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