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Adolfo Celi

Film Director / Actor / Film Producer | * 07/27/1922 († 63, 02/19/1986) | Messina, Sicily (Italy)
Adolfo Celi (Italian pronunciation: [aˈdɔlfo ˈtʃɛːli]; 27 July 1922 – 19 February 1986) was an Italian film actor and director. Born in Curcuraci, Messina, Sicily, Celi appeared in nearly 100 films, specialising in international villains. Although a prominent actor in Italian cinema and famed for many roles, he is best remembered internationally for his portrayal of Emilio Largo in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball. Celi later spoofed his Thunderball role in the film OK Connery (aka Operation Double 007) opposite Sean Connery's brother, Neil Connery. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Movies with Adolfo Celi as Actor(93)

as Largo (archive footage)2006 The Exotic Locations of 'Thunderball'
as Self (archive footage)2006 Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
as Largo (archive footage) (uncredited)2002 Best Ever Bond
as Emilio Largo (archive footage) (uncredited)2002 Bond Girls Are Forever
as Professor Sassaroli1985 My Friends Act III
as Goncalvo Gherardeschi1984 Cinderella '80
as Professeur Sassaroli1982 My Friends Act II
as Cardinal Vinci1982 Monsignor
as Se stesso1982 Di padre in figlio
as Gustav1981 Madly in Love
as Polizeipräsident1980 Carnapping - Ordered, Stolen and Sold
as Ispettore Capo Ministero1980 Cafè Express
as Sir Harold Boyd1978 The Perfect Crime
as Eugenio - the president1978 Le braghe del padrone
as Boetani1977 The Passengers
as Dr. Kerouac1977 Holocaust 2000
as Aristide Bertelli1977 Pane, burro e marmellata
as Giudice Damiani1976 L'affittacamere
as Rifai1976 The Big Operator
as Al Sharif1976 The Next Man
as Commissario Lo Gallo1976 Merciless Man
as President of the Court1976 Horse Fever
as Vladimiro Palese1976 Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
as L'onorevole1976 Pure as a Lily
as Il Professor Sassaroli1975 My Friends
as Felice Valente - Libera's father1975 Libera, My Love
as Father Borelli1974 The Tempter
as Le médécin1974 The Phantom of Liberty
as Dr. Monforte1974 The Balloon Vendor
as General André Salvé1974 And Then There Were None
as Me Desbordes1973 Le Mataf
as General Hans Krebs1973 Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as Commissioner Rizzuto1973 Holidays
as Serafian1972 Who Saw Her Die?
as Inspector Huber1972 Naked Girl Killed in the Park
as Don Vito Tressoldi1972 The Italian Connection
as Inspector Vezzi1972 Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?
as Inspector Vidocq1971 Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Giovanni Nosferatu1971 They Have Changed Their Face
as César Martín de Valdés 'Duque'1971 Una chica casi decente
as le commissaire divisionnaire1970 The Cop
as Re Boemondo1970 Brancaleone at the Crusades
as Signor Bardoni1970 Fragment of Fear
as "der Professor"1969 Death Knocks Twice
as Adolfo1969 Alibi
as General Ferranti1969 Midas Run
as Marco Tarocchi Roda1969 The Archangel
as Avvocato Fontana1969 Detective Belli
as Sandri1969 A Man for Emmanuelle
as Ralph Valmont1968 Danger: Diabolik
as Gefängnisdirektor1968 Seven Times Seven
as Karl Maria van Beethoven1968 Fantabulous Inc.
as Bayon / Guinet1968 It's Your Move
as Friar Baldwin1968 Death Sentence
as Mr. Thai - 'Beta'1967 Operation Kid Brother
as Inspector Rizzi1967 The Honey Pot
as Luc Rollman1967 Dirty Heroes
as Mr. Bernard1967 Master Stroke
as Mark Milford1967 Grand Slam
as Francisco Carbonell1967 The Bobo
as Grande Concho1966 Yankee
as Bernardozzo1966 Pleasant Nights
as Don Miguel de las Cuevas1966 El Greco
as Agostini Manetta1966 Grand Prix
as schottischer Colonel1966 King of Hearts
as Henry Perkins1966 Target for Killing
as Msgr. Radini Tedeschi1965 A Man Named John
as Riccardo1965 Snow Job
as Van Willie1965 Crime on a Summer Morning
as Giovanni de' Medici1965 The Agony and the Ecstasy
as Emilio Largo1965 Thunderball
as Battaglia1965 Von Ryan's Express
as Professor Della Porta1964 Beautiful Families
as Benvenuto1964 Male Companion
as Alberto1964 Three Nights of Love
as Señor Mario De Castro1964 That Man from Rio
as Don Pietro Tassinare1948 Guaglio
as Il professore1948 Emigrantes
as John, il sergente americano1947 Christmas at Camp 119

TV Shows/Series with Adolfo Celi as Actor(5)

as Oreste Balestrini1984 T.I.R.
as Rodrigo Borgia1981 The Borgias
as James Brooke1976 Sandokan
as Don Mariano D'Agrò1975 L'amaro caso della Baronessa di Carini
as Joe Petrosino1972 Joe Petrosino

Movies with Adolfo Celi as Crew(6)

Directing/Director1969 Alibi
Writing/Story1969 Alibi
Writing/Screenplay1969 Alibi
Directing/Director1952 Tico-Tico no Fubá
Production/Producer1952 Tico-Tico no Fubá
Directing/Director1950 Caiçara

Full Name: Adolfo Celi
Citizenship: Italy
Born: Thursday, 07/27 1922 (July) in Messina, Sicily (Italy)
Died: Wednesday, 02/19 1986 (February) in Siena (aged: 63)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT)
Educated at: Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico
Spouses (current/former): Tônia Carrero, Veronica Lazăr
Children: Alessandra Celi, Leonardo Celi
Father: Giuseppe Celi
Other names for Adolfo Celi (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Адольфо Чели"
Adolfo Celi frequently works together with these people:
Vittorio Gassman (14x, Actor)
Ennio Morricone (13x, Crew)
Mario Monicelli (10x, Crew)
Nanni Loy (8x, Crew)
Luigi Comencini (7x, Crew)
Pipolo (6x, Crew)
Franco Fantasia (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:6233, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024