Born in Naples, Annicelli made his stage debut in 1927, cast by Dora Menichelli to play a fascinating officer in the drama play Guerra in tempo di pace.

[1] From then he started a career on stage with the major companies of the time, working with Lamberto Picasso, Emma Gramatica (with whom he made a long tour of South and Central America), Ruggero Ruggeri, Antonio Gandusio among others.

[1] In 1942 Annicelli become one of the most acclaimed radio actors reciting several Italian and especially Neapolitan comedies.

[1] Annicelli was also active in films (even if usually in character roles), in television productions.

[1] As a young man he was the partner of Jacques d'Adelswärd Fersen, a french count,author and poet, living on Capri.