Portrait of Paolo Bonacelli

Acting

Paolo Bonacelli

Career

Active from 1972 to 2023, busiest in 1976 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Christ Stopped at Eboli
Christ Stopped at Eboli
GoodWatch score82/100

Characters

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The characters Paolo Bonacelli played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paolo Bonacelli Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Italian Cinema 7
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Italian Neorealism 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Complex Relationships 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles · average score 42
In the Hand of Dante
In the Hand of Dante (2026)
GoodWatch score 39

as Priest Of Alcamo

The Commander
The Commander (2023)
GoodWatch score 45

as Betti

Noi ce la siamo cavata
Noi ce la siamo cavata (2023)

as Sé stesso

2010s

5 titles · average score 60
Forse è solo mal di mare
Forse è solo mal di mare (2019)

as Calogero (Voice)

Magical Nights
Magical Nights (2018)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ennio 'The Great'

The Ploy
The Ploy (2016)
GoodWatch score 61

as Vescovo

Furore il vento della speranza
Furore il vento della speranza (2014)

TV show · as Niccolò Carbone

The American
The American (2010)
GoodWatch score 59

as Father Benedetto

2000s

5 titles · average score 66
Mission: Impossible III
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
GoodWatch score 67

as Monsignore

13 at a Table
13 at a Table (2004)
GoodWatch score 64

as Nonno Giulio

A.A.A. Achille
A.A.A. Achille (2003)

as Dott. Aglieri

Gli astronomi
Gli astronomi (2003)

as Peters

The Accidental Detective
The Accidental Detective (2003)

as Direttore Della Galleria Palatina

1990s

18 titles · average score 64
Dirty Linen
Dirty Linen (1999)

as Amedeo

The Stendhal Syndrome
The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr. Cavanna

Christmas Vacation '95
Christmas Vacation '95 (1995)
GoodWatch score 50

as Paolo "Paolone"

The Teddy Bear
The Teddy Bear (1994)
GoodWatch score 48

as Novacek

Once a Year, Every Year
Once a Year, Every Year (1994)

as Romano

Mille bolle blu
Mille bolle blu (1993)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mario

Ciao, Professore!
Ciao, Professore! (1992)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ludovico Mazzullo

Johnny Stecchino
Johnny Stecchino (1991)
GoodWatch score 61

as D'Agata

Night on Earth
Night on Earth (1991)
GoodWatch score 75

as Priest

Touch and Die
Touch and Die (1991)

as Morelli

Only One Survived
Only One Survived (1990)

as Andrade

Flight from Paradise
Flight from Paradise (1990)

as Eliah

1980s

23 titles · average score 60
Lenin... The Train
Lenin... The Train (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Grigori Jewsejewitsch Zinoviev

Topo Galileo
Topo Galileo (1988)

as Professor Zitti

Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tango

Mother Ebe
Mother Ebe (1985)

as Don Paolo Monti

Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

as Leonardo da Vinci

Henry IV
Henry IV (1984)
GoodWatch score 59

as Belcredi

The Commissioner
The Commissioner (1983)

as Commissionario

The Knight, Death and the Devil
The Knight, Death and the Devil (1983)

as Nicholas

Delitti, amore e gelosia
Delitti, amore e gelosia (1982)

as Commissario Dell'Amore

I Remember Nelson
I Remember Nelson (1982)

TV show · as King Ferdinando

The Mystery of Oberwald
The Mystery of Oberwald (1981)
GoodWatch score 53

as Count of Foehn

Le Guignolo
Le Guignolo (1980)
GoodWatch score 49

as Kamal

1970s

19 titles · average score 63
Caligula
Caligula (1979)
GoodWatch score 35

as Chaerea

Christ Stopped at Eboli
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
GoodWatch score 82

as Don Luigi Magalone

Midnight Express
Midnight Express (1978)
GoodWatch score 75

as Rifki

Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary (1978)

TV show · as Charles Bovary

Nest of Vipers
Nest of Vipers (1978)
GoodWatch score 59

as Paolo Mazzarini

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1976)
GoodWatch score 60

as The Duke

Evil Thoughts
Evil Thoughts (1976)
GoodWatch score 54

as Antonio Marani

Illustrious Corpses
Illustrious Corpses (1976)
GoodWatch score 75

as Dr. Maxia

The Inheritance
The Inheritance (1976)
GoodWatch score 66

as Paolo Furlin

Beyond Fear
Beyond Fear (1975)

as Francesco Grimaldi

Milarepa
Milarepa (1974)

as Prof. Bennet

The Murri Affair
The Murri Affair (1974)
GoodWatch score 65

as Francesco Bonmartini

1960s

6 titles · average score 57
The Devil in Love
The Devil in Love (1966)
GoodWatch score 60

as Inn's customer

Pleasant Nights
Pleasant Nights (1966)

as Messenger

SuperSeven Calling Cairo
SuperSeven Calling Cairo (1965)
GoodWatch score 53

as Capitano Hume

I grandi camaleonti
I grandi camaleonti (1964)

TV show · as Babeuf

One Million Dollars
One Million Dollars (1964)
GoodWatch score 60

as Zenone

Corpse for the Lady
Corpse for the Lady (1964)

as Gedeon