Raúl Juliá

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-03-09 (54 years old)

Deathday

1994-10-24

Place of Birth

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Raúl Juliá

Biography

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...

Acting

1990

Frankenstein Unbound

as Dr. Victor Frankenstein

1988

Tequila Sunrise

as Commandante Xavier Escalante

1993

Addams Family Values

as Gomez Addams

1991

The Addams Family

as Gomez Addams

1990

Presumed Innocent

as Sandy Stern

1985

Kiss of the Spider Woman

as Valentin Arregui

1990

The Rookie

as Strom

1994

1986

The Morning After

as Joaquin "Jackie" Manero

1976

1988

Moon Over Parador

as Roberto Strausmann

1989

Romero

as Archbishop Oscar Romero

1978

Eyes of Laura Mars

as Michael Reisler

1992

The Plague

as Cottard

1982

Tempest

as Kalibanos

1989

Mack the Knife

as MacHeath

1971

The Organization

as Juan Mendoza

1982

The Escape Artist

as Stu Quiñones

1986

Florida Straits

as Carlos Jayne

1971

1995

Down Came a Blackbird

as Tomas Ramirez

1985

Compromising Positions

as David Suarez

1984

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

as Aram Fingal / Rick Blaine

1994

The Burning Season

as Chico Mendes

1975

Death Scream

as Detective Nick Rodriguez

2020

Disclosure

as Valentin Arregui (archive footage)

2004

1986

1979

Life of Sin

as Paulo

1990

Havana

as Arturo Duran (uncredited)

1988

The Penitent

as Ramon Guerola

1987

Tango Bar

as Ricardo Padín

1981

Kiss Me, Petruchio

as Petruchio

2019

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

as Self (archive footage)

1988

Trading Hearts

as Vinnie Iacona

1987

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

as General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

1969

Stiletto

as Party Guest (Uncredited)

1974

King Lear

as Edmund

2020

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

as Self (archive footage)

1990

The Monkey People

as Narrator (voice)

Production

1994

Street Fighter

as In Memory Of

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