Raf Vallone
Actor
- Born
- February 17, 1916 · Tropea, Calabria, Italy
- Died
- October 31, 2002 (age 86)
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.
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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
The Godfather Part III
December 25, 1990
The Italian Job
June 2, 1969
Two Women
December 22, 1960
El Cid
October 24, 1961
Bitter Rice
September 30, 1949
Lion of the Desert
April 17, 1981
Nevada Smith
June 10, 1966
The Sign of Venus
March 12, 1955
The Scarlet and the Black
February 2, 1983
Thérèse Raquin
November 6, 1953
The Cardinal
December 12, 1963
The Secret Invasion
September 16, 1964
Acting78
- 2001Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein as Nonno
- 1999Toni as The Old Man
- 1992Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter as Fedrico DeConti
- 1992The First Circle as Pyotr Makaraguine
- 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1990The Godfather Part III as Cardinal Lamberto
- 1990A Season of Giants as Ambasciatore spagnolo
- 1988Der Bierkönig as Der Baron
- 1985Power Of Evil
- 1983The Scarlet and the Black