Gian Maria Volonté.

Gian Maria Volonté (April 9, 1933 – December 6, 1994) was an Italian actor. He is perhaps most famous for his roles as the main villain in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (“Per un pugno di dollari”). His performances as memorable but neurotic characters, together with the unexpected, world-wide success of the films, gave him international fame. He is also considered to be one of the best European actors of all time owing to his ability to enter into the personality of the characters he played.

He won a Silver Ribbon as best actor for A ciascuno il suo directed by Elio Petri. And he also received the same award for another performance: Petri's Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1971), considered by many to be his finest.

He was a strong political activist and known for his left-leaning views. As he asked, Volonté's final resting place is a small cemetery on the beautiful Sardinian island of Isola della Maddalena.