Eduardo Passarelli (20 July 1903 – 9 December 1968) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 43 films between 1937 and 1962.
Life and career
Born Eduardo De Filippo in Naples, the son of
Eduardo Scarpetta, he was the brother-in-law of
Eduardo,
Peppino and
Titina De Filippo.
He started his career on stage, in which he worked very often as a
sidekick
A sidekick is a close companion or colleague who is, or is generally regarded as, subordinate to those whom they accompany.
Origins
The first recorded use of the term dates from 1896. It is believed to have originated in pickpocket slang of ...
of
Totò
Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il principe della risat ...
, as well as with
Aldo Fabrizi
Aldo Fabrizi (; born Aldo Fabbrizi; 1 November 1905 – 2 April 1990) was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and comedian, best known for the role of the heroic priest in Roberto Rossellini's ''Rome, Open City'' and as partner of Totò in ...
,
Nino Taranto and
Anna Proclemer.
In films he was mainly active in character roles.
Filmography
References
External links
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1903 births
1968 deaths
Italian male film actors
20th-century Italian male actors
Male actors from Naples
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