Raf Vallone
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 17, 1916
- Died
- October 31, 2002
- Birthplace
- Tropea, Calabria, Italy
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.
Filmography
Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein 2001
as Nonno
Toni 1999
as The Old Man
- Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter
Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter 1992
as Fedrico DeConti
The First Circle 1992
as Pyotr Makaraguine
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker 1991
as actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Godfather Part III 1990
as Cardinal Lamberto
A Season of Giants 1990
as Ambasciatore spagnolo
- Der Bierkönig
Der Bierkönig 1988
as Der Baron
Power Of Evil 1985
Actor
The Scarlet and the Black 1983
as Father Vittorio
A Time to Die 1982
as Genco Bari
Season of Peace in Paris 1981
Actor
Lion of the Desert 1981
as Colonel Diodiece
Retour à Marseille 1980
as Michel - un émigré de retour à Marseille
Arthur Miller on Home Ground 1979
as Self
An Almost Perfect Affair 1979
as Freddie
Fame 1978
as Driver
The Greek Tycoon 1978
as Spyros Tomasis
The Devil's Advocate 1977
as Bishop Aurelio
The Other Side of Midnight 1977
as Constantin Demeris
The Human Factor 1975
as Dr. Lupo
That Lucky Touch 1975
as General Peruzzi
Rosebud 1975
as George Nikolaos
The Girl in Room 2A 1974
as Mr. Dreese
Simona 1974
as Marcelle's Uncle
The Catholics 1973
as Father General
The Small Miracle 1973
as Father Superior
Honor Thy Father 1973
as Joseph Bonnano
Summertime Killer 1972
as Lazaro Alfredi
A Gunfight 1971
as Francisco Alvarez
Cannon for Cordoba 1970
as Córdoba
Death Occurred Last Night 1970
as Amanzio Berzaghi
The Kremlin Letter 1970
as Puppet Maker
The Italian Job 1969
as Altabani
1001 Nights 1968
as Hixxum
Volver a vivir 1968
as Luis Rubio
The Desperate Ones 1967
as Victor
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die 1966
as Mr. Ardonian
Nevada Smith 1966
as Father Zaccardi
Harlow 1965
as Marino Bello
Dangerous Pleasures 1965
as Suo Marito
The Secret Invasion 1964
as Roberto Rocca
The Cardinal 1963
as Cardinal
Phaedra 1962
as Thanos Kyrilis
A View from the Bridge 1962
as Eddie Carbone
El Cid 1961
as Count Ordóñez
Two Women 1960
as Giovanni
Recourse in Grace 1960
as Mario di Donati
The Apartment 1960
as Alberto Fiorini
No Escape 1958
as Gino Carsone
Revenge 1958
as Luis el Torcido
The Violet Seller 1958
as Fernando
Guendalina 1957
as Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina
The Sins of Rose Bernd 1957
as Arthur Streckmann
Liebe 1956
as Andrea Ambaros
Passionate Summer 1956
as Angelo
Sister Angele's Secret 1956
as Marcello Maglione
Le souffle de la liberté 1955
as Gérard
The Sign of Venus 1955
as Ignazio Bolognini
Obsession 1954
as Aldo Giovanni
Human Torpedoes 1954
as Carlo Ferri
Storm 1954
as André
The Boarder 1954
as Silvio, il sindaco di Pontorno
Daughters of Destiny 1954
as Callias (segment "Lysistrata")
Thérèse Raquin 1953
as Laurent
Perdonami! 1953
as Marco Gerace
Sunday Heroes 1952
as Gino Bardi
The Eyes Leave a Trace 1952
as Martín Jordán
Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi 1952
as Giuseppe Garibaldi
Don Juan's Night of Love 1952
as Mandrin
Rome 11:00 1952
as Carlo the artist
Anna 1951
as Andrea
The Forbidden Christ 1951
as Bruno Baldi
Il bivio 1951
as Aldo Marchi
The Path of Hope 1950
as Saro Cammarata
The White Line 1950
as Domenico
Under the Olive Tree 1950
as Francesco Dominici
Bitter Rice 1949
as Marco
Credits from TMDB.