Paolo Bonacelli

Paolo Bonacelli (born 28 February 1939) is an Italian stage and film actor.
Bonacelli graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome. After debuting on stage in Vittorio Gassman's Questa sera si recita a soggetto, he had his first film role in Corpse for the Lady (1964). He appeared in Pier Paolo Pasolini's final film, Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975), in Alan Parker's Midnight Express (1978), and in Tinto Brass' Caligula (1979). In addition, he worked for directors such as Michelangelo Antonioni, Roberto Rossellini, Elio Petri, and Liliana Cavani.
In 1992, Bonacelli received the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Roberto Benigni's Johnny Stecchino.
Filmography
Corpse for the Lady (1964) .... Gedeon
La congiuntura (1965) .... Zenone
Super Seven Calling Cairo (1965) .... Capitano Hume (uncredited)
Le piacevoli notti (1966) .... Messenger
The Devil in Love (1966) .... Inn's customer
Il padre di famiglia (1967) .... Geometra
Seven Times Seven (1968) .... (uncredited)
Lady Barbara (1970) .... Edward
Lacrime d'amore (1970) .... Cormick
Una prostituta al servizio del pubblico e in regola con le leggi dello stato (1971)
Maddalena (1971)
Io e lui (1973) .... Vladimiro
Giordano Bruno (1973)
Milarepa (1974) .... Prof. Bennet
The Murri Affair (1974) .... Francesco Bonmartini
Anno uno (1974) .... Amendola
Au-delà de la peur (1975) .... Francesco Grimaldi
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) .... The Duke
La banca di Monate (1975) .... Dottor Defendente Massera
Al piacere di rivederla (1976) .... L'Usuraio
Illustrious Corpses (1976) .... Dr. Maxia
The Inheritance (1976) .... Paolo Furlin
Evil Thoughts (1976) .... Antonio Marani
Per questa notte (1977)
Antonio Gramsci: i giorni del carcere (1977) .... Bocchini
Nest of Vipers (1977) .... Paolo Mazzarini
Midnight Express (1978) .... Rifki
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979) .... Don Luigi Magalone
Caligula (1979) .... Chaerea
Good News (1979) .... Gualtiero Milano
Il cappotto di Astrakan (1979) .... Ferdinando
Le Guignolo (1980) .... Kamal
The Mystery of Oberwald (1981) .... Count of Foehn
Calderó (1981)Delitti, amore e gelosia (1982) .... Commissario Dell'AmoreI Remember Nelson (1982) .... King FerdinandoIl cavaliere, la morte e il diavolo (1983) .... NicholasHenry IV (1984) .... BelcrediSole nudo (1984) .... Il cameriereNon ci resta che piangere (1985) .... Leonardo da VinciMamma Ebe (1985) .... Don Paolo MontiCamorra (1986) .... TangoD'Annunzio (1987) .... Ercole LeoniRimini Rimini (1987) .... Carlo Pedercini / EngineerTopo Galileo (1987)Francesco (1989) .... Francesco's FatherEleonora Pimentel (1990, TV Movie) .... The JudgeFlight from Paradise (1990) .... EliahChi tocca muore (1991)Night on Earth (Tassisti di notte) (1991) .... PriestJohnny Stecchino (1992) .... D'AgataIo speriamo che me la cavo (1992) .... Ludovico MazzulloMille bolle blu (1993) .... Mario GoraThe Teddy Bear (1994) .... NovacekOnce a Year, Every Year (1994) .... RomanoKlon (1994) .... Prof. ZigoteVacanze di Natale '95 (1995) .... PaoloneThe Stendhal Syndrome (1996) .... Dr. CavannaIl figlio di Bakunin (1997) .... GiudiceDirty Linen (1999, dir. Mario Monicelli) .... AmedeoUna furtiva lacrima (1999)Scarlet Diva (2000) .... Swiss JournalistGli astronomi (2002)The accidental detective (2003) .... Direttore della Galleria PalatinaA.A.A. Achille (2003) .... Dott. Aglieri13 at a Table (2004) .... Nonno GiulioMission: Impossible III (2006) .... MonsignoreUn attimo sospesi (2006) .... ProfessoreThe American (2010) .... Father BenedettoLa macchinazione (2016)Magical Nights'' (2018) .... Ennio
References
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1937 births
20th-century Italian male actors
Living people
Male actors from Rome
Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni
Nastro d'Argento winners
Ciak d'oro winners
21st-century Italian male actors