Raf Vallone
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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Acting
Movie
The Godfather Part III
as Cardinal Lamberto
1990
Movie
The Italian Job
as Altabani
1969
Movie
Two Women
as Giovanni
1960
Movie
El Cid
as Count Ordóñez
1961
Movie
Bitter Rice
as Marco
1949
Movie
Lion of the Desert
as Colonel Diodiece
1981
Movie
Nevada Smith
as Father Zaccardi
1966
Movie
The Sign of Venus
as Ignazio Bolognini
1955
Movie
The Scarlet and the Black
as Father Vittorio
1983
Movie
Thérèse Raquin
as Laurent
1953
Movie
The Secret Invasion
as Roberto Rocca
1964
Movie
The Cardinal
as Cardinal
1963
Movie
The Path of Hope
as Saro Cammarata
1950
Movie
The Kremlin Letter
as Puppet Maker
1970
Movie
Rome 11:00
as Carlo the artist
1952
Movie
A Gunfight
as Francisco Alvarez
1971
Movie
Phaedra
as Thanos Kyrilis
1962
Movie
The Greek Tycoon
as Spyros Tomasis
1978
Movie
Death Occurred Last Night
as Amanzio Berzaghi
1970
Movie
Anna
as Andrea
1951
Movie
The Other Side of Midnight
as Constantin Demeris
1977
Movie
The Violet Seller
as Fernando
1958
Movie
The Girl in Room 2A
as Mr. Dreese
1974
Movie
Cannon for Cordoba
as Córdoba
1970