Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vittorio Gassman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For Acting
Most Rating 8.13
Birthday 1922-09-01
Place of Birth Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Also Known As Vittorio Gassmann , Витторио Гассман, Вітторіо Ґассман, Витторио Гасман,
Twelve Plus One
1969

Twelve Plus One

Sleepers
1996

Sleepers

To Be Hamlet
1985

To Be Hamlet

Abraham
1993

Abraham

Bitter Rice
1949

Bitter Rice

For Love and Gold
1966

For Love and Gold

War and Peace
1956

War and Peace

Once a Year, Every Year
1994

Once a Year, Every Year

Il Sorpasso
1962

Il Sorpasso

Barabbas
1961

Barabbas

Big Deal on Madonna Street
1958

Big Deal on Madonna Street

Marcello Mastroianni, the Ideal Italian
2015

Marcello Mastroianni, the Ideal Italian

Cry of the Hunted
1953

Cry of the Hunted

The Nude Bomb
1980

The Nude Bomb

Luchino Visconti
1999

Luchino Visconti

The Glass Wall
1953

The Glass Wall

We All Loved Each Other So Much
1974

We All Loved Each Other So Much

The Family
1987

The Family

Sharky's Machine
1981

Sharky's Machine

Lost Soul
1977

Lost Soul

Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later
1985

Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later

Ghosts of Rome
1961

Ghosts of Rome

Ghosts, Italian Style
1967

Ghosts, Italian Style

Quintet
1979

Quintet

The New Monsters
1977

The New Monsters

The Monsters
1963

The Monsters

Life Is a Bed of Roses
1983

Life Is a Bed of Roses

Benvenuta
1983

Benvenuta

A Wedding
1978

A Wedding

Close Up
2012

Close Up

Scent of a Woman
1974

Scent of a Woman

Dear Father
1979

Dear Father

The Desert of the Tartars
1976

The Desert of the Tartars

Tempest
1982

Tempest

The Love Specialist
1957

The Love Specialist

Brancaleone at the Crusades
1970

Brancaleone at the Crusades

Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant
2015

Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant

The Audience
1972

The Audience

Love and Larceny
1960

Love and Larceny

Woman Times Seven
1967

Woman Times Seven

Beautiful But Dangerous
1955

Beautiful But Dangerous

Preludio d'amore
1946

Preludio d'amore

A Difficult Life
1961

A Difficult Life

A Maiden for the Prince
1965

A Maiden for the Prince

The Tiger and the Pussycat
1967

The Tiger and the Pussycat

Let's Talk About Women
1964

Let's Talk About Women

The Great War
1959

The Great War

La cambiale
1959

La cambiale

March on Rome
1962

March on Rome

One Million Dollars
1964

One Million Dollars

Trintignant by Trintignant
2021

Trintignant by Trintignant

The Last Judgment
1961

The Last Judgment

The Terrace
1980

The Terrace

Monicelli: La versione di Mario
2012

Monicelli: La versione di Mario

Let's Have a Riot
1970

Let's Have a Riot

I Knew Her Well
1965

I Knew Her Well

I picari
1987

I picari

Midnight Pleasures
1975

Midnight Pleasures

Rhapsody
1954

Rhapsody

Count Tacchia
1982

Count Tacchia

La bomba
1999

La bomba

The Career of a Chambermaid
1976

The Career of a Chambermaid

...And Suddenly It's Murder!
1960

...And Suddenly It's Murder!

The Miracle
1959

The Miracle

Anna
1951

Anna

Rossini ! Rossini !
1991

Rossini ! Rossini !

Mortacci
1989

Mortacci

Pleasant Nights
1966

Pleasant Nights

Il successo
1963

Il successo

Il divorzio
1970

Il divorzio

The Devil in Love
1966

The Devil in Love

The Prophet
1968

The Prophet

Il gaucho
1964

Il gaucho

Catch As Catch Can
1967

Catch As Catch Can

The Dirty Game
1965

The Dirty Game

Hotel Room
1981

Hotel Room

The Sleazy Uncle
1989

The Sleazy Uncle

Where Are You Going All Naked?
1969

Where Are You Going All Naked?

The Dream of Zorro
1952

The Dream of Zorro

Summer Frenzy
1964

Summer Frenzy

The Eye of the Needle
1963

The Eye of the Needle

Dark Soul
1962

Dark Soul

The Mysterious Rider
1948

The Mysterious Rider

Lure of the Sila
1949

Lure of the Sila

Tempest
1958

Tempest

La Tosca
1973

La Tosca

Sombrero
1953

Sombrero

Black Crown
1951

Black Crown

Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
1957

Kean: Genius or Scoundrel

Scipio the African
1971

Scipio the African

Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
2006

Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds

1001 Nights
1990

1001 Nights

Amleto
1955

Amleto

The Archangel
1969

The Archangel

Alibi
1969

Alibi

Snow Job
1965

Snow Job

Quando eravamo repressi
1992

Quando eravamo repressi

Edipo Re
1977

Edipo Re

The Black Sheep
1968

The Black Sheep

Desert of Fire
1997

Desert of Fire

Seduction Of The South
1961

Seduction Of The South

L'ebreo errante
1948

L'ebreo errante

The Violent Patriot
1956

The Violent Patriot

Girls Marked Danger
1952

Girls Marked Danger

The Captain's Daughter
1947

The Captain's Daughter

L'altro enigma
1988

L'altro enigma

The Long Winter
1992

The Long Winter

Mambo
1954

Mambo

Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
2010

Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore

Power Of Evil
1985

Power Of Evil

The Dinner
1998

The Dinner

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
2021

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

We Are Cinema
2021

We Are Cinema

Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
1976

Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen

Defend My Love
1956

Defend My Love

Il turno
1981

Il turno

Pure as a Lily
1976

Pure as a Lily

What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution?
1972

What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution?

Double Cross
1951

Double Cross

The Palermo Connection
1990

The Palermo Connection

The Outlaws
1950

The Outlaws

I'm Photogenic
1980

I'm Photogenic

The Amusements of Private Life
1990

The Amusements of Private Life

Fiasco in Milan
1959

Fiasco in Milan

Two Pieces of Bread
1979

Two Pieces of Bread

Di padre in figlio
1982

Di padre in figlio

Streets of Sorrow
1950

Streets of Sorrow

Sex Can Be Difficult
1962

Sex Can Be Difficult

The Adventures of Pinocchio
1947

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia
2018

Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia

Daniele Cortis
1947

Daniele Cortis

In the Name of the Italian People
1971

In the Name of the Italian People

Without Family
1972

Without Family

Incontro con Laura
1945

Incontro con Laura

Il leone di Amalfi
1950

Il leone di Amalfi

I'll Be Going Now
1991

I'll Be Going Now

Lo sparviero del Nilo
1950

Lo sparviero del Nilo

Dino Risi, le pessimiste joyeux de la comédie italienne
2007

Dino Risi, le pessimiste joyeux de la comédie italienne

E il Casanova di Fellini?
1975

E il Casanova di Fellini?

The Man with the Flower in His Mouth
1970

The Man with the Flower in His Mouth