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