[1] He is best recognised for portraying Emperor Napoleon I in the blockbuster comedy film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).
[2] Camilleri was born in British Malta, and made his feature film debut in Peter Weir's 1974 film The Cars That Ate Paris.
[citation needed] Other appearances include as Special Branch Investigator Hemmings in the science fiction film Incident at Raven's Gate.
[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.
[citation needed] In 2009, Camilleri appeared as a cashier in the science fiction-thriller film Knowing.