
Raf Vallone
Acting • Born 1916-02-17 – Died 2002-10-31
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.
Filmography
84 credits
The Godfather Part III
Movie • 1990
Cardinal Lamberto

The Italian Job
Movie • 1969
Altabani

Liebe
Movie • 1956
Andrea Ambaros

Rosebud
Movie • 1975
George Nikolaos

Season of Peace in Paris
Movie • 1981

Nevada Smith
Movie • 1966
Father Zaccardi

Bitter Rice
Movie • 1949
Marco

Two Women
Movie • 1960
Giovanni

Harlow
Movie • 1965
Marino Bello

The Human Factor
Movie • 1975
Dr. Lupo

Lion of the Desert
Movie • 1981
Colonel Diodiece

Obsession
Movie • 1954
Aldo Giovanni

The Secret Invasion
Movie • 1964
Roberto Rocca

The Scarlet and the Black
Movie • 1983
Father Vittorio

El Cid
Movie • 1961
Count Ordóñez

Phaedra
Movie • 1962
Thanos Kyrilis

Thérèse Raquin
Movie • 1953
Laurent

Summertime Killer
Movie • 1972
Lazaro Alfredi

The Other Side of Midnight
Movie • 1977
Constantin Demeris

The Sign of Venus
Movie • 1955
Ignazio Bolognini

The Greek Tycoon
Movie • 1978
Spyros Tomasis

The Path of Hope
Movie • 1950
Saro Cammarata

Honor Thy Father
Movie • 1973
Joseph Bonnano

Cannon for Cordoba
Movie • 1970
Córdoba

The Girl in Room 2A
Movie • 1974
Mr. Dreese

Death Occurred Last Night
Movie • 1970
Amanzio Berzaghi

The Eyes Leave a Trace
Movie • 1952
Martín Jordán

Revenge
Movie • 1958
Luis el Torcido

Under the Olive Tree
Movie • 1950
Francesco Dominici

Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Movie • 1966
Mr. Ardonian

An Almost Perfect Affair
Movie • 1979
Freddie

The Violet Seller
Movie • 1958
Fernando

Rome 11:00
Movie • 1952
Carlo the artist

Anna
Movie • 1951
Andrea

A View from the Bridge
Movie • 1962
Eddie Carbone

The White Line
Movie • 1950
Domenico

The Sins of Rose Bernd
Movie • 1957
Arthur Streckmann

Guendalina
Movie • 1957
Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina

Le souffle de la liberté
Movie • 1955
Gérard

Fame
Movie • 1978
Driver

Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein
Movie • 2001
Nonno

The Boarder
Movie • 1954
Silvio, il sindaco di Pontorno

A Season of Giants
Movie • 1990
Ambasciatore spagnolo

The Cardinal
Movie • 1963
Cardinal

Retour à Marseille
Movie • 1980
Michel - un émigré de retour à Marseille

Don Juan's Night of Love
Movie • 1952
Mandrin

Simona
Movie • 1974
Marcelle's Uncle

Storm
Movie • 1954
André

1001 Nights
Movie • 1968
Hixxum

The Devil's Advocate
Movie • 1977
Bishop Aurelio

Der Bierkönig
Movie • 1988
Der Baron

Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter
Movie • 1992
Fedrico DeConti

Il bivio
Movie • 1951
Aldo Marchi

Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi
Movie • 1952
Giuseppe Garibaldi

Perdonami!
Movie • 1953
Marco Gerace

Sunday Heroes
Movie • 1952
Gino Bardi

The First Circle
Movie • 1992
Pyotr Makaraguine

Recourse in Grace
Movie • 1960
Mario di Donati

Sister Angele's Secret
Movie • 1956
Marcello Maglione

A Time to Die
Movie • 1982
Genco Bari

Power Of Evil
Movie • 1985

The Apartment
Movie • 1960
Alberto Fiorini

Human Torpedoes
Movie • 1954
Carlo Ferri

The Forbidden Christ
Movie • 1951
Bruno Baldi

That Lucky Touch
Movie • 1975
General Peruzzi

No Escape
Movie • 1958
Gino Carsone

The Kremlin Letter
Movie • 1970
Puppet Maker

I Remember Nelson
Movie • 1982
Caracciolo

The Desperate Ones
Movie • 1967
Victor

The Catholics
Movie • 1973
Father General

Passionate Summer
Movie • 1956
Angelo

Dangerous Pleasures
Movie • 1965
Suo Marito

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Movie • 1991
actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Daughters of Destiny
Movie • 1954
Callias (segment "Lysistrata")

Volver a vivir
Movie • 1968
Luis Rubio

Toni
Movie • 1999
The Old Man

The Small Miracle
Movie • 1973
Father Superior

Arthur Miller on Home Ground
Movie • 1979

Il mulino del Po
TV • 1963
Lazzaro Scacerni

Christopher Columbus
TV • 1985
Jose Vizinho

Jane Eyre
TV • 1957
Rochester

Sabbath
TV • 1989
Alejandro VI

Cinépanorama
TV • 1956
Self

Goya
TV • 1985
Canónigo Duaso