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Known ForActing
Born1926-03-08
BirthplaceÁguilas, Murcia, Región de Murcia, Spain
Francisco Rabal
Acting
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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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Francisco Rabal
Filmography
Acting (196)
2002
The Revolution on Two Horsesas Zio Henrique
4.7
2002
Zero/infinitoas (voice)
8.0
2001
Dagonas Ezequiel
6.1
2001
Just Run!as Don Vicente
8.0
2001
Lázaro de Tormesas El Ciego
5.6
4.0
2000
9.5
2000
Moonfishas Tio Nini
5.8
2000
Speaking of Buñuelas Self
6.0
1999
Goya in Bordeauxas Goya
6.0
1998
Talk of Angelsas Don Jorge
5.5
1998
Divineas Papá Basilio
5.5
1998
Les paradoxes de Buñuelas Self
9.0
1998
6.6
1997
La novia de medianocheas Wenceslao Corredoira
8.0
1997
Little Miraclesas Don Francisco
5.5
1997
Little Birdas El Abuelo
6.2
1997
Airbagas Villambrosa
6.6
1997
Day and Nightas Cristobal
2.3
1996
Oedipus Mayoras Tiresias
5.4
1995
On Earth as It Is in Heavenas San Pedro
5.7
1995
The Lame Pigeonas Tío Ricardo
5.1
1995
One Hundred and One Nightsas Luis Buñuel (voice)
6.1
1995
Felicidades, Tovarichas Abuelo
9.0
8.0
1993
La Lola se va a los puertosas Don Diego
5.2
1992
9.0
1992
The Man Who Lost His Shadowas Antonio
5.6
9.0
1991
7.7
1991
La taberna fantásticaas Rogelio
10.0
1990
Manuel, le fils empruntéas Juan Alvarez
7.0
1990
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!as Máximo Espejo
6.8
1989
The White Doveas Domingo
7.0
1989
Baroqueas El Hispano
5.6
1989
Torquemadaas Torquemada
9.0
1989
Buñuelas Self
1988
Scent of a Crimeas Coronel Olvera
4.0
1988
A Time of Destinyas Jorge Larraneta
5.4
1987
Il mistero del panino assassinoas Arno dei conti Vincini
9.0
1987
Divine Wordsas Pedro Gailo
5.2
1986
El disputado voto del señor Cayoas Señor Cayo
5.8
6.0
1986
Tiempo de silencioas Muecas
5.6
1986
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)as Guaglione
6.0
1985
Scapegoatas Comisario Cárdenas
8.0
1985
The Witching Houras Cesar
4.6
1985
Marbellaas Juan
5.2
1985
La vieja músicaas Domingo Ferreiro
6.0
1985
Bohemian Nightsas Max Estrella
6.8
1985
Our Fatheras Abel
5.0
1985
The Lost Paradiseas El político anciano
6.8
1984
The Stiltsas Manuel
6.9
1984
Un delittoas Abbot
7.0
1984
The Holy Innocentsas Azarías
7.8
1984
Coarse Saltas Gabino
6.7
1984
Victòria! 3: El seny i la rauxaas Coronel Márquez
10.0
1984
Epilogueas Rocabruno
5.6
1983
Victòria! 2: La disbauxa del 17as Coronel Márquez
4.0
1983
Crooksas Ginés Jiménez Valera
5.5
1983
Victòria! La gran aventura d'un pobleas Coronel Márquez
9.0
1983
Treasure of the Four Crownsas Sócrates
4.3
1983
Salzilloas Salzillo
1982
The Beehiveas Ricardo Sorbedo
6.4
1981
Rebornas Giacomo
4.2
1981
Vultures Over the Cityas Bender
6.2
1980
Nightmare Cityas Major Warren Holmes
5.7
1980
Speed Driveras Esposito
6.1
1980
El gran secretoas Domingo
7.0
1980
Under Siegeas William Lombard
5.2
1980
The Rebelas Tony
4.8
1979
El buscónas Mata
6.3
1979
Ciao Cialtroni!as Fra' Giovanni
8.0
1979
Hunted Cityas Don Alfonso
5.4
1978
Corleoneas Don Giusto Provenzano
7.6
1978
Stay as You Areas Lorenzo
5.8
1978
Hotel Fearas Marta's lover
5.7
1977
Io sono miaas Padre di Orio
4.9
1977
I Am the Lawas Albanese the Outlaw
6.6
1977
Sorcereras Nilo
7.5
1976
The Desert of the Tartarsas M.llo Tronk
6.8
1976
The Long Vacations of '36as Teacher
6.3
4.2
1975
Blanca's Weddingsas Antonio
5.7
1975
Eye of the Catas Eminenza
4.3
1975
The City of Worldas Matteo
1975
C.I.A. Secret Storyas Mehdi Ben Barka
6.3
1975
The Dead Manas Azevedo Bandeira
6.0
1975
La peccatriceas Turco
3.8
1975
Fight to the Deathas Comisario Emilio Mendoza
4.7
1974
The Tempteras Bishop Marquez
5.3
1974
Tormentoas Agustín Caballero
4.9
1974
4.1
1974
Dormir Y Ligar: Todo Es Empezaras Self (uncredited)
5.8
1974
Death Will Have Your Eyesas The Blackmailer
4.1
1973
The Counselloras Vincent Garofalo
5.6
1973
8.0
1973
La colonna infameas Giacomo Mora - il barbiere
7.0
1973
La leyenda del alcalde de Zalameaas Pedro Crespo, Alcalde de Zalamea
8.5
1973
The Guerrillaas El Cabrero (The Shepherd)
6.0
1972
Planet Venusas Party chauffer
7.0
1972
N.P. - The Secretas Ingegnere N.P.
6.4
1972
Le Soldat Laforêtas Paco
7.0
1972
It Can Be Done Amigoas Sheriff Franciscus
5.8
1972
Nada menos que todo un hombreas Alejandro Gómez
8.0
1971
Goya: A Story of Solitudeas Goya
8.0
1971
El apartamento de la tentaciónas Hombre que se cruza con Julieta (uncredited)
6.0
1971
The Big Black Sowas Il Medico
7.0
1971
Exorcism's Daughteras Fuso
4.3
1970
Cutting Headsas Díaz II
4.8
1970
Ann and Eveas Francesco
3.4
1970
8.0
1970
Diario Spagnoloas Él mismo
1969
The Challengesas Carlos
5.6
1969
Simón Bolívaras José Antonio Del Llano
5.1
1969
Un adulterio decenteas Conserje (uncredited)
3.0
1969
Spain Againas Reportero
6.5
1969
Eagles Over Londonas Martin
6.3
1969
Blood in the Bullringas Juan Carmona
7.5
1968
After the Delugeas Pedro
6.6
1968
Bloody Che Contraas Che Guevara
7.8
1967
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantesas Rodrigo Cervantes
7.7
1967
The Nunas Dom Morel
7.1
1967
Oscuros sueños de agostoas Julio
5.4
1967
Belle de Jouras Hyppolite
7.3
1967
Long Days of Vengeanceas Sheriff Douglas
6.1
1967
The Witchesas Paolo (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
6.0
1966
Camino del Rocíoas José Antonio
5.8
1966
Don Juan Tenorioas Don Juan Tenorio
10.0
1966
Hoy como ayeras Ramón
8.0
1965
7.9
1965
Legacy of the Incasas Gambusino
6.3
1965
The Blue Pantheras Paco Castillo
5.0
1965
Currito de la Cruzas Manuel Carmona
6.5
1965
España insólitaas (voice)
7.0
1965
The Devil Also Criesas Tomás
7.2
1965
Intimidad de los parquesas Héctor
5.5
1964
The Other Womanas Zaylor
7.0
1964
Weeping for a Banditas José María 'El Tempranillo'
5.8
1964
The Big Hitas Michel Arland
6.5
1963
The Reunionas Alberto
5.9
1963
Autopsia de un criminalas Carlos
6.0
1963
Summer Nightas Bernardo
6.3
1963
Mathias Sandorfas Frédéric de Rotenbourg
6.1
1962
I tromboni di Fra' Diavoloas Fra Diavolo
5.8
1962
The Female: Seventy Times Sevenas Pascual
6.1
1962
L'Eclisseas Riccardo
7.6
1962
Viridianaas Jorge
7.7
1961
Azahares rojosas Arturo Gómez Mancera
6.7
1961
Pigeon Shootas Elia
7.2
1961
At Five in the Afternoonas Juan Reyes
5.5
1961
The Hand in the Trapas Cristóbal Archaval
6.5
1961
8.0
1960
El hombre de la islaas Lorenzo 'El Moro'
5.8
1960
Trío de damasas Alberto Sáinz Robledo
5.4
7.0
1959
Sonatasas Marqués Javier de Bradomín
5.1
1959
Two Men in Townas Superintendente
9.0
1959
Diez fusiles esperanas José Iribarren
7.0
1959
Nazarínas Father Nazario
7.6
1958
Los clarines del miedoas Aceituno
6.5
1958
La noche y el albaas Pedro
5.6
1958
Cuencaas Narrator (voice)
7.3
1958
L'uomo dai calzoni cortias Mario
7.3
1958
Revengeas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
6.5
1957
The Mighty Crusadersas Tancredi d'Altavilla
4.7
1957
The Wide Blue Roadas Salvatore
6.2
1957
Whom God Forgivesas Juan Cuenca
5.6
1957
Saranno uominias Giacomo
5.0
1957
Marisaas Antonio
5.8
1956
La gran mentiraas César Neira
6.3
1955
Revelationas Sergio Gresky
7.7
1955
The Miller's Saucy Wifeas Cristóbal Paterna
7.0
1955
El canto del galloas Padre Miller
5.5
1955
Death of a Cyclistas (uncredited)
7.1
1955
Radio Storiesas Gabriel
7.5
1954
Murió hace quince añosas Diego
4.9
1954
All Is Possible in Granadaas Fernando Ortega
6.5
1954
Judas' Kissas Quinto Licinio
9.5
1953
Hay un camino a la derechaas Miguel
6.7
1953
I Was a Parish Priestas Martín
7.4
1952
María Morenaas El Sevillano
9.0
1952
Luna de sangreas Pedro Alvareda
5.8
1952
Path to the Kingdomas Tomás
10.0
1951
Doubtas Rafael Figueroa
9.0
1951
9.0
1950
La honradez de la cerraduraas Ernesto
6.5
1948
Alhucemasas Tostado (uncredited)
10.0
1947
Don Quixoteas (uncredited)
6.0
5.5
1942
La rueda de la vidaas Bronquista de pelea en salón (uncredited)
6.6
1933
Land Without Breadas Narrator (voice)
7.1
—
Morte di un banditoas Vito Ribera
10.0