Acting
Grande Otelo
PT, EN, DE, IT cinema · 136 credits
Born
18 October 1915
Died
26 November 1993 (aged 78)
Birthplace
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
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
Filmography
Othelo The Great
as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
The Welles Raft
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Searching for Makunaima
as Archive footage
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self (archive footage)
O Samba é Primo do Jazz
as (imagens de arquivo)
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
as Self (archive footage)
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)
Naked Eye
as Self (archive footage)
A Paz é Dourada
as Lepto
Othelo
as Self
It's All Brazil
as Self (archive footage)
It's All True
as Self
Welles' Language
as Narrator
Natal da Portela
as Seu Napoleão
Abolition
as Himself
Jubiabá
as Jubiabá
It's Not All True
as Himself
Quilombo
as Babá
Parahyba Mulher Macho
as Seu Pedro
Fala Mangueira!
as Narrator
Fitzcarraldo
as Station Master
The Brazilwood Man
as Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi
Brasil
as Self (archive footage)
A Noite dos Duros
as Bides
A Noiva da Cidade
as Líbero
As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé
as Sexta-Feira
Lucio Flavio
as Dondinho
The Force of Xango
as Beicinho
Sweet Thieves
as Ruy Zebra
The Agony
as Sinhô
Bahia
Actor
Carioca Tigre
as Omero
King of the Cards
as Rei do Baralho
Chinese Viola
as Self
Getúlio Vargas
as (archive footage)
A Estrela Sobe
1974
The Star Rises
as Grande Otelo
The Little Negro
as Negrinho do Pastoreio
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer
as Porteiro do teatro
Semana de Arte Moderna
as himself
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
as João Otelo dos Anzóis Carapuça
O Donzelo
as Motorista de Taxi
The Rowdy Family
as Divina Dama
Não Aperta, Aparício
as Tonico
The Heirs
as Americo
Alibi
as tranviere
Macunaima
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
Massacre no Supermercado
as Zé Gatinho
Doomed Lovers
as Focinho
Samba
as Freitas
Crônica da Cidade Amada
as (episódio "Um Pobre Morreu"), Songs
Assault on the Pay Train
as Cachaça
The Cosmonauts
as Zenóbio
Vai Que é Mole
as Brancura
Rio, Northern Zone
as Espírito da Luz Soares
A Baronesa Transviada
as Benedito
De Pernas Pro Ar
as Faísca
Metido a Bacana
as Coalhada
Depois Eu Conto
as Veludo
Matar ou Correr
as Ciscocada
I Loved a Bookie
as Passarinho
Barnabé, You Are Mine
as Abdula
Três Vagabundos
as Rapadura/Milk Shake
Aviso aos Navegantes
as Azulão
Também Somos Irmãos
as Moleque Miro
Carnaval no Fogo
as Empregado do Hotel
That's What I'm Gonna Do
as Lamparina
Samba em Berlim
as Empregado da pensão
Black Diamonds
as Empregado da tendinha
Blue Sky
as Chocolate
Laranja da China
as Boneco de Pixe
Onde Estás, Felicidade?
as Sebastião
Family Football
as Gibi
