Paolo Bonacelli
ActorBorn February 28, 1937Died October 8, 2025Rome, Italy
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.
Filmography14
Highest-rated first, counting only titles with at least 150 TMDB votes. Talk shows, award nights and appearances as themselves are left out.
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Leonardo da Vinci
Night on Earth
Priest
Midnight Express
Rifki
Johnny Stecchino
D'Agata
Ciao, Professore!
Ludovico Mazzullo
The Commander
Betti
Mission: Impossible III
Monsignore
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
The Duke
Magical Nights
Ennio 'The Great'
Le Guignolo
Kamal
The American
Father Benedetto
Caligula
Chaerea
The Stendhal Syndrome
Dr. Cavanna
Christmas Vacation '95
Paolo "Paolone"