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Raf Vallone
Actor
Died October 31, 2002 (86 years)
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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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Filmography
| 1999 | Toni · as Unknown |
| 1992 | The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 · as Cardinal Lamberto |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker · as actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1990 | The Godfather Part III · as Cardinal Lamberto |
| 1989 | La luna negra · as Alejandro VI |
| 1985 | Christopher Columbus (TV Series) · as Jose Vizinho |
| 1983 | The Scarlet and the Black · as Father Vittorio |
| 1982 | A Time to Die · as Genco Bari |
| 1982 | I Remember Nelson (TV Series) · as Caracciolo |
| 1980 | The Lion of the Desert · as Colonel Diodiece |
| 1979 | An Almost Perfect Affair · as Federico "Freddie" Barone |
| 1978 | The Greek Tycoon · as Spyros Tomasis |
| 1977 | The Other Side of Midnight · as Constantin Demeris |
| 1977 | Des Teufels Advokat · as Bishop Aurelio |
| 1975 | Rosebud · as George Nikolaos |
| 1975 | The 'Human' Factor · as Dr. Lupo |
| 1975 | That Lucky Touch · as General Peruzzi |
| 1974 | The Girl in Room 2A · as Mr. Dreese |
| 1973 | The Catholics · as Father General |
| 1973 | Honor Thy Father · as Joseph Bonnano |
| 1972 | Summertime Killer · as Lazaro Alfredi |
| 1971 | A Gunfight · as Francisco Alvarez |
| 1970 | The Kremlin Letter · as Puppet Maker |
| 1970 | Cannon for Cordoba · as Córdoba |
| 1970 | Death Occurred Last Night · as Amanzio Berzaghi |
| 1969 | The Italian Job · as Altabani |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Father General |
| 1968 | 1001 Nights · as Hixxum |
| 1968 | Volver a vivir · as Luis Rubio |
| 1967 | Beyond the Mountains · as Victor |
| 1966 | Nevada Smith · as Father Zaccardi |
| 1966 | Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die · as Mr. Ardonian |
| 1965 | Harlow · as Marino Bello |
| 1964 | The Secret Invasion · as Roberto Rocca |
| 1963 | The Cardinal · as Cardinal |
| 1963 | Il mulino del Po (TV Series) · as Lazzaro Scacerni |
| 1962 | Phaedra · as Thanos |
| 1962 | A View from the Bridge · as Eddie Carbone |
| 1961 | El Cid · as Count Ordóñez |
| 1960 | Recourse in Grace · as Mario di Donati |
| 1960 | |
| 1958 | La venganza · as Luis 'El Torcido' |
| 1958 | No Escape · as Gino Carsone |
| 1958 | La violetera · as Fernando |
| 1957 | The Sins of Rose Bernd · as Arthur Streckmann |
| 1957 | Guendalina · as Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina |
| 1956 | Love · as Andrea Ambaros |
| 1956 | Passionate Summer · as Angelo |
| 1955 | The Sign of Venus · as Ignazio Bolognini |
| 1954 | Obsession · as Aldo Giovanni |
| 1954 | Siluri umani · as Carlo Ferri |
| 1954 | Riviera · as Silvio, il sindaco di Pontorno |
| 1954 | Daughters of Destiny · as Callias (segment "Lysistrata") |
| 1953 | The Adultress · as Laurent |
| 1952 | Rome 11:00 · as Carlo the artist |
| 1952 | Don Juan's Night of Love · as Mandrin |
| 1952 | Sunday Heroes · as Unknown |
| 1951 | Anna · as Andrea |
| 1951 | The Forbidden Christ · as Bruno Baldi |
| 1950 | The Path of Hope · as Saro Cammarata |
| 1950 | Under the Olive Tree · as Francesco Dominici |
| 1950 | The White Line · as Domenico |
| 1949 | Bitter Rice · as Marco |
| 1942 | We the Living · as Un marinaio |