Francisco Rabal

Francisco Rabal

1926-03-08 – 2001-08-29 (age 75) Águilas, Murcia, Región de Murcia, Spain
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Biography

Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), popularly known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor. His career spanned more than 200 film and television roles, between 1942 and 2001. He received numerous accolades both in Spain and abroad, including the Cannes Film Festival's Best Actor Award and the Goya Award for Best Actor.

Rabal was best known internationally for his collaborations with director Luis Buñuel, with Ronald Bergan writing "most of his other major roles he carried the heady, perverse whiff of the great surrealist director with him." He worked with many other notable directors, including Carlos Saura, Pedro Almodóvar, William Friedkin, Michelangelo Antonioni, Claude Chabrol, Luchino Visconti, and Gillo Pontecorvo.

One of Spain's most-loved and acclaimed actors during his lifetime, he also was known for his commitment to human rights and other social causes.

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Known For

L'Eclisse
L'Eclisse

1962

as Riccardo

Belle de Jour
Belle de Jour

1967

as Hyppolite

Sorcerer
Sorcerer

1977

as Nilo

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

1990

as Máximo Espejo

Stay as You Are
Stay as You Are

1978

as Lorenzo

It Can Be Done Amigo
It Can Be Done Amigo

1972

as Sheriff Franciscus

Viridiana
Viridiana

1962

as Jorge

Dagon
Dagon

2001

as Ezequiel

The Witches
The Witches

1967

as Paolo (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

One Hundred and One Nights
One Hundred and One Nights

1995

as Luis Buñuel (voice)

Eagles Over London
Eagles Over London

1969

as Martin

Nazarín
Nazarín

1959

as Father Nazario

Goya in Bordeaux
Goya in Bordeaux

1999

as Goya

Nightmare City
Nightmare City

1980

as Major Warren Holmes

Land Without Bread
Land Without Bread

1933

as Narrator (voice)

Under Siege
Under Siege

1980

as William Lombard

The Desert of the Tartars
The Desert of the Tartars

1976

as M.llo Tronk

I Am the Law
I Am the Law

1977

as Albanese the Outlaw

Airbag
Airbag

1997

as Villambrosa

Legacy of the Incas
Legacy of the Incas

1965

as Gambusino