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