Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio Gassman

Acting
Born 1922-09-01 - Died 2000-06-29Genoa, Liguria, Italy

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

Movies (149)

Sleepers
7.6

Sleepers

1996Movie7.6
War and Peace
6.6

War and Peace

1956Movie6.6
Barabbas
6.9

Barabbas

1961Movie6.9
We All Loved Each Other So Much
8.3

We All Loved Each Other So Much

1974Movie8.3
Sharky's Machine
6.2

Sharky's Machine

1981Movie6.2
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
7.0

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

2021Movie7.0
1001 Nights
5.2

1001 Nights

1990Movie5.2
Big Deal on Madonna Street
8.1

Big Deal on Madonna Street

1958Movie8.1
Woman Times Seven
6.3

Woman Times Seven

1967Movie6.3
Morceaux de Cannes
2.0

Morceaux de Cannes

2021Movie2.0
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
7.6

Deneuve, la reine Catherine

2022Movie7.6
Double Cross
6.7

Double Cross

1951Movie6.7
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
6.5

...And Suddenly It's Murder!

1960Movie6.5
Il Sorpasso
8.2

Il Sorpasso

1962Movie8.2
The Great War
8.1

The Great War

1959Movie8.1
Scent of a Woman
7.4

Scent of a Woman

1974Movie7.4
Quintet
4.9

Quintet

1979Movie4.9
I'll Be Going Now
6.1

I'll Be Going Now

1991Movie6.1
For Love and Gold
7.7

For Love and Gold

1966Movie7.7
Beautiful But Dangerous
5.9

Beautiful But Dangerous

1955Movie5.9
The Nude Bomb
5.3

The Nude Bomb

1980Movie5.3
The Monsters
7.4

The Monsters

1963Movie7.4
Bitter Rice
7.5

Bitter Rice

1949Movie7.5
Abraham
7.1

Abraham

1993Movie7.1
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
6.7

Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen

1976Movie6.7
Tempest
5.9

Tempest

1982Movie5.9
Seduction Of The South
5.3

Seduction Of The South

1961Movie5.3
Life Is a Bed of Roses
5.7

Life Is a Bed of Roses

1983Movie5.7
I Knew Her Well
7.5

I Knew Her Well

1965Movie7.5
The Miracle
6.7

The Miracle

1959Movie6.7
Dear Father
6.4

Dear Father

1979Movie6.4
Brancaleone at the Crusades
7.2

Brancaleone at the Crusades

1970Movie7.2
Girls Marked Danger
5.7

Girls Marked Danger

1952Movie5.7
Midnight Pleasures
5.7

Midnight Pleasures

1975Movie5.7
Streets of Sorrow
7.0

Streets of Sorrow

1950Movie7.0
The Desert of the Tartars
6.8

The Desert of the Tartars

1976Movie6.8
A Wedding
6.3

A Wedding

1978Movie6.3
Close Up
9.5

Close Up

2012Movie9.5
The Last Judgment
6.4

The Last Judgment

1961Movie6.4
We Are Cinema
9.5

We Are Cinema

2021Movie9.5
The New Monsters
7.0

The New Monsters

1977Movie7.0
The Dinner
6.9

The Dinner

1998Movie6.9
The Long Winter
5.4

The Long Winter

1992Movie5.4
The Devil in Love
5.8

The Devil in Love

1966Movie5.8
Twelve Plus One
5.3

Twelve Plus One

1969Movie5.3
I picari
5.5

I picari

1987Movie5.5
La bomba
5.7

La bomba

1999Movie5.7
Love and Larceny
7.2

Love and Larceny

1960Movie7.2
Let's Have a Riot
7.1

Let's Have a Riot

1970Movie7.1
Lost Soul
6.7

Lost Soul

1977Movie6.7
The Family
7.5

The Family

1987Movie7.5
Rossini! Rossini!
6.2

Rossini! Rossini!

1991Movie6.2
Tempest
6.5

Tempest

1958Movie6.5
Sex Can Be Difficult
6.3

Sex Can Be Difficult

1962Movie6.3
Mambo
5.4

Mambo

1954Movie5.4
Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later
5.3

Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later

1985Movie5.3
Trintignant by Trintignant
6.8

Trintignant by Trintignant

2021Movie6.8
In morte di Federico Fellini

In morte di Federico Fellini

1994Movie
The Amusements of Private Life
4.0

The Amusements of Private Life

1990Movie4.0
Anna
7.3

Anna

1951Movie7.3
A Difficult Life
8.0

A Difficult Life

1961Movie8.0
I'm Photogenic
5.3

I'm Photogenic

1980Movie5.3
Sombrero
4.3

Sombrero

1953Movie4.3
Summer Frenzy
5.9

Summer Frenzy

1964Movie5.9
Rhapsody
6.6

Rhapsody

1954Movie6.6
The Dream of Zorro
6.8

The Dream of Zorro

1952Movie6.8
The Sleazy Uncle
6.0

The Sleazy Uncle

1989Movie6.0
A Maiden for the Prince
6.1

A Maiden for the Prince

1965Movie6.1
The Dirty Game
6.0

The Dirty Game

1965Movie6.0
To Be Hamlet

To Be Hamlet

1985Movie
Fiasco in Milan
6.9

Fiasco in Milan

1959Movie6.9
The Tiger and the Pussycat
6.8

The Tiger and the Pussycat

1967Movie6.8
Pleasant Nights
6.6

Pleasant Nights

1966Movie6.6
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
7.3

Kean: Genius or Scoundrel

1957Movie7.3
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
6.2

Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore

2010Movie6.2
The Prophet
5.4

The Prophet

1968Movie5.4
The Archangel
7.0

The Archangel

1969Movie7.0
Ghosts of Rome
7.2

Ghosts of Rome

1961Movie7.2
Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant

Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant

2015Movie
The Career of a Chambermaid
5.1

The Career of a Chambermaid

1976Movie5.1
The Glass Wall
5.3

The Glass Wall

1953Movie5.3
In the Name of the Italian People
7.2

In the Name of the Italian People

1971Movie7.2
Desert of Fire
8.4

Desert of Fire

1997Movie8.4
March on Rome
7.5

March on Rome

1962Movie7.5
Mortacci
6.8

Mortacci

1989Movie6.8
Let's Talk About Women
6.3

Let's Talk About Women

1964Movie6.3
Ghosts, Italian Style
6.2

Ghosts, Italian Style

1967Movie6.2
The Palermo Connection
6.2

The Palermo Connection

1990Movie6.2
André Delvaux directs Benvenuta

André Delvaux directs Benvenuta

1983Movie
Where Are You Going All Naked?
5.0

Where Are You Going All Naked?

1969Movie5.0
The Audience
6.5

The Audience

1972Movie6.5
Pure as a Lily
4.0

Pure as a Lily

1976Movie4.0
Lure of the Sila
6.1

Lure of the Sila

1949Movie6.1
Hotel Room
5.8

Hotel Room

1981Movie5.8
The Love Specialist
6.3

The Love Specialist

1957Movie6.3
Count Tacchia
6.1

Count Tacchia

1982Movie6.1
Cry of the Hunted
6.1

Cry of the Hunted

1953Movie6.1
Marcello Mastroianni, the Ideal Italian
6.6

Marcello Mastroianni, the Ideal Italian

2015Movie6.6
The Terrace
7.2

The Terrace

1980Movie7.2
Scipio the African
6.8

Scipio the African

1971Movie6.8
Power Of Evil
5.2

Power Of Evil

1985Movie5.2
One Million Dollars
6.1

One Million Dollars

1964Movie6.1
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
7.3

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

2021Movie7.3
La Tosca
7.1

La Tosca

1973Movie7.1
Monicelli: La versione di Mario
5.5

Monicelli: La versione di Mario

2012Movie5.5
Benvenuta
6.2

Benvenuta

1983Movie6.2
Il successo
6.4

Il successo

1963Movie6.4
The Adventures of Pinocchio
6.0

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1947Movie6.0
The Black Sheep
6.2

The Black Sheep

1968Movie6.2
Black Crown
5.4

Black Crown

1951Movie5.4
The Mysterious Rider
4.7

The Mysterious Rider

1948Movie4.7
La cambiale
6.4

La cambiale

1959Movie6.4
Snow Job
6.3

Snow Job

1965Movie6.3
The Outlaws
6.5

The Outlaws

1950Movie6.5
Daniele Cortis
9.0

Daniele Cortis

1947Movie9.0
Catch As Catch Can
6.2

Catch As Catch Can

1967Movie6.2
The Divorce
6.8

The Divorce

1970Movie6.8
Il turno
10.0

Il turno

1981Movie10.0
Dark Soul
5.4

Dark Soul

1962Movie5.4
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
7.0

Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds

2006Movie7.0
Incontro con Laura
10.0

Incontro con Laura

1945Movie10.0
The Violent Patriot
6.0

The Violent Patriot

1956Movie6.0
Il leone di Amalfi
9.0

Il leone di Amalfi

1950Movie9.0
Il gaucho
6.9

Il gaucho

1964Movie6.9
Defend My Love
9.0

Defend My Love

1956Movie9.0
L'altro enigma
9.0

L'altro enigma

1988Movie9.0
Amleto
7.8

Amleto

1955Movie7.8
Without Family
7.3

Without Family

1972Movie7.3
The Captain's Daughter
7.7

The Captain's Daughter

1947Movie7.7
Once a Year, Every Year
9.0

Once a Year, Every Year

1994Movie9.0
Lo sparviero del Nilo
4.8

Lo sparviero del Nilo

1950Movie4.8
L'ebreo errante
10.0

L'ebreo errante

1948Movie10.0
Luchino Visconti
7.0

Luchino Visconti

2002Movie7.0
Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia
8.3

Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia

2018Movie8.3
The Eye of the Needle
7.5

The Eye of the Needle

1963Movie7.5
Two Pieces of Bread
6.5

Two Pieces of Bread

1979Movie6.5
E il Casanova di Fellini?
10.0

E il Casanova di Fellini?

1975Movie10.0
Alibi
6.0

Alibi

1969Movie6.0
Di padre in figlio
6.0

Di padre in figlio

1982Movie6.0
The Apple of My Eye

The Apple of My Eye

1976Movie
What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution?
5.5

What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution?

1972Movie5.5
Shakespeare secondo Gassman

Shakespeare secondo Gassman

1964Movie
Shamed

Shamed

1947Movie
Edipo Re

Edipo Re

1977Movie
The Man with the Flower in His Mouth

The Man with the Flower in His Mouth

1970Movie
Kean - Genio e sregolatezza

Kean - Genio e sregolatezza

1955Movie
Dino Risi, le pessimiste joyeux de la comédie italienne

Dino Risi, le pessimiste joyeux de la comédie italienne

2007Movie
Quando eravamo repressi
7.0

Quando eravamo repressi

1992Movie7.0
Speaking with Gassman

Speaking with Gassman

2005Movie

TV Shows (15)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962Series7.5
Ciné regards
5.0

Ciné regards

1978Series5.0
The Merv Griffin Show
6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

1962Series6.8
Apostrophes
8.5

Apostrophes

1975Series8.5
Spécial cinéma
9.5

Spécial cinéma

1974Series9.5
Champs-Elysées
6.8

Champs-Elysées

1982Series6.8
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.0

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975Series6.0
Le Grand Échiquier
8.0

Le Grand Échiquier

1972Series8.0
Samedi soir
6.0

Samedi soir

1971Series6.0
Cinecittà Cinecittà

Cinecittà Cinecittà

1985Series
Còmics

Còmics

2015Series
Abraham
7.2

Abraham

1994Series7.2
Il mattatore

Il mattatore

1959Series
Desert of Fire
7.0

Desert of Fire

1997Series7.0
Babau

Babau

1976Series