Grande Otelo
Known for Acting · 159 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 · Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata
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 (23)
The Trapalhões
1977
as Ele mesmo (em Uberlândia)
Chico Anysio Show
1982
as Eustáquio / Various Characters
Uma Rosa com Amor
1972
as Pimpinoni
Jequitibá
1993
as Seu Francisco
Feijão Maravilha
1979
as Benevides
O Amor é Nosso!
1981
as Pica-Pau (na peça "Viveiro de Pássaros")
Little Missy
1986
as Justo de Sá
A Gata Comeu
1985
as Self
Os Ossos do Barão
1973
as bêbado
Bravo!
1975
as Malaquias
O Bem-Amado
1980
as Boca de Tramela
Caso Especial
1971
as Nogueira
Bandeira 2
1971
as Zé Catimba
Maria, Maria
1978
as Preto Maravilha
Água Viva
1980
as Canivete
Estados Anysios de Chico City
1991
Mandala
1987
as Jonas Caetano Barbosa
A, E, I, O... Urca
1990
as Ele mesmo
Grandes Nomes
1980
as Self
Escolinha do Professor Raimundo
1990
as Eustáquio
Gabriela, Cravo e Canela
1961
as Tuísca
Republic
1989
as Patápio dos Prazeres
Linguinha x Mr. Yes
1971
as Cassius Ali
Movies (136)
Mulheres à Vista
1959
João Ninguém
1936
Fala Mangueira!
1983
as Narrator
Três Vagabundos
1952
as Rapadura/Milk Shake
Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas
1943
Getúlio Vargas
1974
as (archive footage)
Romance Proibido
1944
Fitzcarraldo
1982
as Station Master
Family Football
1939
as Gibi
Assim Era a Atlântida
1975
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
Mujeres de fuego
1958
Ladrão de Bagdá
1976
Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
1971
as Tisiu
Moleque Tião
1943
Troca de Cabeça
1991
Noites Cariocas
1935
Katharsys
2022
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
1975
Black Diamonds
1941
as Empregado da tendinha
O Caçula do Barulho
1949
O Flagrante
1976
Deixa, Amorzinho... Deixa
1975
Barnabé, You Are Mine
1952
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
Caminho do Céu
1943
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
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
Natal da Portela
1988
as Seu Napoleão
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009
as Self
Running Out of Luck
1987
Bloody Gold
1978
Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
1980
Massacre no Supermercado
1968
as Zé Gatinho
O Negrinho do Pastoreio
1973
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
A Rose for Everyone
1967
Em Ritmo Jovem
1970
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
Boca de Ouro
1990
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
Welles' Language
1990
as Narrator
I Loved a Bookie
1952
as Passarinho
Lucio Flavio
1977
as Dondinho
Brasa Adormecida
1986
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
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
Terra Violenta
1949
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
Sweet Thieves
1977
as Ruy Zebra
Tem Alguém na Minha Cama
1976
...E o Bicho Não Deu
1958
Bahia
1976
Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma
1986
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
as (archive footage)
O Homem Que Roubou a Copa do Mundo
1961
Depois Eu Conto
1956
as Veludo
Garota Enxuta
1959
Black Fragments of Samba - Paulo Moura, Infinite Music
1987
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
Naked Eye
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians
1987
as Self
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 159 credits spanning from 1935 to 2024, Grande Otelo has appeared in 136 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular Grande Otelo Movies
- Mulheres à Vista (1959)
- João Ninguém (1936)
- Fala Mangueira! (1983) — as Narrator
- Três Vagabundos (1952) — as Rapadura/Milk Shake
- Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas (1943)
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