Raul Julia (1940–1994)

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Raul Julia was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Olga Arcelay, a mezzo-soprano singer, and Raúl Juliá, an electrical engineer. 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 ... See full bio »

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Known For

The Addams Family
The Addams Family Gomez Addams
(1991)
Street Fighter
Street Fighter Bison
(1994)
Addams Family Values
Addams Family Values Gomez Addams
(1993)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman Valentin Arregui
(1985)
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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
Bison
 1994 The Burning Season (TV Movie)
Chico Mendes
 1993 Addams Family Values
Gomez Addams
 1992 La peste
Cottard
 1991 Hammer: Addams Groove (Video short)
Gomez Addams
 1991 The Addams Family
Gomez Addams
 1990/I Havana
Arturo Duran (uncredited)
 1990 The Rookie
Strom
 1990 Roger Corman's Frankenstein Unbound
Victor Frankenstein
 1990 Presumed Innocent
Sandy Stern
 1989 Mack the Knife
MacHeath
 1989 Romero
Archbishop Oscar Romero
 1988 Tequila Sunrise
Carlos / 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 (TV Movie)
Aristotle Onassis
 1987 Tango Bar
Ricardo
 1987 The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (TV Movie)
Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
 1986 The Morning After
Joaquin Manero
 1986 Florida Straits (TV Movie)
Carlos Jayne
 1986 La gran fiesta
Adolfo
 1985 Mussolini: The Untold Story (TV Mini-Series)
Count Galeazzo Ciano
 1985 Compromising Positions
David Suarez
 1985 Kiss of the Spider Woman
Valentin Arregui
 1984 The New Show (TV Series)
Various / Scarface
- Episode #1.4 (1984) ... Various / Scarface
 1983 American Playhouse (TV Series)
Aram Fingal / Rick Blaine
- Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1983) ... Aram Fingal / Rick Blaine
 1982 Tempest
Kalibanos
 1982 The Escape Artist
Stu Quiñones
 1981 One from the Heart
Ray
 1980 Ripe Strawberries (Short)
 1979 A Life of Sin
Paulo
 1979 Othello (Video)
Othello
 1978 Eyes of Laura Mars
Michael Reisler (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)
Dr. Greg Robinson
- Oh, Brother (1974) ... Dr. Greg Robinson
 1971-1972 Sesame Street (TV Series)
Rafael
- Episode #3.80 (1972) ... Rafael
- Episode #3.78 (1972) ... Rafael
- Episode #3.69 (1972) ... Rafael
- Episode #3.55 (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
 1970 McCloud (TV Series)
Father Augusto Nieves
- Portrait of a Dead Girl (1970) ... Father Augusto Nieves (as Raúl Juliá)
 1969 Stiletto
Party Guest (uncredited)
 1968 N.Y.P.D. (TV Series)
Patrolman
- The Peep Freak (1968) ... Patrolman
 1951 Love of Life (TV Series)
Miguel Garcia (1969)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Played Macheath in "Threepenny Opera" on Broadway. Nominated for a Tony award for Best Actor. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview | 4 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 3 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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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 »

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Was originally supposed to play Don Diego De la Vega in The Mask of Zorro (1998), but died before he could take the role. See more »

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