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 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
- 2020 · Babenco: Tell Me When I Die as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Disclosure as Valentin Arregui (archive footage)
- 2019 · Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 · Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman as Self
- 2004 · The Dream Studio as self
- 1995 · Down Came a Blackbird as Tomas Ramirez
- 1994 · Street Fighter as General M. Bison
- 1994 · The Burning Season as Chico Mendes
- 1993 · Addams Family Values as Gomez Addams
- 1992 · The Plague as Cottard
- 1991 · The Addams Family as Gomez Addams
- 1990 · Havana as Arturo Duran (uncredited)
- 1990 · The Rookie as Strom
- 1990 · Frankenstein Unbound as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
- 1990 · The Monkey People as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · Presumed Innocent as Sandy Stern
- 1989 · Mack the Knife as MacHeath
- 1989 · Romero as Archbishop Oscar Romero
- 1988 · Tequila Sunrise as Commandante Xavier Escalante
- 1988 · Moon Over Parador as Roberto Strausmann
- 1988 · The Penitent as Ramon Guerola
- 1988 · Trading Hearts as Vinnie Iacona
- 1988 · Onassis: The Richest Man in the World as Aristotle Onassis
- 1987 · The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory as General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
- 1987 · Tango Bar as Ricardo Padín
- 1986 · The Morning After as Joaquin "Jackie" Manero
- 1986 · La gran fiesta as Adolfo
- 1986 · Florida Straits as Carlos Jayne
- 1986 · Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt as
- 1985 · Mussolini: The Untold Story as Count Galeazzo Ciano
- 1985 · Compromising Positions as David Suarez
- 1985 · Kiss of the Spider Woman as Valentin Arregui
- 1984 · Overdrawn at the Memory Bank as Aram Fingal / Rick Blaine
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Himself - Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · The Making of 'One from the Heart' as Self
- 1982 · Tempest as Kalibanos
- 1982 · The Escape Artist as Stu Quiñones
- 1982 · One from the Heart as Ray
- 1981 · Strong Medicine as
- 1981 · Kiss Me, Petruchio as Petruchio
- 1979 · Life of Sin as Paulo
- 1978 · Eyes of Laura Mars as Michael Reisler
- 1976 · The Gumball Rally as Franco
- 1975 · Death Scream as Detective Nick Rodriguez
- 1974 · King Lear as Edmund
- 1972 · The Bob Newhart Show as
- 1971 · The Organization as Juan Mendoza
- 1971 · Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me as Juan Carlos Rosenbloom
- 1971 · The Panic in Needle Park as Marco
- 1971 · Great Performances as Edmund
- 1970 · McCloud as Father Augusto Nieves
- 1969 · Stiletto as Party Guest (Uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self