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Raul Julia (1940–1994)

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Raul Julia was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He graduated from Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola High School in San Juan. Here he studied the rigorous classical curriculum of the Jesuits and was always active in student dramatics. Julia was discovered while performing in a nightclub in San Juan by actor Orson Bean who inspired him to move to the mainland to pursue other projects... See full bio »

Born:

Raul Rafael Carlos Julia y Arcelay
in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Died:

(age 54) in Manhasset, New York, USA
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1995 Down Came a Blackbird (TV movie)
Tomas Ramirez
 
1995 Street Fighter: The Movie (Video Game)
M. Bison
 
1994 Street Fighter
General M. Bison
 
1994 The Burning Season (TV movie)
Chico Mendes
 
1993 Addams Family Values
Gomez Addams
 
1992 The Plague
Cottard
 
1991 The Addams Family
Gomez Addams
 
1990/I Havana
Arturo Duran (uncredited)
 
1990 The Rookie
Strom
 
1990 Frankenstein Unbound
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
 
1990 Presumed Innocent
Alejandro 'Sandy' Stern
 
1989 Mack the Knife
MacHeath
 
1989 Romero
Archbishop Oscar Romero
 
1988 Tequila Sunrise
Carlos/Comandante Xavier Escalante
 
1988 Moon Over Parador
Roberto Strausmann
 
1988 The Penitent
Ramon Guerola
 
1988 Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (TV movie)
Aristotle Onassis
 
1988 Trading Hearts
Vinnie Iacona
 
1987 Tango Bar
Ricardo
 
1987 Florida Straits (TV movie)
Carlos Jayne
 
1987 The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (TV movie)
Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
 
1986 La gran fiesta
Adolfo
 
1986 The Morning After
Joaquin Manero
 
1985 Mussolini: The Untold Story (TV mini-series)
Count Galeazzo Ciano
 
1985 Compromising Positions
David Suarez
 
1985 Kiss of the Spider Woman
Valentin Arregui
 
1985 American Playhouse (TV series)
Aram Fingal / Rick Blaine
– Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1985) … Aram Fingal / Rick Blaine
 
1984 The New Show (TV series)
Scarface / Various
– Episode #1.4 (1984) … Various / Scarface
 
1982 Tempest
Kalibanos
 
1982 The Escape Artist
Stu Quiñones
 
1982 One from the Heart
Ray
 
1981 Strong Medicine
 
1981 Kiss Me, Petruchio (TV movie)
Petruchio
 
1979 A Life of Sin
Paulo
 
1979 Othello (video)
Othello
 
1978 Eyes of Laura Mars
Michael Reisler (also as R.J.)
 
1976 The Gumball Rally
Franco
 
1975 Death Scream (TV movie)
Detective Nick Rodriguez
 
1974 Aces Up (TV movie)
Raul
 
1974 Great Performances (TV series)
Edmund
– King Lear (1974) … Edmund (as Raúl Juliá)
 
1974 The Bob Newhart Show (TV series)
Gregory Robinson
– Oh, Brother (1974) … Gregory Robinson
 
1971-1972 Sesame Street (TV series)
Rafael
– Episode #3.79 (1972) … Rafael
– Episode #3.78 (1972) … Rafael
– Episode #3.69 (1972) … Rafael
– Episode #3.1 (1971) … Rafael
 
1971 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
 
1970 McCloud (TV series)
Father Nieves
– Portrait of a Dead Girl (1970) … Father Nieves (as Raúl Juliá)
 
1969 Love of Life (TV series)
Miguel Garcia
 
1969 Stiletto
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
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1993 Addams Family Values (performer: "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" - uncredited)
 
1991 The Addams Family (performer: "Mamushka")
 
1989 Mack the Knife (performer: "The Cannon Song", "Love Song", "Polly's Song")
 
1982 Tempest (performer: "New York, New York")
 
1982 One from the Heart (performer: "It's Raining Cuban Cigars" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1996 Death in Granada (dedicatee)
 
1994 Street Fighter (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 December 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 June 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Original Score
 
1993 Roberto: The Roberto Clemente Story (video documentary)
Narrator
 
1991 The Making of 'The Addams Family' (TV documentary)
Himself / Gomez Addams
 
1991 The 45th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1990 The Joan Rivers Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 March 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 Clint, 'The Rookie' & Me (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama & Presenter
 
1985 The 39th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter & Performer
 
1984 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
Himself
– Mystery on the Docks (1984) … Himself (voice)
 
1982 The Making of 'One from the Heart' (documentary short)
Himself
 
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2005 The Original Amateur Hour (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Dream Studio (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Liquid Assets (TV series documentary)
 
2002 MC Hammer: 2 Legit - The Videos (video documentary)
Gomez Addams (segment "Addams Groove")
 
2002 The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Papp Project (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 ... y otras mujeres de armas tomar (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Valentín Arregui (uncredited)
 

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Presumed Innocent -- When the woman deputy prosecutor R.K. Sabich had an affair with is murdered the prosecutor asks him to lead the investigation. When Sabich digs too deeply he finds himself framed for the murder. The Rookie -- Clint Eastwood plays a veteran cop who gets stuck with a rookie cop (Charlie Sheen) to chase down a German criminal (Raul Julia.) Addams Family Values -- A comical Gothic horror-movie-type family tries to rescue their beloved uncle from his gold-digging new love.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Played Proteus in "Two Gentlemen Of Verona" on Broadway, 1972. Nominated for Tony award for Best Actor. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 4 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Raúl Julia | Raúl Juliá | R.J.

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

There are 38,000 people dying of hunger each day and most are children. And, being a celebrity, I communicate about it as much as I can. See more »

Trivia:

Earned a B.A. in drama from University of Puerto Rico. See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces