Paolo Bonacelli
Paolo Bonacelli (born February 28, 1939 in Civita Castellana ) is an Italian actor .
Life
Bonacelli studied at the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica , where he also received his acting diploma in 1962. He then appeared on stage alongside Vittorio Gassman and worked with director Luigi Squarzina . In 1963 he was first seen on the screen, where he regularly found work in television films. Under game masters such as Mario Missiroli , Franco Enriquez , Giorgio Pressburger and Ugo Gregoretti , he was still looking to perfect his art of representation.
Bonacelli was seen in the film from 1964 in occasional supporting roles; only Liliana Cavanis Milarepa used his skills in a leading role. He gained further fame in 1975 as Prince Blangis in The 120 Days of Sodom by Pier Paolo Pasolini . He also starred in the award-winning drama Midnight Express in 1978 and in the historical film Caligula in 1979 . In this film he plays the Roman senator Cassius Chaerea , who was involved in the assassination of the Roman emperor Caligula . In 2010 he took on a role in The American .
In 1992 Bonacelli was awarded a Silver Ribbon for his role in Roberto Benigni's Toothpick Johnny for Best Supporting Actor.
Filmography (selection)
- 1964: Cadavere per signora
- 1974: Beyond Fear (Au-delà de la peur)
- 1975: The 120 days of Sodom (Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma)
- 1975: The Murri affair (Fatti di gente perbene)
- 1976: Power and its price (Cadaveri eccellenti)
- 1977: Antonio Gramsci - The Years in Prison (Antonio Gramsci - giorni del carcere)
- 1978: 12 noon - Midnight Express (Midnight Express)
- 1979: Caligula (Caligola)
- 1979: Christ only came to Eboli (Cristo si è fermato a Eboli)
- 1980: The secret of Oberwald (Il mistero di Oberwald)
- 1980: The Puppeteer (Le Guignolo)
- 1984: Heinrich IV. (Enrico IV)
- 1986: Camorra (Un complicato intrigo di donne, vicoli e delitti)
- 1989: Francis (Francesco)
- 1989: The Gorilla on the Amazon (Le gorille et l'Amazone) (TV movie)
- 1991: Night on Earth
- 1992: Sperelli prevails (Io, speriamo che me lo cavo)
- 1992: Toothpick Johnny (Johnny Stecchino)
- 1994: The Teddy Bear (L'orso di peluche)
- 1995–2001: Alone against the Mafia (La Piovra) (TV series)
- 1996: The Stendhal Syndrome (La sindrome di Stendhal)
- 2010: The American
Web links
- Paolo Bonacelli in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- detailed biography at mymovies (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi, Article Paolo Bonacelli , in: Chiti, Lancia, Orbicciani, Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Rom, Gremese 1998, pp. 67/68
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bonacelli, Paolo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Civita Castellana |