Paul Stassino as Angelo Palazzi in ‘Thunderball’.

Phaedros Stassinos was an actor whose stage name was Paul Stassino. He was born in Cyprus but spent most of his acting career in Britain.

Possibly his best known performance was when he played two parts, Major François Derval and Angelo Palazzi, in the James Bond film Thunderball.

Other roles include “Le Pirate” in That Riviera Touch, and the first officer of the Colombian ship Paloma in Tiger Bay.