Vittorio Gassman Net Worth
John Thompson
Updated on January 12, 2026
Vittorio Gassman net worth is
$13 Million
Vittorio Gassman Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Vittorio Gassman studied theatre in his youth and was quite a good basketball player. He debuted on stage in 1943 and soon felt home in all classical theatre works. Since 1946 he also worked at the movies and his first big role there was the criminal in Bitter Rice (1949). This fixed him to his main parts: The ambiguous gentleman inflicting pain ... | Net Worth | $13 Million |
| Date Of Birth | September 1, 1922 |
| Died | June 29, 2000, Rome, Italy |
| Place Of Birth | Genoa, Italy |
| Height | 1.87 m |
| Occupation | Actor, director, screenwriter |
| Profession | Actor, Film director, Screenwriter |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Spouse | Diletta D'Andrea, Juliette Mayniel, Shelley Winters, Nora Ricci |
| Children | Alessandro Gassmann, Paola Gassman, Vittoria Gassman, Jacopo Gassman |
| Parents | Heinrich Gassmann, Luisa Ambron |
| Nicknames | Vittorio Gassman, Gassman, Vittorio |
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| Awards | Cannes Best Actor Award, David di Donatello for Best Actor, Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, David di Donatello Special Award, David di Donatello Special Plate Award, David di Donatello Golden Medal of the Minister of Tourism Award, Honorary Molière Award, David di Donatello International Thea... |
| Nominations | Strega Prize |
| Movies | Il Sorpasso, Big Deal on Madonna Street, Bitter Rice, Scent of a Woman, Sleepers, We All Loved Each Other So Much, The Great War, For Love and Gold, War and Peace, Opiate '67, Quintet, Rhapsody, Sharky's Machine, Viva Italia!, Barabbas, Love and Larceny, Life Is a Bed of Roses, The Tiger and the Pus... |
| TV Shows | Abraham, The Count of Monte Cristo |
| Star Sign | Virgo |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Powerful, versatile voice |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Men don't understand anything about women and women don't understand anything about men. And it's better that way. |
| 2 | No-one should die. That's the only mistake God ever made. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | From 1950 until 1952 he was the partner of actress Elvi Lissiak. |
| 2 | Father of actress Paola Gassman, doctor Vittoria Gassman, actor Alessandro Gassman and Jacopo Gassman, grandfather of assistant director Tommaso Pagliai. |
| 3 | From 1964 until 1968 he was the partner of actress Juliette Mayniel. They have a son, actor Alessandro Gassman. |
| 4 | From 1953 until 1960 he was the partner of actress Anna Maria Ferrero. |
| 5 | From 1961 until 1963 he was the partner of actress Annette Stroyberg. |
| 6 | His mother, Luisa Ambron, from Pisa, Tuscany, was an Italian Jew. His father, Heinrich Gassmann, was German, from Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. |
| 7 | Studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica in Rome. |
| 8 | In his public appearances, he often criticized moderated cultural positions and gained some enemies in the world of art for his frank judgments. |
| 9 | Became widely popular with Luchino Visconti's theater company, performing in important plays such as Tennessee Williams' "Un tram che si chiama desiderio" (A Streetcar Named Desire) or William Shakespeare's "Rosalinda". |
| 10 | Shares his birthday with actress Yvonne De Carlo. |
| 11 | Founded and ran for years one of the most select acting schools. |
| 12 | The standard joke on him was that he had such an interesting, flexible voice (and such an outstanding acting ability) that he could have made everything he read entertaining and intense. In mid-90s, a satirical show on Italy national TV gave him a 2 minutes space (named "Gassman Legge", literally "Gassman Reads") where he just "acted" few lines from banal, utterly non-poetic texts, e.g. the Yellow Pages, a blood test report, a telephone bill, the classifieds page in a local newspaper and so on. The segment was a success. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inferno by Dante | 2017 | post-production | Dante - Italian Recitation (voice) |
| La bomba | 1999 | Don Vito Bracalone | |
| La cena | 1998 | Maestro Pezzullo | |
| Un homme digne de confiance | 1997 | TV Movie | Adriano Venturi |
| Il deserto di fuoco | 1997 | TV Mini-Series | Tarek |
| Sleepers | 1996 | King Benny | |
| Once a Year, Every Year | 1994 | Giuseppe | |
| Abraham | 1993 | TV Mini-Series | Terah |
| Ulisse e la balena bianca | 1993 | TV Movie | Achab |
| Quando eravamo repressi | 1992 | The Sexologist | |
| El largo invierno | 1992 | Claudio | |
| Rossini! Rossini! | 1991 | Ludwig van Beethoven (uncredited) | |
| I divertimenti della vita privata | 1990 | Marquis | |
| Il giudice istruttore | 1990 | TV Series | Consigliere Istruttore |
| Les 1001 nuits | 1990 | Sinbad | |
| Tolgo il disturbo | 1990 | Augusto Scribani | |
| Dimenticare Palermo | 1990 | Il Principe | |
| The Sleazy Uncle | 1989 | Uncle Luca | |
| Mortacci | 1989 | Domenico | |
| L'altro enigma | 1988 | TV Movie | Il padre / Sofocle |
| I picari | 1987 | Marchese Felipe de Aragona | |
| The Family | 1987 | Carlo, as a man / Carlo's grandfather | |
| Big Deal After 20 Years | 1985 | Peppe il pantera | |
| Paradigma | 1985 | Gottfried | |
| Benvenuta | 1983 | Livio Carpi | |
| Life Is a Bed of Roses | 1983 | Walter Guarini | |
| Il conte Tacchia | 1982 | Prince Torquato Terenzi | |
| Tempest | 1982 | Alonzo | |
| Sharky's Machine | 1981 | Victor Scorelli | |
| Il turno | 1981 | Ciro Coppa | |
| Camera d'albergo | 1981 | Achille Mengaroni | |
| The Nude Bomb | 1980 | Sauvage Nino Salvatori Sebastiani | |
| La terrazza | 1980 | Mario | |
| Due pezzi di pane | 1979 | Pippo Mif | |
| Caro pap | 1979 | Albino Millozza | |
| Quintet | 1979 | St. Christopher | |
| A Wedding | 1978 | Luigi Corelli | |
| Viva Italia! | 1977 | Il cardinale (segment "Tantum ergo") / Il cameriere (segment "Hostaria") / Il marito (segment "Sequestro di persona cara") / ... | |
| Anima persa | 1977 | Fabio Stolz | |
| Il deserto dei tartari | 1976 | Colonel Giovanbattista Filimore | |
| Signore e signori, buonanotte | 1976 | CIA agent / Tuttumpezzo | |
| Come una rosa al naso | 1976 | Anthony M. Wilson | |
| The Career of a Chambermaid | 1976 | Franco Denza | |
| The Immortal Bachelor | 1975 | Andrea Sansoni | |
| We All Loved Each Other So Much | 1974 | Gianni Perego | |
| Scent of a Woman | 1974 | Il capitano Fausto Consolo | |
| La Tosca | 1973 | Scarpia | |
| What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution | 1972 | Guido Guidi | |
| L'udienza | 1972 | Principe Donati | |
| Senza famiglia, nullatenenti cercano affetto | 1972 | Armando Zavanatti | |
| In nome del popolo italiano | 1971 | Lorenzo Santenocito | |
| Scipione detto anche l'africano | 1971 | Catone il Censore | |
| Brancaleone alle Crociate | 1970 | Brancaleone da Norcia | |
| L'uomo dal fiore in bocca | 1970 | TV Short | L'uomo dal fiore |
| Il divorzio | 1970 | Leonardo Nenci | |
| Contestazione generale | 1970 | Riccardo | |
| L'arcangelo | 1969 | Furio Bertuccia | |
| 12 + 1 | 1969 | Mario Beretti | |
| Dove vai tutta nuda? | 1969 | Rufus Conforti | |
| L'alibi | 1969 | Vittorio | |
| La pecora nera | 1968 | Mario Agasti / Filippo Agasti | |
| Il profeta | 1968 | Pietro Breccia | |
| Catch As Catch Can | 1968 | Bob Chiaramonte | |
| Questi fantasmi | 1967 | Pasquale Lojacono | |
| Woman Times Seven | 1967 | Cenci (segment "Two Against One") | |
| The Tiger and the Pussycat | 1967 | Francesco Vincenzini | |
| The Devil in Love | 1966 | Belfagor | |
| Le piacevoli notti | 1966 | Bastiano da Sangallo | |
| L'armata Brancaleone | 1966 | Brancaleone da Norcia | |
| A Maiden for the Prince | 1966 | Principe don vincenzo gonzaga | |
| Slalom | 1965 | Lucio Ridolfi | |
| The Secret Agents | 1965 | Perego / Ferrari (French) | |
| La congiuntura | 1964 | Giuliano | |
| Il gaucho | 1964 | Marco Ravicchio | |
| Let's Talk About Women | 1964 | Stranger / Practical Joker / Client / ... | |
| Frenesia dell'estate | 1964 | Captain Mario Nardoni | |
| I mostri | 1963 | The Actor (segment "La Raccomandazione") / Policeman (segment "Il Mostro") / Favilla (segment "Presa dalla Vita") / ... | |
| Il successo | 1963 | Giulio Ceriani | |
| The Eye of the Needle | 1963 | Giorgio Mazzanò - lawyer | |
| L'amore difficile | 1962 | L'avvocato (segment "L'avaro") | |
| La marcia su Roma | 1962 | Domenico Rocchetti | |
| Il Sorpasso | 1962 | Bruno Cortona | |
| Anima nera | 1962 | Adriano Zucchelli | |
| Barabbas | 1961 | Sahak | |
| I briganti italiani | 1961 | O Caporale | |
| The Last Judgment | 1961 | Cimino | |
| Fantasmi a Roma | 1961 | Giovanni Battista Villari, aka 'il Caparra' | |
| Adelchi | 1961 | TV Movie | |
| ...And Suddenly It's Murder! | 1960 | Remo | |
| Love and Larceny | 1960 | Gerardo Latini | |
| Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti | 1959 | Peppe er pantera | |
| Le sorprese dell'amore | 1959 | The Schoolteacher (uncredited) | |
| La cambiale | 1959 | Michele | |
| The Miracle | 1959 | Guido | |
| La grande guerra | 1959 | Giovanni Busacca | |
| Tempest | 1958 | Prosecutor | |
| The Love Specialist | 1958 | Piero di Montalcino | |
| Big Deal on Madonna Street | 1958 | Peppe il pantera | |
| Kean - Genio e sregolatezza | 1957 | Edmund Kean | |
| Defend My Love | 1956 | Giovanni Marchi | |
| War and Peace | 1956 | Anatol Kuragin | |
| The Violent Patriot | 1956 | Giovanni De Medici | |
| Amleto | 1955 | TV Movie | Amleto (Hamlet) |
| Beautiful But Dangerous | 1955 | Prince Sergei | |
| Mambo | 1954 | Mario Rossi | |
| Rhapsody | 1954 | Paul Bronte | |
| Cry of the Hunted | 1953 | Jory | |
| Sombrero | 1953 | Alejandro Castillo | |
| The Glass Wall | 1953 | Peter Kaban | |
| La tratta delle bianche | 1952 | Michele (as Vittorio Gassmann) | |
| The Dream of Zorro | 1952 | Don Antonio / Juan | |
| Anna | 1951 | Vittorio (as Vittorio Gassmann) | |
| La corona negra | 1951 | Mauricio | |
| Double Cross | 1951 | Renato Salvi | |
| Il leone di Amalfi | 1950 | Mauro | |
| Lo sparviero del Nilo | 1950 | Yussuf (as Vittorio Gassmann) | |
| I fuorilegge | 1950 | Turi | |
| Streets of Sorrow | 1950 | Giorgio | |
| Lure of the Sila | 1949 | Pietro Campolo (as Vittorio Gassmann) | |
| Una voce nel tuo cuore | 1949 | Paolo Baldini | |
| Bitter Rice | 1949 | Walter (as Vittorio Gassmann) | |
| The Mysterious Rider | 1948 | Giacomo Casanova, cavaliere di Seingalt | |
| L'ebreo errante | 1948 | Mathieu Nahum / Mathieu Blumenthal | |
| Daniele Cortis | 1947 | Daniele Cortis | |
| Le avventure di Pinocchio | 1947 | Il Pescatore Verde | |
| Shamed | 1947 | Davide | |
| La figlia del capitano | 1947 | Svabrin | |
| Incontro con Laura | 1945 |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulisse e la balena bianca | 1993 | TV Movie | |
| Di padre in figlio | 1982 | ||
| Senza famiglia, nullatenenti cercano affetto | 1972 | screenplay / story | |
| L'alibi | 1969 | screenplay / story | |
| Kean - Genio e sregolatezza | 1957 |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'altro enigma | 1988 | TV Movie | |
| Di padre in figlio | 1982 | ||
| Senza famiglia, nullatenenti cercano affetto | 1972 | ||
| L'alibi | 1969 | ||
| Adelchi | 1961 | TV Movie | |
| Kean - Genio e sregolatezza | 1957 |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caro pap | 1979 | performer: "Bambina innamorata" - uncredited |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amleto | 1955 | TV Movie director: stage production |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caro Vittorio | 2004 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Drôles, tendre et méchants: La comédie | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Luchino Visconti | 1999 | Documentary | Himself |
| Caiga quien caiga | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Speciale mastroianni - il fascino della normalit | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Cento di questi anni | 1994 | Documentary short | Se stesso |
| De tú a tú | 1992 | TV Series | |
| Felicidades, Alberti | 1991 | TV Movie | Himself |
| La ronda | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| La nuit des Molières | 1991 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Bouillon de culture | 1991 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Cinema 3 | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ahí te quiero ver | 1987 | TV Series | Himself |
| Galeria oberta | 1986 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Great Hamlets | 1983 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Le grand échiquier | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| Champs-Elysées | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| Di padre in figlio | 1982 | Himself | |
| Vittorio Gassman aux enchères | 1982 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Apostrophes | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| La nuit des Césars | 1981 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host |
| Sono fotogenico | 1980 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Portrait de Vittorio Gassman | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Les rendez-vous du dimanche | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| E il Casanova di Fellini? | 1975 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Apropos Film | 1975 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Samedi soir | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| Io e... | 1972 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Rom aktuell | 1969 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| Una vita difficile | 1961 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Person to Person | 1960 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| En direct de... | 1956 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Platinum Award for Cinematic Excellence | Viareggio EuropaCinema | Posthumously. | |
| 2000 | Special Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Posthumously. | |
| 1999 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Supporting Actor (Migliore Attore Non Protagonista) | La cena (1998) |
| 1997 | Prince of Asturias Award | Prince of Asturias Awards | Arts | |
| 1996 | 40th Anniversary David | David di Donatello Awards | ||
| 1996 | Career Golden Globe | Golden Globes, Italy | ||
| 1996 | Career Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | ||
| 1991 | Special David | David di Donatello Awards | ||
| 1990 | Career Goblet | Golden Goblets, Italy | ||
| 1990 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista) | Lo zio indegno (1989) |
| 1990 | Career Charybdis | Taormina International Film Festival | ||
| 1989 | Special Jury Award | Montréal World Film Festival | For his artistic contribution to cinema. | |
| 1988 | Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award | San Sebastián International Film Festival | ||
| 1987 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista) | La famiglia (1987) |
| 1987 | Golden Ciak | Golden Ciak Awards | Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista) | La famiglia (1987) |
| 1986 | Career Award | Cervia Spettacoli e Dintorni Festival | ||
| 1984 | Special Plate | David di Donatello Awards | ||
| 1982 | Golden Medal of the Minister of Tourism | David di Donatello Awards | ||
| 1979 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Actor (Migliore Attore) | Caro pap (1979) |
| 1975 | Best Actor | Cannes Film Festival | Profumo di donna (1974) | |
| 1975 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Actor (Migliore Attore) | Profumo di donna (1974) |
| 1975 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, Italy | Best Actor (Migliore Attore) | Profumo di donna (1974) |
| 1975 | Golden Goblet | Golden Goblets, Italy | Best Actor (Migliore Attore) | Profumo di donna (1974) |
| 1975 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista) | Profumo di donna (1974) |
| 1973 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, Italy | Best First Feature (Migliore Opera Prima) | Senza famiglia, nullatenenti cercano affetto (1972) |
| 1971 | Prize San Sebastián | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Best Actor | Brancaleone alle Crociate (1970) |
| 1967 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Actor (Migliore Attore) | Il tigre (1967) |
| 1965 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Actor (Migliore Attore) | La congiuntura (1964) |
| 1964 | Best Actor | Mar del Plata Film Festival | I mostri (1963) | |
| 1963 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Actor (Migliore Attore) | Il sorpasso (1962) |
| 1963 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista) | Il sorpasso (1962) |
| 1960 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Actor (Migliore Attore) | La grande guerra (1959) |
| 1959 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista) | I soliti ignoti (1958) |
| 1957 | Golden Goblet | Golden Goblets, Italy | Best Actor (Migliore Attore) | Kean - Genio e sregolatezza (1957) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista) | La famiglia (1987) |
| 1982 | Gold Hugo | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Feature | Di padre in figlio (1982) |
| 1971 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista) | Brancaleone alle Crociate (1970) |
| 1967 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista) | L'armata Brancaleone (1966) |
| 1964 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista) | I mostri (1963) |
| 1960 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista) | La grande guerra (1959) |
| 1958 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista) | Kean - Genio e sregolatezza (1957) |
Known for movies
Sleepers (1996)
as King Benny
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
as Peppe il pantera
Il Sorpasso (1962)
as Bruno Cortona
Scent of a Woman (1974)
as Il capitano Fausto Consolo