Paolo Bonacelli

Paolo Bonacelli

Known for
Acting
Born
February 28, 1937
Died
October 8, 2025 (aged 88)
Birthplace
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

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I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni poster

I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni

Movie · as Self

2026
In the Hand of Dante poster

In the Hand of Dante

Movie · as Priest Of Alcamo

2024
Nato il sei ottobre poster

Nato il sei ottobre

Movie

2023
Noi ce la siamo cavata poster

Noi ce la siamo cavata

Movie · as Sé stesso

2023
The Commander poster

The Commander

Movie · as Betti

2020
Divine poster

Divine

Movie · as the patient

2019
Forse è solo mal di mare poster

Forse è solo mal di mare

Movie · as Calogero (Voice)

2019
To the Unknown God poster

To the Unknown God

Movie

2018
Magical Nights poster

Magical Nights

Movie · as Ennio 'The Great'

2016
The Ploy poster

The Ploy

Movie · as Vescovo

2014
Furore il vento della speranza poster

Furore il vento della speranza

TV · as Niccolò Carbone · 8 eps

2010
The American poster

The American

Movie · as Father Benedetto

2006
Mission: Impossible III poster

Mission: Impossible III

Movie · as Monsignore

2004
13 at a Table poster

13 at a Table

Movie · as Nonno Giulio

2003
A.A.A. Achille poster

A.A.A. Achille

Movie · as Dott. Aglieri

2003
Gli astronomi poster

Gli astronomi

Movie · as Peters

2003
The Accidental Detective poster

The Accidental Detective

Movie · as Direttore Della Galleria Palatina

1999
Dirty Linen poster

Dirty Linen

Movie · as Amedeo

1998
Alice on the Run

Alice on the Run

TV · as Luigi Mancini · 3 eps

1997
Bakunin's Son poster

Bakunin's Son

Movie · as Giudice

1996
The Stendhal Syndrome poster

The Stendhal Syndrome

Movie · as Dr. Cavanna

1995
Christmas Vacation '95 poster

Christmas Vacation '95

Movie · as Paolo "Paolone"

1994
Once a Year, Every Year poster

Once a Year, Every Year

Movie · as Romano

1994
The Teddy Bear poster

The Teddy Bear

Movie · as Novacek

1994
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval poster

Charlemagne, le prince à cheval

TV · as Vitale · 3 eps

1993
Abraham poster

Abraham

Movie · as Melchisedek

1993
Mille bolle blu poster

Mille bolle blu

Movie · as Mario

1993
Flusso di coscienza - Razzismo 1993

Flusso di coscienza - Razzismo 1993

Movie

1993
Abraham poster

Abraham

TV · as Melchisedek · 2 eps

1992
Ciao, Professore! poster

Ciao, Professore!

Movie · as Ludovico Mazzullo

1992
Il segno del comando

Il segno del comando

Movie · as Bonsanti

1991
Night on Earth poster

Night on Earth

Movie · as Priest

1991
Touch and Die poster

Touch and Die

Movie · as Morelli

1991
Johnny Stecchino poster

Johnny Stecchino

Movie · as D'Agata

1990
Flight from Paradise poster

Flight from Paradise

Movie · as Eliah

1990
Only One Survived poster

Only One Survived

Movie · as Andrade

1989
Francesco poster

Francesco

Movie · as Francesco's Father

1989
A Double Victory poster

A Double Victory

Movie · as Guido Sormani

1989
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato poster

La moglie ingenua e il marito malato

Movie · as Carl Rune

1989
I promessi sposi poster

I promessi sposi

TV · as padre di Gertrude · 5 eps

1988
Lenin: The Train poster

Lenin: The Train

Movie · as Zinoviev

1988
Topo Galileo poster

Topo Galileo

Movie · as Professor Zitti

1988
Lenin... The Train poster

Lenin... The Train

TV · as Grigori Jewsejewitsch Zinoviev · 2 eps

1987
Love Sins poster

Love Sins

Movie · as Ercole Leoni

1987
Rimini Rimini poster

Rimini Rimini

Movie · as l'ingegnere

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

Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

Movie · as Tango

1986
L'ultima mazurka

L'ultima mazurka

Movie · as Lanza

1985
Mother Ebe poster

Mother Ebe

Movie · as Don Paolo Monti

1984
Nothing Left to Do But Cry poster

Nothing Left to Do But Cry

Movie · as Leonardo da Vinci

1984
Henry IV poster

Henry IV

Movie · as Belcredi

1984
The Naked Sun poster

The Naked Sun

Movie

1983
The Knight, Death and the Devil poster

The Knight, Death and the Devil

Movie · as Nicholas

1983
The Commissioner poster

The Commissioner

Movie · as Commissionario

1983
Dieci registi italiani, dieci racconti italiani

Dieci registi italiani, dieci racconti italiani

TV · 1 ep

1982
Words and Blood

Words and Blood

Movie · as Marcucci

1982
Delitti, amore e gelosia poster

Delitti, amore e gelosia

Movie · as Commissario Dell'Amore

1982
I Remember Nelson poster

I Remember Nelson

TV · as King Ferdinando · 4 eps

1981
The Mystery of Oberwald poster

The Mystery of Oberwald

Movie · as Count of Foehn

1981
Calderon

Calderon

Movie

1980
Le Guignolo poster

Le Guignolo

Movie · as Kamal

1980
The Persian Lamb Coat poster

The Persian Lamb Coat

Movie · as Ferdinando

1979
Caligula poster

Caligula

Movie · as Chaerea

1979
Christ Stopped at Eboli poster

Christ Stopped at Eboli

Movie · as Don Luigi Magalone

1979
Good News poster

Good News

Movie · as Gualtiero Milano

1978
Nest of Vipers poster

Nest of Vipers

Movie · as Paolo Mazzarini

1978
Midnight Express poster

Midnight Express

Movie · as Rifki

1978
Madame Bovary poster

Madame Bovary

TV · as Charles Bovary · 6 eps

1977
This Is the Night poster

This Is the Night

Movie

1976
Illustrious Corpses poster

Illustrious Corpses

Movie · as Dr. Maxia

1976
Evil Thoughts poster

Evil Thoughts

Movie · as Antonio Marani

1976
La banca di Monate poster

La banca di Monate

Movie · as Dottor Defendente Massera

1976
The Inheritance poster

The Inheritance

Movie · as Paolo Furlin

1976
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom poster

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

Movie · as The Duke

1976
Origins of the Mafia poster

Origins of the Mafia

TV · as Vincenzo Biscetta · 1 ep

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

Gli strumenti del potere. 1925/1926 la dittatura fascista

Movie

1975
Beyond Fear poster

Beyond Fear

Movie · as Francesco Grimaldi

1974
Milarepa poster

Milarepa

Movie · as Prof. Bennet

1974
The Murri Affair poster

The Murri Affair

Movie · as Francesco Bonmartini

1974
Year One poster

Year One

Movie · as Giorgio Amendola

1973
Giordano Bruno poster

Giordano Bruno

Movie

1973
Io e lui poster

Io e lui

Movie · as Vladimiro

1972
Il cancelliere Krehler poster

Il cancelliere Krehler

Movie · as Max

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

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

Movie

1971
Maddalena poster

Maddalena

Movie

1970
Tears of Love poster

Tears of Love

Movie · as Cormick

1968
Seven Times Seven poster

Seven Times Seven

Movie

1966
Pleasant Nights poster

Pleasant Nights

Movie · as Messenger

1966
The Devil in Love poster

The Devil in Love

Movie · as Inn's customer

1965
SuperSeven Calling Cairo poster

SuperSeven Calling Cairo

Movie · as Capitano Hume

1964
Corpse for the Lady poster

Corpse for the Lady

Movie · as Gedeon

1964
One Million Dollars poster

One Million Dollars

Movie · as Zenone

1964
I grandi camaleonti poster

I grandi camaleonti

TV · as Babeuf · 13 eps