Eduardo De Filippo

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…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Gold of Naples (1954) — Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")
2. Everybody Go Home! (1960) — Signor Innocenzi
3. Ghosts of Rome (1961) — Don Annibale
4. Christmas at the Cupiello Household (1977) — Luca
5. Christmas at the Cupiello House (1962) — Luca Cupiello
6. Side Street Story (1950) — Gennaro Iovine
7. The Shortest Day (1963) — mafioso
8. Ferdinand I King of Naples (1959) — Pulcinella
9. Three Girls from Rome (1952) — Vittorio
10. Napoli milionaria (1962) — Gennaro Jovine
11. Non ti pago! (1942) — Don Ferdinando Quagliolo
12. The Anatomy of Love (1954) — Amedeo Stigliano
13. The Seven Deadly Sins (1952) — Eduardo (segment "L'Avarice et La Colère")
14. Yvonne of the Night (1949) — Rubini
15. Traviata 53 (1953) — Commendator Cesati
16. Assunta Spina (1948) — Michele Boccadifuoco
17. Fortunella (1958) — Il capocomico
18. It Happened in the Park (1953) — Donato Ventrella (segment "Il Paraninfo")
19. Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand (1966) — Zi' Nicola
20. Campane a martello (1949) — Don Andrea
21. Neopolitans in Milan (1953) — Salvatore Aianello
22. Filumena Marturano (1951) — Domenico Soriano
23. Uomo e galantuomo (1975) — Gennaro
24. Le voci di dentro (1978) — Alberto Saporito
25. Questi fantasmi (1962) — Personaggio principale
26. Quei due (1935) — Il professore
27. The Mayor of Rione Sanità (1979) — Antonio Barracano
28. Position Wanted (1951) — Raffaele, il professore di matematica
29. I Do Not Move (1943) — Carlo Mezzetti
30. Ditegli sempre di sì (1962) — Personaggio principale
31. Ragazze da marito (1952) — Oreste Mazzillo
32. Life Begins Anew (1945) — Il professore
33. Non ti pago (1964) — Ferdinando Quagliolo
34. Raw Wind in Eden (1958) — Urbano Varno
35. A che servono questi quattrini? (1942) — marchese Eduardo Parascandolo
36. Three Cornered Hat (1935) — Don Teofilo, il governatore
37. Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia (1959) — Pasquale Grifone
38. The Lucky Five (1952) — Eduardo Moschettone
39. Miseria e nobiltà (1955) — Felice
40. Cuore (1984) — Vincenzo Crosetti

Directed

1. Christmas at the Cupiello Household (1977) — Director
2. Christmas at the Cupiello House (1962) — Director
3. Side Street Story (1950) — Director
4. Kiss the Other Sheik (1965) — Director
5. Napoli milionaria (1962) — Director
6. The Seven Deadly Sins (1952) — Director
7. Fortunella (1958) — Director
8. Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand (1966) — Director
9. Neopolitans in Milan (1953) — Director
10. Uomo e galantuomo (1975) — Director
11. Filumena Marturano (1951) — Director
12. The Mayor of Rione Sanità (1979) — Director
13. Questi fantasmi (1962) — Director
14. Le voci di dentro (1978) — Director
15. Ditegli sempre di sì (1962) — Director
16. Non ti pago (1964) — Director
17. Ragazze da marito (1952) — Director
18. Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia (1959) — Director
19. Miseria e nobiltà (1955) — Director
20. Gli esami non finiscono mai (1976) — Director
21. 'O tuono 'e marzo (1975) — Director
22. L'arte della commedia (1978) — Director
23. Il sindaco del rione Sanità (1964) — Director
24. La paura numero uno (1964) — Director
25. Il medico dei pazzi (1959) — Director
26. Li nepute de lu sinneco (1975) — Director
27. De Pretore Vincenzo (1976) — Director
28. Marito e Moglie (1952) — Director
29. Filumena Marturano (1962) — Director
30. La grande magia (1964) — Director
31. Chi è cchiù felice 'e me (1964) — Director
32. Tre calzoni fortunati (1959) — Director
33. These Phantoms (1954) — Director
34. Ti conosco, mascherina! (1943) — Director
35. In campagna è caduta una stella (1939) — Director
36. La fortuna con l'effe maiuscola (1959) — Director
37. Gennareniello (1978) — Director
38. L'abito nuovo (1964) — Director
39. Lu curaggio de nu pumpiero napulitano (1975) — Director
40. 'Na santarella (1975) — Director