Adolfo Celi

Adolfo Celi

ActorDirectorWriter
Born
July 27, 1922
Died
February 19, 1986
Awards
1 wins, 3 nominations

Sicilian born actor/writer/director was very popular with European audiences, but largely unknown to the west apart from his portrayal of the villainous SPECTRE agent "Emilio Largo" in the spectacular James Bond film Thunderball (1965). However, due to his heavy accent, Celi's voice was dubbed by…

Biography

Sicilian born actor/writer/director was very popular with European audiences, but largely unknown to the west apart from his portrayal of the villainous SPECTRE agent "Emilio Largo" in the spectacular James Bond film Thunderball (1965). However, due to his heavy accent, Celi's voice was dubbed by Robert Rietty. Two years later Celi popped up in the appalling James Bond spoof Operation Kid Brother (1967) starring Neil Connery brother of Sean Connery.

Additional to his many film appearances in Italian productions, Celi spent many years on stage in South America to very positive reviews, and directed three films made in South America, Caiçara (1950), Tico-Tico no fuba (1952)_ and L'Alibi (1969)_.

He passed away on February 19th 1986 from a heart attack.

Writer

L'alibiL'alibi(1969)
CaiçaraCaiçara(1950)

Actor

Aeroporto internazionaleAeroporto internazionale(1985)as Il caposcalo, Frankie Vallino
T.I.R.T.I.R.(1987)as Oreste
Il giocatore invisibile(1985)
Amici miei - Atto III°Amici miei - Atto III°(1985)as Professor Sassaroli
Cindy - Cinderella '80Cindy - Cinderella '80(1984)as Prince Gherardeschi

Producer

Tico-Tico no FubáTico-Tico no Fubá(1952)

Additional Crew

Lucky LucianoLucky Luciano(1973)

Known for

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Adolfo Celi, Agata Flori, and Bernard Lee in Operation Kid Brother (1967)Adolfo Celi and Bernard Lee in Operation Kid Brother (1967)Sean Connery and Adolfo Celi in Thunderball (1965)Adolfo Celi in The Borgias (1981)Alan Bates, Geneviève Bujold, Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy, Adolfo Celi, Françoise Christophe, Julien Guiomar, Micheline Presle, and Michel Serrault in King of Hearts (1966)Pier Paolo Capponi and Adolfo Celi in King of Hearts (1966)

Credit Score: Adolfo Celi

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Agostini Manetta
Wed Dec 21 1966
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Grand Prix7.5019667.23312087
2The Phantom of Liberty6.5019747.70018516
3Thunderball6.5019656.911137819
4Caiçara3.7519527.100124
5La villeggiatura3.2519746.60043
6Danger: Diabolik3.2519686.5008029
7The Honey Pot2.5019676.7003304
8That Man from Rio2.5019647.0017036
9Tico-Tico no Fubá2.5019526.700107
10My Friends2.0019767.9008699