Paolo Bonacelli
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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, li...
Known For
Filmography
In the Hand of Dante
2026
as Priest Of Alcamo
Nato il sei ottobre
2024
Noi ce la siamo cavata
2023
as Sé stesso
The Commander
2023
as Betti
Divine
2020
Forse è solo mal di mare
2019
as Calogero (Voice)
To the Unknown God
2019
Magical Nights
2018
as Ennio 'The Great'
The Ploy
2016
as Vescovo
Furore il vento della speranza
2014
as Niccolò Carbone
The American
2010
as Father Benedetto
Mission: Impossible III
2006
as Monsignore
13 at a Table
2004
as Nonno Giulio
A.A.A. Achille
2003
as Dott. Aglieri
Gli astronomi
2003
as Peters
The Accidental Detective
2003
as Direttore Della Galleria Palatina
Dirty Linen
1999
as Amedeo
Alice on the Run
1998
as Luigi Mancini
Bakunin's Son
1997
as Giudice
The Stendhal Syndrome
1996
as Dr. Cavanna
Christmas Vacation '95
1995
as Paolo "Paolone"
Once a Year, Every Year
1994
as Romano
The Teddy Bear
1994
as Novacek
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval
1994
as Vitale
Abraham
1993
as Melchisedek
Mille bolle blu
1993
as Mario
Flusso di coscienza - Razzismo 1993
1993
Abraham
1993
as Melchisedek
Ciao, Professore!
1992
as Ludovico Mazzullo
Il segno del comando
1992
as Bonsanti
Night on Earth
1991
as Priest
Touch and Die
1991
as Morelli
Johnny Stecchino
1991
as D'Agata
Flight from Paradise
1990
as Eliah
Only One Survived
1990
as Andrade
Francesco
1989
as Francesco's Father
A Double Victory
1989
as Guido Sormani
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
1989
as Carl Rune
I promessi sposi
1989
as padre di Gertrude
Lenin: The Train
1988
as Zinoviev
Topo Galileo
1988
as Professor Zitti
Lenin... The Train
1988
as Grigori Jewsejewitsch Zinoviev
Love Sins
1987
as Ercole Leoni
Rimini Rimini
1987
as l'ingegnere
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
1986
as Tango
L'ultima mazurka
1986
as Lanza
Mother Ebe
1985
as Don Paolo Monti
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
1984
as Leonardo da Vinci
Henry IV
1984
as Belcredi
The Naked Sun
1984
The Knight, Death and the Devil
1983
as Nicholas
The Commissioner
1983
as Commissionario
Words and Blood
1982
as Marcucci
Delitti, amore e gelosia
1982
as Commissario Dell'Amore
I Remember Nelson
1982
as King Ferdinando
The Mystery of Oberwald
1981
as Count of Foehn
Calderon
1981
Le Guignolo
1980
as Kamal
The Persian Lamb Coat
1980
as Ferdinando
Caligula
1979
as Chaerea
Christ Stopped at Eboli
1979
as Don Luigi Magalone
Good News
1979
as Gualtiero Milano
Nest of Vipers
1978
as Paolo Mazzarini
Midnight Express
1978
as Rifki
Madame Bovary
1978
as Charles Bovary
This Is the Night
1977
Illustrious Corpses
1976
as Dr. Maxia
Evil Thoughts
1976
as Antonio Marani
La banca di Monate
1976
as Dottor Defendente Massera
The Inheritance
1976
as Paolo Furlin
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
1976
as The Duke
Origins of the Mafia
1976
as Vincenzo Biscetta
Gli strumenti del potere. 1925/1926 la dittatura fascista
1975
Beyond Fear
1975
as Francesco Grimaldi
Milarepa
1974
as Prof. Bennet
The Murri Affair
1974
as Francesco Bonmartini
Year One
1974
as Giorgio Amendola
Giordano Bruno
1973
Io e lui
1973
as Vladimiro
Il cancelliere Krehler
1972
as Max
A Prostitute Serving the Public and in Compliance with the Laws of the State
1971
Maddalena
1971
Tears of Love
1970
as Cormick
Seven Times Seven
1968
Pleasant Nights
1966
as Messenger
The Devil in Love
1966
as Inn's customer
SuperSeven Calling Cairo
1965
as Capitano Hume
Corpse for the Lady
1964
as Gedeon
One Million Dollars
1964
as Zenone
I grandi camaleonti
1964
as Babeuf