Portrait of Francisco Rabal

Acting

Francisco Rabal

Career

Active from 1933 to 2002, with a break from 1934 to 1949, with up to 6 main titles a year.

Leading roles
124
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Holy Innocents
The Holy Innocents
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Francisco Rabal Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 15
  • Character-Driven 12
  • Political Intrigue 10
  • Historical Drama 10
  • Italian Cinema 8
  • Character Study 8
  • Psychological Drama 7
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Spanish Cinema 6
  • Moral Dilemma 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Melancholic Tone 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

182
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Morte di un bandito
Morte di un bandito

as Vito Ribera

2000s

6 titles · average score 59
The Revolution on Two Horses
The Revolution on Two Horses (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

as Zio Henrique

Zero/infinito
Zero/infinito (2002)

as (voice)

Dagon
Dagon (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ezequiel

Lázaro de Tormes
Lázaro de Tormes (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

as El Ciego

Just Run!
Just Run! (2001)

as Don Vicente

Moonfish
Moonfish (2000)

as Tio Nini

1990s

19 titles · average score 58
Goya in Bordeaux
Goya in Bordeaux (1999)
GoodWatch score 53

as Goya

Divine
Divine (1998)
GoodWatch score 59

as Papá Basilio

Little Bird
Little Bird (1997)
GoodWatch score 63

as El Abuelo

Airbag
Airbag (1997)
GoodWatch score 73

as Villambrosa

Oedipus Mayor
Oedipus Mayor (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tiresias

On Earth as It Is in Heaven
On Earth as It Is in Heaven (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

as San Pedro

The Lame Pigeon
The Lame Pigeon (1995)

as Tío Ricardo

La Lola se va a los puertos
La Lola se va a los puertos (1993)

as Don Diego

Truhanes
Truhanes (1993)

TV show · as Ginés Giménez

The Man Who Lost His Shadow
The Man Who Lost His Shadow (1992)

as Antonio

La taberna fantástica
La taberna fantástica (1991)

as Rogelio

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

as Máximo Espejo

1980s

42 titles · average score 60
Baroque
Baroque (1989)

as El Hispano

Juncal
Juncal (1989)

TV show · as José Álvarez "Juncal"

History
History (1986)

TV show · as Remo

El disputado voto del señor Cayo
El disputado voto del señor Cayo (1986)
GoodWatch score 64

as Señor Cayo

Our Father
Our Father (1985)

as Abel

Bohemian Nights
Bohemian Nights (1985)

as Max Estrella

Teresa de Jesús
Teresa de Jesús (1984)

TV show · as Alonso

Epilogue
Epilogue (1984)

as Rocabruno

Crooks
Crooks (1983)
GoodWatch score 78

as Ginés Jiménez Valera

Los desastres de la guerra
Los desastres de la guerra (1983)

TV show · as Goya

Reborn
Reborn (1981)
GoodWatch score 45

as Giacomo

Under Siege
Under Siege (1980)
GoodWatch score 54

as William Lombard

1970s

39 titles · average score 58
Hotel Fear
Hotel Fear (1978)
GoodWatch score 59

as Marta's lover

Corleone
Corleone (1978)
GoodWatch score 67

as Don Giusto Provenzano

Stay as You Are
Stay as You Are (1978)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lorenzo

Sorcerer
Sorcerer (1977)
GoodWatch score 78

as Nilo

The Long Vacations of '36
The Long Vacations of '36 (1976)
GoodWatch score 63

as Teacher

The Desert of the Tartars
The Desert of the Tartars (1976)
GoodWatch score 75

as M.llo Tronk

Fight to the Death
Fight to the Death (1975)

as Comisario Emilio Mendoza

C.I.A. Secret Story
C.I.A. Secret Story (1975)

as Mehdi Ben Barka

The Counsellor
The Counsellor (1973)
GoodWatch score 50

as Vincent Garofalo

It Can Be Done Amigo
It Can Be Done Amigo (1972)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sheriff Franciscus

Planet Venus
Planet Venus (1972)

as Party chauffer

Ann and Eve
Ann and Eve (1970)
GoodWatch score 39

as Francesco

1960s

41 titles · average score 65
Eagles Over London
Eagles Over London (1969)
GoodWatch score 49

as Martin

Christopher Colombus
Christopher Colombus (1968)

TV show · as Christopher Colombus

The Witches
The Witches (1967)
GoodWatch score 55

as Paolo (segment "La strega bruciata viva")

Long Days of Vengeance
Long Days of Vengeance (1967)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sheriff Douglas

The Blue Panther
The Blue Panther (1965)
GoodWatch score 51

as Paco Castillo

The Big Hit
The Big Hit (1964)

as Michel Arland

Weeping for a Bandit
Weeping for a Bandit (1964)
GoodWatch score 58

as José María 'El Tempranillo'

Summer Night
Summer Night (1963)

as Bernardo

L'Eclisse
L'Eclisse (1962)
GoodWatch score 83

as Riccardo

Viridiana
Viridiana (1962)
GoodWatch score 89

as Jorge

The Hand in the Trap
The Hand in the Trap (1961)
GoodWatch score 67

as Cristóbal Archaval

Trío de damas
Trío de damas (1960)

as Alberto Sáinz Robledo

1950s

30 titles · average score 78
Nazarín
Nazarín (1959)
GoodWatch score 83

as Father Nazario

Los clarines del miedo
Los clarines del miedo (1958)

as Aceituno

Cuenca
Cuenca (1958)

as Narrator (voice)

The Wide Blue Road
The Wide Blue Road (1957)
GoodWatch score 80

as Salvatore

Whom God Forgives
Whom God Forgives (1957)

as Juan Cuenca

The Mighty Crusaders
The Mighty Crusaders (1957)

as Tancredi d'Altavilla

Marisa
Marisa (1957)

as Antonio

Radio Stories
Radio Stories (1955)
GoodWatch score 73

as Gabriel

All Is Possible in Granada
All Is Possible in Granada (1954)

as Fernando Ortega

I Was a Parish Priest
I Was a Parish Priest (1953)

as Martín

Path to the Kingdom
Path to the Kingdom (1952)

as Tomás

Doubt
Doubt (1951)

as Rafael Figueroa

1940s

3 titles · average score 64
Alhucemas
Alhucemas (1948)

as Tostado (uncredited)

Don Quixote
Don Quixote (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

as (uncredited)

La rueda de la vida
La rueda de la vida (1942)

as Bronquista de pelea en salón (uncredited)

1930s

1 title · average score 88
Land Without Bread
Land Without Bread (1933)
GoodWatch score 88

as Narrator (voice)