Raf Vallone

Personal Info

Birthday

February 17, 1916

Day of Death

2002-10-31

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

Tropea, Calabria, Italy

Also Known As

Раф Валлоне

Raf Vallone

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.

Known For

The Godfather Part III

The Italian Job

Christopher Columbus

Nevada Smith

Two Women

El Cid

Lion of the Desert

Goya

Filmography

2001
Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein
as Nonno
1999
Toni
as The Old Man
1992
Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter
as Fedrico DeConti
The First Circle
as Pyotr Makaraguine
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
The Godfather Part III
as Cardinal Lamberto
A Season of Giants
as Ambasciatore spagnolo
1988
Der Bierkönig
as Der Baron
1983
The Scarlet and the Black
as Father Vittorio
1982
I Remember Nelson
as Caracciolo
A Time to Die
as Genco Bari
1981
Lion of the Desert
as Colonel Diodiece
1980
Retour à Marseille
as Michel - un émigré de retour à Marseille
1979
An Almost Perfect Affair
as Freddie
1978
The Greek Tycoon
as Spyros Tomasis
Fame
as Driver
1977
The Devil's Advocate
as Bishop Aurelio
The Other Side of Midnight
as Constantin Demeris
1975
The Human Factor
as Dr. Lupo
That Lucky Touch
as General Peruzzi
Rosebud
as George Nikolaos
1974
The Girl in Room 2A
as Mr. Dreese
Simona
as Marcelle's Uncle
1973
The Catholics
as Father General
The Small Miracle
as Father Superior
Honor Thy Father
as Joseph Bonnano
1972
Summertime Killer
as Lazaro Alfredi
1970
Cannon for Cordoba
as Córdoba
Death Occurred Last Night
as Amanzio Berzaghi
The Kremlin Letter
as Puppet Maker
1969
The Italian Job
as Altabani
1968
1001 Nights
as Hixxum
Volver a vivir
as Luis Rubio
1967
The Desperate Ones
as Victor
1966
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
as Mr. Ardonian
Nevada Smith
as Father Zaccardi
1965
Harlow
as Marino Bello
Dangerous Pleasures
as Suo Marito
1964
The Secret Invasion
as Roberto Rocca
1963
The Cardinal
as Cardinal
1962
Phaedra
as Thanos Kyrilis
A View from the Bridge
as Eddie Carbone
1961
El Cid
as Count Ordóñez
1960
Two Women
as Giovanni
Recourse in Grace
as Mario di Donati
The Apartment
as Alberto Fiorini
1958
No Escape
as Gino Carsone
Revenge
as Luis el Torcido
The Violet Seller
as Fernando
1957
Guendalina
as Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina
The Sins of Rose Bernd
as Arthur Streckmann
1956
Liebe
as Andrea Ambaros
Passionate Summer
as Angelo
Sister Angele's Secret
as Marcello Maglione
1955
The Sign of Venus
as Ignazio Bolognini
Le souffle de la liberté
as Gérard
1954
Obsession
as Aldo Giovanni
Human Torpedoes
as Carlo Ferri
Storm
as André
The Boarder
as Silvio, il sindaco di Pontorno
Daughters of Destiny
as Callias (segment "Lysistrata")
1953
Thérèse Raquin
as Laurent
Perdonami!
as Marco Gerace
1952
Sunday Heroes
as Gino Bardi
The Eyes Leave a Trace
as Martín Jordán
Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi
as Giuseppe Garibaldi
Don Juan's Night of Love
as Mandrin
Rome 11:00
as Carlo the artist
1951
Anna
as Andrea
The Forbidden Christ
as Bruno Baldi
Il bivio
as Aldo Marchi
1950
The Path of Hope
as Saro Cammarata
The White Line
as Domenico
Under the Olive Tree
as Francesco Dominici
1949
Bitter Rice
as Marco