Adolfo Celi
Adolfo Celi [aˈdolfo ˈtʃeːli] (born July 27, 1922 in Messina , Sicily , † February 19, 1986 in Siena , Tuscany ) was an Italian film actor and director .
Life
Celi has appeared in nearly 100 films, specifically in roles as an international villain. His most famous role was that of Emilio Largo in James Bond 007 - Fireball, shot in 1965 . He also appeared as a protagonist in several Italian comedies, such as Brancaleone on a crusade to the Holy Land .
Celi was fluent in several languages, but was mostly dubbed in English-language films because of his strong Sicilian accent. Robert Rietti repeated his text passages in Fireball and Adventure in Rio . In the 1981 BBC series The Borgias , in which he played Rodrigo Borgia , he was not dubbed, so his heavy accent made him difficult to understand, for which he was very mocked by critics and viewers.
Celi studied at the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica in Rome. He was also successful as a stage actor and lived and worked in Argentina and Brazil from 1946 to 1962 . He has directed two films and a television series in South America . In Italy he directed the feature film L'Alibi together with Vittorio Gassman .
Celi was married three times. He died of a heart attack in Siena in 1986 .
Filmography (selection)
- as an actor
- 1964: Adventure in Rio (L'Homme de Rio)
- 1964: El Greco (El Greco)
- 1964: I was a male sex bomb (Un monsieur de compagnie)
- 1965: Colonel of Ryan's Express (Von Ryan's Express)
- 1965: A man came: In the footsteps of John XXIII. (E venne un uomo)
- 1965: Michelangelo - Inferno and Ecstasy (The Agony and the Ecstasy)
- 1965: James Bond 007 - Thunderball
- 1965: Such a greyhound (slalom)
- 1966: Bobo is the greatest (The Bobo)
- 1966: How do you kill a lady? (The secret of the yellow monks)
- 1966: The doppelgangers (Colpo maestro al servizio di Sua Maestà britannica)
- 1966: Merry Nights (Le piacevoli notti)
- 1966: King of Hearts (Le Roi de cœur)
- 1966: Grand Prix (Grand Prix)
- 1966: Yankee (Yankee)
- 1967: See Venice - and inherit ... (The Honey Pot)
- 1967: Danger: Diabolics! (Diabolic)
- 1967: Operation "Little Brother" (Ok Connery)
- 1967: Top Job (Ad ogni costo)
- 1967: ... and tomorrow you're going to hell (Dalle Ardenne all'inferno)
- 1968: The coup of the 7 aces (Sette volte sette)
- 1968: Django - Merciless like the sun (Sentenza di morte)
- 1968: White vests for crooks (Uno scacco tutto matto)
- 1969: Blonde bait for the killer
- 1969: Archangel (L'arcangelo)
- 1969: Io, Emmanuelle
- 1969: Die Burdock (Un detective)
- 1970: Brancaleone on a crusade to the Holy Land (Brancaleone alle crociate)
- 1970: A bull sees red (Un Condé)
- 1970: Special command of wild geese (Appuntamento col disonore)
- 1971: Murders in the Rue Morgue (Murders in the Rue Morgue)
- 1971: Race against death (Hanno cambiato faccia)
- 1972: Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Fratello sole, sorella luna)
- 1972: The Child - The city becomes a nightmare (Chi l'ha vista morire?)
- 1972: Dangerous partner (Le Mataf)
- 1972: Hitler : The last ten days
- 1972: The godfather's long arm (La mano lunga del padrino)
- 1972: The Mafia Boss - They kill like jackals (La mala ordina)
- 1972: Exclusive murder (Terza ipotesi su un caso di perfetta strategia criminale)
- 1973: 1931 - It Happened in America (Piazza pulita)
- 1973: The summer freshness (La villeggiatura)
- 1973: Exiled (Il sorriso del grande tentatore)
- 1974: An unknown settles (And Then There Were None)
- 1974: The Specter of Freedom (Le Fantôme de la liberté)
- 1975: A crazy class reunion (Amici miei)
- 1975: Libera, Amore mio (Libera, amore mio!)
- 1976: Ice cold guys on hot stoves (Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore)
- 1976: The big show-off (Le grand escogriffe)
- 1976: Horse Fever (Febbre da cavallo)
- 1976: The Hot Teens Hotel (L'affittacamere)
- 1976: Oil (The Next Man)
- 1976: Ramba Zamba with the Mafia (Come una rosa al naso)
- 1976: Sandokan - The Tiger of Malaysia (Sandokan) (TV miniseries)
- 1976: The shadow that haunted us (L'Homme qui nous suit)
- 1977: Dinner followed by breakfast (Pane, burro e marmellata)
- 1978: A murderous career (Indagine su un delitto perfetto)
- 1980: Café Express (Café Express)
- 1980: Cinderella '80 (Cenerentola '80)
- 1980: Car-napping - ordered - stolen - delivered
- 1981: Give the monkey sugar (Innamorato pazzo)
- 1982: Monsignor (Monsignor)
- 1982: My friends (Amici miei atto II)
- 1985: Amici miei atto III
- as a director
- 1948: Raid in Naples (Proibito rubare)
- 1950: Caiçara (Caiçara)
- 1957: Grande Teatro Tupi (TV series) An episode called Esta Noite é Nossa
- 1969: L'alibi
Awards
- Cannes International Film Festival
- 1952: Nomination for the grand prize for Tico-Tico no Fubá (best director)
- 1951: Nomination for the grand prize for Caiçara (best director)
- Golden goblets
- 1973 Golden Goblet as Best Actor (Migliore Attore) for La villeggiatura
Web links
- Adolfo Celi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Celi at mymovies
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi, Gremese 2002, p. 104
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Celi, Adolfo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Messina , Sicily, Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 19, 1986 |
| Place of death | Rome |