a Chambermaid
The Career of a Chambermaid Franco Denza 1976
The Apple of My Eye
The Apple of My Eye film festival participant 1976
Babau
Babau 1976
E il Casanova di Fellini?
E il Casanova di Fellini? Self 1975
Midnight Pleasures
Midnight Pleasures Andrea Sansoni 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
Apostrophes
Apostrophes Self 1975
We All Loved Each Other So Much
We All Loved Each Other So Much Gianni Perego 1974
Scent of a Woman
Scent of a Woman Fausto Consolo 1974
Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma Self 1974
La Tosca
La Tosca Scarpia 1973
What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution?
What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution? Guido Guidi 1972
The Audience
The Audience Principe Donati 1972
Without Family
Without Family Armando Zavanatti 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier Self 1972
In the Name of the Italian People
In the Name of the Italian People Lorenzo Santenocito 1971
Scipio the African
Scipio the African Catone il Censore 1971
Samedi soir
Samedi soir Self 1971
Brancaleone at the Crusades
Brancaleone at the Crusades Brancaleone Da Norcia 1970
The Divorce
The Divorce Leonardo Nenci 1970
Let's Have a Riot
Let's Have a Riot Riccardo 1970
The Man with the Flower in His Mouth
The Man with the Flower in His Mouth L'uomo dal fiore in bocca 1970
Twelve Plus One
Twelve Plus One Mario Beretti 1969
Where Are You Going All Naked?
Where Are You Going All Naked? Rufus Conforti 1969
The Archangel
The Archangel Furio Bertuccia 1969
Alibi
Alibi Vittorio 1969
The Black Sheep
The Black Sheep Mario Agasti / Filippo Agasti 1968
The Prophet
The Prophet Pietro Breccia 1968
Ghosts, Italian Style
Ghosts, Italian Style Pasquale Lojacono 1967
Catch As Catch Can
Catch As Catch Can Bob Chiaramonte 1967
Woman Times Seven
Woman Times Seven Cenci 1967
The Tiger and the Pussycat
The Tiger and the Pussycat Francesco Vincenzini 1967
The Devil in Love
The Devil in Love Belfagor 1966
Pleasant Nights
Pleasant Nights Bastiano da Sangallo 1966
For Love and Gold
For Love and Gold Brancaleone da Norcia 1966
I Knew Her Well
I Knew Her Well Vittorio Gassman - in Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited) 1965
A Maiden for the Prince
A Maiden for the Prince Principe Vincenzo Gonzaga 1965
Snow Job
Snow Job Lucio Ridolfi 1965
The Dirty Game
The Dirty Game Perego / Ferrari 1965
One Million Dollars
One Million Dollars Giuliano 1964
Il gaucho
Il gaucho Marco Ravicchio 1964
Shakespeare secondo Gassman
Shakespeare secondo Gassman 1964
Let's Talk About Women
Let's Talk About Women Straniero / Practical Joker / Cliente / Amante / Amante impaziente / Cameriere / Fratello timido / Rigattiere / Prigioniero 1964
Summer Frenzy
Summer Frenzy Cap. Nardoni 1964
The Monsters
The Monsters The Actor (segment "La Raccomandazione") / Policeman (segment "Il Mostro") / Production Assistant & Movie Director (segment "Presa dalla Vita") / Nicola (segment "Che Vitaccia!") / Blonde Latin Lover (segment "Latin Lovers-Amanti latini") / Defence Layer D'Amore (segment "Testimone volontario") / Richetto (segment "I due Orfanelli") / Roberto (segment "Il Sacrificato") / Elisa (segment "La Musa") / The Road Hog (segment "La Strada è di Tutti") / The Friar (segment "Il Testamento di Francesco") / Artemio Altidori (segment "La nobile Arte") 1963
Il successo
Il successo Giulio Ceriani 1963
The Eye of the Needle
The Eye of the Needle Giorgio Mazzanò, lawyer 1963
Sex Can Be Difficult
Sex Can Be Difficult L'avvocato (segment "L'avaro") 1962
March on Rome
March on Rome Domenico Rocchetti 1962
Il Sorpasso
Il Sorpasso Bruno Cortona 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
Dark Soul
Dark Soul Adriano Zucchelli 1962
Barabbas
Barabbas Sahak 1961
A Difficult Life
A Difficult Life Self 1961
Seduction Of The South
Seduction Of The South O Caporale 1961
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment Cimino 1961
Ghosts of Rome
Ghosts of Rome Il Caparra 1961
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
...And Suddenly It's Murder! Remo 1960
Love and Larceny
Love and Larceny Gerardo Latini 1960
Fiasco in Milan
Fiasco in Milan Giuseppe "Peppe er Pantera" Baiocchi 1959
La cambiale
La cambiale Michele 1959
The Miracle
The Miracle Guido 1959
The Great War
The Great War Giovanni Busacca 1959
Il mattatore
Il mattatore 1959
Tempest
Tempest Prosecutor 1958
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Big Deal on Madonna Street Peppe il pantera 1958
The Love Specialist
The Love Specialist Piero di Montalcino 1957
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel Edmund Kean 1957
The Violent Patriot
The Violent Patriot Giovanni De Medici 1956
Defend My Love
Defend My Love Giovanni Marchi 1956
War and Peace
War and Peace Anatol Kuragin 1956
Beautiful But Dangerous
Beautiful But Dangerous Prince Sergei 1955
Amleto
Amleto Amleto 1955
Kean - Genio e sregolatezza
Kean - Genio e sregolatezza Edmund Kean 1955
Mambo
Mambo Mario Rossi 1954
Rhapsody
Rhapsody Paul Bronte 1954
Cry of the Hunted
Cry of the Hunted Jory 1953
Sombrero
Sombrero Alejandro Castillo 1953
The Glass Wall
The Glass Wall Peter Kuban 1953
Girls Marked Danger
Girls Marked Danger Michele 1952
The Dream of Zorro
The Dream of Zorro Don Juan Antonio 1952
Anna
Anna Vittorio 1951
Black Crown
Black Crown Mauricio 1951
Double Cross
Double Cross Renato Salvi 1951
Il leone di Amalfi
Il leone di Amalfi Mauro 1950
Lo sparviero del Nilo
Lo sparviero del Nilo Yussuf 1950
The Outlaws
The Outlaws Turi 1950
Streets of Sorrow
Streets of Sorrow Giorgio Cantoni 1950
Lure of the Sila
Lure of the Sila Pietro Campolo (as Vittorio Gassmann) 1949
Bitter Rice
Bitter Rice Walter 1949
The Mysterious Rider
The Mysterious Rider Giacomo Casanova, cavaliere di Seingalt 1948
L'ebreo errante
L'ebreo errante Mathieu Blumenthal 1948
The Captain's Daughter
The Captain's Daughter Svabrin 1947
Daniele Cortis
Daniele Cortis Daniele Cortis 1947
The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio Hässlicher Fischer / Il Pescatore verde 1947
Preludio d'amore
Preludio d'amore Davide 1946
Incontro con Laura
Incontro con Laura Franco 1945

Directing Credits (7)

Writing Credits (7)

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