Raf Vallone
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 17, 1916
- Died
- October 31, 2002 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Tropea, Calabria, Italy
Biography
Raffaele "Raf" Vallone (17 February 1916 – 31 October 2002) was an Italian actor and an international film star. Born in Tropea, Calabria, the son of a lawyer, Vallone attended Liceo classico Cavour in Turin, and studied Law and Philosophy at the University of Turin and entered his father's law firm. He played professional Football at a young age, playing in Serie A for Torino. He won an Italian Cup with his team in season 1935-1936. Subsequently, he became the editorial head of the culture section of L'Unità, then the official newspaper of the Italian Communist Party, and also a film and drama critic for the Turin newspaper La Stampa. During World War II, Vallone served with the Communist resistance. His first film appearance was as a sailor in We the Living (1942), but Vallone was not interested in an acting career. Nevertheless, he was cast as a soldier competing with Vittorio Gassman for the love of Silvana Mangano in Riso amaro (Bitter Rice) (1949). The film became a neo-realist classic and Vallone was launched on an international career. In 2001 he published his autobiography, L'alfabeto della memoria, with Gremese (Rome). Vallone was married to the actress Elena Varzi from 1952 until his death. They had three children, two of whom are actors, Eleonora Vallone and Saverio Vallone. He died in Rome on 31 October 2002. Description above from the Wikipedia article Raf Vallone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein
Movie · as Nonno
Toni
Movie · as The Old Man
Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter
Movie · as Fedrico DeConti
The First Circle
Movie · as Pyotr Makaraguine
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Movie · as actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Godfather Part III
Movie · as Cardinal Lamberto
A Season of Giants
Movie · as Ambasciatore spagnolo
A Season of Giants
TV · as Ambasciatore spagnolo · 3 eps
Sabbath
TV · as Alejandro VI · 1 ep
Der Bierkönig
Movie · as Der Baron
Power Of Evil
Movie
Christopher Columbus
TV · as Jose Vizinho · 4 eps
Goya
TV · as Canónigo Duaso · 6 eps
The Scarlet and the Black
Movie · as Father Vittorio
A Time to Die
Movie · as Genco Bari
I Remember Nelson
TV · as Caracciolo · 4 eps
Season of Peace in Paris
Movie
Lion of the Desert
Movie · as Colonel Diodiece
Retour à Marseille
Movie · as Michel - un émigré de retour à Marseille
An Almost Perfect Affair
Movie · as Freddie
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
Movie · as Self
The Greek Tycoon
Movie · as Spyros Tomasis
Fame
Movie · as Driver
The Other Side of Midnight
Movie · as Constantin Demeris
The Devil's Advocate
Movie · as Bishop Aurelio
Rosebud
Movie · as George Nikolaos
The Human Factor
Movie · as Dr. Lupo
That Lucky Touch
Movie · as General Peruzzi
The Girl in Room 2A
Movie · as Mr. Dreese
Simona
Movie · as Marcelle's Uncle
Honor Thy Father
Movie · as Joseph Bonnano
The Catholics
Movie · as Father General
The Small Miracle
Movie · as Father Superior
Summertime Killer
Movie · as Lazaro Alfredi
A Gunfight
Movie · as Francisco Alvarez
Cannon for Cordoba
Movie · as Córdoba
Death Occurred Last Night
Movie · as Amanzio Berzaghi
The Kremlin Letter
Movie · as Puppet Maker
The Italian Job
Movie · as Altabani
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Father General · 1 ep
1001 Nights
Movie · as Hixxum
Volver a vivir
Movie · as Luis Rubio
The Desperate Ones
Movie · as Victor
Nevada Smith
Movie · as Father Zaccardi
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Movie · as Mr. Ardonian
Harlow
Movie · as Marino Bello
Dangerous Pleasures
Movie · as Suo Marito
The Secret Invasion
Movie · as Roberto Rocca
The Cardinal
Movie · as Cardinal
Il mulino del Po
TV · as Lazzaro Scacerni · 5 eps
Phaedra
Movie · as Thanos Kyrilis
A View from the Bridge
Movie · as Eddie Carbone
El Cid
Movie · as Count Ordóñez
Two Women
Movie · as Giovanni
Recourse in Grace
Movie · as Mario di Donati
The Apartment
Movie · as Alberto Fiorini
Revenge
Movie · as Luis el Torcido
The Violet Seller
Movie · as Fernando
No Escape
Movie · as Gino Carsone
Guendalina
Movie · as Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina
The Sins of Rose Bernd
Movie · as Arthur Streckmann
Jane Eyre
TV · as Rochester · 5 eps
Liebe
Movie · as Andrea Ambaros
Sister Angele's Secret
Movie · as Marcello Maglione
Passionate Summer
Movie · as Angelo
Cinépanorama
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Sign of Venus
Movie · as Ignazio Bolognini
Le souffle de la liberté
Movie · as Gérard
Obsession
Movie · as Aldo Giovanni
The Boarder
Movie · as Silvio, il sindaco di Pontorno
Storm
Movie · as André
Human Torpedoes
Movie · as Carlo Ferri
Daughters of Destiny
Movie · as Callias (segment "Lysistrata")
Thérèse Raquin
Movie · as Laurent
Perdonami!
Movie · as Marco Gerace
The Eyes Leave a Trace
Movie · as Martín Jordán
Rome 11:00
Movie · as Carlo the artist
Don Juan's Night of Love
Movie · as Mandrin
Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi
Movie · as Giuseppe Garibaldi
Sunday Heroes
Movie · as Gino Bardi
Anna
Movie · as Andrea
Il bivio
Movie · as Aldo Marchi
The Forbidden Christ
Movie · as Bruno Baldi
The Path of Hope
Movie · as Saro Cammarata
Under the Olive Tree
Movie · as Francesco Dominici
The White Line
Movie · as Domenico
Bitter Rice
Movie · as Marco