

Acting
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.
Highest rated appearances

Dirty Linen
as Amedeo

Bakunin's Son
as Giudice

The Stendhal Syndrome
as Dr. Cavanna

Christmas Vacation '95
as Paolo "Paolone"

Once a Year, Every Year
as Romano

The Teddy Bear
as Novacek

Abraham
as Melchisedek

Mille bolle blu
as Mario
Flusso di coscienza - Razzismo 1993

Ciao, Professore!
as Ludovico Mazzullo
Il segno del comando
as Bonsanti

Night on Earth
as Priest

Johnny Stecchino
as D'Agata

Touch and Die
as Morelli

Only One Survived
as Andrade

Flight from Paradise
as Eliah

La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
as Carl Rune

Francesco
as Francesco's Father

A Double Victory
as Guido Sormani

Lenin: The Train
as Zinoviev

Topo Galileo
as Professor Zitti

Rimini Rimini
as l'ingegnere

Love Sins
as Ercole Leoni
L'ultima mazurka
as Lanza

Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
as Tango

Mother Ebe
as Don Paolo Monti

Nothing Left to Do But Cry
as Leonardo da Vinci

The Naked Sun

Henry IV
as Belcredi

The Commissioner
as Commissionario

The Knight, Death and the Devil
as Nicholas
Words and Blood
as Marcucci

Delitti, amore e gelosia
as Commissario Dell'Amore

The Mystery of Oberwald
as Count of Foehn
Calderon

The Persian Lamb Coat
as Ferdinando

Le Guignolo
as Kamal

Good News
as Gualtiero Milano

Caligula
as Chaerea

Christ Stopped at Eboli
as Don Luigi Magalone

Midnight Express
as Rifki

Nest of Vipers
as Paolo Mazzarini

This Is the Night

Evil Thoughts
as Antonio Marani

The Inheritance
as Paolo Furlin

La banca di Monate
as Dottor Defendente Massera

Illustrious Corpses
as Dr. Maxia

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
as The Duke

Beyond Fear
as Francesco Grimaldi

Gli strumenti del potere. 1925/1926 la dittatura fascista

Year One
as Giorgio Amendola

The Murri Affair
as Francesco Bonmartini

Milarepa
as Prof. Bennet

Giordano Bruno

Io e lui
as Vladimiro

Il cancelliere Krehler
as Max

Maddalena

A Prostitute Serving the Public and in Compliance with the Laws of the State

Tears of Love
as Cormick