- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 9, 1940
- Place of Birth
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Died
- October 24, 1994
Raúl Juliá
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…
Filmography
movieBabenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieDisclosure
2020 · Valentin Arregui (archive footage)
movieRaúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019 · Archive footage
movieTangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
2008 · Self
movieThe Dream Studio
2004 · self
movieDown Came a Blackbird
1995 · Tomas Ramirez
movieStreet Fighter
1994 · Bison, In Memory Of
movieThe Burning Season
1994 · Chico Mendes
movieAddams Family Values
1993 · Gomez Addams
movieThe Plague
1992 · Cottard
movieThe Addams Family
1991 · Gomez Addams
movieHavana
1990 · Arturo Duran (uncredited)
movieThe Rookie
1990 · Strom
movieFrankenstein Unbound
1990 · Dr. Victor Frankenstein
movieThe Monkey People
1990 · Narrator (voice)
moviePresumed Innocent
1990 · Sandy Stern
Un Recorrido de la Isla de Puerto Rico
movieUn Recorrido de la Isla de Puerto Rico
1990 · Narrator
movieMack the Knife
1989 · MacHeath
movieRomero
1989 · Archbishop Oscar Romero
movieTequila Sunrise
1988 · Commandante Xavier Escalante
movieMoon Over Parador
1988 · Roberto Strausmann
movieThe Penitent
1988 · Ramon Guerola
movieTrading Hearts
1988 · Vinnie Iacona
movieOnassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988 · Aristotle Onassis
Costa Rica: Child of the Wind
movieCosta Rica: Child of the Wind
1988 · Narration (voice)
movieThe Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
1987 · General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
movieTango Bar
1987 · Ricardo Padín
movieThe Morning After
1986 · Joaquin "Jackie" Manero
movieLa gran fiesta
1986 · Adolfo
movieFlorida Straits
1986 · Carlos Jayne
movieCuba: In the Shadow of Doubt
1986
tvMussolini: The Untold Story
1985 · Count Galeazzo Ciano
movieCompromising Positions
1985 · David Suarez
movieKiss of the Spider Woman
1985 · Valentin Arregui
movieOverdrawn at the Memory Bank
1984 · Aram Fingal / Rick Blaine
tvReading Rainbow
1983 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThe Making of 'One from the Heart'
1982 · Self
movieTempest
1982 · Kalibanos
movieThe Escape Artist
1982 · Stu Quiñones
movieOne from the Heart
1982 · Ray
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Aram Fingal / Rick
movieStrong Medicine
1981
movieKiss Me, Petruchio
1981 · Petruchio
movieLife of Sin
1979 · Paulo
movieEyes of Laura Mars
1978 · Michael Reisler
movieThe Gumball Rally
1976 · Franco
movieDeath Scream
1975 · Detective Nick Rodriguez
movieKing Lear
1974 · Edmund
tvThe Bob Newhart Show
1972 · Dr. Greg Robinson
movieThe Organization
1971 · Juan Mendoza
movieBeen Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
1971 · Juan Carlos Rosenbloom
movieThe Panic in Needle Park
1971 · Marco
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Edmund
tvMcCloud
1970 · Father Augusto Nieves
movieStiletto
1969 · Party Guest (Uncredited)
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
movieRipe Strawberries
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