
Paolo Bonacelli
Acting
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.
TV Shows(8)

Furore il vento della speranza
Niccolò Carbone
2014
Alice on the Run
Luigi Mancini
1998

Abraham
Melchisedek
1994

Charlemagne, le prince à cheval
Vitale
1994

I promessi sposi
padre di Gertrude
1989

Lenin... The Train
Grigori Jewsejewitsch Zinoviev
1988

Madame Bovary
Charles Bovary
1978

Origins of the Mafia
Vincenzo Biscetta
1976
Movies(82)

In the Hand of Dante
Priest of Alcamo
2026

Nato il sei ottobre
2024

The Commander
Betti
2023

Noi ce la siamo cavata
Sé stesso
2023

Divine
2020

To the Unknown God
2019

Forse è solo mal di mare
Calogero (Voice)
2019

Magical Nights
Ennio 'The Great'
2018

The Ploy
Vescovo
2016

The American
Father Benedetto
2010

Mission: Impossible III
Monsignore
2006

13 at a Table
Nonno Giulio
2004

A.A.A. Achille
Dott. Aglieri
2003

The Accidental Detective
Direttore Della Galleria Palatina
2003

Gli astronomi
Peters
2003

Dirty Linen
Amedeo
1999

Bakunin's Son
Giudice
1997

The Stendhal Syndrome
Dr. Cavanna
1996

Christmas Vacation '95
Paolo "Paolone"
1995

Once a Year, Every Year
Romano
1994

The Teddy Bear
Novacek
1994

Abraham
Melchisedek
1993

Mille bolle blu
Mario
1993
Flusso di coscienza - Razzismo 1993
1993

Ciao, Professore!
Ludovico Mazzullo
1992
Il segno del comando
Bonsanti
1992

Night on Earth
Priest
1991

Johnny Stecchino
D'Agata
1991

Touch and Die
Morelli
1991

Only One Survived
Andrade
1990

Flight from Paradise
Eliah
1990

La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
Carl Rune
1989

Francesco
Francesco's Father
1989
A Double Victory
Guido Sormani
1989

Lenin: The Train
Zinoviev
1988

Topo Galileo
Professor Zitti
1988

Rimini Rimini
l'ingegnere
1987

Love Sins
Ercole Leoni
1987
L'ultima mazurka
Lanza
1986

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

Mother Ebe
Don Paolo Monti
1985

Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Leonardo da Vinci
1984

The Naked Sun
1984

Henry IV
Belcredi
1984

The Commissioner
Commissionario
1983

The Knight, Death and The Devil
Nicholas
1983
Words and Blood
Marcucci
1982

I Remember Nelson
King Ferdinando
1982

Delitti, amore e gelosia
Commissario Dell'Amore
1982

The Mystery of Oberwald
Count of Foehn
1981
Calderon
1981

The Persian Lamb Coat
Ferdinando
1980

Le Guignolo
Kamal
1980

Good News
Gualtiero Milano
1979

Caligula
Chaerea
1979

Christ Stopped at Eboli
Don Luigi Magalone
1979

Midnight Express
Rifki
1978

Nest of Vipers
Paolo Mazzarini
1978

This Is the Night
1977

Evil Thoughts
Antonio Marani
1976

The Inheritance
Paolo Furlin
1976

La banca di Monate
Dottor Defendente Massera
1976

Illustrious Corpses
Dr. Maxia
1976

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
The Duke
1976

Beyond Fear
Francesco Grimaldi
1975

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

Year One
Giorgio Amendola
1974

The Murri Affair
Francesco Bonmartini
1974

Milarepa
Prof. Bennet
1974

Giordano Bruno
1973

Io e lui
Vladimiro
1973

Il cancelliere Krehler
Max
1972

Maddalena
1971

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

Tears of Love
Cormick
1970

Seven Times Seven
1968

The Devil in Love
Inn's customer
1966

Pleasant Nights
Messenger
1966

SuperSeven Calling Cairo
Capitano Hume
1965

One Million Dollars
Zenone
1964

Corpse for the Lady
Gedeon
1964

I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni
Self