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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Raf Vallone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Godfather Part III

Cinépanorama

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

The Italian Job

El Cid

Christopher Columbus

Lion of the Desert

Nevada Smith

All Movies (80)

• The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone2020 · as Cardinal Lamberto
• Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein2001 · as Nonno
• Toni1999 · as The Old Man
• Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter1992 · as Fedrico DeConti
• The First Circle1992 · as Pyotr Makaraguine
• Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker1991 · as actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Godfather Part III1990 · as Cardinal Lamberto
• A Season of Giants1990 · as Ambasciatore spagnolo
• Der Bierkönig1988 · as Der Baron
• Power Of Evil1985
• The Scarlet and the Black1983 · as Father Vittorio
• I Remember Nelson1982 · as Caracciolo
• A Time to Die1982 · as Genco Bari
• Season of Peace in Paris1981
• Lion of the Desert1981 · as Colonel Diodiece
• Retour à Marseille1980 · as Michel - un émigré de retour à Marseille
• Arthur Miller on Home Ground1979
• An Almost Perfect Affair1979 · as Freddie
• Fame1978 · as Driver
• The Greek Tycoon1978 · as Spyros Tomasis
• The Devil's Advocate1977 · as Bishop Aurelio
• The Other Side of Midnight1977 · as Constantin Demeris
• The Human Factor1975 · as Dr. Lupo
• That Lucky Touch1975 · as General Peruzzi
• Rosebud1975 · as George Nikolaos
• The Girl in Room 2A1974 · as Mr. Dreese
• Simona1974 · as Marcelle's Uncle
• The Catholics1973 · as Father General
• The Small Miracle1973 · as Father Superior
• Honor Thy Father1973 · as Joseph Bonnano
• Summertime Killer1972 · as Lazaro Alfredi
• A Gunfight1971 · as Francisco Alvarez
• Cannon for Cordoba1970 · as Córdoba
• Death Occurred Last Night1970 · as Amanzio Berzaghi
• The Kremlin Letter1970 · as Puppet Maker
• The Italian Job1969 · as Altabani
• 1001 Nights1968 · as Hixxum
• Volver a vivir1968 · as Luis Rubio
• The Desperate Ones1967 · as Victor
• Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die1966 · as Mr. Ardonian
• Nevada Smith1966 · as Father Zaccardi
• Harlow1965 · as Marino Bello
• Dangerous Pleasures1965 · as Suo Marito
• The Secret Invasion1964 · as Roberto Rocca
• The Cardinal1963 · as Cardinal
• Phaedra1962 · as Thanos Kyrilis
• A View from the Bridge1962 · as Eddie Carbone
• El Cid1961 · as Count Ordóñez
• Two Women1960 · as Giovanni
• Recourse in Grace1960 · as Mario di Donati
• The Apartment1960 · as Alberto Fiorini
• No Escape1958 · as Gino Carsone
• Revenge1958 · as Luis el Torcido
• The Violet Seller1958 · as Fernando
• Guendalina1957 · as Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina
• The Sins of Rose Bernd1957 · as Arthur Streckmann
• Liebe1956 · as Andrea Ambaros
• Passionate Summer1956 · as Angelo
• Sister Angele's Secret1956 · as Marcello Maglione
• Le souffle de la liberté1955 · as Gérard
• The Sign of Venus1955 · as Ignazio Bolognini
• Obsession1954 · as Aldo Giovanni
• Human Torpedoes1954 · as Carlo Ferri
• Storm1954 · as André
• The Boarder1954 · as Silvio, il sindaco di Pontorno
• Daughters of Destiny1954 · as Callias (segment "Lysistrata")
• Thérèse Raquin1953 · as Laurent
• Perdonami!1953 · as Marco Gerace
• Sunday Heroes1952 · as Gino Bardi
• The Eyes Leave a Trace1952 · as Martín Jordán
• Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi1952 · as Giuseppe Garibaldi
• Don Juan's Night of Love1952 · as Mandrin
• Rome 11:001952 · as Carlo the artist
• Anna1951 · as Andrea
• The Forbidden Christ1951 · as Bruno Baldi
• Il bivio1951 · as Aldo Marchi
• The Path of Hope1950 · as Saro Cammarata
• The White Line1950 · as Domenico
• Under the Olive Tree1950 · as Francesco Dominici
• Bitter Rice1949 · as Marco

All TV Shows (7)

• Sabbath1989 · as Alejandro VI
• Goya1985 · as Canónigo Duaso
• Christopher Columbus1985 · as Jose Vizinho
• ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969 · as Father General
• Il mulino del Po1963 · as Lazzaro Scacerni
• Jane Eyre1957 · as Rochester
• Cinépanorama1956 · as Self