Stelio Candelli

Stelio Candelli (28 March 1931 – 14 April 2017) was an Italian actor known for his appearance in Spaghetti western films.

Stelio Candelli
Born	28 March 1931 (1931-03-28) (age 94) Trieste, Kingdom of Italy
Died	14 March 2017 (aged 85) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1958–2005

Life and career

Born in Trieste, the son of civil servants, in 1954 Candelli enrolled at the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica in Rome, graduating in 1957.^[1] The same year he made his film debut in Alberto Lattuada's Guendalina.^[1]

During the 1960s and 1970s Candelli played main roles in numerous genre films, often credited as Stanley Kent.^[1]

He was also active on stage and on television, and is best remembered for his role as Danny Scipio, a former Mafia member turned crime investigator, in the BBC TV series Vendetta (1966-68).^[1]

Candell died on 14 March 2017, at the age of 85.^[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1957	The Dragon's Blood
1959	The Nights of Lucretia Borgia	Raffaello
1959	The Black Archer
1960	La sceriffa	Bruno Carotenuto
1961	The Last of the Vikings	Viking	Uncredited
1962	War Gods of Babylon	Ammurabi
1964	Triumph of the Ten Gladiators	Glauco Marcio
1965	The Last Tomahawk	Roger	Uncredited
1965	Planet of the Vampires	Brad / Mud
1965	Secret Agent 777	Dr. Dexter
1965	Perché uccidi ancora	Teniente
1966	Suicide Mission to Singapore	Kurt Jackson
1970	Apocalipse Joe	Braddox
1971	Drummer of Vengeance	Deputy Miller
1971	W Django!	Jeff
1972	Trinità e Sartana figli di...	Burton
1972	Al tropico del cancro	Garner
1972	Life Is Tough, Eh Providence?	Col. Arthur James
1972	100 Fäuste und ein Vaterunser	Falco
1972	La morte scende leggera	Giorgio Darica
1973	The Big Family	Johnny De Salvo
1973	Le complot
1973	The Bloody Hands of the Law
1974	La muerte llama a las 10	Ronald James
1974	Nude for Satan	Dr. William Benson / Peter
1975	Piange... il telefono
1976	Special Cop in Action	Forestier
1976	San sha ben tan xiao fu xing	Henz
1976	Le due orfanelle	The Count
1977	Clouzot & C. contro Borsalino & C.
1977	Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century
1977	Mr. Mean	Ranati
1979	From Hell to Victory		Uncredited
1980	Orinoco: Prigioniere del sesso	Orinoco
1980	La Cage aux Folles II	Hans
1983	The Scarlet and the Black	O'Flaherty's Secretary	TV movie
1983	The Winds of War	Scarfaced Gestapo Agent	2 episodes
1983	Hercules	Father
1984	Signore e signori
1984	Rage - Fuoco incrociato	Slash
1985	Demons	Frank
1986	I giorni dell'inferno	Gen. Smith
1986	The Messenger	Gariboldi
1987	O Paradeisos anoigei me antikleidi	Giorgos
1988	Night of the Sharks
1988	Un maledetto soldato
1992	Mean Tricks	John Mackenzie