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Raf Vallone
Tropea, Calabria, Italy
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 L…
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Raf Vallone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2001
Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein
Movie Nonno
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1999
Toni
Movie The Old Man
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1992
Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter
Movie Fedrico DeConti
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1992
The First Circle
Movie Pyotr Makaraguine
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1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Movie actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1990
The Godfather Part III
Movie Cardinal Lamberto
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1990
A Season of Giants
Movie Ambasciatore spagnolo
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1989
Sabbath
TV show Alejandro VI
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1988
Der Bierkönig
Movie Der Baron
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1985
Power Of Evil
Movie
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1985
Goya
TV show Canónigo Duaso
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1985
Christopher Columbus
TV show Jose Vizinho
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1983
The Scarlet and the Black
Movie Father Vittorio
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1982
I Remember Nelson
TV show Caracciolo
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1982
A Time to Die
Movie Genco Bari
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1981
Season of Peace in Paris
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1981
Lion of the Desert
Movie Colonel Diodiece
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1980
Retour à Marseille
Movie Michel - un émigré de retour à Marseille
- 1979
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1979
An Almost Perfect Affair
Movie Freddie
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1978
Fame
Movie Driver
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1978
The Greek Tycoon
Movie Spyros Tomasis
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1977
The Devil's Advocate
Movie Bishop Aurelio
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1977
The Other Side of Midnight
Movie Constantin Demeris
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1975
The Human Factor
Movie Dr. Lupo
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1975
That Lucky Touch
Movie General Peruzzi
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1975
Rosebud
Movie George Nikolaos
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1974
The Girl in Room 2A
Movie Mr. Dreese
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1974
Simona
Movie Marcelle's Uncle
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1973
The Catholics
Movie Father General
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1973
The Small Miracle
Movie Father Superior
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1973
Honor Thy Father
Movie Joseph Bonnano
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1972
Summertime Killer
Movie Lazaro Alfredi
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1971
A Gunfight
Movie Francisco Alvarez
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1970
Cannon for Cordoba
Movie Córdoba
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1970
Death Occurred Last Night
Movie Amanzio Berzaghi
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1970
The Kremlin Letter
Movie Puppet Maker
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1969
The Italian Job
Movie Altabani
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1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV show Father General
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1968
1001 Nights
Movie Hixxum
