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Raúl Juliá

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Known For

54 Years Old

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.

Born

San Juan, Puerto Rico on 9th March 1940

Died

24th October 1994

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