
João Bénard da Costa
Known for Acting · 36 credits
- Born
- 1935-02-07
- Died
- 2009-05-21
- Place of birth
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Also known as
- Duarte de Almeida
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (34)

To Each His Own Cinema
2007
as Pope Jean XXIII (segment "Rencontre unique")

Fragile as the World
2001
as Avô

Sodankylä Forever
2010
as Self

The Convent
1995
as Baltazar

No, or the Vain Glory of Command
1990
as Baron of Alvito

Love Torn in a Dream
2000
as Le représentant du gouvernement

The Uncertainty Principle
2002
as Ferreira

Blind Man's Bluff
1994
as Blind Man

City of Pirates
1984
as The Father

Francisca
1981
as Duarte de Almeida

Magic Mirror
2006
as Bahia

The Satin Slipper
1986
as Courtisan

Tall Stories
1988
as truck driver

The Mountains of the Moon
1987
as Salvador

Word and Utopia
2000
as Pope Clemente X

The 15th Stone
2007
as Himself

Oxalá
1981
as Artur (as João Pedro Bénard da Costa)

The Sound of the Shaking Earth
1990
as Professor

Doomed Love
1979
as Comandante do Navio

The Territory
1981
as Wanderer #2
Vasco Santana: O Bom Português
1998
as Self

The Life of Mirrors
2025

Aqui D'El Rei!
1992
as Medico (as Duarte de Almeida)

Cinemaamor
2000
as Doctor

Porto of My Childhood
2001
as A Man

Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
1994

Oliveira, l'architecte
1993

Past and Present
1972
as Honório

Cinema Português? - Diálogos com João Bénard da Costa
1997
as Himself
Agustina Bessa-Luís: Nasci Adulta e Morrerei Criança
as Himself

João Bénard da Costa: Others Will Love the Things I Have Loved
2015
as Self
Cinéma Portugais – Un Mode d'Emploi
1990

The Invisible Collection
2009
as Tavares, o Coleccionador

No Tempo do Cinema
2006
as Himself
About João Bénard da Costa
João Bénard da Costa is a notable figure in cinema and television, best known for contributions to Acting. With 36 credits spanning from 1972 to 2025, João Bénard da Costa has appeared in 34 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular João Bénard da Costa Movies
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — as Pope Jean XXIII (segment "Rencontre unique")
- Fragile as the World (2001) — as Avô
- Sodankylä Forever (2010) — as Self
- The Convent (1995) — as Baltazar
- No, or the Vain Glory of Command (1990) — as Baron of Alvito
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