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Francisco Rabal

Highest Rated: 100% The Holy Innocents (1984)

Lowest Rated: 40% City of the Walking Dead (1980)

Birthday: Mar 8, 1926

Birthplace: Águilas, Spain

A handsome, athletic performer who played numerous supporting roles in the 1940s and came to prominence as the title character of Luis Bunuel's "Nazarin" (1958), Francisco Rabal appeared in nearly 200 international films, by directors including Michelangelo Antonioni, Jacques Rivette, Arne Mattsson and Pedro Almodovar, making him one of Spain's most popular and prolific actors. He made his American feature debut in 1977, in William Friedkin's "Sorcerer," and won a Best Actor award at Cannes for his role in Mario Camus' "The Holy Innocents" (1984). Rabal had perhaps the role of a lifetime when Carlos Saura tapped him to portray the aging artist in his "Goya in Bordeaux" (2000). Rabal also wrote and directed several short films. He was the father of director Benito Rabal and the grandfather of actor Liberto Rabal.

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Highest rated movies

100% 92% The Holy Innocents
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97% 90% Viridiana
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95% 86% Belle de Jour
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92% 80% The Wide Blue Road
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87% 89% The Eclipse
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86% 90% Nazarín
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86% 80% The Nun
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82% 83% Sorcerer
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69% 56% Dagon
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69% 78% Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
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Francisco Rabal

Francisco Rabal NAZARIN, Francisco Rabal, 1958 VIRIDIANA, Francisco Rabal, 1961. VIRIDIANA, Francisco Rabal, 1961 VIRIDIANA, Francisco Rabal, 1961. CAMORRA: CONTACTO EN NAPOLES, (aka UN COMPLICATO INTRIGO DI DONNE, VICOLI E DELITTI), Angela Molina (left), center from left: Angela Molina, Francisco Babal, 1986, © Cannon Films NAZARIN, Francisco Rabal, 1958 TIE ME UP TIE ME DOWN, (l-r): Loles Leon, Francisco Rabal, Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril, Rossy De Palma, 1990, (c)Miramax TALK OF ANGELS, from left: Francisco Rabal, Penelope Cruz, 1998, © Miramax View more photos

Filmography

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69% 56% Dagon Ezequiel (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Off to the Revolution in a 2CV Uncle Enrique (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dagon: Sect of the Sea Ezequiel (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Caimán's Dream Anciano (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Divertimento Bernardo Gabler (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Just Run! Don Vicente (Character) - 2000
54% 72% Goya in Bordeaux Goya (Character) $716.6K 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Divine Papá Basilio (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 60% Talk of Angels Don Jorge (Character) $15.5K 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Water Easy Reach Unknown (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 14% Le Jour et la Nuit Cristobal (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Little Bird El Abuelo (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 88% Airbag Villambrosa (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Edipo alcalde Tiresias (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mayor Oedipus Tiresias (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Felicidades Tovarich Unknown (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet El palomo cojo Tío Ricardo (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 83% Así en el cielo como en la tierra San Pedro (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet La Lola se va a los puertos Don Diego (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Man Who Lost His Shadow Unknown (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet The White Dove Domingo (Character) - 1991
69% 78% Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Máximo Espejo (Character) $3.3M 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Manuel, le Fils Emprunte Alvarez (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Baroque Unknown (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Traficantes de Pánico Unknown (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet La blanca paloma Domingo (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Baroque Unknown (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet El aire de un crimen Coronel Olvera (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Time of Destiny Jorge Larraneta (Character) $886.6K 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Divinas Palabras Pedro Gailo (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Camorra Guaglione (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tiempo de Silencio Muecas (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet El disputado voto del Sr. Cayo Mr. Cayo (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Our Father Abel (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet La vieja música Domingo Ferreiro (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Luces de Bohemia Max Estrella (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Padre Nuestro Abel (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Los Paraisos Perdidos El político anciano (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet La hora bruja César (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Padre Nuestro Unknown (Character) - 1984
100% 92% The Holy Innocents Azarías (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Los zancos Manuel (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Epílogo Rocabruno (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Truhanes Ginés Jiménez Valera (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 32% Treasure of the Four Crowns Sócrates (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet 69% The Beehive Ricardo Sorbedo (Character) - 1982
40% 40% City of the Walking Dead Major Warren Holmes (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet El gran secreto Unknown (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Beyond Erotica Tío (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 62% Stay As You Are Lorenzo (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Corleone Unknown (Character) - 1978
82% 83% Sorcerer Nilo (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 29% Il prefetto di ferro Unknown (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pensione Paura Marta's lover (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Long Vacations of 36 El Maestro (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet 83% The Desert of the Tartars Tronk (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet C.I.A. Secret Story Mehdi Ben Barka (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Savage Lady Il ricattatore (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Devil is a Woman Bishop Marquez (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tormento Agustín Caballero (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 46% It Can Be Done, Amigo Franciscus (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet 33% Counselor at Crime Vincent Garofalo (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet La guerrilla El Cabrero (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Simon Bolivar José Antonio Del Llano (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Devil's Crude Unknown (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet N.P. NP (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Los desafíos Carlos (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ann and Eve Francesco (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Challenges (Los desafios) Unknown (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Young Rebel Rodrigo Cervantes (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ann and Eve Francesco (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bloody Che Contra Che Guevara (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet 18% Eagles Over London Martin Donovan (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet 19% The Witches Paolo (Character) - 1967
95% 86% Belle de Jour Hyppolite (Character) $2.5M 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Long Days of Vengeance Douglas (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Oscuros sueños de agosto Julio (Character) - 1967
86% 80% The Nun Dom Morel (Character) $30.2K 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Legacy of the Incas Gambusino (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Weeping for a Bandit José María 'El Tempranillo' (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Other Woman Unknown (Character) - 1963
87% 89% The Eclipse Riccardo (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Reunion Alberto (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Autopsy of a Criminal Carlos (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Noche de verano Bernardo (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Female: Seventy Times Seven Unknown (Character) - 1962
97% 90% Viridiana Jorge (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet El Mano en la Trampa Cristóbal Achával (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hand in the Trap Cristóbal Achával (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Red Blossoms Arturo (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet La Mano en la Trampa Unknown (Character) - 1961
86% 90% Nazarín Father Nazario (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sonatas Marqués de Bradomín (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Diez fusiles esperan Unknown (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bugles of Fear Aceituno (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Marisa la civetta Antonio (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Mighty Invaders Tancredi d'Altavilla (Character) - 1957
92% 80% The Wide Blue Road Salvatore (Character) $6.7K 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet Historias de la radio Gabriel (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet La pícara molinera Cristóbal Paterna (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Todo es posible en Granada Fernando Ortega (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hay un camino a la derecha Miguel (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet El beso de Judas Unknown (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet I Was a Parish Priest Martín (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Maria Morena Interpreter (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet La honradez de la cerradura Ernesto (Character) - 1950