Paolo Bonacelli
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Night on Earth
as Priest
1991
Touch and Die
as Morelli
1991
Abraham
as Melchisedek
1993
Lenin: The Train
as Zinoviev
1988
Once a Year, Every Year
as Romano
1994
Ciao, Professore!
as Ludovico Mazzullo
1992
Le Guignolo
as Kamal
1980
Caligula
as Chaerea
1979
Johnny Stecchino
as D'Agata
1991
Noi ce la siamo cavata
as Sé stesso
2023
The American
as Father Benedetto
2010
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
as Leonardo da Vinci
1984
Words and Blood
as Marcucci
1982
Christ Stopped at Eboli
as Don Luigi Magalone
1979
Illustrious Corpses
as Dr. Maxia
1976
Milarepa
as Prof. Bennet
1974
Mother Ebe
as Don Paolo Monti
1985
13 at a Table
as Nonno Giulio
2004
Evil Thoughts
as Antonio Marani
1976
Francesco
as Francesco's Father
1989
TV Appearances
Alice on the Run
as Luigi Mancini
1998
Furore il vento della speranza
as Niccolò Carbone
2014
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval
as Vitale
1994
I promessi sposi
as padre di Gertrude
1989
Lenin... The Train
as Grigori Jewsejewitsch Zinoviev
1988
Madame Bovary
as Charles Bovary
1978
Abraham
as Melchisedek
1994
Origins of the Mafia
as Vincenzo Biscetta
1976