Paolo Bonacelli
Known for: Acting
Born: February 28, 1937
Died: October 8, 2025
Place of birth: Rome, 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.
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Filmography
81 movies · 10 TV shows, newest first
5.5
In the Hand of Dante
2026
5.0
Nato il sei ottobre
2024
6.9
The Commander
2023
6.6
Noi ce la siamo cavata
2023
5.8
Divine
2020
NR
To the Unknown God
2019
5.9
Forse è solo mal di mare
2019
6.1
Magical Nights
2018
5.9
The Ploy
2016
7.5
Furore il vento della speranza
2014
6.0
The American
2010
6.8
Mission: Impossible III
2006
6.6
13 at a Table
2004
7.8
A.A.A. Achille
2003
10.0
The Accidental Detective
2003
9.0
Gli astronomi
2003
6.2
Dirty Linen
19998.0
Alice on the Run
1998
7.0
Bakunin's Son
1997
5.4
The Stendhal Syndrome
1996
5.4
Christmas Vacation '95
1995
9.0
Once a Year, Every Year
1994
4.7
The Teddy Bear
1994
7.2
Abraham
1994
8.8
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval
1994
7.1
Abraham
1993
6.7
Mille bolle blu
1993NR
Flusso di coscienza - Razzismo 1993
1993
7.2
Ciao, Professore!
19925.0
Il segno del comando
1992
7.5
Night on Earth
1991
7.3
Johnny Stecchino
1991
5.0
Touch and Die
1991
8.0
Only One Survived
1990
8.5
Flight from Paradise
1990
7.1
I promessi sposi
1989
10.0
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
1989
6.6
Francesco
1989
7.0
A Double Victory
1989
6.4
Lenin: The Train
1988
6.0
Lenin... The Train
1988
5.8
Topo Galileo
1988
4.8
Rimini Rimini
1987
4.3
Love Sins
19878.0
L'ultima mazurka
1986
6.0
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
1986
4.9
Mother Ebe
1985
7.7
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
1984
4.7
The Naked Sun
1984
6.5
Henry IV
1984
9.0
The Commissioner
1983
8.5
The Knight, Death and the Devil
1983NR
Words and Blood
1982
4.6
I Remember Nelson
1982
7.0
Delitti, amore e gelosia
1982
5.8
The Mystery of Oberwald
19817.0
Calderon
1981
5.0
The Persian Lamb Coat
1980
6.1
Le Guignolo
1980
6.2
Good News
1979
6.0
Caligula
1979
7.2
Christ Stopped at Eboli
1979
7.4
Midnight Express
1978
7.0
Madame Bovary
1978
5.0
Nest of Vipers
1978
7.0
This Is the Night
1977
8.0
Origins of the Mafia
1976
5.5
Evil Thoughts
1976
6.3
The Inheritance
1976
7.0
La banca di Monate
1976
6.7
Illustrious Corpses
1976
6.3
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
1976
6.7
Beyond Fear
1975
NR
Gli strumenti del potere. 1925/1926 la dittatura fascista
1975
5.3
Year One
1974
6.6
The Murri Affair
1974
6.7
Milarepa
1974
6.4
Giordano Bruno
1973
6.0
Io e lui
1973
NR
Il cancelliere Krehler
1972
5.3
Maddalena
1971
4.4
A Prostitute Serving the Public and in Compliance with the Laws of the State
1971
8.0
Tears of Love
1970
7.1
Seven Times Seven
1968
5.8
The Devil in Love
1966
6.6
Pleasant Nights
1966
5.6
SuperSeven Calling Cairo
1965
6.1
One Million Dollars
1964
9.0
I grandi camaleonti
1964
5.4
Corpse for the Lady
1964
NR
I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni
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