Rafael Bardem Solé (10 January 1889 – 6 November 1972) was a Spanish film and stage actor whose career stretched from the 1940s through the 1960s.

[1][2] He was the husband of Matilde Muñoz Sampedro;[3] the father of Juan Antonio Bardem[4] and Pilar Bardem; and grandfather of Javier Bardem, Carlos Bardem, and Mónica Bardem.

[5][6] Rafael Bardem died in Madrid in 1972.

[1] Bardem has one television appearance; he played Diego's dad in the first episode of Diego de Acevedo.