Vittorio Gassman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

158

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-09-01

Day of death

2000-06-29 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Vittorio Gassman

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vittorio Gassman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

  • Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds

    Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds

  • Barabbas

    Barabbas

  • Sleepers

    Sleepers

  • Abraham

    Abraham

  • Snow Job

    Snow Job

  • Amleto

    Amleto

  • Edipo Re

    Edipo Re

  • The Audience

    The Audience

  • The Outlaws

    The Outlaws

  • Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

  • Rhapsody

    Rhapsody

  • The Monsters

    The Monsters

  • The Miracle

    The Miracle

  • Di padre in figlio

    Di padre in figlio

  • The Tiger and the Pussycat

    The Tiger and the Pussycat

  • Il Sorpasso

    Il Sorpasso

  • The Career of a Chambermaid

    The Career of a Chambermaid

  • A Wedding

    A Wedding

  • The Family

    The Family

  • War and Peace

    War and Peace

  • The Prophet

    The Prophet

  • La bomba

    La bomba

  • I'm Photogenic

    I'm Photogenic

  • The Terrace

    The Terrace

  • La Tosca

    La Tosca

  • The Devil in Love

    The Devil in Love

  • The Dinner

    The Dinner

  • Let's Have a Riot

    Let's Have a Riot

  • Dark Soul

    Dark Soul

  • Daniele Cortis

    Daniele Cortis

  • Anna

    Anna

  • Mambo

    Mambo

  • 1001 Nights

    1001 Nights

  • One Million Dollars

    One Million Dollars

  • Catch As Catch Can

    Catch As Catch Can

  • The Archangel

    The Archangel

  • Il successo

    Il successo

  • Beautiful But Dangerous

    Beautiful But Dangerous

  • The Long Winter

    The Long Winter

  • Tempest

    Tempest

  • Bitter Rice

    Bitter Rice

  • The Palermo Connection

    The Palermo Connection

  • The Desert of the Tartars

    The Desert of the Tartars

  • Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore

    Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore

  • Big Deal on Madonna Street

    Big Deal on Madonna Street

  • Il gaucho

    Il gaucho

  • Life Is a Bed of Roses

    Life Is a Bed of Roses

  • Fiasco in Milan

    Fiasco in Milan

  • ...And Suddenly It's Murder!

    ...And Suddenly It's Murder!

  • We All Loved Each Other So Much

    We All Loved Each Other So Much

  • The Great War

    The Great War

  • I picari

    I picari

  • Girls Marked Danger

    Girls Marked Danger

  • For Love and Gold

    For Love and Gold

  • Benvenuta

    Benvenuta

  • Ghosts of Rome

    Ghosts of Rome

  • Lure of the Sila

    Lure of the Sila

  • Love and Larceny

    Love and Larceny

  • Defend My Love

    Defend My Love

  • Rossini! Rossini!

    Rossini! Rossini!

  • Woman Times Seven

    Woman Times Seven

  • Let's Talk About Women

    Let's Talk About Women

  • A Maiden for the Prince

    A Maiden for the Prince

  • I Knew Her Well

    I Knew Her Well

  • Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

    Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

  • Kean - Genio e sregolatezza

    Kean - Genio e sregolatezza

  • The Last Judgment

    The Last Judgment

  • Brancaleone at the Crusades

    Brancaleone at the Crusades

  • Marcello Mastroianni, the Ideal Italian

    Marcello Mastroianni, the Ideal Italian

  • Trintignant by Trintignant

    Trintignant by Trintignant

  • Without Family

    Without Family

  • I'll Be Going Now

    I'll Be Going Now

  • The Sleazy Uncle

    The Sleazy Uncle

  • Twelve Plus One

    Twelve Plus One

  • The Love Specialist

    The Love Specialist

  • Sex Can Be Difficult

    Sex Can Be Difficult

  • The Mysterious Rider

    The Mysterious Rider

  • Sharky's Machine

    Sharky's Machine

  • Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

    Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

  • Kean: Genius or Scoundrel

    Kean: Genius or Scoundrel

  • The Dirty Game

    The Dirty Game

  • Dear Father

    Dear Father

  • The Glass Wall

    The Glass Wall

  • The Eye of the Needle

    The Eye of the Needle

  • Les 1001 Nuits (Version intégrale)

    Les 1001 Nuits (Version intégrale)

  • Pleasant Nights

    Pleasant Nights

  • Midnight Pleasures

    Midnight Pleasures

  • Abraham

    Abraham

  • Once a Year, Every Year

    Once a Year, Every Year

  • The Black Sheep

    The Black Sheep

  • Count Tacchia

    Count Tacchia

  • Hotel Room

    Hotel Room

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

    What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution?

  • Black Crown

    Black Crown

  • Quando eravamo repressi

    Quando eravamo repressi

  • Double Cross

    Double Cross

  • Preludio d'amore

    Preludio d'amore

  • A Difficult Life

    A Difficult Life

  • In the Name of the Italian People

    In the Name of the Italian People

  • Where Are You Going All Naked?

    Where Are You Going All Naked?

  • Cry of the Hunted

    Cry of the Hunted

  • Streets of Sorrow

    Streets of Sorrow

  • Còmics

    Còmics

  • The Nude Bomb

    The Nude Bomb

  • Two Pieces of Bread

    Two Pieces of Bread

  • The New Monsters

    The New Monsters

  • Scent of a Woman

    Scent of a Woman

  • Tempest

    Tempest

  • We Are Cinema

    We Are Cinema

  • Power Of Evil

    Power Of Evil

  • Cinecittà Cinecittà

    Cinecittà Cinecittà

  • Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen

    Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen

  • Il turno

    Il turno

  • The Amusements of Private Life

    The Amusements of Private Life

  • To Be Hamlet

    To Be Hamlet

  • The Adventures of Pinocchio

    The Adventures of Pinocchio

  • Mortacci

    Mortacci

  • Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia

    Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia

  • L'altro enigma

    L'altro enigma

  • E il Casanova di Fellini?

    E il Casanova di Fellini?

  • Ghosts, Italian Style

    Ghosts, Italian Style

  • The Violent Patriot

    The Violent Patriot

  • Summer Frenzy

    Summer Frenzy

  • Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later

    Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later

  • Scipio the African

    Scipio the African

  • The Dream of Zorro

    The Dream of Zorro

  • March on Rome

    March on Rome

  • La cambiale

    La cambiale

  • The Captain's Daughter

    The Captain's Daughter

  • Desert of Fire

    Desert of Fire

  • Sombrero

    Sombrero

  • Monicelli: La versione di Mario

    Monicelli: La versione di Mario

  • L'ebreo errante

    L'ebreo errante

  • Desert of Fire

    Desert of Fire

  • Babau

    Babau

  • Close Up

    Close Up

  • Pure as a Lily

    Pure as a Lily

  • Seduction Of The South

    Seduction Of The South

  • Quintet

    Quintet

  • Luchino Visconti

    Luchino Visconti

  • Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant

    Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant

  • Il divorzio

    Il divorzio

  • Lost Soul

    Lost Soul

  • Incontro con Laura

    Incontro con Laura

  • Lo sparviero del Nilo

    Lo sparviero del Nilo

  • The Apple of My Eye

    The Apple of My Eye

  • Alibi

    Alibi

  • Il leone di Amalfi

    Il leone di Amalfi

  • Dino Risi, le pessimiste joyeux de la comédie italienne

    Dino Risi, le pessimiste joyeux de la comédie italienne

  • André Delvaux directs Benvenuta

    André Delvaux directs Benvenuta

  • The Man with the Flower in His Mouth

    The Man with the Flower in His Mouth