Paolo Bonacelli

Actor

1937-02-28 – 2025-10-08 · Rome, Italy

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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.

He also co-starred with Roberto Benigni in the films Johnny Stecchino and Night on Earth, both from 1991.

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• Misiune: Imposibilă III (2006) — Monsignore
• Salò sau cele 120 de zile de sodomie (1976) — The Duke
• Expresul de la miezul nopții (1978) — Rifki
• Americanul (2010) — Father Benedetto
• Nu ne mai rămâne decât să plângem (1984) — Leonardo da Vinci
• Noapte pe Pământ (1991) — Priest
• Johnny Scobitoare (1991) — D'Agata
• Caligula (1979) — Chaerea
• Io speriamo che me la cavo (1992) — Ludovico Mazzullo
• La sindrome di Stendhal (1996) — Dr. Cavanna
• Comandantul (2023) — Betti
• Vacanze di Natale '95 (1995) — Paolo "Paolone"
• Nopți magice (2018) — Ennio 'The Great'
• Le Guignolo (1980) — Kamal
• Cadaveri eccellenti (1976) — Dr. Maxia
• Rimini Rimini (1987) — l'ingegnere
• Cristo si è fermato a Eboli (1979) — Don Luigi Magalone
• Mâna lui Dante (2026) — Priest Of Alcamo
• Francesco (1989) — Francesco's Father
• Abraham (1993) — Melchisedek
• Giordano Bruno (1973)
• Divine (2020)
• La Macchinazione (2016) — Vescovo
• L'eredità Ferramonti (1976) — Paolo Furlin