Was nominated for four Best Actor (Musical) Tony Awards: in 1972, for playing Proteus in "Two Gentlemen of Verona," in 1975 for a revival of "Where's Charley?," in 1977, for playing Macheath in a revival of "The Threepenny Opera," and in 1982 for "Nine." He never won.
Died while in a coma just days before his last theatrical movie, Street Fighter, was finished. That film is dedicated to his memory.
Buried at Buxeda Cemetery (Cemeterio Buxeda) in Cupey, Puerto Rico.
Earned a B.A. in drama from University of Puerto Rico.
Godfather of writer Mylo Carbia.
He was a passionate supporter of The Hunger Project, a foundation devoted to the elimination of world hunger. For 17 years, he served as the Project's spokesperson.
His father was the pioneer who brought pizza to Puerto Rico when he added it to the menu of his already popular fried chicken.
Member of the Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity in Puerto Rico
He is one of a few artists to be given a state funeral in his native Puerto Rico.
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THE HUNGER FUNDATION.
Music
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opera, salsa, jazz latino, elvis presley.
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Movies
Down Came a Blackbird (1995) (TV) .... Tomas Ramirez
... aka Ramirez
Street Fighter: The Movie (1994) (VG) .... M. Bison
The Burning Season (1994) (TV) .... Chico Mendes
Addams Family Values (1993) .... Gomez Addams
Peste, La (1992) .... Cottard
... aka The Plague (USA)
The Addams Family (1991) .... Gomez Addams
Havana (1990/I) (uncredited) .... Arturo Duran
The Rookie (1990) .... Strom
Frankenstein Unbound (1990) .... Dr. Victor Frankenstein
... aka Roger Corman's Frankenstein Unbound
Presumed Innocent (1990) .... Sandy Stern
Mack the Knife (1990) .... MacHeath
... aka The Threepenny Opera
Romero (1989) .... Archbishop Oscar Romero
Tequila Sunrise (1988) .... Carlos/Comandante Xavier Escalante
Tango Bar (1988) .... Ricardo
Moon Over Parador (1988) .... Roberto Strausmann
The Penitent (1988) .... Ramon Guerola
... aka Penitentes, Los (Mexico)
Trading Hearts (1987) .... Vinnie Iacona
The Morning After (1986) .... Joaquin Manero
Compromising Positions (1985) .... David Suarez
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) .... Valentin Arregui
... aka Beijo da Mulher Aranha, O (Brazil)
Gran fiesta, La (1985)
Tempest (1982) .... Kalibanos
The Escape Artist (1982) .... Stu Quinones
One from the Heart (1982) .... Ray
Strong Medicine (1981)
Othello (1979) (V) .... Othello
A Life of Sin (1979) .... Paulo
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) (as R.J.) .... Michael Reisler
The Gumball Rally (1976) .... Franco Bertollini - Ferrari Team
The Organization (1971) .... Juan Mendoza
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971) .... Juan Carlos Rosenbloom
The Panic in Needle Park (1971) .... Marco
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THE GUMBALL RALLY
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THE GUMBALL RALLY
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MOON OVER PARADOR
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ADDAMS FAMILY
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ADDAMS MOVIE
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STREET FIGHTER
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Television
"Love of Life" (1951) TV Series .... Miguel Garcia (1969)
Stiletto
McCloud: Who Killed Miss U.S.A.? (1970) (TV) .... Father Nieves
- Oh, Brother (1974) TV Episode .... Gregory Robinson
"Sesame Street" (1969) TV Series .... Rafael (unknown episodes, 1971-1972
"The Bob Newhart Show" .... Gregory Robinson (1 episode, 1974)
Death Scream (1975) (TV) .... Detective Nick Rodriguez
Aces Up (1974) (TV)
King Lear (1974) (TV) .... Edmund
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1985) (TV) .... Aram Fingal/Rick Blaine
"Mussolini: The Untold Story" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Count Galeazzo Ciano
Florida Straits (1986) (TV) .... Carlos Jayne
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987) (TV) .... Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988) (TV) .... Aristotle Onassis
About me:
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Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Raul Julia was discovered while performing in a nightclub in San Juan by actor Orson Bean who inspired him to move to the mainland to pursue other projects. Julia moved to Manhattan, New York City in 1964 and quickly found work by acting in small and supporting roles in off-Broadway shows. In 1966, he began appearing in Shakespearean roles, creating a deliciously conniving Edmund in King Lear in 1973 and a smoldering Othello in 1979. Julia also made his mark on the musical stage playing one of the Two Gentlemen of Verona during its run in 1971, and a chilling role of Mack the Knife in The Threepenny Opera in 1976 and as a Fellini-esque film director in Nine (1982). The stage successes led to his movie works where he is better known. One of his best movie roles is a passionate political prisoner in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985). Julia also appeared as dramatic heroes and memorable villains in a number of films and made-for-TV-movies. His later roles included the loopily macabre Gomez Addams in two Addams Family movies. With his health declining from 1993 onward after being diagnosed with cancer, Julia kept on acting, playing Brazilian rainforest activist Chico Mendez in The Burning Season (1994), for which he posthumously won a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. On October 16, 1994, the weakened and gaunt Raul Julia suffered a stroke in his New York City apartment where he fell into a coma and was put on life support. He was transferred to a hospital in nearby Manhasset where his weakened body finally gave up the struggle on October 24, 1994 at age 54. His body was flown back to Puerto Rico for burial where thousands turned out for his state funeral to remember him.
He graduated from Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola High School in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Here he studied the rigorous classical curriculum of the Jesuits and was always active in student dramatics. In 1990, he was awarded the Ignatius Medal by his school, which is honors outstanding alumni in recognition of their contribution to social justice and community service.
After his death in New York his resting body was transported to Puerto Rico where two honoring ceremonies were held, at Colegio San Ignacio High School and at the Headquarters of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture prior to his burial.
Spouse
Merel Poloway (28 June 1976 - 24 October 1994) (his death)
Magda Vasallo (1965 - 1969) (divorced)
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