Francesco "Cesco" Baseggio (1897–1971) was an Italian stage, film and television actor. He was born in Venice, and was identified with Venetian roles during his film career.[1] He appeared in a mixture of serious, dramatic films, as well as comedies such as The Brambilla Family Go on Holiday (1941). On the stage he frequently appeared in plays by Carlo Goldoni.

Cesco Baseggio
Baseggio in 1957
Born
Francesco Baseggio

(1897-04-13)13 April 1897
Died22 January 1971(1971-01-22) (aged 73)
OccupationActor
Years active1935 - 1968 (film)

Life and career

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Baseggio started his career at 16 years old in an amateur theater society.[2] He took part in the WWI, where he served in the military engineering corps and later as director of Teatri del Soldato ('Soldier Theaters') in Albania.[2] After the war he worked in the Ars Veneta and Carlo Micheluzzi's companies, before forming his own company in 1926.[2]

In 1935 Baseggio started his film career, mostly consisting of supporting and character roles.[2] In 1936 he entered the Carlo Goldoni-specialized Compagnia del Teatro di Venezia, with which he achieved his major personal critical accomplishments.[2] After the World War II, he started a critically acclaimed collaboration with Giorgio Strehler.[2] He also worked as a stage director, a playwright of comedies in Venetian language, and a voice actor.[2]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1935 Le scarpe al sole Durigan
1937 Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno Bertoldo
1937 Nina non far la stupida Il podestà
1938 The Black Corsair Van Stiller - Korsar
1938 Giuseppe Verdi Papà Verdi
1939 The Widow Anselmo
1939 The Carnival of Venice Momolo
1940 Scandalo per bene Un servitore di casa Contarini
1940 Mare Zane
1940 Piccolo alpino L'alpino Brustolon
1940 Il sogno di tutti Il padrone di casa
1941 Orizzonte dipinto Parodi
1941 Pia de' Tolomei Matteo
1941 The Brambilla Family Go on Holiday Ambrogio Brambilla
1942 I sette peccati Il profesore Barni
1942 Angelo del crepuscolo Matteo
1942 Notte di fiamme
1943 Measure for Measure Schiumetta
1943 Dagli Appennini alle Ande Il vecchio matto
1943 Men of the Mountain Il maggiore
1943 Annabella's Adventure Lo zio di Roberto
1943 Gian Burrasca Il signor Stoppani
1943 Canal grande Menego
1943 La moglie in castigo Il notaio Bardi
1944 Finalmente sì Il conte padre
1945 Fatto di cronaca
1945 La buona fortuna Anselmo
1945 The Ten Commandments (segment "Onora il padre e la madre")
1945 L'angelo del miracolo
1945 Trent'anni di servizio
1946 Paese senza pace Padron Fortunato
1949 The Merry Widower Il suocero
1950 The White Line Giovanni Sebastian
1951 Arrivano i nostri Il colonello
1953 I Chose Love
1955 The Barber of Seville Dr. Bartolo
1956 The Intruder Father Peppino
1957 Kean: Genius or Scoundrel Salomon

References

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  1. ^ Brunetta p.87
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Lancia, Enrico (2003). "Baseggio, Cesco". Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri : T. 1. A - L. Gremese Editore. ISBN 978-88-8440-213-4.

Bibliography

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  • Brunetta, Gian Piero. The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century. Princeton University Press, 2009.
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