Raf Vallone
Biography
Raffaele Vallone, known as Raf, (17 February 1916-31 October 2002), was an Italian actor and an international film star. Born in Tropea, Calabria, Italy, the son of a lawyer, Vallone studied Law and Philosophy at the University of Turin and entered his father's law firm. He also played semi-professional soccer but never realized his dream of becoming a professional athlete. Subsequently, he became a sports reporter for L'Unità, a communist newspaper, and also a drama critic for La Stampa. During World War II, Vallone served with the anti-Fascist resistance. His first film appearance was in We the Living (19420, 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. Vallone was married to the actress Elena Varzi from 1952 until his death. He had two children who are actors, Eleonora Vallone and Saverio Vallone.
The Italian Job
Altabani
Death Occurred Last Night
Amanzio Berzaghi
The Secret Invasion
Roberto Rocca - Organizer
Bitter Rice
Marco
The Scarlet and the Black
Father Vittorio
Cannon for Cordoba
Cordoba
Thérèse Raquin
Laurent
The Conflict
Father General
The Greek Tycoon
Spyros Tomasis
The Scarlet and the Black
Father Vittorio
The Godfather Supplements
Cardinal Lamberto (archive footage)
The Conflict
Father General
Alexander Solzhenitsyn's First Circle
Pyotr Makaraguine
actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Godfather: Part III
Cardinal Lamberto
La primavera di Michelangelo
Spanish Ambassador
The Scarlet and the Black
Father Vittorio
The Scarlet and the Black
Father Vittorio
A Time to Die
Genco Bari
The Lion Of The Desert
Colonel Diodiece
An Almost Perfect Affair
Federico 'Freddie' Barone
The Greek Tycoon
Spyros Tomasis
The Devil's Advocate
Bishop Aurelio
The Other Side of Midnight
Constantin Demeris
Ein Mann Rechnet Ab
Dr. Lupo
That Lucky Touch
Gen. Peruzzi
Rosebud
George Nikolaos
The Girl in Room 2A
Mr. Dreese
Simona
Marcelle's Uncle
Honor Thy Father
Joseph Bonnano
Summertime Killer
Lazaro Alfredi
A Gunfight
Francisco Alvarez
Cannon for Cordoba
Cordoba
Death Occurred Last Night
Amanzio Berzaghi
The Kremlin Letter
Puppet Maker
The Italian Job
Altabani
A Thousand and One Nights
Hixxum
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Mr. Ardonian
Nevada Smith
Father Zaccardi
Harlow
Marino Bello
The Secret Invasion
Roberto Rocca - Organizer
The Cardinal
Cardinal Quarenghi
Fedra
Thanos
A View from the Bridge
Eddie Carbone
El Cid
Count Ordóñez
Two Women
Giovanni
La Venganza
Luis 'El Torcido'
La violetera
Fernando
Guendalina
Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina
Arthur Streckmann
Rose Bernd
Arthur Streckmann, Baggerführer
Le secret de soeur angele
Marcello Maglione
Andrea Chenier
Gérard
The Sign of Venus
Ignazio Bolognini
Obsession
Aldo Giovanni
Orage
André
The Beach
Silvio, il sindaco di Pontorno
Love, Soldiers and Women
Callias (segment "Lysistrata")
Thérèse Raquin
Laurent
Anita Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Rome 11:00
Carlo
Anna
Andrea
The Forbidden Christ
Bruno Baldi
The Path of Hope
Saro Cammarata
The White Line
Domenico
No Peace Under the Olive Tree
Francesco Dominici
Bitter Rice
Marco
We the Living
Un marinaio
