Eduardo De Filippo
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1900-05-24
- Died
- 1984-10-31
- Place of birth
- Napoli, Campania, Italy
- Also known as
- Eduardo · Edoardo De Filippo · Эдуардо Де Филиппо · Eduardo de Fillipo
Biography
Eduardo De Filippo (Naples, 24 May 1900 - Rome, 31 October 1984), was an Italian playwright, actor, director, screenwriter and poet. Considered one of the most important Italian theatrical authors of the twentieth century, he was the author of numerous theatrical works which he himself staged and interpreted and, later, translated and performed by others also abroad. A prolific author, he also worked in the cinema with the same roles covered in the theatrical activity. For his artistic merits and contributions to culture, in 1981, he was appointed senator for life by the President of the Republic Sandro Pertini and was awarded two honorary degrees in literature from the University of Birmingham in 1977 and from the University of Rome La "Sapienza" in 1980. It was also proposed for the Nobel Prize for literature [2]. Eduardo is still today, together with Luigi Pirandello, Dario Fo and Carlo Goldoni, one of the most appreciated and represented Italian theater authors abroad He was born in Naples on May 24, 1900. Natural son of the actor and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta and of the theater dressmaker Luisa De Filippo, Eduardo and his brothers were recognized as children by their mother whose surname they took De Filippo. Eduardo Scarpetta, married on March 16, 1876 to Rosa De Filippo, with whom he had three children (Domenico, Maria and Vincenzo), had an extra-marital relationship with his granddaughter Luisa De Filippo (daughter of Luca, brother of Rosa De Filippo) from which Titina, Eduardo and Peppino were born.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (86)
Fortunella
1958
as Il capocomico
Filumena Marturano
1951
as Domenico Soriano
Questi fantasmi
1962
as Personaggio principale
Courtyard
1955
as Luigi
The Shortest Day
1963
as mafioso
Side Street Story
1950
as Gennaro Iovine
Mia famiglia
1964
as Personaggio principale
Gennareniello
1978
as Gennaro, pensionato
The Gold of Naples
1954
as Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")
Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand
1966
as Zi' Nicola
Everybody Go Home!
1960
as Signor Innocenzi
The Seven Deadly Sins
1952
as Eduardo (segment "L'Avarice et La Colère")
Ghosts of Rome
1961
as Don Annibale
Filumena Marturano
1962
as Domenico Soriano
Ferdinand I King of Naples
1959
as Pulcinella
It Happened in the Park
1953
as Donato Ventrella (segment "Il Paraninfo")
Assunta Spina
1948
as Michele Boccadifuoco
Neopolitans in Milan
1953
as Salvatore Aianello
Miseria e nobiltà
1955
as Felice
100 Years of Love
1954
as Soldier Vincenzo Pagliaro (segment "Purificazione")
Casanova farebbe così!
1942
as Don Ferdinando
Position Wanted
1951
as Raffaele, il professore di matematica
Christmas at the Cupiello Household
1977
as Luca
The Anatomy of Love
1954
as Amedeo Stigliano
Tre calzoni fortunati
1959
Campane a martello
1949
as Don Andrea
I Do Not Move
1943
as Carlo Mezzetti
Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia
1959
as Pasquale Grifone
Yvonne of the Night
1949
as L'avvocato Rubini
In campagna è caduta una stella
1939
as Pasquale Montuori
Il cilindro
1978
as Agostino Muscariello
Three Cornered Hat
1935
as Don Teofilo, il governatore
Raw Wind in Eden
1958
as Urbano Varno
Ragazze da marito
1952
as Oreste Mazzillo
The Lucky Five
1952
as Eduardo Moschettone
Il medico dei pazzi
1959
Three Girls from Rome
1952
as Vittorio
Marito e Moglie
1952
as Don Matteo / Gennarino
Eduardo ultima lezione, ultimo spettacolo: il punto di arrivo il punto di partenza
Non ti pago!
1942
as Don Ferdinando Quagliolo
Quei due
1935
as Il professore
Pericolosamente
1956
as Arturo
My Name Is Anna Magnani
1980
as Self
Ti conosco, mascherina!
1943
as Carmine
'Na santarella
1975
Lu curaggio de nu pumpiero napulitano
1975
La fortuna con l'effe maiuscola
1959
La paura numero uno
1964
as Matteo Generoso
Napoli milionaria
1962
as Gennaro Jovine
L'uomo dai calzoni corti
1958
as Gennaro Esposito
I morti non fanno paura
1954
as Enrico
Ditegli sempre di sì
1962
as Personaggio principale
Il sindaco del rione Sanità
1964
as Don Antonio Barracano
La canzone del destino
1957
Il fidanzato di mia moglie
1943
as Gaspare Bellini
I Was to Blame
1937
as Giovannino Apicella
Non ti pago
1964
as Ferdinando Quagliolo
Christmas at the Cupiello House
1962
as Luca Cupiello
La chiave di casa
1956
Friendship
1956
The Mayor of Rione Sanità
1979
as Antonio Barracano
De Pretore Vincenzo
1976
as Don Peppino
Life Begins Anew
1945
as Il professore
Quei figuri di tanti anni fà
1956
Bene mio e core mio
1964
as Personaggio principale
A che servono questi quattrini?
1942
as marchese Eduardo Parascandolo
Uomo e galantuomo
1975
as Gennaro
Chi è cchiù felice 'e me
1964
'O tuono 'e marzo
1975
Quei figuri di tanti anni fa
1978
as Peppino Fattibene
Le voci di dentro
1978
as Alberto Saporito
L'arte della commedia
1978
Il dono di Natale
1956
Due atti unici a colori
1978
as Personaggio principale
Li nepute de lu sinneco
1975
as Don Ciccio sciosciammocca
Traviata 53
1953
as Commendator Cesati
Pulcinella - Ieri e oggi
1973
as Self - Interviewee / Self - Pulcinella
I Sing for You Alone
1933
as Gilberto, l'impressario
Gli esami non finiscono mai
1976
as Guglielmo Speranza
Il berretto a sonagli
1981
L'abito nuovo
1964
Sei atti unici in bianco e nero
1956
as Personaggio principale
La grande magia
1964
as Personaggio principale
Uno tra la folla
1946
Il contratto
1981
Eduardo De Filippo, Lezioni Di Teatro All’università Sapienza Di Roma
2021
as himself
About Eduardo De Filippo
Eduardo De Filippo (Naples, 24 May 1900 - Rome, 31 October 1984), was an Italian playwright, actor, director, screenwriter and poet. Considered one of the most important Italian theatrical authors of the twentieth century, he was the author of numerous theatrical works which he himself staged and interpreted and, later, translated and performed by others also abroad. A prolific author, he also worked in the cinema with the same roles covered in the theatrical activity. For his artistic merits and contributions to culture, in 1981, he was appoi… With 88 credits spanning from 1933 to 2021, Eduardo De Filippo has appeared in 86 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Eduardo De Filippo Movies
- Fortunella (1958) — as Il capocomico
- Filumena Marturano (1951) — as Domenico Soriano
- Questi fantasmi (1962) — as Personaggio principale
- Courtyard (1955) — as Luigi
- The Shortest Day (1963) — as mafioso
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