1940-03-09 ( 85 years old ) in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor. His film career peaked in the US in the early 1990s.
Born in San Juan, he gained interest in acting while still in school. Upon completing his studies, Juliá decided to pursue a career in acting. After performing in the local scene for some time, he was convinced by entertainment personality Orson Bean to move and work in New York City. Juliá, who had been bilingual since his childhood, soon gained interest in Broadway and "Off Broadway" plays. He performed in mobile projects, including the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre.
Juliá was eventually noticed by Joseph Papp, who offered him work in the New York Shakespeare Festival. After gaining notoriety, he received roles in two television series, Love of Life and Sesame Street. For his performance in Two Gentlemen of Verona, he received a nomination for the Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award. Between 1974 and 1982, Juliá received Tony Award nominations for Where's Charley?, The Threepenny Opera and Nine. During the 1980s, he worked in several films, receiving nominations for the Golden Globe Awards, for his performance in Tempest, and Kiss of the Spider Woman, winning the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for the latter.
In 1991 and 1993, Juliá portrayed "Gomez Addams" in two film adaptations of The Addams Family. In 1994, he filmed The Burning Season and a film adaptation of the Street Fighter video games. Later that year, Juliá suffered several health afflictions, eventually dying after suffering a stroke. His funeral was held in Puerto Rico, being attended by thousands. For his work in The Burning Season, Juliá won a posthumous Golden Globe and Emmy Award.
Movies
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020-11-26
Disclosure
2020-06-19
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019-09-13
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
2008-06-25
The Dream Studio
2004-01-01
Down Came a Blackbird
1995-10-22
Street Fighter
1994-12-23
The Burning Season
1994-09-17
Addams Family Values
1993-11-19
The Plague
1992-08-26
The Addams Family
1991-11-22
Havana
1990-12-11
The Rookie
1990-12-07
Frankenstein Unbound
1990-11-02
The Monkey People
1990-09-01
Presumed Innocent
1990-07-27
Mack the Knife
1989-11-01
Romero
1989-08-25
Tequila Sunrise
1988-12-02
Moon Over Parador
1988-09-09
The Penitent
1988-05-27
Trading Hearts
1988-05-27
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988-05-01
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
1987-11-11
Tango Bar
1987-04-23
The Morning After
1986-12-25
La gran fiesta
1986-12-01
Florida Straits
1986-10-26
Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt
1986-06-21
Compromising Positions
1985-08-30
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985-07-26
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
1984-09-22
The Making of 'One from the Heart'
1982-08-14
Tempest
1982-08-13
The Escape Artist
1982-05-28
One from the Heart
1982-02-11
Strong Medicine
1981-11-25
Kiss Me, Petruchio
1981-01-07
Life of Sin
1979-01-01
Eyes of Laura Mars
1978-08-02
The Gumball Rally
1976-07-28
Death Scream
1975-09-26
King Lear
1974-02-20
The Organization
1971-10-20
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
1971-09-15
The Panic in Needle Park
1971-06-01
Stiletto
1969-07-30
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