Terrance Camilleri (born 7 November 1949) is a Maltese-born Australian actor who has performed actively in both the United Kingdom and United States. He is best recognized for portraying Emperor

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in the

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'' (1989).

Biography

Camilleri was born in

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, and made his feature film debut in

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's 1974 film ''

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''. He appeared in the 1983 sequel film ''

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''. He also made a cameo appearance in Weir's ''

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''. Other appearances include as

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police officer Hemmings in the science fiction film ''

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''. In 2003, he appeared in the American film '' Hey DJ''. In 2006, as part of the

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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''. In 2015, Camilleri co-starred in the family film '' Oddball''.

Filmography

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* * * * 1949 births Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Maltese emigrants to Australia Living people {{Australia-film-actor-stub