ACTOR

Vittorio Gassman

1922 - 2000

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Vittorio Gassman (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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vittorio Gassman has received more than 1,229,680 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Vittorio Gassman is the 279th most popular actor (up from 308th in 2019), the 639th most popular biography from Italy (up from 669th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Italian Actor.

Vittorio Gassman is most famous for his portrayal of the title character in Federico Fellini's film La Dolce Vita.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Vittorio Gassman ranks 279 out of 13,578. Before him are Kathy Bates, Silvana Mangano, Michael Landon, Glenn Close, Demi Moore, and Liza Minnelli. After him are Kurt Russell, William Holden, Christopher Reeve, Pola Negri, Nathalie Delon, and Michael Keaton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Vittorio Gassman ranks 25. Before him are Hiroo Onoda, Aage Bohr, Kurt Vonnegut, Jack Kerouac, Imre Lakatos, and Philip Larkin. After him are Alain Resnais, Christiaan Barnard, Miguel Muñoz, Stanley Cohen, Renata Tebaldi, and Yang Chen-Ning. Among people deceased in 2000, Vittorio Gassman ranks 12. Before him are Habib Bourguiba, Emil Zátopek, Victor Borge, Alec Guinness, Stanley Matthews, and Friedensreich Hundertwasser. After him are Abulfaz Elchibey, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Louis Néel, Lída Baarová, Gherman Titov, and Konrad Emil Bloch.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Vittorio Gassman ranks 639 out of 5,161. Before him are Silvana Mangano (1930), Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (1479), Pope Boniface II (470), Libius Severus (420), Marozia (890), and Benozzo Gozzoli (1420). After him are Giorgio Agamben (1942), Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (1507), Luca Signorelli (1450), Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549), Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (1701), and Luigi Riva (1944).

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Among ACTORS In Italy

Among actors born in Italy, Vittorio Gassman ranks 18. Before him are Monica Vitti (1931), Anna Magnani (1908), Raffaella Carrà (1943), Giuliano Gemma (1938), Virna Lisi (1936), and Silvana Mangano (1930). After him are Rudolph Valentino (1895), Lino Ventura (1919), Giancarlo Giannini (1942), Gian Maria Volonté (1933), Michele Placido (1946), and Alberto Sordi (1920).

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Television and Movie Roles

Big Deal on Madonna Street
Peppe il pantera
Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a tunnel from a rented apartment to the pawnshop next door, where they can rob the safe. But his plan is far from foolproof, and the fact that no one in the group has any experience digging tunnels proves to be the least of their problems.
Jul 26o 19588.102 / 10
Il Sorpasso
Bruno Cortona
Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. When their journey starts to blend into their daily lives though, the pair’s newfound friendship is tested.
Dec 5o 19628.22 / 10
Sleepers
King Benny
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
Oct 18o 19967.598 / 10