Paolo Bonacelli
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
Caligula
Mission: Impossible III
In the Hand of Dante
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Midnight Express
The American
I promessi sposi
Origins of the Mafia
All Movies (82)
- In the Hand of Dante2026 · as Priest of Alcamo
- Nato il sei ottobre2024
- The Commander2023 · as Betti
- Noi ce la siamo cavata2023 · as Sé stesso
- Divine2020
- To the Unknown God2019
- Forse è solo mal di mare2019 · as Calogero (Voice)
- Magical Nights2018 · as Ennio 'The Great'
- The Ploy2016 · as Vescovo
- The American2010 · as Father Benedetto
- Mission: Impossible III2006 · as Monsignore
- 13 at a Table2004 · as Nonno Giulio
- A.A.A. Achille2003 · as Dott. Aglieri
- The Accidental Detective2003 · as Direttore Della Galleria Palatina
- Gli astronomi2003 · as Peters
- Dirty Linen1999 · as Amedeo
- Bakunin's Son1997 · as Giudice
- The Stendhal Syndrome1996 · as Dr. Cavanna
- Christmas Vacation '951995 · as Paolo "Paolone"
- Once a Year, Every Year1994 · as Romano
- The Teddy Bear1994 · as Novacek
- Abraham1993 · as Melchisedek
- Mille bolle blu1993 · as Mario
- Flusso di coscienza - Razzismo 19931993
- Ciao, Professore!1992 · as Ludovico Mazzullo
- Il segno del comando1992 · as Bonsanti
- Night on Earth1991 · as Priest
- Johnny Stecchino1991 · as D'Agata
- Touch and Die1991 · as Morelli
- Only One Survived1990 · as Andrade
- Flight from Paradise1990 · as Eliah
- La moglie ingenua e il marito malato1989 · as Carl Rune
- Francesco1989 · as Francesco's Father
- A Double Victory1989 · as Guido Sormani
- Lenin: The Train1988 · as Zinoviev
- Topo Galileo1988 · as Professor Zitti
- Rimini Rimini1987 · as l'ingegnere
- Love Sins1987 · as Ercole Leoni
- L'ultima mazurka1986 · as Lanza
- Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)1986 · as Tango
- Mother Ebe1985 · as Don Paolo Monti
- Nothing Left to Do But Cry1984 · as Leonardo da Vinci
- The Naked Sun1984
- Henry IV1984 · as Belcredi
- The Commissioner1983 · as Commissionario
- The Knight, Death and The Devil1983 · as Nicholas
- Words and Blood1982 · as Marcucci
- I Remember Nelson1982 · as King Ferdinando
- Delitti, amore e gelosia1982 · as Commissario Dell'Amore
- The Mystery of Oberwald1981 · as Count of Foehn
- Calderon1981
- The Persian Lamb Coat1980 · as Ferdinando
- Le Guignolo1980 · as Kamal
- Good News1979 · as Gualtiero Milano
- Caligula1979 · as Chaerea
- Christ Stopped at Eboli1979 · as Don Luigi Magalone
- Midnight Express1978 · as Rifki
- Nest of Vipers1978 · as Paolo Mazzarini
- This Is the Night1977
- Evil Thoughts1976 · as Antonio Marani
- The Inheritance1976 · as Paolo Furlin
- La banca di Monate1976 · as Dottor Defendente Massera
- Illustrious Corpses1976 · as Dr. Maxia
- Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom1976 · as The Duke
- Beyond Fear1975 · as Francesco Grimaldi
- Gli strumenti del potere. 1925/1926 la dittatura fascista1975
- Year One1974 · as Giorgio Amendola
- The Murri Affair1974 · as Francesco Bonmartini
- Milarepa1974 · as Prof. Bennet
- Giordano Bruno1973
- Io e lui1973 · as Vladimiro
- Il cancelliere Krehler1972 · as Max
- Maddalena1971
- A Prostitute Serving the Public and in Compliance with the Laws of the State1971
- Tears of Love1970 · as Cormick
- Seven Times Seven1968
- The Devil in Love1966 · as Inn's customer
- Pleasant Nights1966 · as Messenger
- SuperSeven Calling Cairo1965 · as Capitano Hume
- One Million Dollars1964 · as Zenone
- Corpse for the Lady1964 · as Gedeon
- I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni— · as Self
All TV Shows (8)
- Furore il vento della speranza2014 · as Niccolò Carbone
- Alice on the Run1998 · as Luigi Mancini
- Abraham1994 · as Melchisedek
- Charlemagne, le prince à cheval1994 · as Vitale
- I promessi sposi1989 · as padre di Gertrude
- Lenin... The Train1988 · as Grigori Jewsejewitsch Zinoviev
- Madame Bovary1978 · as Charles Bovary
- Origins of the Mafia1976 · as Vincenzo Biscetta