Filidoro, Giovanni

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Giovanni Filidoro in L'oro di Roma (1961)

Active from at least the early 50's until the early 70's, Giovanni Filidoro has plenty of distinctive features (nose, chin, neck, hair) to make him easily identifiable.

His unverified biographical details, are that he was born in Naples on January 18th 1895 and that he died on November 5th 1975.[1]

Identified by Nick after he was spotted in an image from It Started in Naples by Johan.

Filmography

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1953

1. Napoletani a Milano .... Antonio Esposito (credited)
2. Un giorno in pretura .... Man who stole the cat (uncredited)
   
   1954
3. Accadde al commissariato .... Man at the police station (uncredited)
4. Cento anni d'amore - segment: "Purificazione" .... Delivery man (credited)
5. Hanno rubato un tram .... Tram passenger (uncredited)
6. I tre ladri .... Man in the crowd (uncredited)
7. L'arte di arrangiarsi .... House servant (uncredited)
8. Pane, amore e gelosia .... Dinner guest (uncredited)
9. Questa è la vita .... Man in the street (uncredited)
10. Un americano a Roma .... Night watchman (uncredited)
    
    1955
11. Buonanotte... avvocato! .... Train passenger (uncredited)
12. Il bidone .... Giovanni Felice (uncredited)
13. Il falco d'oro .... Prison guard (uncredited)
14. La donna più bella del mondo .... Burlesque show audience member (uncredited)
15. Piccola posta .... Angry man in the market (uncredited)
16. Totò e Carolina .... Man being taken to see the Commissioner (uncredited)
    
    1956
17. Le schiave di Cartagine .... Bidder at slave auction (uncredited)
18. Quando tramonta il sole .... Maestro Edoardo Tombella (credited)
    
    1957
19. I misteri di Parigi .... One of the old beggars (uncredited)
20. I vampiri .... Castle servant (uncredited)
21. La nonna Sabella .... Witness at the wedding (uncredited)
22. Le notti di Cabiria .... Religious goods vendor (uncredited)
23. Parola di ladro .... Detective agency employee (uncredited)
24. Solo dio mi fermerà .... role? (uncredited)
25. Susanna tutta panna .... Nono (uncredited)
    
    1958
26. Amore e chiacchiere .... Nursing home resident (uncredited)
27. L'uomo di paglia .... Diner in restaurant (uncredited)
    
    1959
28. Arrangiatevi! .... Buyer at market (uncredited)
29. Perfide... ma belle .... Lodger at Pensione Tecla (credited? - role unconfirmed)
    
    1960
30. It Started in Naples .... Gennariello (credited)
31. Le pillole di Ercole .... Man at the wild party (uncredited)
    
    1961
32. Come September .... Man in the holding cell (uncredited)
33. I briganti italiani .... Beggar (uncredited) (uncertain identification)
34. L'oro di Roma .... Man who donates his gold teeth (uncredited)
35. Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare .... The Inn keeper's father-in-law (uncredited)
    
    1962
36. Gli italiani e le donne .... Man in the market (uncredited)
37. Una vita violenta .... The tramp (uncredited)
    
    1963
38. Siamo tutti pomicioni - segment: "Pomicioni di provincia" .... Maria's grandfather (uncredited)
    
    1965
39. Resurrezione (TV mini-series) - ep. 2 .... Man outside the church (credited)
    
    1966
40. Charlov e le figlie (TV movie) .... A farmer (credited)
    
    1969
41. I ragazzi di padre Tobia (TV series) - ep.: "Giacinto nei guai" .... Terzo (credited)
42. Il segreto di Luca (TV mini-series) - ep. 1 .... Old villager (credited)
    
    1970
43. Il Decameron .... Storyteller (credited as "Giovanni Filadoro")
44. Le terre del sacramento (TV mini-series) - ep. 1 .... Man at Union meeting (uncredited)
45. La voce del cappone (TV movie) .... Parascandolo (credited)
46. Piccole storie: Racconti napoletani (TV series) - ep.: "L'assistito" .... Filidoro (credited)
    
    1972
47. Anche se volessi lavorare, che faccio? .... Agonia (credited)
48. Canterbury proibito .... Old pilgrim (credited)
49. Il grande duello .... Old John (credited)
    
    1973
50. Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli .... Corpse of Joe (uncredited)
    
    1976
51. Bettina (TV mini-series) - ep. 1: "La putta onorata" .... Scanna (credited)

Filmography to check

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Some additional titles to check where he has an online credit, so if anybody has any of the titles below you know what to do.

• Processo alla città (1952)
• Il sole tornera (1956) (sources: cinematografo.it, IMDb)

Notes and sources

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1. Tototruffa.it

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L'oro di Roma (1961) as Man who donates his gold teeth

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Un americano a Roma (1954) as Night watchman

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Le schiave di Cartagine (1956) as Bidder at slave auction

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Pane, amore e gelosia (1954) as Dinner guest. Images and identification by Johan

[Johan Melle]

I tre ladri (1954) as Man in the crowd

Amore e chiacchiere (1958) as Nursing home resident

[Johan Melle]

With Rock Hudson in Come September (1961) as Man in the holding cell

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Hanno rubato un tram (1954) as Tram passenger.

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Totò e Carolina (1955) as Man being taken to the Commissioner

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Our man is identified - he is Giovanni Filidoro!

He has a great credited comic role in It Started in Naples (1960) as Gennariello (good spotting by Johan), assistant to Mario Vitale (Vittorio De Sica).