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

Belle de Jour
Belle de Jour

1967

as Hyppolite

Sorcerer
Sorcerer

1977

as Nilo

Dagon
Dagon

2001

as Ezequiel

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

1990

as Máximo Espejo

L'Eclisse
L'Eclisse

1962

as Riccardo

María Rosa
Little Miracles
Little Miracles

1997

as Don Francisco

El buscón
El buscón

1979

as Mata

Oedipus Mayor
Oedipus Mayor

1996

as Tiresias

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

Eagles Over London
Eagles Over London

1969

as Martin

Camino del Rocío
Camino del Rocío

1966

as José Antonio

Trío de damas
Trío de damas

1960

as Alberto Sáinz Robledo

The Witches
The Witches

1967

as Paolo (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

La vieja música
La vieja música

1985

as Domingo Ferreiro

Viridiana
Viridiana

1962

as Jorge

One Hundred and One Nights
One Hundred and One Nights

1995

as Luis Buñuel (voice)

The Other
Crooks
Crooks

1983

as Ginés Jiménez Valera