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Adolfo Celi (1922–1986)

Actor | Director | Writer

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. However, due to his heavy accent, Celi's voice was dubbed by Robert Rietty... See full bio »

Born:

in Messina, Sicily, Italy

Died:

(age 63) in Siena, Tuscany, Italy
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1987 T.I.R. (TV series)
Oreste
– Aki elsönek érkezik (1987) … Oreste
 
1985-1987 International Airport (TV series)
Il Caposcalo
– A.A.A. marito cercasi (1987) … Il Caposcalo
– Una in meno (1987) … Il Caposcalo
– Amare vuol dire... (1985) … Il Caposcalo
– Meeting Point (1985) … Il Caposcalo
– Cibo speciale (1985) … Il Caposcalo
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1985 All My Friends Part 3
Professor Sassaroli
 
1985 Passaporto segnalato
Avvocato Santi
 
1985 Il giocatore invisibile
 
1984 Cenerentola '80
Principe Goncalvo Gherardeschi
 
1982 All My Friends Part 2
Professor Sassaroli
 
1982 Monsignor
Cardinal Vinci
 
1982 L'occhio di Giuda (TV mini-series)
 
1982 La sconosciuta (TV mini-series)
 
1981 Madly in Love
Gustav
 
1981 The Borgias (TV mini-series)
Rodrigo Borgia
– Part 9 (1981) … Rodrigo Borgia
– Part 8 (1981) … Rodrigo Borgia
– Part 7 (1981) … Rodrigo Borgia
– Part 6 (1981) … Rodrigo Borgia
– Part 5 (1981) … Rodrigo Borgia
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1980 Carnapping
Head of police in Palermo
 
1980 Café Express
Ispettore capo Ministero
 
1979 L'altro Simenon (TV series)
 
1979 L'affittacamere
Giudice Damiani
 
1978 Indagine su un delitto perfetto
Sir Harold Boyd
 
1978 Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania
Carcamano
 
1978 Le braghe del padrone
Eugenio - the president
 
1977 La tigre è ancora viva: Sandokan alla riscossa! (TV movie)
James Brooke
 
1977 Holocaust 2000
Dr. Kerouac
 
1977 Pane, burro e marmellata
Aristide Bertelli
 
1977 The Passengers
Boetani
 
1977 Che notte quella notte!
 
1977 Man of Corleone
 
1976 Merciless Man
Commissario Lo Gallo
 
1976 The Big Operator
Rifai
 
1976 The Next Man
Al Sharif
 
1976 Signore e signori, buonanotte
Vladimiro Palese
 
1976 La moglie di mio padre
Antonio
 
1976 Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
The Captain
 
1976 Come una rosa al naso
L'onorevole
 
1976 Sandokan (TV mini-series)
James Brooke
– Episode #1.6 (1976) … James Brooke
– Episode #1.5 (1976) … James Brooke
– Episode #1.4 (1976) … James Brooke
– Episode #1.3 (1976) … James Brooke
– Episode #1.2 (1976) … James Brooke
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1976 Febbre da cavallo
Judge
 
1975 L'amaro caso della baronessa di Carini (TV mini-series)
Don Mariano D'Agrò
– Episode #1.4 (1975) … Don Mariano D'Agrò
– Episode #1.3 (1975) … Don Mariano D'Agrò
– Episode #1.2 (1975) … Don Mariano D'Agrò
– Episode #1.1 (1975) … Don Mariano D'Agrò
 
1975 My Friends
Professor Sassaroli
 
1975 Libera, amore mio...
Felice Valente - Libera's father
 
1974 Last Moments
Dr. Monforte
 
1974 Ten Little Indians
Gen. André Salvé
 
1974 The Phantom of Liberty
Le docteur de Legendre/Doctor Pasolini
 
1974 Piazza pulita
The Pole
 
1974 The Devil Is a Woman
Father Borelli
 
1973 La villeggiatura
Commissioner Rizzuto
 
1973 Le mataf
Me Desbordes
 
1973 Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Gen. Krebs
 
1972 Joe Petrosino (TV mini-series)
Joe Petrosino
– Episode #1.5 (1972) … Joe Petrosino
– Episode #1.4 (1972) … Joe Petrosino
– Episode #1.3 (1972) … Joe Petrosino
– Episode #1.2 (1972) … Joe Petrosino
– Episode #1.1 (1972) … Joe Petrosino
 
1972 The Italian Connection
Don Vito Tressoldi
 
1972 La mano lunga del padrino
Don Carmelo
 
1972 Ragazza tutta nuda assassinata nel parco
Inspector Huber
 
1972 Who Saw Her Die?
Serafian
 
1972 Terza ipotesi su un caso di perfetta strategia criminale
Inspector Vezzi
 
1972 L'occhio nel labirinto
Frank
 
1972 Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Consul
 
1972 Il sospetto (TV movie)
Dott. Fritz Emmemberger
 
1971 Murders in the Rue Morgue
Inspector Vidocq
 
1971 Una chica casi decente
César Martín de Valdés 'Duque'
 
1971 They Have Changed Their Face
Giovanni Nosferatu
 
1970 Brancaleone at the Crusades
Re Boemondo
 
1970 The Cop
Le commissaire principal/Chief of police
 
1970 Fragment of Fear
Signor Bardoni
 
1970 Appuntamento col disonore
Hermes
 
1970 Finale di partita (TV movie)
 
1969 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Eric 'The Red' Redman / Eric Redman
– The Second Time Around (1969) … Eric 'The Red' Redman
– The Great Casino Caper (1969) … Eric Redman
 
1969 In Search of Gregory
Max
 
1969 The Blonde Connection
Professor Max Spiegler
 
1969 The Archangel
Marco Tarocchi Roda
 
1969 Io, Emmanuelle
Sandri
 
1969 Un detective
Avvocato Fontana
 
1969 Midas Run
General Ferranti
 
1969 Alibi
Adolfo
 
1968 It's Your Move
Bayon / Guinet
 
1968 Danger: Diabolik
Ralph Valmont
 
1968 Seven Times Seven
Warden
 
1968 Sentenza di morte
Friar Baldwin
 
1967 Grand Slam
Mark Milford
 
1967 The Bobo
Francisco Carbonell
 
1967 Operation Kid Brother
Mr. Thai - 'Beta'
 
1967 The Honey Pot
Inspector Rizzi
 
1967 Master Stroke
Mr. Bernard
 
1967 Fantabulous Inc.
Karl Maria van Beethoven
 
1967 Dirty Heroes
Luc Rollman
 
1966 King of Hearts
Le Colonel Alexander MacBibenbrook
 
1966 Grand Prix
Agostini Manetta
 
1966 Das Geheimnis der gelben Mönche
Henry Perkins
 
1966 Yankee
Grande Concho
 
1966 El Greco
Don Miguel de las Cuevas
 
1966 Pleasant Nights
Bernardozzo
 
1965 Thunderball
Largo
 
1965 E venne un uomo
Msgr. Radini Tedeschi
 
1965 Slalom
Riccardo
 
1965 The Agony and the Ecstasy
Giovanni de' Medici
 
1965 Von Ryan's Express
Battaglia
 
1965 Crime on a Summer Morning
Van Willie
 
1964 Le belle famiglie
Professore Della Porta (segment "Amare è un po' morire")
 
1964 Male Companion
Benvenuto
 
1964 Tre notti d'amore
 
1964 That Man from Rio
Sr. Mario De Castro
 
1963 Sandokan the Great
 
1952 Tico-Tico no Fubá (uncredited)
 
1950 Caiçara
Genovês
 
1948 Guagilo
Don Pietro
 
1948 Immigrants
Il professore
 
1947 Natale al campo 119
John, il sergente americano
 
1946 Un americano in vacanza
Tom
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
1969 Alibi
 
1957 Grande Teatro Tupi (TV series)
– Esta Noite é Nossa (1957)
 
1952 Tico-Tico no Fubá
 
1950 Caiçara
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1969 Alibi (screenplay / story)
 
1950 Caiçara (story and screenplay)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1952 Tico-Tico no Fubá (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2006 Ken Adam's Production Films: Thunderball (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Adolfo Celi, un uomo per due culture (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Di padre in figlio
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2007 True Bond (TV documentary)
Largo (archive footage: Thunderball)
 
2006 Premiere Bond: Opening Nights (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Best Ever Bond (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Bond Girls Are Forever (TV documentary)
Emilio Largo (uncredited)
 
1995 Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (video documentary)
Himself
 

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His voice was dubbed by another actor in most of his movies throughout his career, even in his native Italy, to hide his distinctive Sicillian accent. Despite speaking fluent English, Spanish, French, Portugues, and German in addition to his native Italian, his voice was often dubbed by another actor in both Italian language and foreign language movie productions. See more »

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