1916-02-17 ( 109 years old ) in 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 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.
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Movies
Toni
1999-01-20
Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter
1992-11-22
The First Circle
1992-02-25
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991-10-28
The Godfather Part III
1990-12-25
A Season of Giants
1990-11-04
Der Bierkönig
1988-01-01
Power Of Evil
1985-08-01
The Scarlet and the Black
1983-02-02
I Remember Nelson
1982-04-14
A Time to Die
1982-03-26
Season of Peace in Paris
1981-07-01
Lion of the Desert
1981-04-17
Retour à Marseille
1980-09-10
An Almost Perfect Affair
1979-04-27
The Greek Tycoon
1978-05-12
Fame
1978-01-02
The Devil's Advocate
1977-10-26
The Other Side of Midnight
1977-06-08
The Human Factor
1975-11-19
That Lucky Touch
1975-08-07
Rosebud
1975-03-24
The Girl in Room 2A
1974-07-01
Simona
1974-02-22
The Catholics
1973-11-29
The Small Miracle
1973-04-11
Honor Thy Father
1973-03-01
Summertime Killer
1972-07-01
Cannon for Cordoba
1970-10-01
Death Occurred Last Night
1970-09-05
The Kremlin Letter
1970-02-01
The Italian Job
1969-06-02
1001 Nights
1968-12-02
Volver a vivir
1968-02-12
The Desperate Ones
1967-01-01
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
1966-09-08
Nevada Smith
1966-06-10
Harlow
1965-06-23
Dangerous Pleasures
1965-04-22
The Secret Invasion
1964-09-16
The Cardinal
1963-12-12
Phaedra
1962-05-25
A View from the Bridge
1962-01-19
El Cid
1961-10-24
Two Women
1960-12-22
Recourse in Grace
1960-05-19
The Apartment
1960-01-01
No Escape
1958-06-25
Revenge
1958-05-02
The Violet Seller
1958-04-06
Guendalina
1957-03-14
Rose Bernd
1957-01-31
Liebe
1956-09-26
Passionate Summer
1956-05-30
Sister Angele's Secret
1956-03-21
The Sign of Venus
1955-03-12
Le souffle de la liberté
1955-01-01
Obsession
1954-10-28
Human Torpedoes
1954-05-07
Storm
1954-04-16
The Boarder
1954-02-25
Daughters of Destiny
1954-01-21
Thérèse Raquin
1953-11-06
Perdonami!
1953-02-18
Sunday Heroes
1952-12-30
The Eyes Leave a Trace
1952-09-12
Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi
1952-08-15
Don Juan's Night of Love
1952-03-08
Rome 11:00
1952-02-27
Anna
1951-12-20
The Forbidden Christ
1951-06-08
Il bivio
1951-03-19
The Path of Hope
1950-11-22
The White Line
1950-09-26
Under the Olive Tree
1950-09-10
Bitter Rice
1949-09-30
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