Adolfo Celi

Adolfo Celi (1922-1986) with a Colt Detective Special in Diabolik (1968).

Adolfo Celi in Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976).

Adolfo Celi was a Sicilian actor who was very popular with European and South American audiences. He became well known to American audiences through his role as Emilio Largo in the James Bond movie Thunderball, however the majority of his work was cinema within his home country of Italy and Brazil (where he's also spent a great part of his life). He passed away in 1986 in Tuscany, Italy as the result of a heart attack.

Adolfo Celi can be seen using the following weapons in the following films:

Gun	Character	Film Title	Note	Date
Beretta M1934	Maj. Basilio Battaglia	Von Ryan's Express	In holster	1965
Colt Detective Special	Emilio Largo	Thunderball		1965
Remington 1100	Emilio Largo	Thunderball		1965
Colt Detective Special	Ralph Valmont	Diabolik	Nickel	1968
Beretta M12	Ralph Valmont	Diabolik		1968
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun	Libera's father	Libera, My Love (Libera, amore mio ...)		1975
Unidentified revolver	Chief of "Special Squad"	Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man	Supposedly Arminius HW-4	1976