Grande Otelo
Known for Acting · 158 credits
- Born
- 1915-10-18
- Died
- 1993-11-26
- Place of birth
- Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil
- Also known as
- Grande Othelo · Grande Othello · Гранди Отелу · Grande Otello · グランデ・オセロ
Biography
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
TV Shows (22)
The Trapalhões
1977
as Ele mesmo (em Uberlândia)
Rebirth
1993
as Seu Francisco
A Gata Comeu
1985
as Self
Uma Rosa com Amor
1972
as Pimpinoni
Chico Anysio Show
1982
as Eustáquio / Various Characters
Água Viva
1980
as Canivete
Mandala
1987
as Jonas Caetano Barbosa
Sinhá Moça
1986
as Justo de Sá
Bandeira 2
1971
as Zé Catimba
Bravo!
1975
as Malaquias
Feijão Maravilha
1979
as Benevides
Os Ossos do Barão
1973
as bêbado
Caso Especial
1971
as Nogueira
O Bem-Amado
1980
as Boca de Tramela
Maria, Maria
1978
as Preto Maravilha
Estados Anysios de Chico City
1991
Escolinha do Professor Raimundo
1990
as Eustáquio
A, E, I, O... Urca
1990
as Ele mesmo
Grandes Nomes
1980
as Self
Republic
1989
as Patápio dos Prazeres
Gabriela, Cravo e Canela
1961
as Tuísca
Linguinha x Mr. Yes
1971
as Cassius Ali
Movies (136)
Fitzcarraldo
1982
as Station Master
Naked Eye
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Carnaval Atlântida
1952
as Miro
Macunaima
1969
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
Running Out of Luck
1987
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
Welles' Language
1990
as Narrator
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Aviso aos Navegantes
1950
as Azulão
Vai Que é Mole
1960
as Brancura
A Rose for Everyone
1967
The Star Rises
1974
as Grande Otelo
Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
1980
Carioca Tigre
1976
as Omero
The Brazilwood Man
1982
as Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Boca de Ouro
1990
Alibi
1969
as tranviere
Quilombo
1984
as Babá
Rio, Northern Zone
1957
as Espírito da Luz Soares
Massacre no Supermercado
1968
as Zé Gatinho
Samba
1965
as Freitas
It's All Brazil
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Sweet Thieves
1977
as Ruy Zebra
Quero Essa Mulher Assim Mesmo
1963
I Loved a Bookie
1952
as Passarinho
Bahia
1976
The Cosmonauts
1962
as Zenóbio
Brasil
1981
as Self (archive footage)
As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé
1978
as Sexta-Feira
Bloody Gold
1978
The Heirs
1970
as Americo
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
Assim Era a Atlântida
1975
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer
1972
as Porteiro do teatro
Jubiabá
1987
as Jubiabá
Lucio Flavio
1977
as Dondinho
Brasa Adormecida
1986
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Pistoleiro Bossa Nova
1959
Depois Eu Conto
1956
as Veludo
É de Chuá!
1958
It's All True
1993
as Self
Parahyba Mulher Macho
1983
as Seu Pedro
Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
1971
as Tisiu
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
1971
as João Otelo dos Anzóis Carapuça
The Welles Raft
2022
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Jardim de Alah
1989
as Alah
Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas
1943
Um Candango na Belacap
1961
Luz dos Meus Olhos
1947
...E o Bicho Não Deu
1958
The Agony
1976
as Sinhô
Deixa, Amorzinho... Deixa
1975
Assault on the Pay Train
1962
as Cachaça
Os Três Cangaceiros
1959
O Flagrante
1976
Crônica da Cidade Amada
1965
as (episódio "Um Pobre Morreu")
Doomed Lovers
1967
as Focinho
A Noiva da Cidade
1978
as Líbero
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
as (archive footage)
Terra Violenta
1949
Garota Enxuta
1959
Natal da Portela
1988
as Seu Napoleão
Malandros em Quarta Dimensão
1954
Em Ritmo Jovem
1970
Entrei de Gaiato
1959
Também Somos Irmãos
1949
as Moleque Miro
Metido a Bacana
1957
as Coalhada
The Force of Xango
1977
as Beicinho
The Hullabaloo Family
1970
as Divina Dama
Mulheres à Vista
1959
Matar ou Correr
1954
as Ciscocada
Três Vagabundos
1952
as Rapadura/Milk Shake
Troca de Cabeça
1991
João Ninguém
1936
O Homem Que Roubou a Copa do Mundo
1961
Ladrão de Bagdá
1976
Mujeres de fuego
1958
Carnaval no Fogo
1949
as Empregado do Hotel
Tem Alguém na Minha Cama
1976
O Caçula do Barulho
1949
The Outsiders
1968
Semana de Arte Moderna
1972
as himself
O Negrinho do Pastoreio
1973
Katharsys
2022
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
1987
as Self
It's Not All True
1986
as Himself
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion
1987
as Self
A Doce Mulher Amada
1969
as Leo
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009
as Self
O Dono da Bola
1961
O Donzelo
1971
as Motorista de Taxi
A Baronesa Transviada
1957
as Benedito
A Noite dos Duros
1978
as Bides
Pé na Tábua
1957
Othelo The Great
2024
as Self (archive footage)
... E O Mundo Se Diverte
1949
Abolition
1988
as Himself
Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma
1986
Searching for Makunaima
2020
as Archive footage
De Pernas Pro Ar
1957
as Faísca
Laranja da China
1940
as Boneco de Pixe
Chinese Viola
1975
as Self
A Dupla do Barulho
1953
Black Fragments of Samba - Paulo Moura, Infinite Music
1987
That's What I'm Gonna Do
1948
as Lamparina
Samba em Berlim
1943
as Empregado da pensão
Blue Sky
1941
as Chocolate
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
1975
Romance Proibido
1944
The World is a Tambourine
1947
King of the Cards
1975
as Rei do Baralho
Noites Cariocas
1935
Barnabé, You Are Mine
1952
Noel por Noel
1981
Family Football
1939
as Gibi
Black Diamonds
1941
as Empregado da tendinha
Moleque Tião
1943
About Grande Otelo
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 Br… With 158 credits spanning from 1935 to 2024, Grande Otelo has appeared in 136 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Grande Otelo Movies
- Fitzcarraldo (1982) — as Station Master
- Naked Eye (2014) — as Self (archive footage)
- Carnaval Atlântida (1952) — as Miro
- Macunaima (1969) — as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
- Running Out of Luck (1987)
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