Raúl Juliá
Acting
Born 1940-03-09
Died 1994-10-24
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor. His film career peaked in the US in the early 1990s.
Born in San Juan, he gained interest in acting while still in school. Upon completing his studies, Juliá decided to pursue a career in acting. After performing in the local scene for some time, he was convinced by entertainment personality Orson Bean to move and work in New York City. Juliá, who had been bilingual since his childhood, soon gained interest in Broadway and "Off Broadway" plays. He performed in mobile projects, including the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre.
Juliá was eventually noticed by Joseph Papp, who offered him work in the New York Shakespeare Festival. After gaining notoriety, he received roles in two television series, Love of Life and Sesame Street. For his performance in Two Gentlemen of Verona, he received a nomination for the Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award. Between 1974 and 1982, Juliá received Tony Award nominations for Where's Charley?, The Threepenny Opera and Nine. During the 1980s, he worked in several films, receiving nominations for the Golden Globe Awards, for his performance in Tempest, and Kiss of the Spider Woman, winning the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for the latter.
In 1991 and 1993, Juliá portrayed "Gomez Addams" in two film adaptations of The Addams Family. In 1994, he filmed The Burning Season and a film adaptation of the Street Fighter video games. Later that year, Juliá suffered several health afflictions, eventually dying after suffering a stroke. His funeral was held in Puerto Rico, being attended by thousands. For his work in The Burning Season, Juliá won a posthumous Golden Globe and Emmy Award.
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Filmography
Great Performances
The Bob Newhart Show
The Oscars
American Playhouse
Reading Rainbow
McCloud
The Addams Family
Addams Family Values
Street Fighter
The Rookie
Presumed Innocent
Tequila Sunrise
Life of Sin
The Panic in Needle Park
Frankenstein Unbound
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Mack the Knife
Eyes of Laura Mars
Disclosure
Havana
The Organization
Mussolini: The Untold Story
One from the Heart
The Gumball Rally
The Morning After
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
Moon Over Parador
Tempest
Romero
The Escape Artist
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Strong Medicine
Death Scream
Compromising Positions
The Plague
Stiletto
The Penitent
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
King Lear
The Making of 'One from the Heart'
The Burning Season
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
The Dream Studio
Costa Rica: Child of the Wind
Florida Straits
Kiss Me, Petruchio
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
Trading Hearts
La gran fiesta
Down Came a Blackbird
The Monkey People
Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt
Ripe Strawberries
Un Recorrido de la Isla de Puerto Rico
Tango Bar
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