Raúl Juliá
Born
9 March 1940 (86)
Place of Birth
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Also known as
Raul Julia
Biography
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...
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.
Filmography (40)
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020
Disclosure
2020
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
2008
The Dream Studio
2004
Down Came a Blackbird
1995
Street Fighter
1994
The Burning Season
1994
Addams Family Values
1993
The Plague
1992
The Addams Family
1991
Havana
1990
The Rookie
1990
Frankenstein Unbound
1990
The Monkey People
1990
Presumed Innocent
1990
Un Recorrido de la Isla de Puerto Rico
1990
Mack the Knife
1989
Romero
1989
Tequila Sunrise
1988
Moon Over Parador
1988
The Penitent
1988
Trading Hearts
1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988
Costa Rica: Child of the Wind
1988
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
1987
Tango Bar
1987
The Morning After
1986
La gran fiesta
1986
Florida Straits
1986
Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt
1986
Compromising Positions
1985
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
1984
The Making of 'One from the Heart'
1982
Tempest
1982
The Escape Artist
1982
One from the Heart
1982
Strong Medicine
1981
Kiss Me, Petruchio
1981