Acting
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. 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.
Movies with Raf Vallone
The Godfather Part III
1990
The Italian Job
1969
El Cid
1961
Lion of the Desert
1981
Two Women
1960
Obsession
1954
Nevada Smith
1966
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
2020
Fame
1978
The Cardinal
1963
The Greek Tycoon
1978
The Scarlet and the Black
1983
The Other Side of Midnight
1977
Guendalina
1957
Bitter Rice
1949
The Catholics
1973
Phaedra
1962
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
The Boarder
1954
Thérèse Raquin
1953
A Gunfight
1971
The Kremlin Letter
1970
Toni
1999
Cannon for Cordoba
1970
The Devil's Advocate
1977
The Sign of Venus
1955
Rosebud
1975
Der Bierkönig
1988
The First Circle
1992
The Secret Invasion
1964
The Human Factor
1975
Recourse in Grace
1960
Harlow
1965
A Time to Die
1982
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
1979
Honor Thy Father
1973
Liebe
1956
The Path of Hope
1950
I Remember Nelson
1982
Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi
1952
1001 Nights
1968
Summertime Killer
1972
Revenge
1958
A View from the Bridge
1962
Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter
1992
Power Of Evil
1985
An Almost Perfect Affair
1979
Anna
1951
That Lucky Touch
1975
Rome 11:00
1952
Under the Olive Tree
1950
A Season of Giants
1990
Human Torpedoes
1954
The Eyes Leave a Trace
1952
Death Occurred Last Night
1970
The Forbidden Christ
1951
The Desperate Ones
1967
Perdonami!
1953
Dangerous Pleasures
1965
The Small Miracle
1973
Sunday Heroes
1952
Simona
1974
The Violet Seller
1958
No Escape
1958
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
1966
Daughters of Destiny
1954
The Girl in Room 2A
1974
Retour à Marseille
1980
Le souffle de la liberté
1955
The White Line
1950
Don Juan's Night of Love
1952
The Apartment
1960
Season of Peace in Paris
1981
Il bivio
1951
Passionate Summer
1956
The Sins of Rose Bernd
1957
Storm
1954
Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein
2001
Sister Angele's Secret
1956
Volver a vivir
1968
