
Daniel Filho
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João Carlos Daniel Filho, better known as Daniel Filho (Rio de Janeiro, September 30, 1937), is a Brazilian actor, director, filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, presenter and author. Responsible for triggering an aesthetic revolution in Brazilian TV during the 1970s, he became a Midas of popular cinema in Brazil during the 2000s. He created one blockbuster after another, many adapted from the theatre. The "Se Eu Fosse Você" (If I Were You) franchise (2006-09), featuring Tony Ramos and Gloria Pires - famous for their soap opera roles, sold more than 9 million tickets.
Known for
Credits
O Casal (1975)
Actor

(Des)controle (2026)
as Levi

Just Another Christmas (2020)
as Seu Pedro

Peacetime (2009)
as Dr. Penna

Critic (2008)
as Self

Federal Bank Heist (2011)
as Advogado

If I Were You (2006)
as Homem no Banheiro

Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo (2025)
as Self

The Story of Fausta (1988)
as João

The Heirs (1970)
as Um Americano
La Bréa (—)
as Himself - Interviewee

Tributo: Boni (2024)
as Self

Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites (2018)
as Self

Tieta of Agreste (1996)
as Mirko Stefano

Quilombo (1984)
as Fernão Carrilho

Subway to the Stars (1987)
Actor

The Kiss (1981)
as Amado Pinheiro

Mirror of Flesh (1984)
as Jairo Almeida

A Cama ao Alcance de Todos (1969)
Actor

Roleta Russa (1972)
as Raul

Golden Mouth (2019)
as Newspaper Clerk

Muita Calma Nessa Hora 2 (2014)
as Pai de Tita

What are you Laughing At? Humour and Dictatorship (2018)
as Self

Till Luck Do Us: Part 3 (2015)
as Elias Barelli

O Amuleto (2015)
as Herminio

Summer Showers (1978)
as Geraldinho

The Unscrupulous Ones (1962)
as Vavá

O Descarte (1973)
as Bruno (voz)

Bar Esperanza (1983)
as Armando

Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico” (2024)
as Self

Cheer to Life (2025)
as Seu Ulisses

Tributo: Dennis Carvalho (2025)
as Self

Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado (2009)
as Self

Duas de Mim (2017)
as Daniel Filho

Eu Sou o Tal (1959)
Actor

I Have No Idea What I’m Doing With My Life (2013)
as Vô

Esse Rio que Eu Amo (1962)
Actor

A Fúria (2026)
as Feijó
Darling Stranger (2002)
as Alberto

Golden Mouth (1963)
as Leleco

O Impossível Acontece (1969)
Actor

Vida, Vida (1977)
as Almeida

The Man Who Bottled Clouds (2008)
as Self

The Body (1991)
Actor

Vianinha (1987)
Actor

As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro (2008)
as Ele mesmo
Tanga (Deu no New York Times?) (1987)
Actor

Elis Regina Carvalho Costa (1980)
as Self

As Quatro Chaves Mágicas (1971)
as Paulo, o irmão
Resta Um (—)
Actor

Fuzileiro do Amor (1956)
Actor

Mulheres & Milhões (1961)
Actor

Ana, a Libertina (1975)
Actor

Tem Boi na Linha (1957)
Actor




