Raúl Juliá
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 9, 1940
- Died
- October 24, 1994 (aged 54)
- Birthplace
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
Biography
Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor. His film career peaked in the US in the early 1990s. Born in San Juan, he gained interest in acting while still in school. Upon completing his studies, Juliá decided to pursue a career in acting. After performing in the local scene for some time, he was convinced by entertainment personality Orson Bean to move and work in New York City. Juliá, who had been bilingual since his childhood, soon gained interest in Broadway and "Off Broadway" plays. He performed in mobile projects, including the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre. Juliá was eventually noticed by Joseph Papp, who offered him work in the New York Shakespeare Festival. After gaining notoriety, he received roles in two television series, Love of Life and Sesame Street. For his performance in Two Gentlemen of Verona, he received a nomination for the Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award. Between 1974 and 1982, Juliá received Tony Award nominations for Where's Charley?, The Threepenny Opera and Nine. During the 1980s, he worked in several films, receiving nominations for the Golden Globe Awards, for his performance in Tempest, and Kiss of the Spider Woman, winning the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for the latter. In 1991 and 1993, Juliá portrayed "Gomez Addams" in two film adaptations of The Addams Family. In 1994, he filmed The Burning Season and a film adaptation of the Street Fighter video games. Later that year, Juliá suffered several health afflictions, eventually dying after suffering a stroke. His funeral was held in Puerto Rico, being attended by thousands. For his work in The Burning Season, Juliá won a posthumous Golden Globe and Emmy Award.
Known For
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Filmography
Ripe Strawberries
Movie
Disclosure
Movie · as Valentin Arregui (archive footage)
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Movie · as Archive footage
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
Movie · as Self
The Dream Studio
Movie · as self
Down Came a Blackbird
Movie · as Tomas Ramirez
Street Fighter
Movie · as M. Bison
The Burning Season
Movie · as Chico Mendes
Addams Family Values
Movie · as Gomez Addams
The Plague
Movie · as Cottard
The Addams Family
Movie · as Gomez Addams
Frankenstein Unbound
Movie · as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Presumed Innocent
Movie · as Sandy Stern
The Rookie
Movie · as Strom
Havana
Movie · as Arturo Duran (uncredited)
The Monkey People
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Un Recorrido de la Isla de Puerto Rico
Movie · as Narrator
Romero
Movie · as Archbishop Oscar Romero
Mack the Knife
Movie · as MacHeath
Tequila Sunrise
Movie · as Commandante Xavier Escalante
Moon Over Parador
Movie · as Roberto Strausmann
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Movie · as Aristotle Onassis
The Penitent
Movie · as Ramon Guerola
Trading Hearts
Movie · as Vinnie Iacona
Costa Rica: Child of the Wind
Movie · as Narration (voice)
Tango Bar
Movie · as Ricardo Padín
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
Movie · as General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
The Morning After
Movie · as Joaquin "Jackie" Manero
Florida Straits
Movie · as Carlos Jayne
La gran fiesta
Movie · as Adolfo
Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt
Movie
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Movie · as Valentin Arregui
Compromising Positions
Movie · as David Suarez
Mussolini: The Untold Story
TV · as Count Galeazzo Ciano · 4 eps
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
Movie · as Aram Fingal / Rick Blaine
Reading Rainbow
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
One from the Heart
Movie · as Ray
Tempest
Movie · as Kalibanos
The Escape Artist
Movie · as Stu Quiñones
The Making of 'One from the Heart'
Movie · as Self
American Playhouse
TV · as Aram Fingal / Rick · 1 ep
Strong Medicine
Movie
Kiss Me, Petruchio
Movie · as Petruchio
Life of Sin
Movie · as Paulo
Eyes of Laura Mars
Movie · as Michael Reisler
The Gumball Rally
Movie · as Franco
Death Scream
Movie · as Detective Nick Rodriguez
King Lear
Movie · as Edmund
The Bob Newhart Show
TV · as Dr. Greg Robinson · 1 ep
The Panic in Needle Park
Movie · as Marco
The Organization
Movie · as Juan Mendoza
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Movie · as Juan Carlos Rosenbloom
Great Performances
TV · as Edmund · 1 ep
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
McCloud
TV · as Father Augusto Nieves · 1 ep
Stiletto
Movie · as Party Guest (Uncredited)
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep