Acting
Raf Vallone
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.
Filmography
Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein
Film · 2001
Toni
Film · 1999
Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter
Film · 1992
The First Circle
Film · 1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Film · 1991
The Godfather Part III
Film · 1990
A Season of Giants
Film · 1990
A Season of Giants
Series · 1990
Sabbath
Series · 1989
Der Bierkönig
Film · 1988
Power Of Evil
Film · 1985
Christopher Columbus
Series · 1985
Goya
Series · 1985
The Scarlet and the Black
Film · 1983
A Time to Die
Film · 1982
I Remember Nelson
Series · 1982
Season of Peace in Paris
Film · 1981
Lion of the Desert
Film · 1981
Retour à Marseille
Film · 1980
An Almost Perfect Affair
Film · 1979
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
Film · 1979
The Greek Tycoon
Film · 1978
Fame
Film · 1978
The Other Side of Midnight
Film · 1977
The Devil's Advocate
Film · 1977
Rosebud
Film · 1975
The Human Factor
Film · 1975
That Lucky Touch
Film · 1975
The Girl in Room 2A
Film · 1974
Simona
Film · 1974
Honor Thy Father
Film · 1973
The Catholics
Film · 1973
The Small Miracle
Film · 1973
Summertime Killer
Film · 1972
A Gunfight
Film · 1971
Cannon for Cordoba
Film · 1970
Death Occurred Last Night
Film · 1970
The Kremlin Letter
Film · 1970
The Italian Job
Film · 1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Series · 1969
1001 Nights
Film · 1968
Volver a vivir
Film · 1968
The Desperate Ones
Film · 1967
Nevada Smith
Film · 1966
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Film · 1966
Harlow
Film · 1965
Dangerous Pleasures
Film · 1965
The Secret Invasion
Film · 1964
The Cardinal
Film · 1963
Il mulino del Po
Series · 1963
Phaedra
Film · 1962
A View from the Bridge
Film · 1962
El Cid
Film · 1961
Two Women
Film · 1960
Recourse in Grace
Film · 1960
The Apartment
Film · 1960
Revenge
Film · 1958
The Violet Seller
Film · 1958
No Escape
Film · 1958
Guendalina
Film · 1957
The Sins of Rose Bernd
Film · 1957
Jane Eyre
Series · 1957
Liebe
Film · 1956
Sister Angele's Secret
Film · 1956
Passionate Summer
Film · 1956
Cinépanorama
Series · 1956
The Sign of Venus
Film · 1955
Le souffle de la liberté
Film · 1955
Obsession
Film · 1954
The Boarder
Film · 1954
Storm
Film · 1954
Human Torpedoes
Film · 1954
Daughters of Destiny
Film · 1954
Thérèse Raquin
Film · 1953
Perdonami!
Film · 1953
The Eyes Leave a Trace
Film · 1952
Rome 11:00
Film · 1952
Don Juan's Night of Love
Film · 1952
Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi
Film · 1952
Sunday Heroes
Film · 1952
Anna
Film · 1951
Il bivio
Film · 1951
The Forbidden Christ
Film · 1951
The Path of Hope
Film · 1950
Under the Olive Tree
Film · 1950
The White Line
Film · 1950
Bitter Rice
Film · 1949