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Raf Vallone

Raf Vallone

Actor · Born 1916-02-17 · Tropea, Calabria, Italy

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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 fro…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Godfather Part III (1990) — Cardinal Lamberto
  2. The Italian Job (1969) — Altabani
  3. Two Women (1960) — Giovanni
  4. El Cid (1961) — Count Ordóñez
  5. Bitter Rice (1949) — Marco
  6. Lion of the Desert (1981) — Colonel Diodiece
  7. Nevada Smith (1966) — Father Zaccardi
  8. The Sign of Venus (1955) — Ignazio Bolognini
  9. The Scarlet and the Black (1983) — Father Vittorio
  10. Thérèse Raquin (1953) — Laurent
  11. The Secret Invasion (1964) — Roberto Rocca
  12. The Cardinal (1963) — Cardinal
  13. The Path of Hope (1950) — Saro Cammarata
  14. The Kremlin Letter (1970) — Puppet Maker
  15. Rome 11:00 (1952) — Carlo the artist
  16. Phaedra (1962) — Thanos Kyrilis
  17. A Gunfight (1971) — Francisco Alvarez
  18. The Greek Tycoon (1978) — Spyros Tomasis
  19. Death Occurred Last Night (1970) — Amanzio Berzaghi
  20. The Other Side of Midnight (1977) — Constantin Demeris
  21. Anna (1951) — Andrea
  22. The Violet Seller (1958) — Fernando
  23. The Girl in Room 2A (1974) — Mr. Dreese
  24. Cannon for Cordoba (1970) — Córdoba
  25. The Human Factor (1975) — Dr. Lupo
  26. Harlow (1965) — Marino Bello
  27. Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966) — Mr. Ardonian
  28. Rosebud (1975) — George Nikolaos
  29. Under the Olive Tree (1950) — Francesco Dominici
  30. Guendalina (1957) — Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina
  31. The Boarder (1954) — Silvio, il sindaco di Pontorno
  32. The Forbidden Christ (1951) — Bruno Baldi
  33. Summertime Killer (1972) — Lazaro Alfredi
  34. A View from the Bridge (1962) — Eddie Carbone
  35. Obsession (1954) — Aldo Giovanni
  36. Simona (1974) — Marcelle's Uncle
  37. Revenge (1958) — Luis el Torcido
  38. The White Line (1950) — Domenico
  39. The First Circle (1992) — Pyotr Makaraguine
  40. No Escape (1958) — Gino Carsone