Eduardo De Filippo

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)

Position Wanted
Movie

Position Wanted

1951

as Raffaele, il professore di matematica

The Shortest Day
Movie

The Shortest Day

1963

as mafioso

Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand
Movie

Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand

1966

as Zi' Nicola

It Happened in the Park
Movie

It Happened in the Park

1953

as Donato Ventrella (segment "Il Paraninfo")

Everybody Go Home!
Movie

Everybody Go Home!

1960

as Signor Innocenzi

The Gold of Naples
Movie

The Gold of Naples

1954

as Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")

Ghosts of Rome
Movie

Ghosts of Rome

1961

as Don Annibale

100 Years of Love
Movie

100 Years of Love

1954

as Soldier Vincenzo Pagliaro (segment "Purificazione")

Fortunella
Movie

Fortunella

1958

as Il capocomico

Non ti pago!
Movie

Non ti pago!

1942

as Don Ferdinando Quagliolo

Ferdinand I King of Naples
Movie

Ferdinand I King of Naples

1959

as Pulcinella

The Seven Deadly Sins
Movie

The Seven Deadly Sins

1952

as Eduardo (segment "L'Avarice et La Colère")

Yvonne of the Night
Movie

Yvonne of the Night

1949

as L'avvocato Rubini

Il medico dei pazzi
Movie

Il medico dei pazzi

1959

Campane a martello
Movie

Campane a martello

1949

as Don Andrea

Filumena Marturano
Movie

Filumena Marturano

1951

as Domenico Soriano

Christmas at the Cupiello Household
Movie

Christmas at the Cupiello Household

1977

as Luca

L'uomo dai calzoni corti
Movie

L'uomo dai calzoni corti

1958

as Gennaro Esposito

Side Street Story
Movie

Side Street Story

1950

as Gennaro Iovine

Bene mio e core mio
Movie

Bene mio e core mio

1964

as Personaggio principale

Raw Wind in Eden
Movie

Raw Wind in Eden

1958

as Urbano Varno

Courtyard
Movie

Courtyard

1955

as Luigi

'Na santarella
Movie

'Na santarella

1975

The Mayor of Rione Sanità
Movie

The Mayor of Rione Sanità

1979

as Antonio Barracano

Il fidanzato di mia moglie
Movie

Il fidanzato di mia moglie

1943

as Gaspare Bellini

My Name Is Anna Magnani
Movie

My Name Is Anna Magnani

1980

as Self

The Anatomy of Love
Movie

The Anatomy of Love

1954

as Amedeo Stigliano

Napoli milionaria
Movie

Napoli milionaria

1962

as Gennaro Jovine

Tre calzoni fortunati
Movie

Tre calzoni fortunati

1959

I morti non fanno paura
Movie

I morti non fanno paura

1954

as Enrico

La chiave di casa
Movie

La chiave di casa

1956

Quei figuri di tanti anni fà
Movie

Quei figuri di tanti anni fà

1956

Ragazze da marito
Movie

Ragazze da marito

1952

as Oreste Mazzillo

La fortuna con l'effe maiuscola
Movie

La fortuna con l'effe maiuscola

1959

Miseria e nobiltà
Movie

Miseria e nobiltà

1955

as Felice

Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia
Movie

Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia

1959

as Pasquale Grifone

In campagna è caduta una stella
Movie

In campagna è caduta una stella

1939

as Pasquale Montuori

De Pretore Vincenzo
Movie

De Pretore Vincenzo

1976

as Don Peppino

Uomo e galantuomo
Movie

Uomo e galantuomo

1975

as Gennaro

I Was to Blame
Movie

I Was to Blame

1937

as Giovannino Apicella

Il cilindro
Movie

Il cilindro

1978

as Agostino Muscariello

Casanova farebbe così!
Movie

Casanova farebbe così!

1942

as Don Ferdinando

'O tuono 'e marzo
Movie

'O tuono 'e marzo

1975

Christmas at the Cupiello House
Movie

Christmas at the Cupiello House

1962

as Luca Cupiello

I Sing for You Alone
Movie

I Sing for You Alone

1933

as Gilberto, l'impressario

Filumena Marturano
Movie

Filumena Marturano

1962

as Domenico Soriano

Marito e Moglie
Movie

Marito e Moglie

1952

as Don Matteo / Gennarino

La paura numero uno
Movie

La paura numero uno

1964

as Matteo Generoso

Neopolitans in Milan
Movie

Neopolitans in Milan

1953

as Salvatore Aianello

I Do Not Move
Movie

I Do Not Move

1943

as Carlo Mezzetti

Traviata 53
Movie

Traviata 53

1953

as Commendator Cesati

Mia famiglia
Movie

Mia famiglia

1964

as Personaggio principale

L'arte della commedia
Movie

L'arte della commedia

1978

Lu curaggio de nu pumpiero napulitano
Movie

Lu curaggio de nu pumpiero napulitano

1975

Il dono di Natale
Movie

Il dono di Natale

1956

Three Cornered Hat
Movie

Three Cornered Hat

1935

as Don Teofilo, il governatore

Pericolosamente
Movie

Pericolosamente

1956

as Arturo

Questi fantasmi
Movie

Questi fantasmi

1962

as Personaggio principale

Le voci di dentro
Movie

Le voci di dentro

1978

as Alberto Saporito

Ditegli sempre di sì
Movie

Ditegli sempre di sì

1962

as Personaggio principale

Il berretto a sonagli
Movie

Il berretto a sonagli

1981

La grande magia
Movie

La grande magia

1964

as Personaggio principale

Friendship
Movie

Friendship

1956

Quei due
Movie

Quei due

1935

as Il professore

Il sindaco del rione Sanità
Movie

Il sindaco del rione Sanità

1964

as Don Antonio Barracano

Gennareniello
Movie

Gennareniello

1978

as Gennaro, pensionato

La canzone del destino
Movie

La canzone del destino

1957

Eduardo De Filippo, Lezioni Di Teatro All’università Sapienza Di Roma
Movie

Eduardo De Filippo, Lezioni Di Teatro All’università Sapienza Di Roma

2021

as himself

Three Girls from Rome
Movie

Three Girls from Rome

1952

as Vittorio

Due atti unici a colori
Movie

Due atti unici a colori

1978

as Personaggio principale

The Lucky Five
Movie

The Lucky Five

1952

as Eduardo Moschettone

Ti conosco, mascherina!
Movie

Ti conosco, mascherina!

1943

as Carmine

Life Begins Anew
Movie

Life Begins Anew

1945

as Il professore

Uno tra la folla
Movie

Uno tra la folla

1946

Assunta Spina
Movie

Assunta Spina

1948

as Michele Boccadifuoco

Il contratto
Movie

Il contratto

1981

Chi è cchiù felice 'e me
Movie

Chi è cchiù felice 'e me

1964

L'abito nuovo
Movie

L'abito nuovo

1964

A che servono questi quattrini?
Movie

A che servono questi quattrini?

1942

as marchese Eduardo Parascandolo

Quei figuri di tanti anni fa
Movie

Quei figuri di tanti anni fa

1978

as Peppino Fattibene

Gli esami non finiscono mai
Movie

Gli esami non finiscono mai

1976

as Guglielmo Speranza

Non ti pago
Movie

Non ti pago

1964

as Ferdinando Quagliolo

Li nepute de lu sinneco
Movie

Li nepute de lu sinneco

1975

as Don Ciccio sciosciammocca

Pulcinella - Ieri e oggi
Movie

Pulcinella - Ieri e oggi

1973

as Self - Interviewee / Self - Pulcinella

Eduardo ultima lezione, ultimo spettacolo: il punto di arrivo il punto di partenza
Movie

Eduardo ultima lezione, ultimo spettacolo: il punto di arrivo il punto di partenza

Sei atti unici in bianco e nero
Movie

Sei atti unici in bianco e nero

1956

as Personaggio principale

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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