
Paolo Bonacelli
Known for Acting · 91 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 (9)

I promessi sposi
1989
as padre di Gertrude

Origins of the Mafia
1976
as Vincenzo Biscetta
Alice on the Run
1998
as Luigi Mancini

Charlemagne, le prince à cheval
1994
as Vitale

Lenin... The Train
1988
as Grigori Jewsejewitsch Zinoviev

Abraham
1994
as Melchisedek

Furore il vento della speranza
2014
as Niccolò Carbone

Madame Bovary
1978
as Charles Bovary

I grandi camaleonti
1964
as Babeuf
Movies (82)

Mission: Impossible III
2006
as Monsignore

Caligula
1979
as Chaerea

Midnight Express
1978
as Rifki

In the Hand of Dante
2026
as Priest Of Alcamo

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
1976
as The Duke

The American
2010
as Father Benedetto

Le Guignolo
1980
as Kamal

Night on Earth
1991
as Priest

Dirty Linen
1999
as Amedeo

The Stendhal Syndrome
1996
as Dr. Cavanna

Gli astronomi
2003
as Peters

13 at a Table
2004
as Nonno Giulio

Johnny Stecchino
1991
as D'Agata

Lenin: The Train
1988
as Zinoviev

The Mystery of Oberwald
1981
as Count of Foehn

The Inheritance
1976
as Paolo Furlin

Abraham
1993
as Melchisedek

Mille bolle blu
1993
as Mario

Francesco
1989
as Francesco's Father

Giordano Bruno
1973

Rimini Rimini
1987
as l'ingegnere

Evil Thoughts
1976
as Antonio Marani

Nothing Left to Do But Cry
1984
as Leonardo da Vinci

Touch and Die
1991
as Morelli

This Is the Night
1977

Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
1986
as Tango

Illustrious Corpses
1976
as Dr. Maxia

Christ Stopped at Eboli
1979
as Don Luigi Magalone

Nest of Vipers
1978
as Paolo Mazzarini

Only One Survived
1990
as Andrade

Bakunin's Son
1997
as Giudice

Seven Times Seven
1968

Magical Nights
2018
as Ennio 'The Great'
A Double Victory
1989
as Guido Sormani

Maddalena
1971

Topo Galileo
1988
as Professor Zitti

SuperSeven Calling Cairo
1965
as Capitano Hume

Good News
1979
as Gualtiero Milano

The Commander
2023
as Betti

The Murri Affair
1974
as Francesco Bonmartini
Flusso di coscienza - Razzismo 1993
1993

Love Sins
1987
as Ercole Leoni

The Teddy Bear
1994
as Novacek

The Commissioner
1983
as Commissionario

The Persian Lamb Coat
1980
as Ferdinando

The Devil in Love
1966
as Inn's customer

The Naked Sun
1984

One Million Dollars
1964
as Zenone

I Remember Nelson
1982
as King Ferdinando

To the Unknown God
2019

The Ploy
2016
as Vescovo

Flight from Paradise
1990
as Eliah

Pleasant Nights
1966
as Messenger

Milarepa
1974
as Prof. Bennet
L'ultima mazurka
1986
as Lanza

The Knight, Death and The Devil
1983
as Nicholas

Christmas Vacation '95
1995
as Paolo "Paolone"
Calderon
1981

Mother Ebe
1985
as Don Paolo Monti

Tears of Love
1970
as Cormick

Henry IV
1984
as Belcredi

Io e lui
1973
as Vladimiro

Once a Year, Every Year
1994
as Romano

Corpse for the Lady
1964
as Gedeon

Beyond Fear
1975
as Francesco Grimaldi

La banca di Monate
1976
as Dottor Defendente Massera

The Accidental Detective
2003
as Direttore Della Galleria Palatina

Divine
2020

Ciao, Professore!
1992
as Ludovico Mazzullo

A.A.A. Achille
2003
as Dott. Aglieri

La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
1989
as Carl Rune

A Prostitute Serving the Public and in Compliance with the Laws of the State
1971

Year One
1974
as Giorgio Amendola

Il cancelliere Krehler
1972
as Max

Forse è solo mal di mare
2019
as Calogero (Voice)
Il segno del comando
1992
as Bonsanti

Gli strumenti del potere. 1925/1926 la dittatura fascista
1975

I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni
as Self

Noi ce la siamo cavata
2023
as Sé stesso

Nato il sei ottobre
2024
Words and Blood
1982
as Marcucci

Delitti, amore e gelosia
1982
as Commissario Dell'Amore
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 91 credits spanning from 1964 to 2026, Paolo Bonacelli has appeared in 82 films and 9 TV shows.
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- Mission: Impossible III (2006) — as Monsignore
- Caligula (1979) — as Chaerea
- Midnight Express (1978) — as Rifki
- In the Hand of Dante (2026) — as Priest Of Alcamo
- Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1976) — as The Duke
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