Paolo Bonacelli

Actor · 1937–2025 · Rome, Italy

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.

Acted in 84

2020s

2026
In the Hand of Dante
Priest Of Alcamo
40
2024
Nato il sei ottobre
Movie
2023
The Commander
Betti
60
Noi ce la siamo cavata
Sé stesso
2020
Divine
the patient

2010s

2019
To the Unknown God
Movie
Forse è solo mal di mare
Calogero (Voice)
2018
Magical Nights
Ennio 'The Great'
61
2016
The Ploy
Vescovo
62
2014
Furore il vento della speranza
Niccolò Carbone · 8 episodes
2010
The American
Father Benedetto
62

2000s

2006
Mission: Impossible III
Monsignore
69
2004
13 at a Table
Nonno Giulio
2003
A.A.A. Achille
Dott. Aglieri
The Accidental Detective
Direttore Della Galleria Palatina
Gli astronomi
Peters

1990s

1999
Dirty Linen
Amedeo
1997
Bakunin's Son
Giudice
1996
The Stendhal Syndrome
Dr. Cavanna
58
1995
Christmas Vacation '95
Paolo "Paolone"
1994
Once a Year, Every Year
Romano
The Teddy Bear
Novacek
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval
Vitale · 3 episodes
1993
Abraham
Melchisedek
Abraham
Melchisedek · 2 episodes
Mille bolle blu
Mario
1992
Ciao, Professore!
Ludovico Mazzullo
1991
Night on Earth
Priest
74
Johnny Stecchino
D'Agata
Touch and Die
Morelli
1990
Only One Survived
Andrade
Flight from Paradise
Eliah

1980s

1989
I promessi sposi
padre di Gertrude · 5 episodes
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
Carl Rune
Francesco
Francesco's Father
64
A Double Victory
Guido Sormani
1988
Lenin: The Train
Zinoviev
Lenin... The Train
Grigori Jewsejewitsch Zinoviev · 2 episodes
Topo Galileo
Professor Zitti
1987
Rimini Rimini
l'ingegnere
48
Love Sins
Ercole Leoni
1986
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
Tango
1985
Mother Ebe
Don Paolo Monti
1984
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Leonardo da Vinci
The Naked Sun
Movie
Henry IV
Belcredi
1983
The Commissioner
Commissionario
The Knight, Death and the Devil
Nicholas
1982
I Remember Nelson
King Ferdinando · 4 episodes
Delitti, amore e gelosia
Commissario Dell'Amore
1981
The Mystery of Oberwald
Count of Foehn
1980
The Persian Lamb Coat
Ferdinando
Le Guignolo
Kamal
59

1970s

1979
Good News
Gualtiero Milano
Caligula
Chaerea
46
Christ Stopped at Eboli
Don Luigi Magalone
1978
Midnight Express
Rifki
75
Madame Bovary
Charles Bovary · 6 episodes
Nest of Vipers
Paolo Mazzarini
60
1977
This Is the Night
Movie
1976
Origins of the Mafia
Vincenzo Biscetta · 1 episode
Evil Thoughts
Antonio Marani
The Inheritance
Paolo Furlin
68
La banca di Monate
Dottor Defendente Massera
Illustrious Corpses
Dr. Maxia
71
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
The Duke
62
1975
Beyond Fear
Francesco Grimaldi
Gli strumenti del potere. 1925/1926 la dittatura fascista
Movie
1974
Year One
Giorgio Amendola
The Murri Affair
Francesco Bonmartini
Milarepa
Prof. Bennet
1973
Giordano Bruno
Movie
Io e lui
Vladimiro
1972
Il cancelliere Krehler
Max
1971
Maddalena
Movie · Drama · Romance
53
A Prostitute Serving the Public and in Compliance with the Laws of the State
Movie
1970
Tears of Love
Cormick