Raúl Juliá
Acting
Born: March 9, 1940 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
Died: October 24, 1994 (aged 54)
Highest Rated
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
The Addams Family
1991
Addams Family Values
1993
Street Fighter
1994
Presumed Innocent
1990
The Rookie
1990
Tequila Sunrise
1988
The Panic in Needle Park
1971
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985
Eyes of Laura Mars
1978
One from the Heart
1982
Havana
1990
Disclosure
2020
Photos (4)
Movies (43)
The Addams Family
Gomez Addams
Addams Family Values
Gomez Addams
Street Fighter
Bison
Presumed Innocent
Sandy Stern
The Rookie
Strom
Tequila Sunrise
Commandante Xavier Escalante
One from the Heart
Ray
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Valentin Arregui
Eyes of Laura Mars
Michael Reisler
The Panic in Needle Park
Marco
Moon Over Parador
Roberto Strausmann
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Archive footage
The Gumball Rally
Franco
Havana
Arturo Duran (uncredited)
The Organization
Juan Mendoza
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Disclosure
Valentin Arregui (archive footage)
The Morning After
Joaquin "Jackie" Manero
Frankenstein Unbound
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Aristotle Onassis
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Juan Carlos Rosenbloom
Down Came a Blackbird
Tomas Ramirez
Life of Sin
Paulo
Romero
Archbishop Oscar Romero
The Escape Artist
Stu Quiñones
Compromising Positions
David Suarez
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
Aram Fingal / Rick Blaine
Tempest
Kalibanos
Mack the Knife
MacHeath
Stiletto
Party Guest (Uncredited)
The Burning Season
Chico Mendes
La gran fiesta
Adolfo
Death Scream
Detective Nick Rodriguez
The Plague
Cottard
Florida Straits
Carlos Jayne
Strong Medicine
1981
King Lear
Edmund
Kiss Me, Petruchio
Petruchio
Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt
1986
The Penitent
Ramon Guerola
Trading Hearts
Vinnie Iacona
Tango Bar
Ricardo Padín
The Monkey People
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (5)
Self / Appearances (6)
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'One from the Heart'
Self
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
Self
The Dream Studio
self
