Paolo Bonacelli
Known for Acting · 90 credits
- Born
- 1937-02-28
- Died
- 2025-10-08
- Place of birth
- Rome, Italy
- Also known as
- Паоло Боначелли · パオロ・ボナチェリ
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, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Origins of the Mafia
1976
as Vincenzo Biscetta
I promessi sposi
1989
as padre di Gertrude
Abraham
1994
as Melchisedek
Lenin... The Train
1988
as Grigori Jewsejewitsch Zinoviev
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval
1994
as Vitale
Furore il vento della speranza
2014
as Niccolò Carbone
Madame Bovary
1978
as Charles Bovary
Alice on the Run
1998
as Luigi Mancini
Movies (82)
Caligula
1979
as Chaerea
Mission: Impossible III
2006
as Monsignore
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
1976
as The Duke
In the Hand of Dante
2026
as Priest of Alcamo
Midnight Express
1978
as Rifki
The American
2010
as Father Benedetto
Night on Earth
1991
as Priest
The Stendhal Syndrome
1996
as Dr. Cavanna
Abraham
1993
as Melchisedek
Maddalena
1971
Love Sins
1987
as Ercole Leoni
Francesco
1989
as Francesco's Father
The Commander
2023
as Betti
Magical Nights
2018
as Ennio 'The Great'
Johnny Stecchino
1991
as D'Agata
Illustrious Corpses
1976
as Dr. Maxia
Le Guignolo
1980
as Kamal
Rimini Rimini
1987
as l'ingegnere
Giordano Bruno
1973
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
1986
as Tango
The Inheritance
1976
as Paolo Furlin
Nest of Vipers
1978
as Paolo Mazzarini
Evil Thoughts
1976
as Antonio Marani
Gli astronomi
2003
as Peters
Corpse for the Lady
1964
as Gedeon
The Devil in Love
1966
as Inn's customer
The Ploy
2016
as Vescovo
Lenin: The Train
1988
as Zinoviev
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
1984
as Leonardo da Vinci
This Is the Night
1977
I Remember Nelson
1982
as King Ferdinando
Pleasant Nights
1966
as Messenger
A Prostitute Serving the Public and in Compliance with the Laws of the State
1971
The Persian Lamb Coat
1980
as Ferdinando
Good News
1979
as Gualtiero Milano
Christ Stopped at Eboli
1979
as Don Luigi Magalone
Touch and Die
1991
as Morelli
The Mystery of Oberwald
1981
as Count of Foehn
Ciao, Professore!
1992
as Ludovico Mazzullo
Flight from Paradise
1990
as Eliah
Divine
2020
The Murri Affair
1974
as Francesco Bonmartini
The Teddy Bear
1994
as Novacek
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
1989
as Carl Rune
I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni
as Self
Year One
1974
as Giorgio Amendola
Mille bolle blu
1993
as Mario
Milarepa
1974
as Prof. Bennet
One Million Dollars
1964
as Zenone
13 at a Table
2004
as Nonno Giulio
Dirty Linen
1999
as Amedeo
A.A.A. Achille
2003
as Dott. Aglieri
SuperSeven Calling Cairo
1965
as Capitano Hume
Christmas Vacation '95
1995
as Paolo "Paolone"
Seven Times Seven
1968
Once a Year, Every Year
1994
as Romano
Beyond Fear
1975
as Francesco Grimaldi
Words and Blood
1982
as Marcucci
Io e lui
1973
as Vladimiro
Only One Survived
1990
as Andrade
Topo Galileo
1988
as Professor Zitti
Bakunin's Son
1997
as Giudice
The Naked Sun
1984
The Knight, Death and The Devil
1983
as Nicholas
Henry IV
1984
as Belcredi
The Commissioner
1983
as Commissionario
La banca di Monate
1976
as Dottor Defendente Massera
Il segno del comando
1992
as Bonsanti
Mother Ebe
1985
as Don Paolo Monti
Tears of Love
1970
as Cormick
The Accidental Detective
2003
as Direttore Della Galleria Palatina
L'ultima mazurka
1986
as Lanza
A Double Victory
1989
as Guido Sormani
To the Unknown God
2019
Delitti, amore e gelosia
1982
as Commissario Dell'Amore
Gli strumenti del potere. 1925/1926 la dittatura fascista
1975
Il cancelliere Krehler
1972
as Max
Noi ce la siamo cavata
2023
as Sé stesso
Calderon
1981
Forse è solo mal di mare
2019
as Calogero (Voice)
Nato il sei ottobre
2024
Flusso di coscienza - Razzismo 1993
1993
About Paolo Bonacelli
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 W… With 90 credits spanning from 1964 to 2026, Paolo Bonacelli has appeared in 82 films and 8 TV shows.
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- Caligula (1979) — as Chaerea
- Mission: Impossible III (2006) — as Monsignore
- Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1976) — as The Duke
- In the Hand of Dante (2026) — as Priest of Alcamo
- Midnight Express (1978) — as Rifki
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