Raf Vallone
Acting
Born 1916-02-17
Died 2002-10-31
Tropea, Calabria, Italy
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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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59 credits
The Godfather Part III
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Cinépanorama
The Italian Job
Nevada Smith
Christopher Columbus
Two Women
El Cid
Lion of the Desert
The Other Side of Midnight
The Scarlet and the Black
The Cardinal
Der Bierkönig
The Kremlin Letter
Guendalina
Phaedra
Bitter Rice
Sabbath
Goya
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
The Greek Tycoon
Daughters of Destiny
Obsession
Liebe
Il mulino del Po
Toni
Thérèse Raquin
Cannon for Cordoba
The Human Factor
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Rosebud
The Secret Invasion
Fame
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
The Sign of Venus
The Violet Seller
Summertime Killer
Anna
A Gunfight
Harlow
An Almost Perfect Affair
Rome 11:00
The Catholics
Human Torpedoes
Recourse in Grace
The Boarder
That Lucky Touch
The First Circle
Revenge
The Devil's Advocate
Death Occurred Last Night
The Forbidden Christ
Jane Eyre
The Eyes Leave a Trace
A View from the Bridge
Le souffle de la liberté
1001 Nights
Sunday Heroes
Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi
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