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Raf Vallone

 
Actor: Raf Vallone
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  • Born: Feb 17, 1916 in Tropea, Calabria, Italy
  • Died: Oct 31, 2002 in Rome, Italy
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '50s-'80s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Adventure
  • Career Highlights: Two Women, Riso Amaro, El Cid
  • First Major Screen Credit: Riso Amaro (1948)

Biography

Educated at the University of Turin, Raf Vallone was a professional soccer player and jack-of-all-trades journalist before making a spectacular film acting debut in the neorealist classic Bitter Rice. While Vallone has never wanted for roles of depth and meaning (Giovanni in De Sica's Two Women [1961], Eddie Carbone in Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge [1962]), some producers insist upon casting him only as a jet-setting playboy, nattily attired in the latest fashions, a beautiful girl on each arm. In addition, Vallone has played so many unsavory characters like Mario Bello in 1964's Harlow that one wonders if his first name shouldn't be "Raffish." The actor began curtailing his film work in 1990, not long after his well-rounded portrayal of Cardinal Lamberti in The Godfather III (1990). Raf Vallone is the husband of his one-time co-star, actress Ellen Varzi. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Raf Vallone
Born Raffaele Vallone
17 February 1916(1916-02-17)
Tropea, Calabria, Italy
Died 31 October 2002
Rome, Italy
Years active 1949–2000

Raffaele Vallone, known as Raf, (17 February 1916 – 31 October 2002), was an Italian actor and an international film star.

Born in Tropea, Calabria, Italy, the son of a lawyer, Vallone studied Law and Philosophy at the University of Turin and entered his father's law firm. He also played semi-professional Football but never realized his dream of becoming a professional athlete. 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 anti-Fascist 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 October 31, 2002.

Filmography

  • We the Living (1942)
  • Riso Amaro (1949)
  • Cuori senza frontiere (1949)
  • Non c'è pace tra gli ulivi (1950)
  • Il Cristo proibito (1950)
  • Path of Hope (1950)
  • Il bivio (1950)
  • Le avventure di Mandrin (1951)
  • Anna (1951 film) (1951)
  • Rome 11 o'clock (1952)
  • Perdonami (1952)
  • Carne inquieta (1952)
  • Camicie rosse (1952)
  • Los ojos dejan huella (1952)
  • La spiaggia (1953)
  • The Sign of Venus (1953)
  • Gli eroi della domenica (1953)
  • Destini di donne (Destinées) (1953)
  • Delirio (1953)
  • Teresa Raquin (1953)
  • Orage (1954)
  • Domanda di Grazia (Obsession) (1954)
  • Siluri umani (1954)
  • Il segreto di Suor Angela (Le Secret de soeur Angèle) (1955)
  • L'isola delle capre (Les Possédées) (1955)
  • Andrea Chenier (1955)
  • Rose Bernd (1957)
  • Guendalina (1957)
  • Uragano sul Po (Liebe) (1956
  • La venganza (1957)
  • La Violetera (1958)
  • La trappola si chiude (Le Piège) (1958)
  • La Garçonniere (1960)
  • Tra due donne (Recours en grâce) (1960)
  • Uno sguardo dal ponte (Vu du pont) (1961)
  • Two Women (1961)
  • El Cid (1961)
  • A View from the Bridge (1962)
  • Phaedra (1962)
  • The Cardinal (1963)
  • The Secret Invasion (1964)
  • Una voglia da morire (1965)
  • Harlow (1965)
  • Nevada Smith (1966)
  • Se tutte le donne del mondo (1966)
  • Volver a vivir (1967)
  • Flash 03 (1967)
  • La Esclava del paraíso (1968)
  • The Desperate Ones (1968)
  • The Italian Job (1969)
  • La Morte risale a ieri sera (1970)
  • The Kremlin Letter (1970)
  • Cannon for Cordoba (1970)
  • A Gunfight (1971)
  • Ricatto alla mala (Un Verano para matar) (1972)
  • Un Tipo con una faccia strana ti cerca per ucciderti (1973)
  • La Casa della paura (1973)
  • Honor Thy Father (1973) (TV)
  • Catholics (1973) (TV)
  • Small Miracle (1975) (TV)
  • Simona (1975)
  • The Human Factor (1975)
  • Decadenza (1975)
  • Rosebud (1975)
  • That Lucky Touch (1975)
  • The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
  • Des Teufels Advokat (1978)
  • The Greek Tycoon (1978)
  • An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)
  • Retour à Marseille (1980)
  • Lion of the Desert (1981)
  • Sezona mira u Parizu (1981)
  • A Time to Die (1982)
  • Scarlatto e nero (The Scarlet and the Black) (1983) (TV)
  • Paradigma (1985)
  • Christopher Columbus (1985) (TV)
  • Der Bierkönig (1990) (TV)
  • The Godfather: Part III (1990)
  • Julianus barát III (1991)
  • Julianus barát II (1991)
  • The First Circle (1991) (TV)
  • A Season of Giants (1991) (TV)
  • Julianus barát I (1991)
  • Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter (1992) (TV)
  • Toni (1999)
  • Vino santo (2000) (TV)

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