Raúl Juliá

Born: 1940-03-09

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.


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The Addams Family

as Gomez Addams
Released: 1991-11-22

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans...

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Addams Family Values

as Gomez Addams
Released: 1993-11-19

Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby...

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as General M. Bison
Released: 1994-12-23

Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison...

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Presumed Innocent

as Sandy Stern
Released: 1990-07-27

Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is...

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Disclosure

as Valentin Arregui (archive footage)
Released: 2020-06-19

An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel...

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Havana

as Arturo Duran (uncredited)
Released: 1990-12-11

An American professional gambler named Jack Weil decides to visit Havana, Cuba to gamble. On the...

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The Rookie

as Strom
Released: 1990-12-07

Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in...

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Tequila Sunrise

as Commandante Xavier Escalante
Released: 1988-12-02

In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is...

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One from the Heart

as Ray
Released: 1982-02-11

Hank and Frannie don't seem to be able to live together anymore. After a five-year relationship,...

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The Panic in Needle Park

as Marco
Released: 1971-06-01

A stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New...

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Eyes of Laura Mars

as Michael Reisler
Released: 1978-08-02

A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial...

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Kiss of the Spider Woman

as Valentin Arregui
Released: 1985-07-26

The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is...

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The Gumball Rally

as Franco
Released: 1976-07-28

A group of people from different backgrounds have one thing in common: when they hear the world...

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Tempest

as Kalibanos
Released: 1982-08-13

A sobering mid-life crisis fuels dissatisfaction in Philip Dimitrius, to the extent where the...

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The Morning After

as Joaquin "Jackie" Manero
Released: 1986-12-25

Failed actress Alex Sternbergen wakes up hungover one morning in an apartment she does not...

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Frankenstein Unbound

as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Released: 1990-11-02

The ultimate weapon, claimed to be safe for mankind, produces global side-effects including time...

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Moon Over Parador

as Roberto Strausmann
Released: 1988-09-09

Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the dictatorship of Parador at the time...

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Compromising Positions

as David Suarez
Released: 1985-08-30

An ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an...

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The Organization

as Juan Mendoza
Released: 1971-10-20

After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal...

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Stiletto

as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Released: 1969-07-30

A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's also a professional Mafia hitman. When he...

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The Escape Artist

as Stu Quiñones
Released: 1982-05-28

The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from...

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Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

as Aristotle Onassis
Released: 1988-05-01

Biography of the life of Aristotle Onassis, a Greek who rose to become one of the world's most...

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The Burning Season

as Chico Mendes
Released: 1994-09-17

Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against...

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Death Scream

as Detective Nick Rodriguez
Released: 1975-09-26

Loosely based on the true story of the killing of Kitty Genovese: A young woman's murder is...

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King Lear

as Edmund
Released: 1974-02-20

James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging...

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Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

as Aram Fingal / Rick Blaine
Released: 1984-09-22

A futuristic rebel becomes a Humphrey Bogart character after watching repeated reruns of Casablanca.

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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-11-26

Besieged by cancer and nearing the end, the genius Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco...

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The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

as General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Released: 1987-11-11

Against orders and with no help of relief Texas patriots led by William Travis, Jim Bowie, and...

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La gran fiesta

as Adolfo
Released: 1986-12-01

In 1942, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a casino is organizing a farewell party for its patrons,...

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Romero

as Archbishop Oscar Romero
Released: 1989-08-25

Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El...

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The Plague

as Cottard
Released: 1992-08-26

In a city in South America an outbreak of bubonic plague occurs. While people try to flee and...

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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-09-13

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic,...

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Strong Medicine

as uncredited
Released: 1981-01-01

Adaptation of an avant-garde play about Rhoda, a hysterical heroine who feels oppressed by the...

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Down Came a Blackbird

as Tomas Ramirez
Released: 1995-10-22

A woman struggles with the death of her lover. He was killed by South-American fascists.

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Mack the Knife

as MacHeath
Released: 1989-11-01

In the 19th century London, a young girl falls for a famous womanizing criminal and they decide...

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Life of Sin

as Paulo
Released: 1979-01-01

The film dramatizes the life of Isabel "la Negra" Luberza Oppenheimer. Pablo, a Caribbean...

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The Penitent

as Ramon Guerola
Released: 1988-05-27

Tension between a jealous husband, his wife who's attracted to his friend and the friend is...

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Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

as Juan Carlos Rosenbloom
Released: 1971-09-15

Free-thinking student tries to put up with life at a straight-laced college in 1958.

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Kiss Me, Petruchio

as Petruchio
Released: 1981-01-07

A documentary about the 1978 stage production of The Taming of the Shrew by the New York City...

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Florida Straits

as Carlos Jayne
Released: 1986-10-26

A man who spent 20 years in Cuban prison after the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion and a...

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The Making of 'One from the Heart'

as Self
Released: 1982-08-14

A short documentary on the Francis Ford Coppola musical One From the Heart.

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Trading Hearts

as Vinnie Iacona
Released: 1988-05-27

A baseball-loving small girl decides to hook up her favorite down-on-his-luck baseball player...

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Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

as Self
Released: 2008-06-25

Rare documents and details of the film's story. From its initial option to its critical...

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The Dream Studio

as self
Released: 2004-01-01

A documentary about the making of Francis Ford Coppola's 'One From the Heart'.

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The Bob Newhart Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-09-16

The Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises, which aired...

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Great Performances

as Edmund
First aired: 1971-01-28

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...

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McCloud

as Father Augusto Nieves
First aired: 1970-02-17

Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Reading Rainbow

as Himself - Narrator (voice)
First aired: 1983-06-06

Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode...

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Mussolini: The Untold Story

as Count Galeazzo Ciano
First aired: 1985-11-24

The rise and fall of Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Recounting his life with his...

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