Stelio Candelli
# Stelio Candelli

Stelio Candelli (born 28 March 1931) is an Italian film, stage and television actor.

## 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. The same year he made his film debut in Alberto Lattuada's Guendalina. Especially in the 1960s and in the 1970s Candelli got main roles in numerous genre films, often credited as Stanley Kent. 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).

## 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 | Italia a mano armata | Forestier | |
| 1976 | San sha ben tan xiao fu xing | Henz | |
| 1976 | Le due orfanelle | The Count | |
| 1977 | Clouzot & C. contro Borsalino & C. | | |
| 1977 | Yeti - Il gigante del 20º secolo | | |
| 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 | |
