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

• 2001Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein — Nonno
• 1999Toni — The Old Man
• 1992Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter — Fedrico DeConti
• 1992The First Circle — Pyotr Makaraguine
• 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker — actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1990A Season of Giants — Ambasciatore spagnolo
• A Season of Giants — Ambasciatore spagnolo
• 1990The Godfather Part III — Cardinal Lamberto
• Sabbath — Alejandro VI
• 1988Der Bierkönig — Der Baron
• Christopher Columbus — Jose Vizinho
• Goya — Canónigo Duaso
• 1985Power Of Evil
• 1983The Scarlet and the Black — Father Vittorio
• 1982A Time to Die — Genco Bari
• I Remember Nelson — Caracciolo
• 1981Lion of the Desert — Colonel Diodiece
• 1981Season of Peace in Paris
• 1980Retour à Marseille — Michel - un émigré de retour à Marseille
• 1979An Almost Perfect Affair — Freddie
• 1978Fame — Driver
• 1978The Greek Tycoon — Spyros Tomasis
• 1977The Devil's Advocate — Bishop Aurelio
• 1977The Other Side of Midnight — Constantin Demeris
• 1975Rosebud — George Nikolaos
• 1975That Lucky Touch — General Peruzzi
• 1975The Human Factor — Dr. Lupo
• 1974Simona — Marcelle's Uncle
• 1974The Girl in Room 2A — Mr. Dreese
• 1973Honor Thy Father — Joseph Bonnano
• 1973The Catholics — Father General
• 1973The Small Miracle — Father Superior
• 1972Summertime Killer — Lazaro Alfredi
• 1971A Gunfight — Francisco Alvarez
• 1970Cannon for Cordoba — Córdoba
• 1970Death Occurred Last Night — Amanzio Berzaghi
• 1970The Kremlin Letter — Puppet Maker
• ITV Saturday Night Theatre — Father General
• 1969The Italian Job — Altabani
• 19681001 Nights — Hixxum
• 1968Volver a vivir — Luis Rubio
• 1967The Desperate Ones — Victor
• 1966Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die — Mr. Ardonian
• 1966Nevada Smith — Father Zaccardi
• 1965Dangerous Pleasures — Suo Marito
• 1965Harlow — Marino Bello
• 1964The Secret Invasion — Roberto Rocca
• Il mulino del Po — Lazzaro Scacerni
• 1963The Cardinal — Cardinal
• 1962A View from the Bridge — Eddie Carbone
• 1962Phaedra — Thanos Kyrilis
• 1961El Cid — Count Ordóñez
• 1960Recourse in Grace — Mario di Donati
• 1960The Apartment — Alberto Fiorini
• 1960Two Women — Giovanni
• 1958No Escape — Gino Carsone
• 1958Revenge — Luis el Torcido
• 1958The Violet Seller — Fernando
• 1957Guendalina — Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina
• Jane Eyre — Rochester
• 1957The Sins of Rose Bernd — Arthur Streckmann
• 1956Liebe — Andrea Ambaros
• 1956Passionate Summer — Angelo
• 1956Sister Angele's Secret — Marcello Maglione
• 1955Le souffle de la liberté — Gérard
• 1955The Sign of Venus — Ignazio Bolognini
• 1954Daughters of Destiny — Callias (segment "Lysistrata")
• 1954Human Torpedoes — Carlo Ferri
• 1954Obsession — Aldo Giovanni
• 1954Storm — André
• 1954The Boarder — Silvio, il sindaco di Pontorno
• 1953Perdonami! — Marco Gerace
• 1953Thérèse Raquin — Laurent
• 1952Don Juan's Night of Love — Mandrin
• 1952Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi — Giuseppe Garibaldi
• 1952Rome 11:00 — Carlo the artist
• 1952Sunday Heroes — Gino Bardi
• 1952The Eyes Leave a Trace — Martín Jordán
• 1951Anna — Andrea
• 1951Il bivio — Aldo Marchi
• 1951The Forbidden Christ — Bruno Baldi
• 1950The Path of Hope — Saro Cammarata
• 1950The White Line — Domenico
• 1950Under the Olive Tree — Francesco Dominici
• 1949Bitter Rice — Marco

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 1979Arthur Miller on Home Ground — Self
• Cinépanorama — Self