Paolo Bonacelli
Acting Born Feb 28, 1937 Rome, Italy 24 credits
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.
Ask the Vault
Ask anything about Paolo Bonacelli.
Full filmography
- In the Hand of Dante (2026) as Priest of Alcamo
- Caligula (1979) as Chaerea
- Mission: Impossible III (2006) as Monsignore
- Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1976) as The Duke
- Midnight Express (1978) as Rifki
- The American (2010) as Father Benedetto
- I promessi sposi (1989) as padre di Gertrude
- Origins of the Mafia (1976) as Vincenzo Biscetta
- Night on Earth (1991) as Priest
- Charlemagne, le prince à cheval (1994) as Vitale
- Abraham (1994) as Melchisedek
- Maddalena (1971)
- The Stendhal Syndrome (1996) as Dr. Cavanna
- The Commander (2023) as Betti
- Lenin... The Train (1988) as Grigori Jewsejewitsch Zinoviev
- Nest of Vipers (1978) as Paolo Mazzarini
- Rimini Rimini (1987) as l'ingegnere
- Furore il vento della speranza (2014) as Niccolò Carbone
- Abraham (1993) as Melchisedek
- Magical Nights (2018) as Ennio 'The Great'
- Ciao, Professore! (1992) as Ludovico Mazzullo
- Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1984) as Leonardo da Vinci
- Johnny Stecchino (1991) as D'Agata
- Lenin: The Train (1988) as Zinoviev