Raúl Juliá
Born
March 9, 1940
Died
October 24, 1994 (54 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Self (archive footage)
2020
Disclosure
Valentin Arregui (archive footage)
2020
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self (archive footage)
2019
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
Self
2008
The Dream Studio
self
2004
Down Came a Blackbird
Tomas Ramirez
1995
Street Fighter
Bison
1994
The Burning Season
Chico Mendes
1994
Addams Family Values
Gomez Addams
1993
The Plague
Cottard
1992
The Addams Family
Gomez Addams
1991
Havana
Arturo Duran (uncredited)
1990
The Rookie
Strom
1990
Frankenstein Unbound
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
1990
The Monkey People
Narrator (voice)
1990
Presumed Innocent
Sandy Stern
1990
Mack the Knife
MacHeath
1989
Romero
Archbishop Oscar Romero
1989
Tequila Sunrise
Commandante Xavier Escalante
1988
Moon Over Parador
Roberto Strausmann
1988
The Penitent
Ramon Guerola
1988
Trading Hearts
Vinnie Iacona
1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Aristotle Onassis
1988
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
1987
Tango Bar
Ricardo Padín
1987
The Morning After
Joaquin "Jackie" Manero
1986
La gran fiesta
Adolfo
1986
Florida Straits
Carlos Jayne
1986
Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt
1986
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Count Galeazzo Ciano · (4 episodes)
1985
Compromising Positions
David Suarez
1985
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Valentin Arregui
1985
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
Aram Fingal / Rick Blaine
1984
Reading Rainbow
Himself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1983
The Making of 'One from the Heart'
Self
1982
Tempest
Kalibanos
1982
The Escape Artist
Stu Quiñones
1982
Strong Medicine
1981
One from the Heart
Ray
1981
Kiss Me, Petruchio
Petruchio
1981
Life of Sin
Paulo
1979
Eyes of Laura Mars
Michael Reisler
1978
The Gumball Rally
Franco
1976
Death Scream
Detective Nick Rodriguez
1975
King Lear
Edmund
1974
The Bob Newhart Show
(1 episode)
1972
The Organization
Juan Mendoza
1971
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Juan Carlos Rosenbloom
1971
The Panic in Needle Park
Marco
1971
Great Performances
Edmund · (1 episode)
1971
McCloud
Father Augusto Nieves · (1 episode)
1970
Stiletto
Party Guest (Uncredited)
1969
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953