Raf Vallone
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1916-02-17
Day of Death
2002-10-31 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Tropea, Calabria, Italy
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2001)
(1999)
Toni
as The Old Man
(1992)
The First Circle
as Pyotr Makaraguine
(1992)
Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter
as Fedrico DeConti
(1991)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1990)
The Godfather Part III
as Cardinal Lamberto
(1990)
A Season of Giants
as Ambasciatore spagnolo
(1988)
Der Bierkönig
as Der Baron
(1985)
(1983)
The Scarlet and the Black
as Father Vittorio
(1982)
A Time to Die
as Genco Bari
(1982)
I Remember Nelson
as Caracciolo
(1981)
Lion of the Desert
as Colonel Diodiece
(1981)
(1980)
Retour à Marseille
as Michel - un émigré de retour à Marseille
(1979)
An Almost Perfect Affair
as Freddie
(1978)
The Greek Tycoon
as Spyros Tomasis
(1978)
Fame
as Driver
(1977)
The Other Side of Midnight
as Constantin Demeris
(1977)
The Devil's Advocate
as Bishop Aurelio
(1975)
Rosebud
as George Nikolaos
(1975)
The Human Factor
as Dr. Lupo
(1975)
That Lucky Touch
as General Peruzzi
(1974)
The Girl in Room 2A
as Mr. Dreese
(1974)
Simona
as Marcelle's Uncle
(1973)
The Catholics
as Father General
(1973)
Honor Thy Father
as Joseph Bonnano
(1973)
The Small Miracle
as Father Superior
(1972)
Summertime Killer
as Lazaro Alfredi
(1970)
The Kremlin Letter
as Puppet Maker
(1970)
Cannon for Cordoba
as Córdoba
(1970)
Death Occurred Last Night
as Amanzio Berzaghi
(1969)
The Italian Job
as Altabani
(1968)
Volver a vivir
as Luis Rubio
(1968)
1001 Nights
as Hixxum
(1967)
The Desperate Ones
as Victor
(1966)
Nevada Smith
as Father Zaccardi
(1966)
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
as Mr. Ardonian
(1965)
Harlow
as Marino Bello
(1965)
Dangerous Pleasures
as Suo Marito
(1964)
The Secret Invasion
as Roberto Rocca
(1963)
The Cardinal
as Cardinal
(1962)
Phaedra
as Thanos Kyrilis
(1962)
A View from the Bridge
as Eddie Carbone
(1961)
El Cid
as Count Ordóñez
(1960)
Two Women
as Giovanni
(1960)
The Apartment
as Alberto Fiorini
(1960)
Recourse in Grace
as Mario di Donati
(1958)
Revenge
as Luis el Torcido
(1958)
The Violet Seller
as Fernando
(1958)
No Escape
as Gino Carsone
(1957)
Guendalina
as Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina
(1957)
Rose Bernd
as Arthur Streckmann
(1956)
Liebe
as Andrea Ambaros
(1956)
Passionate Summer
as Angelo
(1956)
Sister Angele's Secret
as Marcello Maglione
(1955)
The Sign of Venus
as Ignazio Bolognini
(1955)
Le souffle de la liberté
as Gérard
(1954)
Human Torpedoes
as Carlo Ferri
(1954)
Daughters of Destiny
as Callias (segment "Lysistrata")
(1954)
Obsession
as Aldo Giovanni
(1954)
The Boarder
as Silvio, il sindaco di Pontorno
(1954)
Storm
as André
(1953)
Thérèse Raquin
as Laurent
(1953)
Perdonami!
as Marco Gerace
(1952)
Rome 11:00
as Carlo the artist
(1952)
Sunday Heroes
as Gino Bardi
(1952)
Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi
as Giuseppe Garibaldi
(1952)
The Eyes Leave a Trace
as Martín Jordán
(1952)
Don Juan's Night of Love
as Mandrin
(1951)
Anna
as Andrea
(1951)
The Forbidden Christ
as Bruno Baldi
(1951)
Il bivio
as Aldo Marchi
(1950)
The Path of Hope
as Saro Cammarata
(1950)
The White Line
as Domenico
(1950)
Under the Olive Tree
as Francesco Dominici
(1949)
Bitter Rice
as Marco