Raf Vallone
Raf Vallone | |
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Born | Raffaele Vallone 17 February 1916 |
Died | 31 October 2002 Rome, Italy | (aged 86)
Occupation | Actor, association football player, journalist |
Years active | 1942–2000 |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | Eleonora Vallone (b. 1955) Saverio Vallone (b. 1958) Arabella Vallone (b. 1958) |
Raffaele Vallone OMRI (17 February 1916 – 31 October 2002) was an Italian actor, footballer, and journalist.
One of the top Italian male stars of the 1950s and 1960s, he first became known for his association with the neorealist movement. His performance in Sidney Lumet's 1962 film adaptation of A View from the Bridge won him the David di Donatello for Best Actor.
In 1994, he was made a Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for his contributions to the arts.
Biography[]
Born in Tropea, Calabria, the son of a lawyer, Vallone attended Liceo classico Cavour in Turin, 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 the Coppa Italia with his team in the 1935–1936 season. He subsequently 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.[1][2]
His first film appearance was as a sailor in We the Living (1942), but Vallone was not initially 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).[2] 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 actress Elena Varzi from 1952 until his death. They had three children, two of whom are actors, Eleonora Vallone and .[1]
He died from a heart attack in Rome on 31 October 2002.
Filmography[]
- We the Living (1942) as A sailor
- Bitter Rice (1949) as Marco
- No Peace Under the Olive Tree (1950) as Francesco Dominici
- The White Line (1950) as Domenico
- Path of Hope (1950) as Saro Cammarata
- The Crossroads (1951) as Aldo Marchi
- The Forbidden Christ (1951) as Bruno Baldi
- Anna (1951) as Andrea
- Rome 11:00 (1952) as Carlo
- The Adventures of Mandrin (1952) as Mandrin
- Red Shirts (1952) as Giuseppe Garibaldi
- The Eyes Leave a Trace (1952) as Martín Jordán
- Gli eroi della domenica (1952) as Gino Bardi
- Carne inquieta (1952) as Peppe Lamia
- Perdonami! (1953) as Marco Gerace
- Thérèse Raquin (1953) as Laurent
- Destini di donne (Destinées) (1954) as Callias (segment "Lysistrata")
- The Beach (1954) as Silvio, the Pontorno's Mayor
- (1954) as Andrea
- Obsession (1954) as Aldo Giovanni
- Human Torpedoes (1954) as Commandant Carlo Ferri
- The Sign of Venus (1955) as Ignazio Bolognini
- Andrea Chénier (1955) as Gérard
- Il segreto di Suor Angela (Le Secret de soeur Angèle) (1956) as Marcello Maglione
- L'isola delle capre (Les Possédées) (1955) as Angelo
- Love (1956) as Andrea Ambaros
- Rose Bernd (1957) as Arthur Streckmann
- Guendalina (1957) as Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina
- The Violet Seller (1958) as Fernando
- La venganza (1958) as Luis 'El Torcido'
- La trappola si chiude (Le Piège) (1958) as Gino Carsone
- Recours en grâce (1960) as Mario Di Donati
- Two Women (1960) as Giovanni
- La Garçonnière (1960) as Alberto Fiorini
- El Cid (1961) as Count Ordóñez
- A View From the Bridge (1962) as Eddie Carbone
- Phaedra (1962) as Thanos
- The Cardinal (1963) as Cardinal Quarenghi
- The Secret Invasion (1964) as Roberto Rocca - Organizer
- La scoperta dell'America (1964)
- Una voglia da morire (1965) as Suo Marito
- Harlow (1965) as Marino Bello
- Nevada Smith (1966) as Father Zaccardi
- Se tutte le donne del mondo (1966) as Mr. Ardonian
- The Desperate Ones (1967) as Victor
- Volver a vivir (1967) as Luis Rubio
- 1001 Nights (1968)
- La Esclava del paraíso (1968) as Hixxum
- The Italian Job (1969) as Altabani
- The Kremlin Letter (1970) as Puppet Maker
- La morte risale a ieri sera (1970) as Amanzio Berzaghi
- Cannon for Cordoba (1970) as Cordoba
- A Gunfight (1971) as Francisco Álvarez
- Perché non ci lasciate in pace? (1971)
- The Summertime Killer (1972) as Lazzaro Alfredi
- Un tipo con una faccia strana ti cerca per ucciderti (1973)
- Honor Thy Father (1973) (TV) as Joseph Bonanno
- Catholics (1973) as Father General
- Simona (1974) as L'oncle de Marcelle
- Small Miracle (1974) (TV) as Father Superior
- La Casa della paura (1974) as Mr. Dreese
- Rosebud (1975) as George Nikolaos
- That Lucky Touch (1975) as Gen. Peruzzi
- The Human Factor (1975) as Dr. Lupo
- Decadenza (1975)
- Marco Visconti (1975, TV series) as Marco Visconti
- The Other Side of Midnight (1977) as Constantin Demeris
- The Devil's Advocate (1978) as Bishop Aurelio
- The Greek Tycoon (1978) as Spyros Tomasis
- An Almost Perfect Affair (1979) as Federico 'Freddie' Barone
- Retour à Marseille (1980) as Michel - un émigré de retour à Marseille
- Lion of the Desert (1980) as Colonel Diodiece
- Sezona mira u Parizu (1981)
- I Remember Nelson (1982, TV series) - Caracciolo
- A Time to Die (1982) as Genco Bari
- The Scarlet and the Black (1983, TV Movie) as Father Vittorio
- Christopher Columbus (1985, TV Mini-Series) as José Vizinho
- Power of Evil (1985) as Laboratory director
- Der Bierkönig (1990, TV Movie) as Der Baron
- The Godfather Part III (1990) as Cardinal Lamberto
- A Season of Giants (1990, TV Movie) as Spanish Ambassador
- Julianus barát I (1991) as Archbishop Ugrin
- Julianus barát II (1991) as Archbishop Ugrin
- Julianus barát III (1991) as Archbishop Ugrin
- The First Circle (1991, TV Movie) as Pyotr Makaraguine
- Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter (1992, TV Movie) as Federico De' Conti
- Toni (1999) as Le vieux / The Old Man
- Vino santo (2000, TV Movie) as Nonno (final film role)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lane, John Francis (1 November 2002). "Obituary: Raf Vallone". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Martin, Douglas (2 November 2002). "Raf Vallone, Rugged Star of Italian Films, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
External links[]
- Raf Vallone at IMDb
- 1916 births
- 2002 deaths
- People from Calabria
- Italian communists
- Italian male film actors
- People from the Province of Vibo Valentia
- Italian footballers
- Serie A players
- Torino F.C. players
- University of Turin alumni
- David di Donatello winners
- Novara Calcio players
- Association football midfielders