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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.

Tonino Cervi was born on 15 June 1929 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a producer and writer, known for Il quaderno della spesa (2003), The Girls Who'll Do Anything (1975) and Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die! (1968). He died on 1 April 2002 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Italo Calvino was born on 15 October 1923 in Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba. He was a writer, known for Boccaccio '70 (1962), Tiko and the Shark (1962) and L'amore difficile (1962). He was married to Esther Calvino. He died on 19 September 1985 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Aldo Pomilia was born on 27 September 1933 in Trapani, Sicily, Italy. He was a production manager and producer, known for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), Assassination in Rome (1965) and War Gods of Babylon (1962). He was married to Chelo Alonso. He died on 13 June 1986 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Luigi Bonelli was born in 1892 in Italy. He was a writer and actor, known for Il ribelle di Castelmonte (1964), Sul ponte dei sospiri (1953) and Una notte dopo l'opera (1942). He died on 13 February 1954 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Paolo Rossi was born on 23 September 1956 in Prato, Tuscany, Italy. He was an actor and producer, known for Lucignolo (1999), See You in Montevideo (2014) and Paolo Rossi: A Champion Is a Dreamer Who Never Gives Up (2020). He was married to Simonetta Rizzato and Federica Cappelletti. He died on 9 December 2020 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Peter Fischer was born on 10 September 1929 in Leipzig, Germany. He was a composer, known for Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1967), Junges Gemüse (1956) and Hotelboy Ed Martin (1955). He died on 22 October 2014 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Alfredo Martinelli was born on 7 March 1899 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Last Days of Pompeii (1926), Matchless (1967) and The White Sister (1923). He died on 11 November 1968 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Robert Mundell was born on 24 October 1932 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Valerie Natsios and Barbara Sheff. He died on 4 April 2021 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Mario Bertoncini was born on 27 September 1932 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a composer, known for E se per caso una mattina... (1972), A Quiet Place in the Country (1968) and Gruppo Di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza (1967). He died on 19 January 2019 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Gianni Sbarra was born on 8 August 1929 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. He was a production designer and actor, known for Fiorile (1993), Elective Affinities (1996) and Night Sun (1990). He died on 16 November 2015 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Dino Asciolla was born on 9 June 1920 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is known for Ecce Homo - I sopravvissuti (1969), Marco Polo (1982) and The Two Seasons of Life (1972). He was married to Valeria Mariconda. He died on 9 September 1994 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Sergio Vacchi was born on 1 April 1925 in Castenaso, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Sergio is known for Property Is No Longer a Theft (1973). Sergio died on 15 January 2016 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Pinturicchio was born in 1454 in Perugia, Umbria, Italy. Pinturicchio is known for Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992). Pinturicchio died in 1513 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Delfino Cinelli was born on 16 August 1889 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was a writer, known for Tragica notte (1942) and Calafuria (1943). He died on 1 May 1942 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Maurizio Grande was born on 17 January 1944 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a producer, known for Le tecniche dell'assenza (1984), Concerto per attore solo (1984) and Il principe cestinato: Colloquio satirico-filosofico con Carmelo Bene (1976). He died on 30 November 1996 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Valeria Mariconda was born on 29 September 1932 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. She was an actress, known for Il signor Bruschino (1967) and NET Opera Theater (1967). She was married to Dino Asciolla. She died on 29 June 2006 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Luigi Berlinguer was born on 25 July 1932 in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy. He was married to Marcella Baitone. He died on 1 November 2023 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Maicol Segoni was an actor, known for Il suicidio della rivoluzione (2013). He died on 8 August 2017 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.