Terry Camilleri

Terrance 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]

Terry Camilleri
Born
Terrance Camilleri

1949 (age 7172)
OccupationActor

Biography

Camilleri was born in Malta, and made his feature film debut in Peter Weir's 1974 film The Cars That Ate Paris.[3] He appeared in the 1983 sequel film Superman III. He also made a cameo appearance in Weir's The Truman Show.

Other appearances include as Special Branch police officer Hemmings in the science fiction film Incident at Raven's Gate.[4]

In 2003, he appeared in the American film Hey DJ.[5]

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 as a Cashier in the science fiction-thriller film Knowing.[6]

In 2015, Camilleri co-starred in the family film Oddball.[7]

References

  1. "Movies & TV: Terrance Camilleri". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 March 2008.
  2. Canby, Vincent (17 February 1989). "Reviews/Film; Teen-Agers on a Tour of History". The New York Times.
  3. Booth, Philip (3 November 2003). "The Cars That Ate Paris". PopMatters.
  4. 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.
  5. "Hey DJ". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
  6. Scott, A. O. (20 March 2009). "Movie Review: Knowing". The New York Times.
  7. Brady, Tara (11 February 2016). "Oddball and the Penguins review: lovely, old-fashioned family entertainment". The Irish Times.


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