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