Rudi Belli

From the list of elephant persons Family: Belli

☨ Rudi Belli

Personal details

Spouse(s)	Mona Kwok

Country	Australia

Locations
Title	owner 1983-1988
Location	at Circus Belli (Rudi Belli) in Australia

Title	elephant trainer-1955
Location	at Circus Belli in Germany

Title	elephant trainer
Location	at Circus Sarrasani in Germany

Biography details

Rudolf Belli , circus elephant trainer in Australia

, son of elephant trainer Arthur Belli .

Some of the Belli family migrated to Australia 1982. Rudi Belli (nephew of Harry Belli) had his own show for 5 years in Australia. He has 4 daughters. One of his daughters Rose is married to Dani Gasser and they own Circus Liliput in Switzerland. Rosita married David Meatchem, South African circus man. Pearl married Mark Williams a stage performer. I married Caroline and we run Circus Sunrise in Australia. Some of the Bellis still live in Germany.
Gary & Caroline Brophy, Circus Sunrise, Australia

Family

Total: 3 children

Rose Gasser-Belli.
Rosita Belli-Meatchem.
Caroline Belli-Brophy. Born: 1962-04-01.

Rudi Belli s ancestral Ahnentafel:
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Rudi Belli Born:	Father: Arthur Belli Born: ?	Paternal Grandfather: Rudolf Belli Born: 1870-04-20	Paternal Great-grandfather:
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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). elephant trainer Rudolf Belli in Australia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1464. (archived at the Wayback machine)