Raf Vallone
Acting
Born: February 17, 1916 · Tropea, Calabria, Italy
Died: October 31, 2002 (aged 86)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Godfather Part III
1990
The Italian Job
1969
Two Women
1960
El Cid
1961
Bitter Rice
1949
Lion of the Desert
1981
Nevada Smith
1966
The Sign of Venus
1955
The Scarlet and the Black
1983
Thérèse Raquin
1953
The Secret Invasion
1964
The Cardinal
1963
Photos (4)
Movies (78)
The Godfather Part III
Cardinal Lamberto
The Italian Job
Altabani
El Cid
Count Ordóñez
Two Women
Giovanni
Lion of the Desert
Colonel Diodiece
The Scarlet and the Black
Father Vittorio
Nevada Smith
Father Zaccardi
The Cardinal
Cardinal
The Other Side of Midnight
Constantin Demeris
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
Cardinal Lamberto
Bitter Rice
Marco
The Greek Tycoon
Spyros Tomasis
The Boarder
Silvio, il sindaco di Pontorno
A Gunfight
Francisco Alvarez
The Kremlin Letter
Puppet Maker
Toni
The Old Man
Phaedra
Thanos Kyrilis
Guendalina
Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina
Anna
Andrea
Rosebud
George Nikolaos
Liebe
Andrea Ambaros
Fame
Driver
Cannon for Cordoba
Córdoba
The Secret Invasion
Roberto Rocca
The Human Factor
Dr. Lupo
Obsession
Aldo Giovanni
Harlow
Marino Bello
The Path of Hope
Saro Cammarata
Power Of Evil
1985
Thérèse Raquin
Laurent
The Sign of Venus
Ignazio Bolognini
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Summertime Killer
Lazaro Alfredi
The Girl in Room 2A
Mr. Dreese
An Almost Perfect Affair
Freddie
A View from the Bridge
Eddie Carbone
That Lucky Touch
General Peruzzi
The Apartment
Alberto Fiorini
The Forbidden Christ
Bruno Baldi
The First Circle
Pyotr Makaraguine
Daughters of Destiny
Callias (segment "Lysistrata")
Recourse in Grace
Mario di Donati
The Violet Seller
Fernando
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
1979
The Catholics
Father General
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Mr. Ardonian
Human Torpedoes
Carlo Ferri
A Time to Die
Genco Bari
A Season of Giants
Ambasciatore spagnolo
The Desperate Ones
Victor
Rome 11:00
Carlo the artist
Revenge
Luis el Torcido
Volver a vivir
Luis Rubio
Honor Thy Father
Joseph Bonnano
The Eyes Leave a Trace
Martín Jordán
The White Line
Domenico
Death Occurred Last Night
Amanzio Berzaghi
Dangerous Pleasures
Suo Marito
I Remember Nelson
Caracciolo
Simona
Marcelle's Uncle
Sister Angele's Secret
Marcello Maglione
The Devil's Advocate
Bishop Aurelio
The Sins of Rose Bernd
Arthur Streckmann
1001 Nights
Hixxum
Sunday Heroes
Gino Bardi
Under the Olive Tree
Francesco Dominici
The Small Miracle
Father Superior
No Escape
Gino Carsone
Perdonami!
Marco Gerace
Don Juan's Night of Love
Mandrin
Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein
Nonno
Season of Peace in Paris
1981
Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Le souffle de la liberté
Gérard
Retour à Marseille
Michel - un émigré de retour à Marseille
Passionate Summer
Angelo
Il bivio
Aldo Marchi
Storm
André
