ACTOR
Francisco Rabal
Known for Belle de Jour · Viridiana · Land Without Bread
Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), popularly known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor. His career spanned more than 200 film and television roles, between 1942 and 2001. He received numerous accolades both in Spain and abroad, including the Cannes Film Festival's Best Actor Award and the Goya Award for Best Actor. Rabal was best known internationally for his collaborations with director Luis Buñuel, with Ronald…
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- Born
- Mar 8, 1926
- Died
- Aug 29, 2001
- Birthplace
- Águilas, Murcia, Región de Murcia, Spain
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), popularly known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor. His career spanned more than 200 film and television roles, between 1942 and 2001. He received numerous accolades both in Spain and abroad, including the Cannes Film Festival's Best Actor Award and the Goya Award for Best Actor.
Rabal was best known internationally for his collaborations with director Luis Buñuel, with Ronald Bergan writing "most of his other major roles he carried the heady, perverse whiff of the great surrealist director with him." He worked with many other notable directors, including Carlos Saura, Pedro Almodóvar, William Friedkin, Michelangelo Antonioni, Claude Chabrol, Luchino Visconti, and Gillo Pontecorvo.
One of Spain's most-loved and acclaimed actors during his lifetime, he also was known for his commitment to human rights and other social causes.
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Known For
MOVIE
Belle de JourHyppolite · 1967
★ 7.3
★ 7.3
MOVIE
ViridianaJorge · 1962
★ 7.7
★ 7.7
MOVIE
Land Without BreadNarrator (voice) · 1933
★ 7.1
★ 7.1
MOVIE
NazarínFather Nazario · 1959
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
MOVIE
Death of a Cyclist(uncredited) · 1955
★ 7.1
★ 7.1
MOVIE
One Hundred and One NightsLuis Buñuel (voice) · 1995
★ 6.1
★ 6.1
MOVIE
Little BirdEl Abuelo · 1997
★ 6.2
★ 6.2
MOVIE
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti · 1977
★ 9.0
★ 9.0
Filmography
Movies
Land Without BreadNarrator (voice)
1933
La rueda de la vidaBronquista de pelea en salón (uncredited)
1942
El crimen de Pepe Conde
1946
Don Quixote(uncredited)
1947
AlhucemasTostado (uncredited)
1948
La honradez de la cerraduraErnesto
1950
DoubtRafael Figueroa
1951
María Antonia "La Caramba"
1951
Perseguidos
1951
Luna de sangrePedro Alvareda
1952
María MorenaEl Sevillano
1952
Path to the KingdomTomás
1952
Hay un camino a la derechaMiguel
1953
I Was a Parish PriestMartín
1953
All Is Possible in GranadaFernando Ortega
1954
Judas' KissQuinto Licinio
1954
Murió hace quince añosDiego
1954
Death of a Cyclist(uncredited)
1955
El canto del galloPadre Miller
1955
Radio StoriesGabriel
1955
RevelationSergio Gresky
1955
The Miller's Saucy WifeCristóbal Paterna
1955
La gran mentiraCésar Neira
1956
MarisaAntonio
1957
Saranno uominiGiacomo
1957
The Mighty CrusadersTancredi d'Altavilla
1957
The Wide Blue RoadSalvatore
1957
Whom God ForgivesJuan Cuenca
1957
CuencaNarrator (voice)
1958
L'uomo dai calzoni cortiMario
1958
La noche y el albaPedro
1958
Los clarines del miedoAceituno
1958
RevengeNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1958
Diez fusiles esperanJosé Iribarren
1959
NazarínFather Nazario
1959
SonatasMarqués Javier de Bradomín
1959
Two Men in TownSuperintendente
1959
Cavalcata selvaggia
1960
El hombre de la islaLorenzo 'El Moro'
1960
Trío de damasAlberto Sáinz Robledo
1960
At Five in the AfternoonJuan Reyes
1961
Azahares rojosArturo Gómez Mancera
1961
Hijo de hombre
1961
Pigeon ShootElia
1961
The Hand in the TrapCristóbal Archaval
1961
I tromboni di Fra' DiavoloFra Diavolo
1962
L'EclisseRiccardo
1962
The Female: Seventy Times SevenPascual
1962
ViridianaJorge
1962
Autopsia de un criminalCarlos
1963
Mathias SandorfFrédéric de Rotenbourg
1963
Summer NightBernardo
1963
The ReunionAlberto
1963
The Big HitMichel Arland
1964
The Other WomanZaylor
1964
Weeping for a BanditJosé María 'El Tempranillo'
1964
Currito de la CruzManuel Carmona
1965
España insólita(voice)
1965
Intimidad de los parquesHéctor
1965
Legacy of the IncasGambusino
1965
María Rosa
1965
The Blue PantherPaco Castillo
1965
The Devil Also CriesTomás
1965
Camino del RocíoJosé Antonio
1966DJ
Don Juan TenorioDon Juan Tenorio
1966
Hoy como ayerRamón
1966
Belle de JourHyppolite
1967
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel CervantesRodrigo Cervantes
1967
Long Days of VengeanceSheriff Douglas
1967
Oscuros sueños de agostoJulio
1967
The NunDom Morel
1967
The WitchesPaolo (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
1967
After the DelugePedro
1968
Bloody Che ContraChe Guevara
1968
Les Anges exterminés
1968
Blood in the BullringJuan Carmona
1969
Eagles Over LondonMartin
1969
Simón BolívarJosé Antonio Del Llano
1969
Spain AgainReportero
1969
The ChallengesCarlos
1969
Un adulterio decenteConserje (uncredited)
1969
Ann and EveFrancesco
1970
Cutting HeadsDíaz II
1970
Diario SpagnoloÉl mismo
1970
Laia
1970
El apartamento de la tentaciónHombre que se cruza con Julieta (uncredited)
1971
Exorcism's DaughterFuso
1971
Goya: A Story of SolitudeGoya
1971
The Big Black SowIl Medico
1971
It Can Be Done AmigoSheriff Franciscus
1972
Le Soldat LaforêtPaco
1972
N.P. - The SecretIngegnere N.P.
1972
Nada menos que todo un hombreAlejandro Gómez
1972
Planet VenusParty chauffer
1972
La colonna infameGiacomo Mora - il barbiere
1973
La leyenda del alcalde de ZalameaPedro Crespo, Alcalde de Zalamea
1973
La otra imagen
1973
The CounsellorVincent Garofalo
1973
The GuerrillaEl Cabrero (The Shepherd)
1973
Death Will Have Your EyesThe Blackmailer
1974
Dormir Y Ligar: Todo Es EmpezarSelf (uncredited)
1974
It's Nothing Mama, Just a GameTío
1974
The TempterBishop Marquez
1974
TormentoAgustín Caballero
1974
Blanca's WeddingsAntonio
1975
C.I.A. Secret StoryMehdi Ben Barka
1975
Eye of the CatEminenza
1975
Fight to the DeathComisario Emilio Mendoza
1975
La peccatriceTurco
1975TC
The City of WorldMatteo
1975
The Dead ManAzevedo Bandeira
1975
Emilia... parada y fonda
1976
The Desert of the TartarsM.llo Tronk
1976
The Long Vacations of '36Teacher
1976
I Am the LawAlbanese the Outlaw
1977
Io sono miaPadre di Orio
1977
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1977
SorcererNilo
1977
CorleoneDon Giusto Provenzano
1978
Hotel FearMarta's lover
1978
Stay as You AreLorenzo
1978
Ciao Cialtroni!Fra' Giovanni
1979
El buscónMata
1979
Hunted CityDon Alfonso
1979
El gran secretoDomingo
1980
Nightmare CityMajor Warren Holmes
1980
Speed DriverEsposito
1980
The RebelTony
1980
Under SiegeWilliam Lombard
1980
RebornGiacomo
1981
Vultures Over the CityBender
1981
The BeehiveRicardo Sorbedo
1982
CrooksGinés Jiménez Valera
1983S
SalzilloSalzillo
1983
Treasure of the Four CrownsSócrates
1983
Victòria! 2: La disbauxa del 17Coronel Márquez
1983
Victòria! La gran aventura d'un pobleCoronel Márquez
1983
Coarse SaltGabino
1984
EpilogueRocabruno
1984
The Holy InnocentsAzarías
1984
The StiltsManuel
1984UD
Un delittoAbbot
1984
Victòria! 3: El seny i la rauxaCoronel Márquez
1984
Bohemian NightsMax Estrella
1985
La vieja músicaDomingo Ferreiro
1985
MarbellaJuan
1985
Our FatherAbel
1985
ScapegoatComisario Cárdenas
1985
The Lost ParadiseEl político anciano
1985
The Witching HourCesar
1985
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)Guaglione
1986
El disputado voto del señor CayoSeñor Cayo
1986
El hermano bastardo de Dios
1986
Tiempo de silencioMuecas
1986
Divine WordsPedro Gailo
1987
Il mistero del panino assassinoArno dei conti Vincini
1987
A Time of DestinyJorge Larraneta
1988
Scent of a CrimeCoronel Olvera
1988
BaroqueEl Hispano
1989
BuñuelSelf
1989
The White DoveDomingo
1989
TorquemadaTorquemada
1989
Manuel, le fils empruntéJuan Alvarez
1990
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!Máximo Espejo
1990
La taberna fantásticaRogelio
1991
The Other
1991
Ni contigo ni sin ti
1992
Paco, mi padre
1992
The Man Who Lost His ShadowAntonio
1992
La Lola se va a los puertosDon Diego
1993
La mujer cualquiera
1994
Felicidades, TovarichAbuelo
1995
On Earth as It Is in HeavenSan Pedro
1995
One Hundred and One NightsLuis Buñuel (voice)
1995
The Lame PigeonTío Ricardo
1995
Oedipus MayorTiresias
1996
AirbagVillambrosa
1997
Day and NightCristobal
1997
La novia de medianocheWenceslao Corredoira
1997
Little BirdEl Abuelo
1997
Little MiraclesDon Francisco
1997
DivinePapá Basilio
1998
Les paradoxes de BuñuelSelf
1998
Talk of AngelsDon Jorge
1998
Water Easy Reach
1998
Goya in BordeauxGoya
1999
Divertimento
2000
MoonfishTio Nini
2000
Speaking of BuñuelSelf
2000
DagonEzequiel
2001
Just Run!Don Vicente
2001
Lázaro de TormesEl Ciego
2001
Nights of Constantinople
2001
The Revolution on Two HorsesZio Henrique
2002
Zero/infinito(voice)
2002MD
Morte di un banditoVito Ribera
Television
Christopher ColombusChristopher Colombus · 4 eps
1968
Il giovane GaribaldiBento Gonçalvez · 6 eps
1974
Fortunata and JacintaJosé Izquierdo · 10 eps
1980
CervantesMateo Alemán · 9 eps
1981
Los desastres de la guerraGoya · 6 eps
1983
Teresa de JesúsAlonso · 8 eps
1984
HistoryRemo · 3 eps
1986
JuncalJosé Álvarez "Juncal" · 7 eps
1989IP
Imágenes perdidasHimself - Narrator · 1 eps
1991
TruhanesGinés Giménez · 26 eps
1993Photos
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