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)
Rebirth
1993
as Seu Francisco
Água Viva
1980
as Canivete
A Gata Comeu
1985
as Self
Chico Anysio Show
1982
as Eustáquio / Various Characters
Uma Rosa com Amor
1972
as Pimpinoni
Mandala
1987
as Jonas Caetano Barbosa
Little Missy
1986
as Justo de Sá
O Amor é Nosso!
1981
as Pica-Pau (na peça "Viveiro de Pássaros")
Bravo!
1975
as Malaquias
Bandeira 2
1971
as Zé Catimba
Os Ossos do Barão
1973
as bêbado
Feijão Maravilha
1979
as Benevides
Caso Especial
1971
as Nogueira
O Bem-Amado
1980
as Boca de Tramela
Maria, Maria
1978
as Preto Maravilha
Estados Anysios de Chico City
1991
Escolinha do Professor Raimundo
1990
as Eustáquio
A, E, I, O... Urca
1990
as Ele mesmo
Republic
1989
as Patápio dos Prazeres
Grandes Nomes
1980
as Self
Linguinha x Mr. Yes
1971
as Cassius Ali
Gabriela, Cravo e Canela
1961
as Tuísca
Movies (136)
Fitzcarraldo
1982
as Station Master
Aviso aos Navegantes
1950
as Azulão
Naked Eye
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Carnaval Atlântida
1952
as Miro
Macunaima
1969
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
1980
Running Out of Luck
1987
Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas
1943
Alibi
1969
as tranviere
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
The Brazilwood Man
1982
as Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi
Terra Violenta
1949
Quilombo
1984
as Babá
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Heirs
1970
as Americo
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer
1972
as Porteiro do teatro
Pistoleiro Bossa Nova
1959
Assim Era a Atlântida
1975
A Rose for Everyone
1967
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Rio, Northern Zone
1957
as Espírito da Luz Soares
Jubiabá
1987
as Jubiabá
Deixa, Amorzinho... Deixa
1975
The Star Rises
1974
as Grande Otelo
Samba
1965
as Freitas
O Flagrante
1976
Em Ritmo Jovem
1970
Lucio Flavio
1977
as Dondinho
Um Candango na Belacap
1961
Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
1971
as Tisiu
Vai Que é Mole
1960
as Brancura
Sweet Thieves
1977
as Ruy Zebra
Crônica da Cidade Amada
1965
as (episódio "Um Pobre Morreu")
I Loved a Bookie
1952
as Passarinho
Welles' Language
1990
as Narrator
Quero Essa Mulher Assim Mesmo
1963
Bahia
1976
Garota Enxuta
1959
Bloody Gold
1978
As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé
1978
as Sexta-Feira
The Agony
1976
as Sinhô
Matar ou Correr
1954
as Ciscocada
It's All True
1993
as Self
Boca de Ouro
1990
O Negrinho do Pastoreio
1973
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
It's All Brazil
1997
as Self (archive footage)
It's Not All True
1986
as Himself
Carioca Tigre
1976
as Omero
The Force of Xango
1977
as Beicinho
Parahyba Mulher Macho
1983
as Seu Pedro
The World is a Tambourine
1947
The Cosmonauts
1962
as Zenóbio
Também Somos Irmãos
1949
as Moleque Miro
The Welles Raft
2022
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Massacre no Supermercado
1968
as Zé Gatinho
...E o Bicho Não Deu
1958
Samba em Berlim
1943
as Empregado da pensão
Abolition
1988
as Himself
Troca de Cabeça
1991
Family Football
1939
as Gibi
Blue Sky
1941
as Chocolate
The Hullabaloo Family
1970
as Divina Dama
King of the Cards
1975
as Rei do Baralho
Jardim de Alah
1989
as Alah
The Outsiders
1968
Onde Estás, Felicidade?
1939
as Sebastião
Romance Proibido
1944
A Noiva da Cidade
1978
as Líbero
A Embaixatriz do Samba
1991
as Self
Doomed Lovers
1967
as Focinho
Brasil
1981
as Self (archive footage)
Três Vagabundos
1952
as Rapadura/Milk Shake
É de Chuá!
1958
Noites Cariocas
1935
Barnabé, You Are Mine
1952
Mulheres à Vista
1959
Laranja da China
1940
as Boneco de Pixe
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
1971
as João Otelo dos Anzóis Carapuça
Depois Eu Conto
1956
as Veludo
... E O Mundo Se Diverte
1949
Entrei de Gaiato
1959
Ladrão de Bagdá
1976
Carnaval no Fogo
1949
as Empregado do Hotel
Pé na Tábua
1957
Paixão nas Selvas
1954
A Doce Mulher Amada
1969
as Leo
Moleque Tião
1943
A Noite dos Duros
1978
as Bides
Noel por Noel
1981
Assault on the Pay Train
1962
as Cachaça
Brasa Adormecida
1986
Tem Alguém na Minha Cama
1976
A Baronesa Transviada
1957
as Benedito
Os Três Cangaceiros
1959
O Dono da Bola
1961
Malandros em Quarta Dimensão
1954
O Caçula do Barulho
1949
O Donzelo
1971
as Motorista de Taxi
Metido a Bacana
1957
as Coalhada
Chinese Viola
1975
as Self
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009
as Self
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
as (archive footage)
O Homem Que Roubou a Copa do Mundo
1961
Cômicos... + Cômicos...
1971
Katharsys
2022
Black Diamonds
1941
as Empregado da tendinha
O Samba é Primo do Jazz
2020
as (imagens de arquivo)
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion
1987
as Self
João Ninguém
1936
Natal da Portela
1988
as Seu Napoleão
A Dupla do Barulho
1953
Fala Mangueira!
1983
as Narrator
Sebastião Prata, ou Bem Dizendo, Grande Otelo
1971
as Self
Luz dos Meus Olhos
1947
That's What I'm Gonna Do
1948
as Lamparina
Semana de Arte Moderna
1972
as himself
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
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
- Fitzcarraldo (1982) — as Station Master
- Aviso aos Navegantes (1950) — as Azulão
- Naked Eye (2014) — as Self (archive footage)
- Carnaval Atlântida (1952) — as Miro
- Macunaima (1969) — as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
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