Raf Vallone
Acting
1916-02-17 · Tropea, Calabria, Italy
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
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
2020 · Movie
Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein
2001 · Movie
Toni
1999 · Movie
Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter
1992 · Movie
The First Circle
1992 · Movie
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 · Movie
The Godfather Part III
1990 · Movie
A Season of Giants
1990 · Movie
Sabbath
1989 · Series
Der Bierkönig
1988 · Movie
Power Of Evil
1985 · Movie
Goya
1985 · Series
Christopher Columbus
1985 · Series
The Scarlet and the Black
1983 · Movie
I Remember Nelson
1982 · Movie
A Time to Die
1982 · Movie
Season of Peace in Paris
1981 · Movie
Lion of the Desert
1981 · Movie
Retour à Marseille
1980 · Movie
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
1979 · Movie
An Almost Perfect Affair
1979 · Movie
Fame
1978 · Movie
The Greek Tycoon
1978 · Movie
The Devil's Advocate
1977 · Movie
The Other Side of Midnight
1977 · Movie
The Human Factor
1975 · Movie
That Lucky Touch
1975 · Movie
Rosebud
1975 · Movie
The Girl in Room 2A
1974 · Movie
Simona
1974 · Movie
The Catholics
1973 · Movie
The Small Miracle
1973 · Movie
Honor Thy Father
1973 · Movie
Summertime Killer
1972 · Movie
A Gunfight
1971 · Movie
Cannon for Cordoba
1970 · Movie
Death Occurred Last Night
1970 · Movie
The Kremlin Letter
1970 · Movie
The Italian Job
1969 · Movie
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Series
1001 Nights
1968 · Movie
Volver a vivir
1968 · Movie
The Desperate Ones
1967 · Movie
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
1966 · Movie
Nevada Smith
1966 · Movie
Harlow
1965 · Movie
Dangerous Pleasures
1965 · Movie
The Secret Invasion
1964 · Movie
The Cardinal
1963 · Movie
Il mulino del Po
1963 · Series
Phaedra
1962 · Movie
A View from the Bridge
1962 · Movie
El Cid
1961 · Movie
Two Women
1960 · Movie
Recourse in Grace
1960 · Movie
The Apartment
1960 · Movie
No Escape
1958 · Movie
Revenge
1958 · Movie
The Violet Seller
1958 · Movie
Guendalina
1957 · Movie
Jane Eyre
1957 · Series
The Sins of Rose Bernd
1957 · Movie
Liebe
1956 · Movie
Passionate Summer
1956 · Movie
Sister Angele's Secret
1956 · Movie
Cinépanorama
1956 · Series
Le souffle de la liberté
1955 · Movie
The Sign of Venus
1955 · Movie
Obsession
1954 · Movie
Human Torpedoes
1954 · Movie
Storm
1954 · Movie
The Boarder
1954 · Movie
Daughters of Destiny
1954 · Movie
Thérèse Raquin
1953 · Movie
Perdonami!
1953 · Movie
Sunday Heroes
1952 · Movie
The Eyes Leave a Trace
1952 · Movie
Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi
1952 · Movie
Don Juan's Night of Love
1952 · Movie
Rome 11:00
1952 · Movie
Anna
1951 · Movie
The Forbidden Christ
1951 · Movie
Il bivio
1951 · Movie
The Path of Hope
1950 · Movie
The White Line
1950 · Movie
Under the Olive Tree
1950 · Movie
Bitter Rice
1949 · Movie