Raúl Juliá
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Addams Family (1991)
as Gomez Addams
Addams Family Values (1993)
as Gomez Addams
Street Fighter (1994)
as Bison
The Rookie (1990)
as Strom
Presumed Innocent (1990)
as Sandy Stern
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
as Commandante Xavier Escalante
One from the Heart (1982)
as Ray
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
as Michael Reisler
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
as Marco
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
as Valentin Arregui
Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
The Gumball Rally (1976)
as Franco
Moon Over Parador (1988)
as Roberto Strausmann
The Organization (1971)
as Juan Mendoza
The Morning After (1986)
as Joaquin "Jackie" Manero
Disclosure (2020)
as Valentin Arregui (archive footage)
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988)
as Aristotle Onassis
Havana (1990)
as Arturo Duran (uncredited)
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987)
as General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Life of Sin (1979)
as Paulo
The Escape Artist (1982)
as Stu Quiñones
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage (2019)
as Archive footage
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Tempest (1982)
as Kalibanos
La gran fiesta (1986)
as Adolfo
Down Came a Blackbird (1995)
as Tomas Ramirez
Compromising Positions (1985)
as David Suarez
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1984)
as Aram Fingal / Rick Blaine
The Burning Season (1994)
as Chico Mendes
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971)
as Juan Carlos Rosenbloom
Florida Straits (1986)
as Carlos Jayne
Romero (1989)
as Archbishop Oscar Romero
Mack the Knife (1989)
as MacHeath
Death Scream (1975)
as Detective Nick Rodriguez
The Making of 'One from the Heart' (1982)
as Self
Stiletto (1969)
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Ripe Strawberries (—)
Actor
Strong Medicine (1981)
Actor
Kiss Me, Petruchio (1981)
as Petruchio
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman (2008)
as Self
The Plague (1992)
as Cottard
King Lear (1974)
as Edmund
The Penitent (1988)
as Ramon Guerola
The Dream Studio (2004)
as self
Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt (1986)
Actor
Costa Rica: Child of the Wind (1988)
as Narration (voice)
Trading Hearts (1988)
as Vinnie Iacona
Un Recorrido de la Isla de Puerto Rico (1990)
as Narrator
Tango Bar (1987)
as Ricardo Padín
The Monkey People (1990)
as Narrator (voice)