Paolo Paoloni

Paolo Paoloni (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2019) was an Italian actor.

Biography
A close friend of director Luciano Salce, Paoloni is best known for portraying the role of the Galactic Mega-director in the Fantozzi film saga. Despite being famous for taking part to several comedies, Paoloni took also part in some horror films such as Cannibal Holocaust.

He died on 9 January 2019, at the age of 89. In his final months, Paoloni became mute due to a vocal cord disease.

Selected filmography

 * The Black Sheep (1968) - The Chairman of 'Banca di Sconto' (uncredited)
 * Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli, primario della clinica Villa Celeste, convenzionata con le mutue (1969) - Lampredi
 * La ragazza del prete (1970)
 * In the Name of the Italian People (1971) - Psychiatrist
 * The Nun and the Devil (1973) - Isabella's keeper (uncredited)
 * L'erotomane (1974) - Tappatani
 * Fantozzi (1975) - Duke Count Maria Rita Vittorio Balabam
 * White Horses of Summer (1975) - Infermiere
 * Il secondo tragico Fantozzi (1976) - Mega Direttore Galattico Duca Conte G.M.Balabam
 * Tutti possono arricchire tranne i poveri (1976) - Autista
 * L'altra metà del cielo (1977) - Vescovo di Sidney
 * An Average Little Man (1977) - Impiegato allampanato
 * Grazie tante - Arrivederci (1977)
 * Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978) - Agente dei Lloyd's (segment "Sì buana")
 * Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot (1979) - Professor
 * Tesoro mio (1979)
 * Cannibal Holocaust (1980) - 3rd Executive
 * Inferno (1980) - Music Teacher
 * The Precarious Bank Teller (1980) - Il conte Ernesto Di Sacrofano
 * Il Marchese del Grillo (1981) - Captain of the Swiss Guards (uncredited)
 * Vieni avanti cretino (1982) - The Office Manager
 * And the Ship Sails On (1983) - Il Maestro Albertini
 * Il mistero del panino assassino (1987) - Portiere d'albergo (uncredited)
 * Quelli del casco (1988) - Maitre
 * Stradivari (1988) - Moroni
 * Io, Peter Pan (1989) - Dentist
 * The Miser (1990) - Il papa
 * The King's Whore (1990) - Longhi's Lackey
 * Stasera a casa di Alice (1990) - Monsignore Rocca-Bandini
 * Vacanze di Natale '90 (1990) - Il padre di Eliette
 * Voices from Beyond (1991) - Grandfather Mainardi
 * Vacanze di Natale '91 (1991) - Signor Martelli
 * Faccione (1991) - the gynecologist (uncredited)
 * Fantozzi in paradiso (1993) - Megadirettore
 * Chicken Park (1994) - Scientist (uncredited)
 * Fantozzi - Il ritorno (1996) - Mega Direttore Galattico Duca Conte G.M.Balabam
 * Double Team (1997) - Old Monk
 * L'amico di Wang (1997) - Il giudice
 * Dirty Linen (1999) - Farmacista
 * Fantozzi 2000 – La clonazione (1999) - Mega Presidente, Duca Conte G.M.Balabam
 * Laguna (2001) - Vincenzo
 * Winter (2002) - Eddy
 * Il nostro matrimonio è in crisi (2002) - Gavazzi Lui
 * Ripley's Game (2002) - Franco
 * The Haunting of Helena (2012) - Ferri
 * Si accettano miracoli (2015) - (uncredited)
 * La voce di Fantozzi (2017) - Himself
 * Blessed Madness (2018) - Padre Martinez (final film role)