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Paolo Bonacelli

Acting · 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.

Known for

Filmography

2026In the Hand of DantePriest Of Alcamo
2024Nato il sei ottobre
2023The CommanderBetti
2023Noi ce la siamo cavataSé stesso
2020Divine
2019To the Unknown God
2019Forse è solo mal di mareCalogero (Voice)
2018Magical NightsEnnio 'The Great'
2016The PloyVescovo
2014Furore il vento della speranzaNiccolò Carbone
2010The AmericanFather Benedetto
2006Mission: Impossible IIIMonsignore
200413 at a TableNonno Giulio
2003A.A.A. AchilleDott. Aglieri
2003The Accidental DetectiveDirettore Della Galleria Palatina
2003Gli astronomiPeters
1999Dirty LinenAmedeo
1998Alice on the RunLuigi Mancini
1997Bakunin's SonGiudice
1996The Stendhal SyndromeDr. Cavanna
1995Christmas Vacation '95Paolo "Paolone"
1994Once a Year, Every YearRomano
1994The Teddy BearNovacek
1994AbrahamMelchisedek
1994Charlemagne, le prince à chevalVitale
1993AbrahamMelchisedek
1993Mille bolle bluMario
1993Flusso di coscienza - Razzismo 1993
1992Ciao, Professore!Ludovico Mazzullo
1992Il segno del comandoBonsanti
1991Night on EarthPriest
1991Johnny StecchinoD'Agata
1991Touch and DieMorelli
1990Only One SurvivedAndrade
1990Flight from ParadiseEliah
1989I promessi sposipadre di Gertrude
1989La moglie ingenua e il marito malatoCarl Rune
1989FrancescoFrancesco's Father
1989A Double VictoryGuido Sormani
1988Lenin: The TrainZinoviev
1988Lenin... The TrainGrigori Jewsejewitsch Zinoviev
1988Topo GalileoProfessor Zitti
1987Rimini Riminil'ingegnere
1987Love SinsErcole Leoni
1986L'ultima mazurkaLanza
1986Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)Tango
1985Mother EbeDon Paolo Monti
1984Nothing Left to Do But CryLeonardo da Vinci
1984The Naked Sun
1984Henry IVBelcredi
1983The CommissionerCommissionario
1983The Knight, Death and the DevilNicholas
1982Words and BloodMarcucci
1982I Remember NelsonKing Ferdinando
1982Delitti, amore e gelosiaCommissario Dell'Amore
1981The Mystery of OberwaldCount of Foehn
1981Calderon
1980The Persian Lamb CoatFerdinando
1980Le GuignoloKamal
1979Good NewsGualtiero Milano
1979CaligulaChaerea
1979Christ Stopped at EboliDon Luigi Magalone
1978Midnight ExpressRifki
1978Madame BovaryCharles Bovary
1978Nest of VipersPaolo Mazzarini
1977This Is the Night
1976Origins of the MafiaVincenzo Biscetta
1976Evil ThoughtsAntonio Marani
1976The InheritancePaolo Furlin
1976La banca di MonateDottor Defendente Massera
1976Illustrious CorpsesDr. Maxia
1976Salò, or the 120 Days of SodomThe Duke
1975Beyond FearFrancesco Grimaldi
1975Gli strumenti del potere. 1925/1926 la dittatura fascista
1974Year OneGiorgio Amendola
1974The Murri AffairFrancesco Bonmartini
1974MilarepaProf. Bennet
1973Giordano Bruno
1973Io e luiVladimiro
1972Il cancelliere KrehlerMax
1971Maddalena
1971A Prostitute Serving the Public and in Compliance with the Laws of the State
1970Tears of LoveCormick
1968Seven Times Seven
1966The Devil in LoveInn's customer
1966Pleasant NightsMessenger
1965SuperSeven Calling CairoCapitano Hume
1964One Million DollarsZenone
1964I grandi camaleontiBabeuf
1964Corpse for the LadyGedeon
—I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo AntonioniSelf

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