Raf Vallone
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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Movies (46)
Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein
as Nonno
2001
Toni
as The Old Man
1999
Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter
as Fedrico DeConti
1992
The First Circle
as Pyotr Makaraguine
1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991
The Godfather Part III
as Cardinal Lamberto
1990
A Season of Giants
as Ambasciatore spagnolo
1990
Der Bierkönig
as Der Baron
1988
Power Of Evil
1985
The Scarlet and the Black
as Father Vittorio
1983
I Remember Nelson
as Caracciolo
1982
A Time to Die
as Genco Bari
1982
Season of Peace in Paris
1981
Lion of the Desert
as Colonel Diodiece
1981
Retour à Marseille
as Michel - un émigré de retour à Marseille
1980
An Almost Perfect Affair
as Freddie
1979
Fame
as Driver
1978
The Greek Tycoon
as Spyros Tomasis
1978
The Devil's Advocate
as Bishop Aurelio
1977
The Other Side of Midnight
as Constantin Demeris
1977
The Human Factor
as Dr. Lupo
1975
That Lucky Touch
as General Peruzzi
1975
Rosebud
as George Nikolaos
1975
The Girl in Room 2A
as Mr. Dreese
1974
Simona
as Marcelle's Uncle
1974
The Catholics
as Father General
1973
The Small Miracle
as Father Superior
1973
Honor Thy Father
as Joseph Bonnano
1973
Summertime Killer
as Lazaro Alfredi
1972
Cannon for Cordoba
as Córdoba
1970
Death Occurred Last Night
as Amanzio Berzaghi
1970
The Kremlin Letter
as Puppet Maker
1970
The Italian Job
as Altabani
1969
1001 Nights
as Hixxum
1968
Volver a vivir
as Luis Rubio
1968
The Desperate Ones
as Victor
1967
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
as Mr. Ardonian
1966
Nevada Smith
as Father Zaccardi
1966
Harlow
as Marino Bello
1965
Dangerous Pleasures
as Suo Marito
1965
The Secret Invasion
as Roberto Rocca
1964
The Cardinal
as Cardinal
1963
Phaedra
as Thanos Kyrilis
1962
A View from the Bridge
as Eddie Carbone
1962
El Cid
as Count Ordóñez
1961
Two Women
as Giovanni
1960
