Raf Vallone
Acting
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.
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
as Cardinal Lamberto
Age 104 (now 86)
Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein
as Nonno
Age 84 (now 86)
Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter
as Fedrico DeConti
Age 76 (now 86)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 75 (now 86)
Retour à Marseille
as Michel - un émigré de retour à Marseille
Age 64 (now 86)
The Other Side of Midnight
as Constantin Demeris
Age 61 (now 86)
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
as Mr. Ardonian
Age 50 (now 86)
Daughters of Destiny
as Callias (segment "Lysistrata")
Age 37 (now 86)
Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi
as Giuseppe Garibaldi
Age 36 (now 86)
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Father General
Age 52 (now 86)
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Also Known As
Раф Валлоне
IMDB
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