Raf Vallone
Known For
Acting
Born
1916-02-17 in Tropea, Calabria, Italy
Died
2002-10-31
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.
Most Known For
The Godfather Part III
as Cardinal Lamberto
Cinépanorama
as Self
Guendalina
as Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina
Liebe
as Andrea Ambaros
Bitter Rice
as Marco
The Italian Job
as Altabani
Der Bierkönig
as Der Baron
Christopher Columbus
as Jose Vizinho
Two Women
as Giovanni
El Cid
as Count Ordóñez
Obsession
as Aldo Giovanni
Lion of the Desert
as Colonel Diodiece
Toni
as The Old Man
Fame
as Driver
The Kremlin Letter
as Puppet Maker
The Scarlet and the Black
as Father Vittorio
The Cardinal
as Cardinal
Sabbath
as Alejandro VI
The Secret Invasion
as Roberto Rocca
Nevada Smith
as Father Zaccardi