Rafael Bardem Solé (10 January 1889 â 6 November 1972) was a Spanish film and stage actor whose career stretched from the 1940s through the 1960s. He was the husband of Matilde Muñoz Sampedro; the father of Juan Antonio Bardem and Pilar Bardem; and grandfather of Javier Bardem, Carlos Bardem, and Mónica Bardem.
Rafael Bardem died in Madrid in 1972.
Bardem has one television appearance; he played Diego's dad in the first episode of Diego de Acevedo.