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Adolfo Celi

Adolfo Celi

Actor · Died February 19, 1986, aged 63 · Messina, Sicily, Italy

Cannes award nominee

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Adolfo Celi (27 July 1922 –19 February 1986) was an Italian film actor and director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 27, 1922
Died
February 19, 1986 (aged 63)
From
Messina, Sicily, Italy
Works as
Actor
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 100 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 8% in 30 days

What are Adolfo Celi's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
22%
Morality
21%
Power
21%
Self
17%
Survival
9%
Society
7%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 18 · Serious 8 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 16 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 7

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 14 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 14
Mentor
2 of 14
Threshold guardian
2 of 14
Ally
2 of 14
Herald
1 of 14
Trickster
1 of 14
Hero
1 of 14
Shapeshifter
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Joyful
10
Thrilling
10
Absurd
11
Romantic
8
Other
32

How their films linger

Fun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Adolfo Celi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adolfo Celi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

100 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Best Ever Bond(2002)

    as Largo

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • O Construtor de Sonhos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Cinderella '87 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · as Goncalvo Gherardeschi

  • Amici miei - Atto III°(1985)

    as Professor Sassaroli

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • T.I.R. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 12 episodes · as Oreste Balestrini

  • Cindy - Cinderella '80(1984)

    as Goncalvo Gherardeschi

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Amici miei - Atto II°(1982)

    as Professeur Sassaroli

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Monsignor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Cardinal Vinci

  • L'occhio di Giuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Sir Henry

  • La sconosciuta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Taladis

  • Madly in Love(1981)

    as Gustavo VI di San Tulipe

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Borgias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 10 episodes · as Rodrigo Borgia

  • Car-Napping - Bestellt, geklaut, geliefert(1980)

    as Polizeipräsident

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Café Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Chief Inspector Ramacci Pisanelli

  • The Perfect Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Sir Harold Boyd

  • Le braghe del padrone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Eugenio - the president

  • Professor Kranz german in Germany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Carcamano

  • The Tiger Is Still Alive: Sandokan to the Rescue(1977)

    as James Brooke

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Edipo Re (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The Chosen(1977)

    as Dr. Kerouac

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Pane, burro e marmellata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Aristide Bertelli

  • The Passengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Boetani

  • Che notte quella notte! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Dottore

  • Merciless Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Commissario Lo Gallo

  • The Big Operator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Rifai

  • The Next Man(1976)

    as Al Sharif

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Horse Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as President of the Court

  • Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen(1976)

    as Vladimiro Palese

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Landlord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Giudice Damiani

  • Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Antonio

  • Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man(1976)

    as Polizeichef

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Pure as a Lily(1976)

    as L'onorevole

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Sandokan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 6 episodes · as James Brooke

  • The bitter case of the Baroness of Carini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 4 episodes · as Don Mariano D'Agrò

  • My Friends(1975)

    as Il Professor Sassaroli

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Libera, My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Felice Valente - Libera's father

  • The Balloon Vendor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Dr. Monforte

  • The Devil Is a Woman(1974)

    as Father Borelli

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Ten Little Indians(1974)

    as General André Salvé

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Phantom of Liberty(1974)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Seaman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Me Desbordes

  • Hitler: The Last Ten Days(1973)

    as General Hans Krebs

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as The Pole

  • Holidays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Commissioner Rizzuto

  • Joe Petrosino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 5 episodes · as Joe Petrosino

  • The Italian Connection(1972)

    as Don Vito Tressoldi

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Long Arm of the Godfather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Don Carmelo

  • Naked Girl Killed in the Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Inspector Huber

  • Who Saw Her Die?(1972)

    as Serafian

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Inspector Vezzi

  • Eye in the Labyrinth(1972)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Brother Sun, Sister Moon(1972)

    as Konsul

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Una chica casi decente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as César Martín de Valdés 'Duque'

  • Murders in the Rue Morgue(1971)

    as Inspector Vidocq

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • They Have Changed Their Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Giovanni Nosferatu

  • Brancaleone alle Crociate(1970)

    as Re Boemondo

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Cop(1970)

    as Le commissaire divisionnaire

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fragment of Fear(1970)

    as Signor Bardoni

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Night of the Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Hermes

  • The Blonde Connection(1969)

    as "der Professor"

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • In Search of Gregory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Max

  • A Man for Emmanuelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Sandri

  • Detective Belli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Avvocato Fontana

  • The Archangel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Marco Tarocchi Roda

  • Midas Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Ferranti

  • Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Adolfo

  • Fantabulous Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Karl Maria van Beethoven

  • It's Your Move (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Bayon / Guinet

  • Seven Times Seven(1969)

    as Gefängnisdirektor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Danger: Diabolik(1968)

    as Ralph Valmont

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Death Sentence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Friar Baldwin

  • Grand Slam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Mark Milford

  • Dirty Heroes(1967)

    as Luc Rollman

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Honey Pot(1967)

    as Inspector Rizzi

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Operation Kid Brother(1967)

    as Mr. Thai - 'Beta'

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Bobo(1967)

    as Francisco Carbonell

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Master Stroke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Mr. Bernard

  • Grand Prix(1966)

    as Agostini Manetta

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • King of Hearts(1966)

    as Schottischer Colonel

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Pleasant Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Bernardozzo

  • Target for Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Henry Perkins

  • Yankee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Grande Concho

  • El Greco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Don Miguel de las Cuevas

  • Thunderball(1965)

    as Emilio Largo

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • A Man Named John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Msgr. Radini Tedeschi

  • Snow Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Riccardo

  • The Agony and the Ecstasy(1965)

    as Giovanni de' Medici

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Von Ryan's Express(1965)

    as Battaglia

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Crime on a Summer Morning(1965)

    as Mr. Van Willie

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Beautiful Families (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Professor Della Porta

  • Male Companion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Benvenuto

  • 3 notti d'amore(1964)

    as Alberto

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • That Man from Rio(1964)

    as Señor Mario De Castro

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Sandokan the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Tico-Tico no Fubá (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Producer

  • Caiçara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Genoese Man

  • Emigrantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Il professore

  • Guaglio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Don Pietro Tassinare

  • Christmas at Camp 119 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as John, il sergente americano

  • Un americano in vacanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Tom

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 99 titles from 1946 to 1994; peak year 1971.

Biggest box office

Thunderball (1965)

$64M worldwide

Highest rated

My Friends (1975)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Thunderball (1965)

Film career

19461994

Peak 1971 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting98 of 99: 96 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stDirecting3 of 99: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting2 of 99: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 99: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

99 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1940s4 · acting1950s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew1960s35 · 35 acting · 1 crew1970s45 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 36 roles
646974

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 1951–1952.

  1. 1952
    • Cannes award, nominated
  2. 1951
    • Cannes award, nominated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Adolfo Celi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 40; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 40 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Best Ever Bond (2002)

74th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

My Friends (1975)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Adolfo Celi's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles23–49 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Adolfo Celi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adolfo Celi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carlo Rustichelli shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles