Raf Vallone
Born February 17, 1916 (Age: 110)
•
Tropea, Calabria, Italy
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.
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.
Read more
Filmography
No Image
Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter
1992
•
as Fedrico DeConti
•
Age: 76
The First Circle
1992
•
as Pyotr Makaraguine
•
Age: 76
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
•
as actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)
•
Age: 75
The Godfather Part III
1990
•
as Cardinal Lamberto
•
Age: 74
A Season of Giants
1990
•
as Ambasciatore spagnolo
•
Age: 74
No Image
Der Bierkönig
1988
•
as Der Baron
•
Age: 71
Power Of Evil
1985
•
as
•
Age: 69
Season of Peace in Paris
1981
•
as
•
Age: 65
Lion of the Desert
1981
•
as Colonel Diodiece
•
Age: 65
Retour à Marseille
1980
•
as Michel - un émigré de retour à Marseille
•
Age: 64
Fame
1978
•
as Driver
•
Age: 62
The Greek Tycoon
1978
•
as Spyros Tomasis
•
Age: 62
The Girl in Room 2A
1974
•
as Mr. Dreese
•
Age: 58
Simona
1974
•
as Marcelle's Uncle
•
Age: 58
The Catholics
1973
•
as Father General
•
Age: 57
The Small Miracle
1973
•
as Father Superior
•
Age: 57
Honor Thy Father
1973
•
as Joseph Bonnano
•
Age: 57
Summertime Killer
1972
•
as Lazaro Alfredi
•
Age: 56
The Italian Job
1969
•
as Altabani
•
Age: 53
Volver a vivir
1968
•
as Luis Rubio
•
Age: 51
Harlow
1965
•
as Marino Bello
•
Age: 49
Dangerous Pleasures
1965
•
as Suo Marito
•
Age: 49
The Secret Invasion
1964
•
as Roberto Rocca
•
Age: 48
The Cardinal
1963
•
as Cardinal
•
Age: 47
Phaedra
1962
•
as Thanos Kyrilis
•
Age: 46
A View from the Bridge
1962
•
as Eddie Carbone
•
Age: 45
El Cid
1961
•
as Count Ordóñez
•
Age: 45
Two Women
1960
•
as Giovanni
•
Age: 44
Recourse in Grace
1960
•
as Mario di Donati
•
Age: 44
The Apartment
1960
•
as Alberto Fiorini
•
Age: 43
No Escape
1958
•
as Gino Carsone
•
Age: 42
Revenge
1958
•
as Luis el Torcido
•
Age: 42
The Violet Seller
1958
•
as Fernando
•
Age: 42
Liebe
1956
•
as Andrea Ambaros
•
Age: 40
Passionate Summer
1956
•
as Angelo
•
Age: 40
Sister Angele's Secret
1956
•
as Marcello Maglione
•
Age: 40
Le souffle de la liberté
1955
•
as Gérard
•
Age: 39
The Sign of Venus
1955
•
as Ignazio Bolognini
•
Age: 39
Obsession
1954
•
as Aldo Giovanni
•
Age: 38
Human Torpedoes
1954
•
as Carlo Ferri
•
Age: 38
Storm
1954
•
as André
•
Age: 38
The Boarder
1954
•
as Silvio, il sindaco di Pontorno
•
Age: 38
Daughters of Destiny
1954
•
as Callias (segment "Lysistrata")
•
Age: 37
Thérèse Raquin
1953
•
as Laurent
•
Age: 37
Perdonami!
1953
•
as Marco Gerace
•
Age: 37
The Path of Hope
1950
•
as Saro Cammarata
•
Age: 34
The White Line
1950
•
as Domenico
•
Age: 34
Under the Olive Tree
1950
•
as Francesco Dominici
•
Age: 34