Filippo Scelzo
Filippo Scelzo was an Italian stage, film and television actor. He appeared in more than forty films including Red Passport in which he played the male lead.
Life and career
Born in Ivrea, the son of the stage actress Lena Artale, Scelzo started his career at very young age in the theatrical companies of Ettore Paladini and Gualtiero Tumiati. After having worked with Ruggero Ruggeri, in 1923 he got his first leading roles with the stage company of. In the following years he continued an intense theatrical activity, working with prominent actors of the time such as Dina Galli, Irma Gramatica, Antonio Gandusio and Kiki Palmer, as well as in the Mario Mattoli's company Za Bum. In 1934 he started his long career in cinema, even if mostly cast in supporting and character roles. In 1937 he formed his own stage company, together with Gualtiero Tumiati, Enzo Biliotti and Margherita Bagni.In later years, Scelzo maintained an extensive theatrical schedule, working alongside Vittorio Gassman, Anna Proclemer, Paola Borboni, Sarah Ferrati, Vivi Gioi, and also directing the company of Teatro delle Arti. He was also active as a television actor, and more sporadically as a dubber.
Selected filmography
Loyalty of Love - Il barone SalvottiRed Passport - Lorenzo Casati' - Uomo #2Jeanne Doré - PerodotL'amor mio non muore! The Sons of the Marquis Lucera - SalvatoreLe sorprese del divorzio - Enrico DuvalTrial and Death of Socrates - CebeteBridge of Glass - A Ponte de VidroKean - Il principe di GallesPiccolo alpino - Michele Rasi, suo padreMalombra - Un medico Piazza San Sepolcro Odessa in Flames - Michele SmirnoffIl nostro prossimo - Il padre di PaolaThe White Angel - GiovanniTempesta sul golfo - Wolikof - il pittoreLa signora in nero - RaimondoIl fiore sotto gli occhi - Il proffesore FalciniNo Turning Back - Guido BelluzziThe White Devil - Der IntelektuelleThe Man with the Grey Glove - TambroniThe Earth Cries Out - Professore TaumenRomanticismo - General RienzDuel Without Honor Il Brigante Musolino - Public prosecutorThe Count of Saint Elmo - ManciniThe Ungrateful Heart - Avvocato difensoreFrontier Wolf A Thief in Paradise - ChirurgoLa voce del sangue - Donato ScalaGli uomini non guardano il cielo - Cardinal FerrariThe Secret of Three Points - Avvocato MottolaThe Enemy - Notaio RagaldiGuilt Is Not Mine The Shadow - Il dottor MagreThe Boatman of Amalfi - Padre FeliceIo, Caterina Gold of Rome - Ludovico, President of the Jewish communityThe Verona Trial - Giovanni MarinelliIl Successo - BertoCorruption - ProfessorePleasant Nights - Messer BindoLa bambolona - Giulio's father- '