Paolo Bonacelli

Known for: Acting
Born: February 28, 1937, Rome, Italy
Died: October 8, 2025
Movies: 80

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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.

Upcoming Paolo Bonacelli Movies

I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni

Release date TBA

Best-Known Movies

6.8

Mission: Impossible III

2006

6.3

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

1976

7.4

Midnight Express

1978

6.0

The American

2010

7.7

Nothing Left to Do But Cry

1984

7.5

Night on Earth

1991

7.3

Johnny Stecchino

1991

6.0

Caligula

1979

7.2

Ciao, Professore!

1992

5.5

The Stendhal Syndrome

1996

Filmography

2026	In the Hand of Dante	Priest Of Alcamo
2024	Nato il sei ottobre
2023	The Commander	Betti
2023	Noi ce la siamo cavata	Sé stesso
2020	Divine
2019	To the Unknown God
2019	Forse è solo mal di mare	Calogero (Voice)
2018	Magical Nights	Ennio 'The Great'
2016	The Ploy	Vescovo
2010	The American	Father Benedetto
2006	Mission: Impossible III	Monsignore
2004	13 at a Table	Nonno Giulio
2003	A.A.A. Achille	Dott. Aglieri
2003	The Accidental Detective	Direttore Della Galleria Palatina
2003	Gli astronomi	Peters
1999	Dirty Linen	Amedeo
1997	Bakunin's Son	Giudice
1996	The Stendhal Syndrome	Dr. Cavanna
1995	Christmas Vacation '95	Paolo "Paolone"
1994	Once a Year, Every Year	Romano
1994	The Teddy Bear	Novacek
1993	Abraham	Melchisedek
1993	Mille bolle blu	Mario
1993	Flusso di coscienza - Razzismo 1993
1992	Ciao, Professore!	Ludovico Mazzullo
1992	Il segno del comando	Bonsanti
1991	Night on Earth	Priest
1991	Johnny Stecchino	D'Agata
1991	Touch and Die	Morelli
1990	Only One Survived	Andrade
1990	Flight from Paradise	Eliah
1989	La moglie ingenua e il marito malato	Carl Rune
1989	Francesco	Francesco's Father
1989	A Double Victory	Guido Sormani
1988	Lenin: The Train	Zinoviev
1988	Topo Galileo	Professor Zitti
1987	Rimini Rimini	l'ingegnere
1987	Love Sins	Ercole Leoni
1986	L'ultima mazurka	Lanza
1986	Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)	Tango
1985	Mother Ebe	Don Paolo Monti
1984	Nothing Left to Do But Cry	Leonardo da Vinci
1984	The Naked Sun
1984	Henry IV	Belcredi
1983	The Commissioner	Commissionario
1983	The Knight, Death and the Devil	Nicholas
1982	Words and Blood	Marcucci
1982	Delitti, amore e gelosia	Commissario Dell'Amore
1981	The Mystery of Oberwald	Count of Foehn
1981	Calderon
1980	The Persian Lamb Coat	Ferdinando
1980	Le Guignolo	Kamal
1979	Good News	Gualtiero Milano
1979	Caligula	Chaerea
1979	Christ Stopped at Eboli	Don Luigi Magalone
1978	Midnight Express	Rifki
1978	Nest of Vipers	Paolo Mazzarini
1977	This Is the Night
1976	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
1975	Beyond Fear	Francesco Grimaldi
1975	Gli strumenti del potere. 1925/1926 la dittatura fascista
1974	Year One	Giorgio Amendola
1974	The Murri Affair	Francesco Bonmartini
1974	Milarepa	Prof. Bennet
1973	Giordano Bruno
1973	Io e lui	Vladimiro
1972	Il cancelliere Krehler	Max
1971	Maddalena
1971	A Prostitute Serving the Public and in Compliance with the Laws of the State
1970	Tears of Love	Cormick
1968	Seven Times Seven
1966	The Devil in Love	Inn's customer
1966	Pleasant Nights	Messenger
1965	SuperSeven Calling Cairo	Capitano Hume
1964	One Million Dollars	Zenone
1964	Corpse for the Lady	Gedeon

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