Cesco Baseggio

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. He appeared in a mixture of serious, dramatic films, as well as comedies such as The Brambilla Family Go on Holiday. On the stage he frequently appeared in plays by Carlo Goldoni.

Life and career Baseggio started his career at 16 years old in an amateur theater society. 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. After the war he worked in the Ars Veneta and Carlo Micheluzzi's companies, before forming his own company in 1926.

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

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1935 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