Paolo Bonacelli
Biography
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Paolo Bonacelli (born February 28, 1939) is 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.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
In the Hand of Dante as Priest of Alcamo
2025120 Days of Sodom Literally as The Duc de Blangis
2024Nato il sei ottobre
2023The Commander as Betti
2023Noi ce la siamo cavata as Sé stesso
2020Divine
2019To the Unknown God
2019Forse è solo mal di mare as Calogero (Voice)
2018Magical Nights as Ennio 'The Great'
2016The Ploy as Vescovo
2014Furore il vento della speranza as Niccolò Carbone
2010The American as Father Benedetto
2006Mission: Impossible III as Monsignore
200413 at a Table as Nonno Giulio
2003A.A.A. Achille as Dott. Aglieri
2003The Accidental Detective as Direttore Della Galleria Palatina
2003Gli astronomi as Peters
1999Dirty Linen as Amedeo
1998Alice on the Run as Luigi Mancini
1997Bakunin's Son as Giudice
1996The Stendhal Syndrome as Dr. Cavanna
1995Christmas Vacation '95 as Paolo "Paolone"
1994Once a Year, Every Year as Romano
1994The Teddy Bear as Novacek
1994Abraham as Melchisedek
1994Charlemagne, le prince à cheval as Vitale
1993Abraham as Melchisedek
1993Flusso di coscienza - Razzismo 1993
1993Mille bolle blu as Mario
1992Ciao, Professore! as Ludovico Mazzullo
1992Il segno del comando as Bonsanti
1991Night on Earth as Priest
1991Johnny Stecchino as D'Agata
1991Touch and Die as Morelli
1990Only One Survived as Andrade
1990Lenin: The Train as Zinoviev
1990Flight from Paradise as Eliah
1989I promessi sposi as padre di Gertrude
1989La moglie ingenua e il marito malato as Carl Rune
1989Francesco as Francesco's Father
1989A Double Victory as Guido Sormani
1988Lenin... The Train as Grigori Jewsejewitsch Zinoviev
1988Topo Galileo as Professor Zitti
1987Rimini Rimini as l'ingegnere
1987Love Sins as Ercole Leoni
1986L'ultima mazurka as Lanza
1986Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) as Tango
1985Mother Ebe as Don Paolo Monti
1984Nothing Left to Do But Cry as Leonardo da Vinci
1984The Naked Sun
1984Henry IV as Belcredi
1983The Commissioner as Commissionario
1983The Knight, Death and The Devil as Nicholas
1982Words and Blood as Marcucci
1982I Remember Nelson as King Ferdinando
1982Delitti, amore e gelosia as Commissario Dell'Amore
1981The Mystery of Oberwald as Count of Foehn
1981Calderon
1980The Persian Lamb Coat as Ferdinando
1980Le Guignolo as Kamal
1979Good News as Gualtiero Milano
1979Caligula as Chaerea
1979Christ Stopped at Eboli as Don Luigi Magalone
1978Midnight Express as Rifki
1978Madame Bovary as Charles Bovary
1978Nest of Vipers as Paolo Mazzarini
1977This Is the Night
1976Origins of the Mafia as Vincenzo Biscetta
1976Evil Thoughts as Antonio Marani
1976The Inheritance as Paolo Furlin
1976La banca di Monate as Dottor Defendente Massera
1976Illustrious Corpses as Dr. Maxia
1976Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom as The Duke
1975Beyond Fear as Francesco Grimaldi
1975Gli strumenti del potere. 1925/1926 la dittatura fascista
1974Year One as Giorgio Amendola
1974The Murri Affair as Francesco Bonmartini
1974Milarepa as Prof. Bennet
1973Giordano Bruno
1973Io e lui as Vladimiro
1972Il cancelliere Krehler as Max
1971Maddalena
1971A Prostitute Serving the Public and in Compliance with the Laws of the State
1970Tears of Love as Cormick
1968Seven Times Seven
1966The Devil in Love as Inn's customer
1966Pleasant Nights as Messenger
1965SuperSeven Calling Cairo as Capitano Hume
1964One Million Dollars as Zenone
1964Corpse for the Lady as Gedeon
—I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni as Self