Paolo Bonacelli
February 28, 1937 (89 years old) in Rome, Italy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paolo Bonacelli (February 28, 1939 - October 8 2025) was an Italian actor. He is best known for his performance as The Duke de Blangis in Pasolini's notorious Salò (1975). He can also be seen in Midnight Express (1978) and Caligula (1979), in which he plays the role of Cassius Chaerea. He also co-starred with Roberto Benigni in the films Johnny Stecchino and Night on Earth, both from 1991. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paolo Bonacelli, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · In the Hand of Dante as Priest of Alcamo
- 2023 · The Commander as Betti
- 2018 · Magical Nights as Ennio 'The Great'
- 2016 · The Ploy as Vescovo
- 2014 · Furore il vento della speranza as Niccolò Carbone
- 2010 · The American as Father Benedetto
- 2006 · Mission: Impossible III as Monsignore
- 2003 · Gli astronomi as Peters
- 1996 · The Stendhal Syndrome as Dr. Cavanna
- 1994 · The Teddy Bear as Novacek
- 1994 · Abraham as Melchisedek
- 1994 · Charlemagne, le prince à cheval as Vitale
- 1993 · Abraham as Melchisedek
- 1991 · Night on Earth as Priest
- 1991 · Johnny Stecchino as D'Agata
- 1991 · Touch and Die as Morelli
- 1990 · Flight from Paradise as Eliah
- 1989 · I promessi sposi as padre di Gertrude
- 1989 · La moglie ingenua e il marito malato as Carl Rune
- 1989 · Francesco as Francesco's Father
- 1988 · Lenin... The Train as Grigori Jewsejewitsch Zinoviev
- 1988 · Lenin: The Train as Zinoviev
- 1987 · Rimini Rimini as l'ingegnere
- 1987 · Love Sins as Ercole Leoni
- 1986 · Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) as Tango
- 1984 · Nothing Left to Do But Cry as Leonardo da Vinci
- 1981 · The Mystery of Oberwald as Count of Foehn
- 1980 · Le Guignolo as Kamal
- 1979 · Good News as Gualtiero Milano
- 1979 · Caligula as Chaerea
- 1979 · Christ Stopped at Eboli as Don Luigi Magalone
- 1978 · Midnight Express as Rifki
- 1978 · Nest of Vipers as Paolo Mazzarini
- 1977 · This Is the Night as
- 1976 · Origins of the Mafia as Vincenzo Biscetta
- 1976 · Evil Thoughts as Antonio Marani
- 1976 · The Inheritance as Paolo Furlin
- 1976 · Illustrious Corpses as Dr. Maxia
- 1976 · Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom as The Duke
- 1974 · The Murri Affair as Francesco Bonmartini
- 1973 · Giordano Bruno as
- 1971 · Maddalena as
- 1966 · The Devil in Love as Inn's customer
- 1966 · Pleasant Nights as Messenger
- 1964 · One Million Dollars as Zenone
- Future · I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni as Self
- 2024 · Nato il sei ottobre as
- 2023 · Noi ce la siamo cavata as Sé stesso
- 2020 · Divine as
- 2019 · To the Unknown God as
- 2019 · Forse è solo mal di mare as Calogero (Voice)
- 2004 · 13 at a Table as Nonno Giulio
- 2003 · A.A.A. Achille as Dott. Aglieri
- 2003 · The Accidental Detective as Direttore Della Galleria Palatina
- 1999 · Dirty Linen as Amedeo
- 1998 · Alice on the Run as Luigi Mancini
- 1997 · Bakunin's Son as Giudice
- 1995 · Christmas Vacation '95 as Paolo "Paolone"
- 1994 · Once a Year, Every Year as Romano
- 1993 · Mille bolle blu as Mario
- 1993 · Flusso di coscienza - Razzismo 1993 as
- 1992 · Ciao, Professore! as Ludovico Mazzullo
- 1992 · Il segno del comando as Bonsanti
- 1990 · Only One Survived as Andrade
- 1989 · A Double Victory as Guido Sormani
- 1988 · Topo Galileo as Professor Zitti
- 1986 · L'ultima mazurka as Lanza
- 1985 · Mother Ebe as Don Paolo Monti
- 1984 · The Naked Sun as
- 1984 · Henry IV as Belcredi
- 1983 · The Commissioner as Commissionario
- 1983 · The Knight, Death and The Devil as Nicholas
- 1982 · Words and Blood as Marcucci
- 1982 · I Remember Nelson as King Ferdinando
- 1982 · Delitti, amore e gelosia as Commissario Dell'Amore
- 1981 · Calderon as
- 1980 · The Persian Lamb Coat as Ferdinando
- 1978 · Madame Bovary as Charles Bovary
- 1976 · La banca di Monate as Dottor Defendente Massera
- 1975 · Beyond Fear as Francesco Grimaldi
- 1975 · Gli strumenti del potere. 1925/1926 la dittatura fascista as
- 1974 · Year One as Giorgio Amendola
- 1974 · Milarepa as Prof. Bennet
- 1973 · Io e lui as Vladimiro
- 1972 · Il cancelliere Krehler as Max
- 1971 · A Prostitute Serving the Public and in Compliance with the Laws of the State as
- 1970 · Tears of Love as Cormick
- 1968 · Seven Times Seven as
- 1965 · SuperSeven Calling Cairo as Capitano Hume
- 1964 · Corpse for the Lady as Gedeon