Raúl Juliá

Raúl Juliá

Birthday: 1940-03-09

Deathday: 1994-10-24

Place of birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Also known as: Raul Julia

imdb_id: nm0000471

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.

Played in movies:

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

Score: 8.5

Down Came a Blackbird

Score: 8.2

The Making of 'One from the Heart'

Score: 8.0

Disclosure

Score: 7.9

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Score: 7.1

The Addams Family

Score: 7.1

Romero

Score: 7.0

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Score: 7.0

Addams Family Values

Score: 7.0

The Panic in Needle Park

Score: 6.8

Presumed Innocent

Score: 6.8

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

Score: 6.6

Death Scream

Score: 6.6

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

Score: 6.6

Mack the Knife

Score: 6.6

The Burning Season

Score: 6.2

The Escape Artist

Score: 6.2

The Gumball Rally

Score: 6.1

Tequila Sunrise

Score: 6.1

The Penitent

Score: 6.0

Tempest

Score: 6.0

One from the Heart

Score: 6.0

The Organization

Score: 5.9

Eyes of Laura Mars

Score: 5.9

The Morning After

Score: 5.9

The Rookie

Score: 5.9

Havana

Score: 5.8

La gran fiesta

Score: 5.8

Moon Over Parador

Score: 5.8

The Plague

Score: 5.7

Frankenstein Unbound

Score: 5.7

Strong Medicine

Score: 5.6

Kiss Me, Petruchio

Score: 5.5

Tango Bar

Score: 5.5

Compromising Positions

Score: 5.5

Stiletto

Score: 5.2

Trading Hearts

Score: 5.0

Life of Sin

Score: 5.0

Florida Straits

Score: 5.0

Street Fighter

Score: 4.6

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

Score: 3.5

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

Score: 2.7

The Monkey People

Score: 0.0

King Lear

Score: 0.0

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Score: 0.0

Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt

Score: 0.0

The Dream Studio

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Reading Rainbow

Score: 8.4

The Bob Newhart Show

Score: 7.5

McCloud

Score: 7.1

The Oscars

Score: 6.9

Great Performances

Score: 5.6

Mussolini: The Untold Story

Score: 5.3