Paolo Bonacelli
Known For
Acting
Born
1937-02-28 in Rome, Italy
Died
2025-10-08
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paolo Bonacelli (born February 28, 1939) is 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.
Most Known For
Caligula
as Chaerea
Mission: Impossible III
as Monsignore
Midnight Express
as Rifki
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
as The Duke
The American
as Father Benedetto
Le Guignolo
as Kamal
Calderon
Dirty Linen
as Amedeo
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval
as Vitale
Night on Earth
as Priest
Furore il vento della speranza
as Niccolò Carbone
Gli astronomi
as Peters
I promessi sposi
as padre di Gertrude
The Commissioner
as Commissionario
In the Hand of Dante
as Priest of Alcamo
Illustrious Corpses
as Dr. Maxia
Rimini Rimini
as l'ingegnere
Origins of the Mafia
as Vincenzo Biscetta
Abraham
as Melchisedek
The Stendhal Syndrome
as Dr. Cavanna