Grande Otelo
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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
Credits
Mulheres à Vista (1959)
Actor
João Ninguém (1936)
Actor
Fala Mangueira! (1983)
as Narrator
Três Vagabundos (1952)
as Rapadura/Milk Shake
Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas (1943)
Actor
Getúlio Vargas (1974)
as (archive footage)
Romance Proibido (1944)
Actor
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
as Station Master
Family Football (1939)
as Gibi
Assim Era a Atlântida (1975)
Actor
Macunaima (1969)
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
Onde Estás, Felicidade? (1939)
as Sebastião
That's What I'm Gonna Do (1948)
as Lamparina
The Agony (1976)
as Sinhô
Paixão nas Selvas (1954)
Actor
Mujeres de fuego (1958)
Actor
Ladrão de Bagdá (1976)
Actor
Se Meu Dólar Falasse... (1971)
as Tisiu
Moleque Tião (1943)
Actor
Troca de Cabeça (1991)
Actor
Noites Cariocas (1935)
Actor
Katharsys (2022)
Actor
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português (1975)
Actor
Black Diamonds (1941)
as Empregado da tendinha
O Caçula do Barulho (1949)
Actor
O Flagrante (1976)
Actor
Deixa, Amorzinho... Deixa (1975)
Actor
Barnabé, You Are Mine (1952)
Actor
A Embaixatriz do Samba (1991)
as Self
Também Somos Irmãos (1949)
as Moleque Miro
Laranja da China (1940)
as Boneco de Pixe
Parahyba Mulher Macho (1983)
as Seu Pedro
Chinese Viola (1975)
as Self
Blue Sky (1941)
as Chocolate
Othelo The Great (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Não Adianta Chorar (1945)
Actor
Caminho do Céu (1943)
Actor
Aviso aos Navegantes (1950)
as Azulão
Matar ou Correr (1954)
as Ciscocada
The Force of Xango (1977)
as Beicinho
A Doce Mulher Amada (1969)
as Leo
Luz dos Meus Olhos (1947)
Actor
A Baronesa Transviada (1957)
as Benedito
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer (1972)
as Porteiro do teatro
Sebastião Prata, ou Bem Dizendo, Grande Otelo (1971)
as Self
Pistoleiro Bossa Nova (1959)
Actor
Natal da Portela (1988)
as Seu Napoleão
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado (2009)
as Self
Running Out of Luck (1987)
Actor
Bloody Gold (1978)
Actor
Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream (1980)
Actor
Massacre no Supermercado (1968)
as Zé Gatinho
O Negrinho do Pastoreio (1973)
Actor
Não Aperta, Aparício (1970)
as Tonico
Othelo (2005)
as Self
Rio, Northern Zone (1957)
as Espírito da Luz Soares
Cachoeiro em Três Tons (1994)
as Self
Noel por Noel (1981)
Actor
A Rose for Everyone (1967)
Actor
Em Ritmo Jovem (1970)
Actor
Assault on the Pay Train (1962)
as Cachaça
Carioca Tigre (1976)
as Omero
Samba (1965)
as Freitas
It's All True (1993)
as Self
Malandros em Quarta Dimensão (1954)
Actor
Boca de Ouro (1990)
Actor
Quilombo (1984)
as Babá
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)
as Self
Alibi (1969)
as tranviere
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus (2023)
Actor
Welles' Language (1990)
as Narrator
I Loved a Bookie (1952)
as Passarinho
Lucio Flavio (1977)
as Dondinho
Brasa Adormecida (1986)
Actor
Searching for Makunaima (2020)
as Archive footage
The Star Rises (1974)
as Grande Otelo
Memórias do Grupo Opinião (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
The Hullabaloo Family (1970)
as Divina Dama
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman (1987)
as Self
Jardim de Alah (1989)
as Alah
Doomed Lovers (1967)
as Focinho
It's Not All True (1986)
as Himself
Samba em Berlim (1943)
as Empregado da pensão
O Donzelo (1971)
as Motorista de Taxi
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
King of the Cards (1975)
as Rei do Baralho
Brasil (1981)
as Self (archive footage)
The Outsiders (1968)
Actor
Carnaval no Fogo (1949)
as Empregado do Hotel
The Heirs (1970)
as Americo
De Pernas Pro Ar (1957)
as Faísca
Jubiabá (1987)
as Jubiabá
A Dupla do Barulho (1953)
Actor
Terra Violenta (1949)
Actor
The Welles Raft (2022)
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Carnaval Atlântida (1952)
as Miro
Vai Que é Mole (1960)
as Brancura
The Brazilwood Man (1982)
as Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi
As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé (1978)
as Sexta-Feira
The Cosmonauts (1962)
as Zenóbio
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion (1987)
as Self
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões (1971)
as João Otelo dos Anzóis Carapuça
It's All Brazil (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
A Noiva da Cidade (1978)
as Líbero
O Dono da Bola (1961)
Actor
Sweet Thieves (1977)
as Ruy Zebra
Tem Alguém na Minha Cama (1976)
Actor
...E o Bicho Não Deu (1958)
Actor
Bahia (1976)
Actor
Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma (1986)
Actor
Pressed, Ripped Apart (2019)
as (archive footage)
O Homem Que Roubou a Copa do Mundo (1961)
Actor
Depois Eu Conto (1956)
as Veludo
Garota Enxuta (1959)
Actor
Black Fragments of Samba - Paulo Moura, Infinite Music (1987)
Actor
Crônica da Cidade Amada (1965)
as (episódio "Um Pobre Morreu")
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Um Candango na Belacap (1961)
Actor
Naked Eye (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians (1987)
as Self
Os Três Cangaceiros (1959)
Actor
É de Chuá! (1958)
Actor
Abolition (1988)
as Himself
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
The World is a Tambourine (1947)
Actor
Quero Essa Mulher Assim Mesmo (1963)
Actor
Cômicos... + Cômicos... (1971)
Actor
Com Jeito Vai (1957)
Actor
A Noite dos Duros (1978)
as Bides
Semana de Arte Moderna (1972)
as himself
Pé na Tábua (1957)
Actor
Entrei de Gaiato (1959)
Actor
Metido a Bacana (1957)
as Coalhada
A Paz é Dourada (2008)
as Lepto
... E O Mundo Se Diverte (1949)
Actor
O Samba é Primo do Jazz (2020)
as (imagens de arquivo)