About
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.
Filmography
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone2020 · Cardinal Lamberto
Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein2001 · Nonno
Toni1999 · The Old Man
Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter1992 · Fedrico DeConti
The First Circle1992 · Pyotr Makaraguine
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker1991 · actor 'The Cardinal' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Godfather Part III1990 · Cardinal Lamberto
A Season of Giants1990 · Ambasciatore spagnolo
Der Bierkönig1988 · Der Baron
Power Of Evil1985
The Scarlet and the Black1983 · Father Vittorio
I Remember Nelson1982 · Caracciolo
A Time to Die1982 · Genco Bari
Season of Peace in Paris1981
Lion of the Desert1981 · Colonel Diodiece
Retour à Marseille1980 · Michel - un émigré de retour à Marseille
Arthur Miller on Home Ground1979
An Almost Perfect Affair1979 · Freddie
Fame1978 · Driver
The Greek Tycoon1978 · Spyros Tomasis