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PAOLO BONACELLI BIOGRAPHY:
Paolo Bonacelli (28 February 1937 – 8 October 2025) was 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 appears (as the Duke) in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s final film, Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975), in Alan Parker’s Midnight Express (1978), Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979), 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. In the 2003, he appeared in the Tom Cruise film Mission: Impossible III and in 2010 The American with George Clooney.
Paolo Bonacelli (28 February 1937 – 8 October 2025) was 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 appears (as the Duke) in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s final film, Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975), in Alan Parker’s Midnight Express (1978), Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979), 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. In the 2003, he appeared in the Tom Cruise film Mission: Impossible III and in 2010 The American with George Clooney.
