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Raúl Juliá

Name in Native Language: "Raul Julia" (Spanish/ES)
Actor | * 03/09/1940 († 54, 10/24/1994) | San Juan (Puerto Rico)
Raúl Rafael Carlos Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor. He was known for his intense and varied roles on stage and screen. He started his career in the Public Theatre before transitioning to film. He received numerous accolades including a Drama Desk Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and nominations for four Tony Awards. In 2017, The Daily Telegraph named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. Born in San Juan, he took an interest in acting while still in school and pursued the career upon completion of his studies. After performing locally for some time, he was convinced by actor and entertainment personality Orson Bean to move and work in New York City. Julia, 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 Theater. Julia was eventually noticed by producer Joseph Papp, who offered him work in the New York Shakespeare Festival. In 1978, he famously starred alongside Meryl Streep in an electric revival of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew at the Delacorte Theater. He went on to receive four Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musica... ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Raúl Juliá

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Golden Globe Awards Primetime Emmy Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards 4x Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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Movies with Raúl Juliá as Actor(44)

as Self (archive footage)2020 Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Valentin Arregui (archive footage)2020 Disclosure
as himself2004 The Dream Studio
as Tomas Ramirez1995 Down Came a Blackbird
as General M. Bison1994 Street Fighter
as Chico Mendes1994 The Burning Season
as Gomez Addams1993 Addams Family Values
as Cottard1992 The Plague
as Gomez Addams1991 The Addams Family
as Dr. Victor Frankenstein1990 Frankenstein Unbound
as Strom1990 The Rookie
as Arturo Duran (uncredited)1990 Havana
as Sandy Stern1990 Presumed Innocent
as Archbishop Oscar Romero1989 Romero
as MacHeath1989 Mack the Knife
as Carlos / Comandante Xavier Escalante1988 Tequila Sunrise
as Ramon Guerola1988 The Penitent
as Roberto Strausmann1988 Moon Over Parador
as Vinnie Iacona1988 Trading Hearts
as Aristotle Onassis1988 Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
as General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna1987 The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
as Ricardo Padín1987 Tango Bar
as Carlos Jayne1986 Florida Straits
as Adolfo1986 La gran fiesta
as Joaquin "Jackie" Manero1986 The Morning After
as David Suarez1985 Compromising Positions
as Valentin Arregui1985 Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Aram Fingal / Rick Blaine1984 Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
as Stu Quiñones1982 The Escape Artist
as Kalibanos1982 Tempest
as Petruchio1981 Kiss Me, Petruchio
as Paulo1979 Life of Sin
as Michael Reisler1978 Eyes of Laura Mars
as Franco1976 The Gumball Rally
as Detective Nick Rodriguez1975 Death Scream
as Edmund1974 King Lear
as Juan Mendoza1971 The Organization
as Juan Carlos Rosenbloom1971 Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
as Party Guest (Uncredited)1969 Stiletto

TV Shows/Series with Raúl Juliá as Actor(4)

as Count Galeazzo Ciano1985 Mussolini: The Untold Story
as Edmund1971 Great Performances
as Father Augusto Nieves1970 McCloud

Movies with Raúl Juliá as Crew(1)

Crew/In Memory Of1994 Street Fighter

Full Name: Raúl Julia
Born: Saturday, 03/09 1940 (March) in San Juan (Puerto Rico)
Died: Monday, 10/24 1994 (October) in Manhasset (aged: 54)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Educated at: Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola
Other names for Raúl Juliá (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Raul Julia"
"Raúl Rafael Juliá Y Arcelay"
Raúl Juliá frequently works together with these people:
Paul Mazursky (8x, Actor)
Marcos Zurinaga (8x, Crew)
Sônia Braga (7x, Actress)
Leon Capetanos (7x, Crew)
Plácido Domingo (5x, Actor)
Bárbara Paz (5x, Actress)
William Hurt (4x, Actor)
Tony Plana (4x, Actor)
Barry Sonnenfeld (4x, Crew)
Pato Guzman (4x, Crew)
Roberto Gandara (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1750, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/11/2024