
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

Side Street Story
1950
as Gennaro Iovine

Questi fantasmi
1962
as Personaggio principale

Mia famiglia
1964
as Personaggio principale

Filumena Marturano
1951
as Domenico Soriano

Courtyard
1955
as Luigi

Gennareniello
1978
as Gennaro, pensionato

Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand
1966
as Zi' Nicola

The Shortest Day
1963
as mafioso

Everybody Go Home!
1960
as Signor Innocenzi

Filumena Marturano
1962
as Domenico Soriano

The Seven Deadly Sins
1952
as Eduardo (segment "L'Avarice et La Colère")

Neopolitans in Milan
1953
as Salvatore Aianello

The Gold of Naples
1954
as Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")

Raw Wind in Eden
1958
as Urbano Varno

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

Casanova farebbe così!
1942
as Don Ferdinando

Quei due
1935
as Il professore

Ghosts of Rome
1961
as Don Annibale

100 Years of Love
1954
as Soldier Vincenzo Pagliaro (segment "Purificazione")

Position Wanted
1951
as Raffaele, il professore di matematica

Three Girls from Rome
1952
as Vittorio

Napoli milionaria
1962
as Gennaro Jovine

The Anatomy of Love
1954
as Amedeo Stigliano

'Na santarella
1975

Yvonne of the Night
1949
as L'avvocato Rubini

I morti non fanno paura
1954
as Enrico

Campane a martello
1949
as Don Andrea
Eduardo ultima lezione, ultimo spettacolo: il punto di arrivo il punto di partenza

Tre calzoni fortunati
1959

My Name Is Anna Magnani
1980
as Self

Il medico dei pazzi
1959

Ragazze da marito
1952
as Oreste Mazzillo

Marito e Moglie
1952
as Don Matteo / Gennarino

La paura numero uno
1964
as Matteo Generoso

Il cilindro
1978
as Agostino Muscariello

Miseria e nobiltà
1955
as Felice

Non ti pago!
1942
as Don Ferdinando Quagliolo

Christmas at the Cupiello Household
1977
as Luca

I Do Not Move
1943
as Carlo Mezzetti

Three Cornered Hat
1935
as Don Teofilo, il governatore

In campagna è caduta una stella
1939
as Pasquale Montuori

The Lucky Five
1952
as Eduardo Moschettone

Ti conosco, mascherina!
1943
as Carmine

Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia
1959
as Pasquale Grifone

Pericolosamente
1956
as Arturo

La canzone del destino
1957

Non ti pago
1964
as Ferdinando Quagliolo

La fortuna con l'effe maiuscola
1959

The Mayor of Rione Sanità
1979
as Antonio Barracano

Ditegli sempre di sì
1962
as Personaggio principale

I Was to Blame
1937
as Giovannino Apicella

Bene mio e core mio
1964
as Personaggio principale

L'uomo dai calzoni corti
1958
as Gennaro Esposito

Christmas at the Cupiello House
1962
as Luca Cupiello

A che servono questi quattrini?
1942
as marchese Eduardo Parascandolo

Life Begins Anew
1945
as Il professore

Il sindaco del rione Sanità
1964
as Don Antonio Barracano

'O tuono 'e marzo
1975

De Pretore Vincenzo
1976
as Don Peppino

Traviata 53
1953
as Commendator Cesati

Quei figuri di tanti anni fa
1978
as Peppino Fattibene

Gli esami non finiscono mai
1976
as Guglielmo Speranza

Il fidanzato di mia moglie
1943
as Gaspare Bellini

La chiave di casa
1956

Le voci di dentro
1978
as Alberto Saporito

Friendship
1956

Lu curaggio de nu pumpiero napulitano
1975

Il dono di Natale
1956

Quei figuri di tanti anni fà
1956

Uomo e galantuomo
1975
as Gennaro

Chi è cchiù felice 'e me
1964

Li nepute de lu sinneco
1975
as Don Ciccio sciosciammocca

L'arte della commedia
1978

Il berretto a sonagli
1981

La grande magia
1964
as Personaggio principale

Sei atti unici in bianco e nero
1956
as Personaggio principale

Due atti unici a colori
1978
as Personaggio principale

Pulcinella - Ieri e oggi
1973
as Self - Interviewee / Self - Pulcinella

Il contratto
1981

L'abito nuovo
1964

Uno tra la folla
1946

I Sing for You Alone
1933
as Gilberto, l'impressario
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
- Side Street Story (1950) — as Gennaro Iovine
- Questi fantasmi (1962) — as Personaggio principale
- Mia famiglia (1964) — as Personaggio principale
- Filumena Marturano (1951) — as Domenico Soriano
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