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Francisco Rabal

Actor

Francisco Rabal

Born March 8, 1926 in Águilas, Murcia, Región de Murcia, SpainDied August 29, 2001183 films

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.

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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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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Belle de Jour poster7.3Belle de Jour1967Sorcerer poster7.5Sorcerer1977L'Eclisse poster7.6L'Eclisse1962Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! poster6.8Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!1990Nazarín poster7.6Nazarín1959The Holy Innocents poster7.8The Holy Innocents1984Dagon poster6.1Dagon2001Death of a Cyclist poster7.1Death of a Cyclist1955

Filmography

183 films as actor
  1. TBAMorte di un banditoVito Ribera
  2. 2002The Revolution on Two HorsesZio Henrique
  3. 2001DagonEzequiel
  4. 2001Just Run!Don Vicente
  5. 2001Lázaro de TormesEl Ciego
  6. 2001Nights of Constantinople
  7. 2000Divertimento
  8. 2000MoonfishTio Nini
  9. 1999Goya in BordeauxGoya
  10. 1998Talk of AngelsDon Jorge
  11. 1998DivinePapá Basilio
  12. 1998Water Easy Reach
  13. 1997La novia de medianocheWenceslao Corredoira
  14. 1997Little MiraclesDon Francisco
  15. 1997Little BirdEl Abuelo
  16. 1997AirbagVillambrosa
  17. 1997Day and NightCristobal
  18. 1996Oedipus MayorTiresias
  19. 1995On Earth as It Is in HeavenSan Pedro
  20. 1995The Lame PigeonTío Ricardo
  21. 1995One Hundred and One NightsLuis Buñuel (voice)
  22. 1995Felicidades, TovarichAbuelo
  23. 1994La mujer cualquiera
  24. 1993La Lola se va a los puertosDon Diego
  25. 1992The Man Who Lost His ShadowAntonio
  26. 1992Ni contigo ni sin ti
  27. 1991The Other
  28. 1991La taberna fantásticaRogelio
  29. 1990Manuel, le fils empruntéJuan Alvarez
  30. 1990Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!Máximo Espejo
  31. 1989The White DoveDomingo
  32. 1989TorquemadaTorquemada
  33. 1988Scent of a CrimeCoronel Olvera
  34. 1988A Time of DestinyJorge Larraneta
  35. 1987Il mistero del panino assassinoArno dei conti Vincini
  36. 1987Divine WordsPedro Gailo
  37. 1986El disputado voto del señor CayoSeñor Cayo
  38. 1986El hermano bastardo de Dios
  39. 1986Tiempo de silencioMuecas
  40. 1986Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)Guaglione
  41. 1985ScapegoatComisario Cárdenas
  42. 1985The Witching HourCesar
  43. 1985MarbellaJuan
  44. 1985La vieja músicaDomingo Ferreiro
  45. 1985Bohemian NightsMax Estrella
  46. 1985Our FatherAbel
  47. 1985The Lost ParadiseEl político anciano
  48. 1984The StiltsManuel
  49. 1984Un delittoAbbot
  50. 1984The Holy InnocentsAzarías
  51. 1984Coarse SaltGabino
  52. 1984Victòria! 3: El seny i la rauxaCoronel Márquez
  53. 1984EpilogueRocabruno
  54. 1983Victòria! 2: La disbauxa del 17Coronel Márquez
  55. 1983CrooksGinés Jiménez Valera
  56. 1983Victòria! La gran aventura d'un pobleCoronel Márquez
  57. 1983Treasure of the Four CrownsSócrates
  58. 1982The BeehiveRicardo Sorbedo
  59. 1981RebornGiacomo
  60. 1981Vultures Over the CityBender
  61. 1980Nightmare CityMajor Warren Holmes
  62. 1980Speed DriverEsposito
  63. 1980El gran secretoDomingo
  64. 1980Under SiegeWilliam Lombard
  65. 1980The RebelTony
  66. 1979El buscónMata
  67. 1979Ciao Cialtroni!Fra' Giovanni
  68. 1979Hunted CityDon Alfonso
  69. 1978CorleoneDon Giusto Provenzano
  70. 1978Stay as You AreLorenzo
  71. 1978Hotel FearMarta's lover
  72. 1977Io sono miaPadre di Orio
  73. 1977I Am the LawAlbanese the Outlaw
  74. 1977SorcererNilo
  75. 1976The Desert of the TartarsM.llo Tronk
  76. 1976The Long Vacations of '36Teacher
  77. 1976Emilia... parada y fonda
  78. 1975Blanca's WeddingsAntonio
  79. 1975Eye of the CatEminenza
  80. 1975The City of WorldMatteo
  81. 1975C.I.A. Secret StoryMehdi Ben Barka
  82. 1975The Dead ManAzevedo Bandeira
  83. 1975La peccatriceTurco
  84. 1975Fight to the DeathComisario Emilio Mendoza
  85. 1974The TempterBishop Marquez
  86. 1974TormentoAgustín Caballero
  87. 1974It's Nothing Mama, Just a GameTío
  88. 1974Death Will Have Your EyesThe Blackmailer
  89. 1973The CounsellorVincent Garofalo
  90. 1973La otra imagen
  91. 1973La colonna infameGiacomo Mora - il barbiere
  92. 1973La leyenda del alcalde de ZalameaPedro Crespo, Alcalde de Zalamea
  93. 1973The GuerrillaEl Cabrero (The Shepherd)
  94. 1972Planet VenusParty chauffer
  95. 1972N.P. - The SecretIngegnere N.P.
  96. 1972Le Soldat LaforêtPaco
  97. 1972It Can Be Done AmigoSheriff Franciscus
  98. 1972Nada menos que todo un hombreAlejandro Gómez
  99. 1971Goya: A Story of SolitudeGoya
  100. 1971El apartamento de la tentaciónHombre que se cruza con Julieta (uncredited)
  101. 1971The Big Black SowIl Medico
  102. 1971Exorcism's DaughterFuso
  103. 1970Cutting HeadsDíaz II
  104. 1970Ann and EveFrancesco
  105. 1970Laia
  106. 1969The ChallengesCarlos
  107. 1969Simón BolívarJosé Antonio Del Llano
  108. 1969Un adulterio decenteConserje (uncredited)
  109. 1969Spain AgainReportero
  110. 1969Eagles Over LondonMartin
  111. 1969Blood in the BullringJuan Carmona
  112. 1968After the DelugePedro
  113. 1968Les Anges exterminés
  114. 1968Bloody Che ContraChe Guevara
  115. 1967Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel CervantesRodrigo Cervantes
  116. 1967The NunDom Morel
  117. 1967Oscuros sueños de agostoJulio
  118. 1967Belle de JourHyppolite
  119. 1967Long Days of VengeanceSheriff Douglas
  120. 1967The WitchesPaolo (segment "La strega bruciata viva")