Raf Vallone
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 17 February 1916 · Tropea, Calabria, Italy
- Died
- 31 October 2002
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
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- 2020The Godfather, Coda: The death of Michael Corleone as Cardinal Lamberto
- 2001Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein as Nonno
- 1999Toni as The Old Man
- 1992Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter as Fedrico DeConti
- 1992The First Circle as Pyotr Makaraguine
- 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1990The Godfather Part III as Cardinal Lamberto
- 1990A Season of Giants as Ambasciatore spagnolo
- 1988Der Bierkönig as Der Baron
- 1985Power Of Evil
- 1983The Scarlet and the Black as Father Vittorio
- 1982I Remember Nelson as Caracciolo
- 1982A Time to Die as Genco Bari
- 1981Season of Peace in Paris
- 1981Lion of the Desert as Colonel Diodiece
- 1980Retour à Marseille as Michel - un émigré de retour à Marseille
- 1979Arthur Miller on Home Ground
- 1979An Almost Perfect Affair as Freddie
- 1978Fame as Driver
- 1978The Greek Tycoon as Spyros Tomasis
- 1977The Devil's Advocate as Bishop Aurelio
- 1977The Other Side of Midnight as Constantin Demeris
- 1975The Human Factor as Dr. Lupo
- 1975That Lucky Touch as General Peruzzi
- 1975Rosebud as George Nikolaos
- 1974The Girl in Room 2A as Mr. Dreese
- 1974Simona as Marcelle's Uncle
- 1973The Catholics as Father General
- 1973The Small Miracle as Father Superior
- 1973Honor Thy Father as Joseph Bonnano
- 1972Summertime Killer as Lazaro Alfredi
- 1971A Gunfight as Francisco Alvarez
- 1970Cannon for Cordoba as Córdoba
- 1970Death Occurred Last Night as Amanzio Berzaghi
- 1970The Kremlin Letter as Puppet Maker
- 1969The Italian Job as Altabani
- 19681001 Nights as Hixxum
- 1968Volver a vivir as Luis Rubio
- 1967The Desperate Ones as Victor
- 1966Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die as Mr. Ardonian
- 1966Nevada Smith as Father Zaccardi
- 1965Harlow as Marino Bello
- 1965Dangerous Pleasures as Suo Marito
- 1964The Secret Invasion as Roberto Rocca
- 1963The Cardinal as Cardinal
- 1962Phaedra as Thanos Kyrilis
- 1962A View from the Bridge as Eddie Carbone
- 1961El Cid as Count Ordóñez
- 1960Two Women as Giovanni
- 1960Recourse in Grace as Mario di Donati
- 1960The Apartment as Alberto Fiorini
- 1958No Escape as Gino Carsone
- 1958Revenge as Luis el Torcido
- 1958The Violet Seller as Fernando
- 1957Guendalina as Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina
- 1957The Sins of Rose Bernd as Arthur Streckmann
- 1956Liebe as Andrea Ambaros
- 1956Passionate Summer as Angelo
- 1956Sister Angele's Secret as Marcello Maglione
- 1955Le souffle de la liberté as Gérard
- 1955The Sign of Venus as Ignazio Bolognini
- 1954Obsession as Aldo Giovanni
- 1954Human Torpedoes as Carlo Ferri
- 1954Storm as André
- 1954The Boarder as Silvio, il sindaco di Pontorno
- 1954Daughters of Destiny as Callias (segment "Lysistrata")
- 1953Thérèse Raquin as Laurent
- 1953Perdonami! as Marco Gerace
- 1952Sunday Heroes as Gino Bardi
- 1952The Eyes Leave a Trace as Martín Jordán
- 1952Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi as Giuseppe Garibaldi
- 1952Don Juan's Night of Love as Mandrin
- 1952Rome 11:00 as Carlo the artist
- 1951Anna as Andrea
- 1951The Forbidden Christ as Bruno Baldi
- 1951Il bivio as Aldo Marchi
- 1950The Path of Hope as Saro Cammarata
- 1950The White Line as Domenico
- 1950Under the Olive Tree as Francesco Dominici
- 1949Bitter Rice as Marco