Raúl Juliá
Age: N/A | From: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Raul Julia
Gender: Male
Place of birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Movie Involvements: 33
TV Involvements: 4
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
McCloud
(1970) Father Augusto Nieves
Reading Rainbow
(1983) Himself - Narrator (voice)
The Oscars
(1953) Self
Mussolini: The Untold Story
(1985) Count Galeazzo Ciano
Presumed Innocent
(1990) Sandy Stern
Disclosure
(2020) Valentin Arregui (archive footage)
The Rookie
(1990) Strom
Tequila Sunrise
(1988) Commandante Xavier EscalanteActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Valentin Arregui (archive footage) | ||
| 2019 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2008 | Self | |
| 2004 | self | |
| 1995 | Tomas Ramirez | |
| 1994 | General M. Bison | |
| Chico Mendes | ||
| 1993 | Gomez Addams | |
| 1992 | Cottard | |
| 1991 | Gomez Addams | |
| 1990 | Arturo Duran (uncredited) | |
| Strom | ||
| Dr. Victor Frankenstein | ||
| Sandy Stern | ||
| 1989 | MacHeath | |
| Archbishop Oscar Romero | ||
| 1988 | Commandante Xavier Escalante | |
| Roberto Strausmann | ||
| Ramon Guerola | ||
| Vinnie Iacona | ||
| Aristotle Onassis | ||
| 1987 | General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | |
| Ricardo Padín | ||
| 1986 | Joaquin "Jackie" Manero | |
| Adolfo | ||
| Carlos Jayne | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1985 | Count Galeazzo Ciano | |
| David Suarez | ||
| Valentin Arregui | ||
| 1984 | Aram Fingal / Rick Blaine | |
| 1983 | Himself - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1982 | Himself | |
| Kalibanos | ||
| Stu Quiñones | ||
| Ray | ||
| 1981 | Petruchio | |
| N/A | ||
| 1979 | Paulo | |
| 1978 | Michael Reisler | |
| 1976 | Franco | |
| 1975 | Detective Nick Rodriguez | |
| 1974 | Edmund | |
| 1972 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Juan Mendoza | |
| Juan Carlos Rosenbloom | ||
| Marco | ||
| Edmund | ||
| 1970 | Father Augusto Nieves | |
| 1969 | Party Guest (Uncredited) | |
| 1953 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | In Memory Of | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |