Adolfo Celi
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Adolfo Celi | |
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Born | |
Died | 19 February 1986 | (aged 63)
Occupations |
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Years active | 1946–1985 |
Spouses | Marília Branco
(m. 1963, divorced) |
Children | Alessandra (1966), Leonardo (1968) |
Adolfo Celi (Italian pronunciation:
Life and career
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Celi became a film actor in post-war Italy. He left the Italian film industry when he emigrated to Brazil where he co-founded the Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia along with the Brazilian stage greats Paulo Autran and Tônia Carrero in São Paulo.[4] He was successful as a stage actor in Argentina and Brazil. He directed three films in South America in the 1950s, including the Brazilian hit Tico-Tico no Fubá in 1952.
Celi began a new popular career when he played the villain in
Celi appeared as a protagonist in some Italian comedies including
In addition to his native languages
Personal life and death
Celi was married three times. He died of a heart attack in Siena in 1986. His daughter Alessandra Celi is an actress.
Filmography
- A Yank in Rome (Un americano in vacanza, 1946) as Tom
- Christmas at Camp 119 (Natale al campo 119, 1947) as John, il sergent americano
- Hey Boy (Proibito rubare, 1948)
- Immigrants (Emigrantes, 1948) as Il professore
- Caiçara (1950) as Genovés
- Tico-Tico no Fubá (1952) (uncredited)
- Sandokan the Great (Sandokan, la tigre di Mompracem, 1963) as James Brooke
- That Man from Rio(L'homme de Rio, 1964) as Mário de Castro
- Three Nights of Love (Tre notti d'amore, 1964)
- Male Companion (Un monsieur de compagnie, 1964) as Benvenuto
- Beautiful Families (1964) (segment "Amare è un po' morire") as Professore Della Porta
- Crime on a Summer Morning (Par un beau matin d'été, 1965) as Van Willie
- Von Ryan's Express (1965) as Major Battaglia
- The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) as Giovanni de' Medici
- Slalom (1965) as Riccardo
- A Man Named John (E venne un uomo, 1965) as Msgr. Radini Tedeschi
- Thunderball (1965) as Emilio Largo
- El Greco (1966) as Don Miguel de Las Cuervas
- Yankee (1966) as Grande Concho
- Target for Killing (Das Geheimnis der gelben Mönche, 1966) as Henry Perkins
- Pleasant Nights (Le piacevoli notti, 1966) as Bernadozzo
- Grand Prix (1966) as Agostini Manetta
- King of Hearts (Le roi de coeur, 1966) as Colonel Alexander MacBibenbrook
- Dirty Heroes (Dalle Ardenne all'inferno, 1967) as Luc Rollman
- Master Stroke (Colpo maestro al servizio di Sua Maestà britannica, 1967) as Mr. Bernard
- The Honey Pot (1967) as Inspector Rizzi
- OK Connery(1967) as Mr. Thai - 'Beta'
- The Bobo (1967) as Francisco Carbonell
- Grand Slam (Ad ogni costo, 1967)[7] as Mark Milfford
- Fantabulous Inc. (La Donna, il sesso e il superuomo, 1967) as Karl Maria van Beethoven
- Death Sentence (Sentenza di morte, 1968) as Friar Baldwin
- Seven Times Seven (Sette volte sette, 1968) as Warden
- Diabolik (1968) as Ralph Valmount
- It's Your Move(Uno scacco tutto matto, 1969) as Bayon / Guinet
- Alibi (L'alibi, 1969) as Adolfo
- Midas Run (1969) as General Ferranti
- Detective Belli (Un Detective, 1969) as Avvocato Fontana
- A Man for Emmanuelle (Io, Emmanuelle, 1969) as Sandri
- The Archangel (L'arcangelo, 1969) as Marco Tarrochi Roda
- In Search of Gregory (1969) as Max
- Death Knocks Twice (Blonde Köder für den Mörder, 1969) as Professor Max Spigler
- Rendezvous with Dishonour (Appuntamento col disonore, 1970) as Hermes
- Fragment of Fear (1970) as Signor Bardoni
- The Cop (Un condé, 1970) as Le Commissaire principal / Chief of police
- Brancaleone at the Crusades (Brancaleone alle crociate, 1970) as Re Boemondo
- Finale di partita (Alla ricerca di Gregory, 1970)
- They Have Changed Their Face (Hanno cambiato faccia, 1971) as Giovanni Nosferatu
- Una chica casi decente (1971) as César Martín de Valdés 'Duque'
- Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) as Inspector Vidocq
- 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York(Piazza pulita, 1972) as The Pole
- Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Fratello sole, sorella luna, 1972) as Consul
- Eye in the Labyrinth (L'occhio nel labirinto, 1972) as Frank
- Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why? (Terza ipotesi su un caso di perfetta strategia criminale, 1972) as Inspector Vezzi
- Who Saw Her Die? (Chi l'ha vista morire?, 1972) as Serafian
- Naked Girl Killed in the Park (Ragazza tutta nuda assassinata nel parco, 1972) as Inspector Huber
- Long Arm of the Godfather (La mano lunga del padrino, 1972) as Don Carmelo
- Hired to Kill (La mala ordina, 1972) as Vito
- Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) as Gen. Krebs
- Le Mataf(Tre per una grande rapina, 1973) as Me Desbordes
- Black Holiday (La villeggiatura, 1973) as Commissioner Rizzuto
- The Devil Is a Woman (Il sorriso del grande tentatore, 1974) as Father Borrelli
- The Phantom of Liberty(Le Fantôme de la liberté, 1974) as Le docteur de Legendre / Doctor Pasolini
- And Then There Were None (Ein unbekannter rechnet ab, 1974) as Gen. André Salvé
- The Balloon Vendor (Il venditore di palloncini, 1974) as Dr. Monforte
- Libera, My Love (Libera, amore mio..., 1975) as Felice Valente – Libera's father
- My Friends (Amici miei, 1975) as Professor Sassaroli
- L'amaro caso della baronessa di Carini (1975) as Don Mariano D'Agrò
- Sandokan (1976) as James Brooke
- Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore, 1976) as Captain
- Pure as a Lily (Come una rosa al naso, 1976) as L'onorevole
- Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife (La moglie di mio padre, 1976) as Antonio Lenzini
- Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (Signore e signori, buonanotte, 1976) as Vladimiro Palese
- The Next Man (1976) as Al Sharif
- The Big Operator (Le Grand escogriffe, 1976) as Rifai
- Merciless Man (Genova a mano armata, 1976) as Commissario Lo Gallo
- Febbre da cavallo (1976) as Judge
- Che notte quella notte! (1977)
- The Passengers (Les Passagers, 1977) as Boetani
- Pane, burro e marmellata (1977) as Aristide Bertelli
- Holocaust 2000 (1977) as Dr. Kerouac
- La tigre è ancora viva: Sandokan alla riscossa! (1977) as James Brooke
- Man of Corleone (L'uomo di Corleone, 1977)
- The Perfect Crime (Indagine su un delitto perfetto, 1978) as Sir Harold Boyd
- Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania (1978) as Carcamano
- Le braghe del padrone (1978) as Euginio – the president
- L'affittacamere (1979)
- Café Express (1980) as Ispettore capo Ministero
- Car-napping (1980) as Head of police in Palermo
- Madly in Love (Innamorato pazzo, 1981) as Gustavo VI di San Tulipe
- Perdóname, amor (1982) as Ruggero Rivelli
- Monsignor (1982) as Cardinal Vinci
- All My Friends Part 2 (Amici miei atto II, 1982) as Professor Sassaroli
- Cenerentola '80(1984) as Principe Goncalvo Gherardeschi
- Passaporto segnalato (1985) as Avvocato Santi
- All My Friends Part 3(Amici miei atto III, 1985) as Professor Sassaroli
- Il giocatore invisibile (1985)
- Due assi per un turbo (1987) as Il Caposcalo
References
- ^ "Adolfo Celi". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2013. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (22 December 1965). "Thunderball (1965) Screen: 007's Underwater Adventures:Connery Plays Bond in 'Thunderball'". The New York Times.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (23 November 1967). "O K Connery (1967) Screen: Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Reagan: New Cinema Playhouse Changes Its Fare Picture Makes a Case for the Californian 'Operation Kid Brother'". The New York Times.
- ^ p.xxviii Sheren, Paul The Portuguese and Brazilian Theatre Motley Books, 1974
- ^ a b Appleyard, Bryan (10 October 1981). "From Thunderball to the Vatican". The Times. No. 61052. p. 11.
- ^ Borgias, The (1981) BFI Screenonline.
- ^ Adler, Renata; Thompson, Howard (21 February 1968). "Movie Review". The New York Times.
External links
- Adolfo Celi at IMDb