Raf Vallone
Country: Italy
Gender: M
Birthday: 1916-02-17
Died: 2002-10-31
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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1. We the Living (1942), film...Un marinaio
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2. Bitter Rice (1949), film...Marco
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3. The Path of Hope (1950), film...Saro Cammarata
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4. Under the Olive Tree (1950), film...Francesco Dominici
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5. The White Line (1950), film
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6. Anna (1951), film...Andrea
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7. Strange Deception (1951), film...Bruno Baldi
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8. Sunday Heroes (1952), film...Gino Bardi
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9. Don Juan's Night of Love (1952), film...Mandrin
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10. Rome 11:00 (1952), film...Carlo
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11. The Adultress (1953), film...Laurent
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12. Riviera (1954), film...Silvio the Mayor
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13. Obsession (1954), film...Aldo Giovanni
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14. The Sign of Venus (1955), film...Ignazio Bolognini
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15. Guendalina (1957), film...Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina
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16. The Violet Seller (1958), film...Fernando
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17. Vengeance (1958), film...Luis 'El Torcido'
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18. Two Women (1960), film...Giovanni
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19. The Apartment (1960), film...Alberto Fiorini
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20. El Cid (1961), film...Count Ordóñez
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21. A View from the Bridge (1962), film...Eddie Carbone
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22. Phaedra (1962), film...Thanos
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23. The Cardinal (1963), film...Cardinal Quarenghi
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24. The Secret Invasion (1964), film...Roberto Rocca - Organizer
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25. Harlow (1965), film...Marino Bello
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26. Nevada Smith (1966), film...Father Zaccardi
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27. Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966), film...Mr. Ardonian
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28. The Italian Job (1969), film...Altabani
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29. Cannon for Cordoba (1970), film...Hector Cordoba
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30. Death Occurred Last Night (1970), film
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31. A Gunfight (1971), film...Francisco Alvarez
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32. Summertime Killer (1972), film...Lazaro Alfredi
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33. The Catholics (1973), film...Father General
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34. Passion (1974), film...Laurent
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35. The Girl in Room 2A (1974), film...Mr. Dreese
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36. That Lucky Touch (1975), film...Gen. Peruzzi
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37. Rosebud (1975), film...George Nikolaos
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38. The "Human" Factor (1975), film...Dr. Lupo
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39. The Devil's Advocate (1977), film...Bishop Aurelio
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40. The Other Side of Midnight (1977), film...Constantin Demeris
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41. The Greek Tycoon (1978), film...Spyros Tomasis
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42. An Almost Perfect Affair (1979), film...Federico 'Freddie' Barone
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43. Lion of the desert (1980), film...Colonel Diodiece
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44. Sezona mira u Parizu (1981), film
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45. I Remember Nelson (1982), series...Caracciolo
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46. The Scarlet and the Black (1983), film...Father Vittorio
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47. Goya (1985), series...Canónigo Duaso
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...Cardinal Lamberto
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49. Toni (1999), film
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50. Le drôle de drame de Marcel Carné (2021), film...Self (archive footage)