Grande Otelo
Acting
Grande Otelo, pseudonym of Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata OMC (Uberlândia, October 18, 1915 – Roissy-en-France, November 26, 1993), was a Brazilian actor, comedian, singer, producer and composer. He was an artist in Rio's casinos and in the so-called revue theater, he participated in several successful Brazilian films, including the famous chanchadas in the 1940s and 1950s, which he starred in in partnership with the comic Oscarito, and the film version of Macunaíma, made in 1969. He is often cited as one of the most important actors in Brazilian history.
Known for
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movieOthelo The Great
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieNelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Welles Raft
2022
Himself (Archive Footage)
movieSearching for Makunaima
2020
Archive footage
movieCandango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieO Samba é Primo do Jazz
2020
(imagens de arquivo)
movieNão Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
2019
Self (archive footage)
moviePressed, Ripped Apart
2019
(archive footage)
movieMemórias do Grupo Opinião
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieNaked Eye
2014
Self (archive footage)
movieOthelo
2005
Self
movieIt's All Brazil
1997
Self (archive footage)
tvJequitibá
1993
Seu Francisco
tvA, E, I, O... Urca
1990
Ele mesmo
movieWelles' Language
1990
Narrator
tvRepublic
1989
Patápio dos Prazeres
movieAbolition
1988
Himself
movieNatal da Portela
1988
Seu Napoleão
tvMandala
1987
Jonas Caetano Barbosa
movieJubiabá
1987
Jubiabá
movieIt's Not All True
1986
Himself
tvLittle Missy
1986
Justo de Sá
movieParahyba Mulher Macho
1983
Seu Pedro
movieFala Mangueira!
1983
Narrator
tvChico Anysio Show
1982
Eustáquio / Various Characters
movieFitzcarraldo
1982
Station Master
movieThe Brazilwood Man
1982
Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi
movieBrasil
1981
Self (archive footage)
tvO Amor é Nosso!
1981
Pica-Pau (na peça "Viveiro de Pássaros")
tvO Bem-Amado
1980
Boca de Tramela
tvÁgua Viva
1980
Canivete
tvFeijão Maravilha
1979
Benevides
movieAs Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé
1978
Sexta-Feira
tvMaria, Maria
1978
Preto Maravilha
movieSweet Thieves
1977
Ruy Zebra
movieThe Force of Xango
1977
Beicinho
tvThe Trapalhões
1977
Ele mesmo (em Uberlândia) / Ele mesmo
movieLucio Flavio
1977
Dondinho
movieThe Agony
1976
Sinhô
movieKing of the Cards
1975
Rei do Baralho
tvBravo!
1975
Malaquias
The Star Rises
1974
Grande Otelo
movieGetúlio Vargas
1974
(archive footage)
tvOs Ossos do Barão
1973
bêbado
tvUma Rosa com Amor
1972
Pimpinoni
movieCassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer
1972
Porteiro do teatro
tvLinguinha x Mr. Yes
1971
Cassius Ali
tvBandeira 2
1971
Zé Catimba
tvCaso Especial
1971
Nogueira
movieO Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
1971
João Otelo dos Anzóis Carapuça
O Donzelo
1971
Motorista de Taxi
movieThe Heirs
1970
Americo
movieThe Hullabaloo Family
1970
Divina Dama
movieMacunaima
1969
Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
movieAlibi
1969
tranviere
movieMassacre no Supermercado
1968
Zé Gatinho
movieDoomed Lovers
1967
Focinho
movieCrônica da Cidade Amada
1965
(episódio "Um Pobre Morreu")
movieSamba
1965
Freitas
movieThe Cosmonauts
1962
Zenóbio
movieVai Que é Mole
1960
Brancura
movieRio, Northern Zone
1957
Espírito da Luz Soares
movieA Baronesa Transviada
1957
Benedito
movieMetido a Bacana
1957
Coalhada
movieDepois Eu Conto
1956
Veludo
movieMatar ou Correr
1954
Ciscocada
movieI Loved a Bookie
1952
Passarinho
movieTrês Vagabundos
1952
Rapadura/Milk Shake
movieTambém Somos Irmãos
1949
Moleque Miro
movieCarnaval no Fogo
1949
Empregado do Hotel
movieThat's What I'm Gonna Do
1948
Lamparina
movieSamba em Berlim
1943
Empregado da pensão
movieBlack Diamonds
1941
Empregado da tendinha
movieBlue Sky
1941
Chocolate
movieLaranja da China
1940
Boneco de Pixe
movieOnde Estás, Felicidade?
1939
Sebastião
