Raúl Juliá

Known for ActingBorn 1940-03-09Died 1994-10-24San Juan, Puerto Rico

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Dream Studio

King Lear

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

The Making of 'One from the Heart'

Reading Rainbow

Down Came a Blackbird

Disclosure

Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

The Bob Newhart Show

The Addams Family

Addams Family Values

McCloud

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Romero

Presumed Innocent

The Oscars

The Panic in Needle Park

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

Mack the Knife

The Penitent

American Playhouse

Death Scream

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

La gran fiesta

The Burning Season

Strong Medicine

Tango Bar

The Escape Artist

Tequila Sunrise

The Organization

The Gumball Rally

One from the Heart

The Morning After

Kiss Me, Petruchio

Great Performances

Tempest

The Rookie

Life of Sin

Moon Over Parador

The Plague

Havana

Frankenstein Unbound

Eyes of Laura Mars

Compromising Positions

Mussolini: The Untold Story

Florida Straits

Stiletto