Eduardo Passarelli (20 July 1903 – 9 December 1968) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 43 films between 1937 and 1962.[1]

Eduardo Passarelli
Eduardo Passarelli on the left with Totò, Giacomo Furia and Peppino De Filippo in La cambiale (1959)
Born(1903-07-20)20 July 1903
Napoli, Italy
Died9 December 1968(1968-12-09) (aged 65)
Napoli, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1937-1962

Life and career

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Born Eduardo De Filippo in Naples, the son of Eduardo Scarpetta, he was the brother-in-law of Eduardo, Peppino and Titina De Filippo.[2] He started his career on stage, in which he worked very often as a sidekick of Totò, as well as with Aldo Fabrizi, Nino Taranto and Anna Proclemer.[2] In films he was mainly active in character roles.[2]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1937 The Ferocious Saladin
1937 Gli ultimi giorni di Pompeo
1937 Gatta ci cova Il contadino già sposato
1938 Tonight at Eleven Uncredited
1938 Il conte di Brechard
1938 L'amor mio non muore!
1939 The Marquis of Ruvolito Tanu Conti
1939 Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi come sei? Il bigliettaio alla stazione Uncredited
1940 Saint John, the Beheaded Orazio, the lamp-lighter
1942 After Casanova's Fashion Un giocatore di biliardo
1945 Rome, Open City Neighborhood Police Sergeant
1948 Toto Tours Italy Carlo
1948 Immigrants Gennarino
1949 The Monastery of Santa Chiara Il prestigitatore
1949 Napoli eterna canzone Il professore
1950 A Dog's Life
1950 Songs in the Streets
1950 Totò Tarzan Controllore
1950 Bluebeard's Six Wives Impresario Pompe Funebri
1950 Il Brigante Musolino Nicola Rodolino
1950 47 morto che parla Il farmacista
1951 Seven Hours of Trouble Avvocato Espinaci
1951 Il mago per forza
1952 Toto and the King of Rome Ennio, Maestro Esaminatore
1952 Giovinezza Il brigadiere
1953 Good Folk's Sunday Il portinaio
1953 I Chose Love Mario
1953 Too Young for Love
1953 Buon viaggio pover'uomo Punugli
1953 The Walk The Teacher introducing the school performance
1954 100 Years of Love The Manager of the Charity Raffle (segment "Pendolin")
1954 Neapolitan Carousel
1954 Cento serenate
1955 Graziella Don Michele Uncredited
1955 Roman Tales Brigadiere at the Open-Air Market Uncredited
1956 I vagabondi delle stelle
1957 Vacanze a Ischia
1958 È arrivata la parigina
1958 Non sono più Guaglione The police Commissioner
1959 Sunset in Naples
1959 La cambiale The Judge
1960 Seven in the Sun
1960 Rocco and His Brothers Uncredited
1960 The Two Rivals
1960 I Teddy boys della canzone Commissario P.S.
1962 Il mio amico Benito Bertolazzi Uncredited

References

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  1. ^ "Eduardo Passarelli". MyMovies. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Lancia, Enrico (2003). "Passarelli, Eduardo". Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli Attori Vol. 2 M-z. Gremese Editore. pp. 102–3. ISBN 978-88-8440-269-1.
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