Francisco Rabal Biography (1925-2001)

Full name, Francisco Rabal Valera; born March 8, 1925 (some sources say 1926), in Aguilas, Murcia, Spain; son of Benito Rabal and Teresa Valera; married Maria Asuncion Balaguer (an actress), 1950; children: Benito (a director and camera operator), Teresa (an actress); grandfather of Liberto Rabal (an actor). Career: Actor. Worked as an electrician at Chamartin Studios, Madrid, Spain. Awards, Honors: Best Actor Award (with Alfredo Landa), CannesInternational Film Festival, 1984, for Los santos inocentes; Best Actor Award, Montreal World Film Festival, 1991, for L'homme qui a perduson ombre. Addresses: Contact: Motion Picture Division, Spanish Ministry of Culture, San Marcos 40, Madrid 28004, Spain.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: March 8, 1925; Aguilas, Murcia, Spain

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Uncredited role) Alhucemas, Cibeles Film, 1948
Don Quijote de la Mancha(also known as Don Quixote), Cifesa, 1948
La honradez de la cerradura(title means "The Probity of the Keyhole"), Warner Espanola, 1950
Maria Morena, Cire Films, 1951
Duda, Emisora Films, 1951
Maria Antonia "La Caramba," Goya Films, 1951
Perseguidos(also known as La carcel infinita), Rosa Films,1952
Luna de sangre, Goya Films, 1952
Tomas, Sor Intrepida(also known as The Song of Sister Maria), Mercurio Films, 1952
La guerra de Dios, Cifesa, 1953
Hay un camino a la derecha(title means "There's a Road to theRight"), Titan Films, 1953
Cristobal, La picara molinera(also known as Le moulin des amours), Cifesa, 1954
El beso de Judas, Cifesa, 1954
Fernando, Todo es posible en Granada(also known as All Is Possible in Granada), Orbi Films, 1954
Diego, Murio hace quince anos, Suevia Films Excisa, 1954
Gabriel, Historias de la radio(also known as Radio Stories), Suevia Films Excisa, 1955
El canto del gallo, As Films, 1955
Sergio, Rivelazione(also known as Prigioneri del male, Prigionieri del male, and Revelacion), Mercurio Films, 1955
Saranno uomini(also known as Seran hombres), Filmayer, 1956
La gran mentira, As Films, 1956
(As Paco Rabal) Voice, La venganza(also known as Vengeanceand Ho giurato di ucciderti), M.G.M. Iberica, 1957
Tal vez manana(also known as L'amore piu bello and L'uomo dai calzoni corti), Mercurio Films, 1957
Marisa la civetta(also known as Marisa and Marisa, la coqueta), Carlo Ponti Cinematografica/Balcazar Producciones Cinematograficas, 1957
La grande strada azzurra(also known as The Wide Blue Road and Die grosse blaue Strasse), [Italy, France, and West Germany (now Germany)], 1957
Tancrid, La Gerusalemme liberta(also known as The Mighty Crusaders and The Mighty Invaders), Falcon, 1957
Amanecer en puerta oscura, Filmayer D.C. Films, 1957
Father Nazarin, Nazarin, Altura Films, 1958
Chief superintendent, Llegaron dos hombres(also known as Det kom tvaa maen), Paramount Films de Espana, 1958
Voice, Cuenca(documentary short film), Estudios Moro, 1958
La noche y el alba, Radio Films, 1958
Los clarines del miedo, Cifesa, 1958
Marques de Bradomin, Sonatas(also known as Las aventuras del marques de Bradomin), Izaro Films, 1959
Diez fusiles esperan(also known as Zoras il ribelle), Chapalo Films, 1959
Trio de damas, Radio Films, 1960
Azahares rojos,[Venezuela and Mexico], 1960
Voice, A traves de San Sebastian, Uninci, 1960
Cavalcata selvaggia,1960
Jorge, Viridiana, Kingsley, 1961
Tiro al piccione,[Italy], 1961
Morte di un bandito,[Italy], 1961
Juan Reyes, A las cinco de la tarde, M.G.M. Iberica, 1961
La sed(also known as Hijo de hombre), Iris Films, 1961
Cristobal Achaval, La mano en la trampa(also known as The Handin the Trap), Angel, 1961
El hombre de la isla, C.B. Films, 1961
Setenta veces siete(also known as The Female: Seventy Times Seven), Araucania Films, 1962
Noche de verano(also known as Summer Night and Il peccato), Paramount Films de Espana, 1962
Fra Diavolo(also known as I tromboni di Fra Diavolo), Sanchez Ramade, 1962
Riccardo, L'eclisse(also known as The Eclipse), Times,1962
Rotenborg, Mathias Sandorf(also known as El conde Sandorf, El gran rebelde, and Il grande ribelle), UGC, 1963
La rimpatriata,1963
L'autre femme(also known as La otra mujer and Quellaterribile notte), Hisampex, 1963
Autopsia de un criminal(also known as Autopsy of a Criminal), M.G.M. Iberica, 1963
El diablo tambien llora, Floralva Exclusivas, 1963 released as Il delitto di Anna Sandoval,[Italy], 1966
Le gros coup,[France and Italy], 1964
Jose Maria ("El Tempranillo"), Llanto por un bandido(also known asCavalieri della vendetta, La charge des rebelles, and Les bandits), Agata Films/Atlantic Cinematografica/Mediterranee Cinema, 1964
Paco Castillo, Marie-Chantal contre le docteur Kha(also known as Maria Chantal contra el doctor Kha and Marie Chantal contro il dottor Kha), Interpeninsular, 1965
Intimidad de los parques, Industria Peruana del Film, 1965
Voice, Espana insolita, Cire Films, 1965
Currito de la Cruz(also known as Currito of the Cross), Paramount Films de Espana, 1965
Maria Rosa, Cire Films, 1965
Gambusino, Das Vermaechtnis des Inka(also known as Das Vermachtnis des Inka, El ultimo rey de los incas, Viva Gringo, andZavetut na inkata), Universal, 1966
Dom Morel, La Religieuse(also known as The Nun and Suzanne Simonin, la Religieuse de Denis Diderot), Altura Films, 1966
I lunghi giorni della vendetta(also known as Los largos dias dela venganza), Mercurio Films/Cinemaster Internacional, 1966
Hoy como ayer, Chamartin, 1966
Camino del Rocio, Paramount Films de Espana, 1966
Rodrigo Cervantes, Cervantes(also known as Young Rebel, Avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes, and Les aventures extraordinaires de Cervantes), [Italy], 1966
Valeria's husband, "The Witch Burned Alive," Le streghe(also known as Les sorcieres), Lopert/Arco Films, 1966 released in the UnitedStates as The Witches, Lopert, 1969
Oscuros suenos eroticos de agosto(also known as Obscure AugustDreams and Oscuros suenos de agosto), Suevia Films Excisa, 1967
Hyppolite, Belle de jour(also known as Bella di giorno), Allied Artists/Miramax, 1967
Simon Bolivar, PEFSA/Jupiter Finarco/Tamanaco Films, 1968
Sangre en el ruedo, SC Entertainment, 1968
Che Guevara, El "Che" Guevara,[Italy], 1968
Espana otra vez, Pandora Film/Incine, 1969
Los desafios, Hispano Foxfilm, 1969
Goya(also known as Goya, historia de una soledad and Historia de una soledad), Izaro Films, 1970
Martin, La battaglia d'Inghilterra(also known as Battle Squadron, Eagle over London, El largo dia del aguila, and Sur ordres du Fuehrer), Cine Globe, 1970
Francesco, Ann och Eve--de erotiska(also known as Anne and Eve and Anybody's), Chevron Pictures, 1970

Cabezas cortadas(also known as Severed Heads and Cabecascortadas), Hispamex, 1970
Despues del diluvio(also known as After the Deluge and After the Flood), Filmscontacto, 1970
Paco, Le soldat laforet,1970
Nada menos que todo un hombre, Paramount Films de Espana, 1971
N. P., N. P. il segreto(also known as N. P.), Zeta-A-Elle,1971
Franciscus, Si puo fare ... amigo(also known as The Big and theBad, Bulldozer Is Back Amigo, Can Be Done, Amigo, It Can Be Done Amigo, Amigo! ...Mon colt a deux mots a te dire, and En el oeste se puede hacer ... amigo), Atlantida Films, 1971
Saddle Tramps,1971
Quelot, Laia, Universal, 1972
Party chauffeur, Pianeta Venere(also known as Planet Venus), Ultra Film, 1972
La guerrilla, Paramount Films de Espana, 1972
La colonna infame, Filmes, 1972
La otra imagen, P.C. Teide, 1973
No es nada, mama, solo un juego(also known as Beyond Erotica and It's Nothing, Only a Game), Joseph Bremer Associates, 1973
Vincent Garafalo, Il consigliere(also known as The Counsellor and El consejero), Mercurio Films/Joseph Green, 1973
Bishop Marques, Il sorriso del grande tentatore(also known as The Devil Is a Woman and The Tempter), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973
Pedro Crespo (the mayor of Zalamea), La leyenda del alcalde de Zalamea, Suevia Films Excisa, 1973
Las melancolicas(also known as Exorcism's Daughter, House of Insane Women, and Women of Doom), National Forum, 1974
Tormento, Atlantida Films, 1974
Commissioner Mendoza, Metralleta "Stein"(also known as Blind Vendetta, Fight to the Death, and The Stein Machinegun), C.B.Films/Zodiaco, 1974
Infamia(also known as La moglie giovane), Emaus Films/Metheus Film, 1974
(Uncredited) Paco Rabal (member of the jury), Dormir y ligar: Todo esempezar, Lotus Films, 1974
Mata, El buscon, N.G. Films, 1974
Corruzione al palazzo di giustizia,1974
Existio otra humanidad?, Diagonal Pictures, 1975
La peccatrice,[Italy], 1975
Mehdi Ben Barka, Faccia di spia, Cooperativa 2000 1975
Bandeira, Cacique Bandeira(also known as The Dead Man and El muerto), Impala, 1975
Las bodas de Blanca, Jose Frade Producciones Cinematograficas, 1975
The teacher, Las largas vacaciones del 36, Jose Frade ProduccionesCinematograficas, 1976
Emilia ... parada y fonda,[Spain], 1976
Tronk, Il deserto dei tartari(also known as The Desert of the Tartars and Le desert des tartars), Gaumont, 1976
Prelato, Attenti al buffone, Medusa Distribuzione, 1976
Battle Command,1976
Nilo, Sorcerer(also known as Wages of Fear), Paramount/Universal, 1977
Pensione paura(also known as La violacion de la senorita Julia), Alexandra Film, 1977
Don Giusto, Corleone(also known as Father of the Godfathers), Capital Films, 1977
Io sono mia(also known as I Belong to Me and Yo soy mia), [Italy, Spain, and West Germany (now Germany)], 1978
Il giorno dei cristalli,[Italy], 1978
Lorenzo, Cosi come sei(also known as Stay As You Are, Stay the Way You Are, and Asi como eres), New Line Cinema, 1978
Don Alfonso, Sbirro, la tua legge e lenta ... la mia no,[Italy], 1979
Poliziotti solitudine e rabbia(also known as Knallharte Profis), [Italy and West Germany (now Germany)], 1979
Vertigo en la pista(also known as Speed Driver), Lotus Films, 1980
Major Warren Holmes, La invasion de los zombies atomicos(also known as City of the Walking Dead, Invasion by the Atomic Zombies, Nightmare, Nightmare City, and Incubo sulla citta contaminata), Dialchi Film/Lotus Films, 1980
El gran secreto, Alpe Films, 1980
Fabricantes de panico(also known as Hostages!), Herald Films/Lotus Films, 1980
Buitres sobre la ciudad, Zeta Film/Lotus Films, 1980
Renacer(also known as Reborn), Clear Concept Productions/Diseno y Produccion de Films, 1981
Socrates, El tesoro de las cuatro coronas(also known as The Treasure of the Four Crowns), Cannon, 1983
Truhanes(also known as Ruffians), [Spain], 1983
Escapada final, Filmsclot, 1983
Victoria,1983
Abbott, Un delitto,1983
Una tarde, Industrias Lesmes, 1984
Futuro imperfecto,[Spain], 1984
Gabino, Sal gorda, C.B. Films, 1984
Manuel, Los zancos(also known as The Stilts), Piedra, 1984
Azarias, Los santos inocentes(also known as The Holy Innocents), United International Pictures, 1984
Diary of a Rebel,1984
Pasaron los dias, Pablo Manuel de Azcarate, 1985
Abel, Padre nuestro(also known as Our Father), Classic, 1985
Juan, Marbella, un golpe de cinco estrellas(also known as Hot Spot and Marbella), Calcpas International, 1985
Max Estrella, Luces de bohemia(also known as Bohemian Nights), Laberinto, 1985
Cesar, La hora bruja(also known as The Witching Hour), Serva Films, 1985
Guaglione, Un complicato intrigo di donne, vicoli e delitti(also known as Camorra, Camorra: The Naples Connection, and A Complex Plot about Women, Alleys and Crimes), Cannon, 1985
Muecas, Tiempo de silencio(also known as Time of Silence),Warner Bros., 1985
Grandfather, El hermano bastardo de Dios, Almadraba Producciones,1986
Cayo, El disputado voto del senor Cayo, Producciones Cinematograficas Penelope, 1986
Pedro Gailo, Divinas palabras(also known as Divine Words),[Spain], 1987
Jorge, A Time of Destiny, Columbia, 1988
Colonel Olvera, El aire de un crimen(also known as Scent of a Crime), Isasi, 1988
Title role, Torquemada,[Spain], 1989
Barroco, Opala Films, 1990
Simm, L'autre(also known as The Other and Autre--l'altro), Carthago Films/La Sept Cinema, 1990
Maximo Espejo, Atame!(also known as Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!), Miramax, 1990
La blanca paloma(also known as The White Dove), [Spain], 1991
Antonio, L'homme qui a perdu son ombre(also known as The Man Who Lost His Shadow and El hombre que perdio su sombra), Tornasol Films/Gemini Films, 1991
Manuel, le fils emprunte,[Canada], 1991
Ni contigo ni sin ti, Tornasol Films, 1992
La Lola se va a los puertos,[Spain], 1993
St. Peter, Asi en el cielo como en la tierra, Atrium Productions,1995
Tio Ricardo, El palomo cojo(also known as The Lame Pigeon),Columbia/TriStar Films de Espana, 1995
Edipo alcalde(also known as Oedipus Mayor), Quimera Films,1996
Voice of Draco, Dragonheart(dubbed Spanish version), Universal, 1996
Villambrosa, Airbag, Le Studio Canal/Marea Films/MGN Filmes, 1997
Cristobal, Le jour et la nuit(also known as Day and Night),Le Studio Canal/M6 Films/Nomad Films, 1997
Don Francisco, Pequenos milagros(also known as Little Miracles), Filmarte, 1997
Himself, The Bunuel Paradox,1997
Papa Basilio, El Evangelio de las Maravillas(also known as Divine), Wanda Distribucion Cinematografica de Films, 1998
Grandfather, Pajarico, Ariane Distribution, 1998
Wenceslao Corredoira, La novia de medianoche,[Spain], 1998
Molina, En dag til i solen(also known as Water Easy Reach),Les Films du Losange, 1998
Don Jorge, Talk of Angels, Miramax, 1998
Don Vicente, Tu que harias por amor, Alta Films, 1999
Voice, Lorca, Santiago y seis poemas gallegos(short film), [Spain], 1999
Goya, Goya en Buredos(also known as Goya in Bordeaux), SonyPictures Classics, 1999
Television Appearances
Series
Abbott Lovano, La piovra(also known as The Octopus and La Mafia), Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Television Espanola, TF1, Antenne-2, Channel 4, Oesterreichischer Rundfunk, and Radiotelevisione Italiana, 1984
Title role, Juncal,1987
Miniseries
Cristobal Colon(also known as Cristoforo Colombo), Television Espanola and Radiotelevisione Italiana, 1967
Movies
Voice, El libro del buen amor(also known as El buen amor and Libros que hay que tener: El libro del buen amor), Television Espanola, 1968
Himself, Flash 20(short film), Television Espanola, 1968
Ricardo Sorbedo, La colmena(also known as The Beehive), Television Espanola, 1982
Rocabruno, Epilogo, Television Espanola, 1983
Eduardo Guerrero, Un solitario e mezzo, Produzioni Cine TV and Sueddeutscher Rundfunk, 1985
Los paraisos perdidos, Television Espanola, 1985
Domingo Ferreiro, La vieja musica(also known as The Old Music), Television Espanola, 1985
Remo (the innkeeper), La storia(also known as History), [Italy], 1985
Fabian, Gallego, Television de Galicia, 1988
La taberna fantastica, Television Espanola, 1991
La mujer de tu vida 2: La mujer cualquiera, Television Espanola, 1992
WRITINGS
Dialogue for Screenplays
Despues del diluvio(also known as After the Deluge and After the Flood), Filmscontacto, 1970

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