AKA: Raffaele Vallone
Nationality: Italian
Birthdate: 02/17/1916
Birthplace: Tropea, Italy
Death Date: 11/03/2002
A former journalist turned handsome, muscle-bound lead of international films, Vallone came to prominence co-starring in Giuseppe De Santis' eroticized neorealist landmark, "Riso Amaro/Bitter Rice" (1949). He subsequently appeared opposite Sophia Loren in "Two Women" (1960), won praise for his performance in Sidney Lumet's "A View From the Bridge" (1962). He has played a number of priest roles, notably in Otto Preminger's "The Cardinal" (1963), Henry Hathaway's "Nevada Smith" (1966) and Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather, Part III" (1990).
1939
Gave up his sporting activities as result of unlucky competition in Vienna
1945
Wrote for a newspaper in Turin, while also reviewing film and theater for the Italian journal, "La Stampa"
1948
Film debut, "Bitter Rice"
1961
English-speaking debut, "El Cid"
Produced own plays, including "Forbidden? By Whom?" In Italy
