Facts: - years active: 1940 -- 1969 - birth name: rafael bardem sole - death date: 6 november 1972 - spouse: matilde her death -rrb- munoz sampedro -lrb- 1918 -- 1969 -rrb- -lrb- - children: juan antonio bardem pilar bardem - birth date: 10 january 1889 - death place: madrid , spain - birth place: barcelona , spain - occupation: actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of rafael bardem .
rafael bardem sole -lrb- 10 january 1889 -- 6 november 1972 -rrb- was a spanish film actor whose career stretched from the 1940s through the 1960s .born in barcelona , he was the grandfather of javier bardem and father of juan antonio bardem and actress pilar bardem .his wife was actress matilde munoz sampedro .rafael bardem died in madrid in 1972 , aged 83 .