Terry Camilleri
| Terry Camilleri | |
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| Born |
Terrance Camilleri |
| Occupation | Actor |
Terrance "Terry" Camilleri (born 1949) is a Maltese-born Australian actor who has performed actively in both the United Kingdom and United States.[1] He is best recognized for portraying Emperor Napoleon I in the blockbuster comedy film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).[2]
Biography
Camilleri was born in Malta, and made his feature film debut in Peter Weir's 1974 film The Cars That Ate Paris.[3] Terry appeared in the 1983 hit sequel film Superman III.[4] He also made a cameo appearance in Weir's The Truman Show.[5]
Other appearances include as Special Branch police officer Hemmings in the science fiction film Incident at Raven's Gate.[6]
In 2003 he appeared in the American film Hey DJ.[7]
In 2006, as part of the World Cup campaign in Australia, Camilleri played the character of "History", an 800-year-old orc-like creature for the Nike "Stuff History" advertisements. Which is part of Nike's soccer Joga Bonito adverts.
In 2009 Camilleri appeared in the science fiction-thriller film Knowing directed by Alex Proyas.[8][9]
In 2015, Camilleri co-starred in the family film Oddball.
References
- ↑ "Movies & TV: Terrance Camilleri". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure". The New York Times.
- ↑ "The Cars That Ate Paris". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Superman III". The New York Times.
- ↑ "The Truman Show". The New York Times.
- ↑ Hawker, Phillipa (1995). 'Incident at Raven's Gate', in Murray, Scott (ed.), Australian Film 1978–1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, Australian Film Commission and Cinema Papers.
- ↑ "Movies: Hey DJ (2005)". The New York Times.
- ↑ Scott, A. O. (20 March 2009). "Movie Review: Knowing". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Knowing". The New York Times.
External links
- Terry Camilleri at the Internet Movie Database
- Terry Camilleri at AllMovie
- Terry Camilleri on Facebook