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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Eduardo De Filippo, Lezioni Di Teatro All’università Sapienza Di Roma
Character:himself
Release Date:01/01/2021
Il berretto a sonagli
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Release Date:20/07/1981
Il contratto
Character:
Release Date:06/04/1981
My Name Is Anna Magnani
Character:Self
Release Date:30/09/1980
The Mayor of Rione Sanità
Character:Antonio Barracano
Release Date:19/06/1979
Quei figuri di tanti anni fa
Character:Peppino Fattibene
Release Date:01/12/1978
L'arte della commedia
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Release Date:06/07/1978
Gennareniello
Character:Gennaro, pensionato
Release Date:19/02/1978
Le voci di dentro
Character:Alberto Saporito
Release Date:03/01/1978
Il Cilindro
Character:Agostino Muscariello
Release Date:01/01/1978
Due atti unici a colori
Character:Personaggio principale
Release Date:01/01/1978
Christmas at the Cupiello Household
Character:Luca
Release Date:24/12/1977
Gli esami non finiscono mai
Character:Guglielmo Speranza
Release Date:18/05/1976
De Pretore Vincenzo
Character:Don Peppino
Release Date:02/01/1976
Uomo e galantuomo
Character:Gennaro
Release Date:26/12/1975
Lu Curaggio De Nu Pumpiero Napulitano
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Release Date:19/07/1975
'Na Santarella
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Release Date:01/04/1975
'o Tuono 'e Marzo
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Release Date:03/03/1975
Li nepute de lu sinneco
Character:Don Ciccio sciosciammocca
Release Date:31/01/1975
Pulcinella - Ieri e oggi
Character:Self - Interviewee / Self - Pulcinella
Release Date:25/12/1973
Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand
Character:Zi' Nicola
Release Date:26/10/1966
Non ti pago
Character:Ferdinando Quagliolo
Release Date:20/11/1964
Il sindaco del rione Sanità
Character:Don Antonio Barracano
Release Date:29/04/1964
Bene mio e core mio
Character:Personaggio principale
Release Date:15/04/1964
Mia famiglia
Character:Personaggio principale
Release Date:15/04/1964
La paura numero uno
Character:Matteo Generoso
Release Date:18/03/1964
La grande magia
Character:Personaggio principale
Release Date:19/02/1964
L'abito nuovo
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Release Date:20/01/1964
Chi è cchiù felice 'e me
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Release Date:01/01/1964
Peppino Girella
Character:Andrea Girella
Release Date:14/04/1963
The Shortest Day
Character:mafioso
Release Date:14/02/1963
Filumena Marturano
Character:Domenico Soriano
Release Date:05/02/1962
Questi fantasmi
Character:Personaggio principale
Release Date:29/01/1962
Christmas at the Cupiello House
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Release Date:15/01/1962
Ditegli sempre di sì
Character:Personaggio principale
Release Date:08/01/1962
Napoli milionaria
Character:Gennaro Jovine
Release Date:01/01/1962
Ghosts of Rome
Character:Don Annibale
Release Date:01/04/1961
Everybody Go Home!
Character:Signor Innocenzi
Release Date:27/10/1960
Ferdinand I King of Naples
Character:Pulcinella
Release Date:22/12/1959
Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia
Character:Pasquale Grifone
Release Date:13/08/1959
Il medico dei pazzi
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Release Date:15/06/1959
La fortuna con l'effe maiuscola
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Release Date:17/04/1959
Tre Calzoni Fortunati
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Release Date:01/01/1959
Raw Wind in Eden
Character:Urbano Varno
Release Date:19/09/1958
L'uomo dai calzoni corti
Character:Gennaro Esposito
Release Date:23/06/1958
Fortunella
Character:Il capocomico
Release Date:14/03/1958
La canzone del destino
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Release Date:13/11/1957
Friendship
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Release Date:14/07/1956
Pericolosamente
Character:Arturo
Release Date:30/06/1956
Sei atti unici in bianco e nero
Character:Personaggio principale
Release Date:01/01/1956
Il dono di Natale
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Release Date:01/01/1956
Quei figuri di tanti anni fà
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Release Date:01/01/1956
La chiave di casa
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Release Date:01/01/1956
Courtyard
Character:Luigi
Release Date:27/12/1955
Miseria e Nobiltà
Character:Felice
Release Date:12/11/1955
The Gold of Naples
Character:Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")
Release Date:03/12/1954
The Anatomy of Love
Character:Amedeo Stigliano
Release Date:16/03/1954
100 Years of Love
Character:Soldier Vincenzo Pagliaro (segment "Purificazione")
Release Date:25/02/1954
I morti non fanno paura
Character:Enrico
Release Date:01/01/1954
It Happened in the Park
Character:Donato Ventrella (segment: Il paraninfo)
Release Date:18/12/1953
Traviata 53
Character:Commendator Cesati
Release Date:07/10/1953
Neopolitans in Milan
Character:Salvatore Aianello
Release Date:06/09/1953
Ragazze da marito
Character:Oreste Mazzillo
Release Date:19/11/1952
The Lucky Five
Character:Eduardo Moschettone
Release Date:15/10/1952
The Seven Deadly Sins
Character:Eduardo (segment "L'Avarice et La Colère")
Release Date:27/03/1952
Marito e Moglie
Character:Don Matteo / Gennarino
Release Date:08/03/1952
Three Girls from Rome
Character:Vittorio
Release Date:01/02/1952
Filumena Marturano
Character:Domenico Soriano
Release Date:15/11/1951
Position Wanted
Character:Raffaele, il professore di matematica
Release Date:03/11/1951
Side Street Story
Character:Gennaro Iovine
Release Date:21/09/1950
Yvonne of the Night
Character:L'avvocato Rubini
Release Date:24/11/1949
Campane a martello
Character:Don Andrea
Release Date:16/09/1949
Assunta Spina
Character:Michele Boccadifuoco
Release Date:10/03/1948
Uno tra la folla
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Release Date:09/02/1946
Life Begins Anew
Character:Il professore
Release Date:21/09/1945
Ti conosco, mascherina!
Character:Carmine
Release Date:24/12/1943
I Do Not Move
Character:Carlo Mezzetti
Release Date:13/08/1943
Il fidanzato di mia moglie
Character:Gaspare Bellini
Release Date:01/01/1943
Casanova farebbe così!
Character:Don Ferdinando
Release Date:05/12/1942
Non ti pago!
Character:Don Ferdinando Quagliolo
Release Date:07/10/1942
A che servono questi quattrini?
Character:marchese Eduardo Parascandolo
Release Date:06/04/1942
In campagna è caduta una stella
Character:Pasquale Montuori
Release Date:11/11/1939
I Was to Blame
Character:Giovannino Apicella
Release Date:01/04/1937
Three Cornered Hat
Character:Don Teofilo, il governatore
Release Date:01/02/1935
Quei due
Character:Il professore
Release Date:01/01/1935
I Sing for You Alone
Character:Gilberto, l'impressario
Release Date:02/04/1933
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