Grande Otelo
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 18, 1915
- Died
- November 26, 1993
- Birthplace
- Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais, Brazil
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.
Filmography
Othelo The Great 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema 2023
as Self (archive footage)
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus 2023
Actor
The Welles Raft 2022
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Katharsys 2022
Actor
Searching for Makunaima 2020
as Archive footage
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival 2020
as Self (archive footage)
O Samba é Primo do Jazz 2020
as (imagens de arquivo)
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Pressed, Ripped Apart 2019
as (archive footage)
Memórias do Grupo Opinião 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Naked Eye 2014
as Self (archive footage)
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado 2009
as Self
A Paz é Dourada 2008
as Lepto
Othelo 2005
as Self
It's All Brazil 1997
as Self (archive footage)
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional 1997
as Self
Cachoeiro em Três Tons 1994
as Self
It's All True 1993
as Self
Troca de Cabeça 1991
Actor
A Embaixatriz do Samba 1991
as Self
Boca de Ouro 1990
Actor
Welles' Language 1990
as Narrator
- Jardim de Alah
Jardim de Alah 1989
as Alah
Abolition 1988
as Himself
Natal da Portela 1988
as Seu Napoleão
Jubiabá 1987
as Jubiabá
Running Out of Luck 1987
Actor
Black Fragments of Samba - Paulo Moura, Infinite Music 1987
Actor
Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians 1987
as Self
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion 1987
as Self
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman 1987
as Self
It's Not All True 1986
as Himself
Brasa Adormecida 1986
Actor
- Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma
Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma 1986
Actor
Quilombo 1984
as Babá
Parahyba Mulher Macho 1983
as Seu Pedro
Fala Mangueira! 1983
as Narrator
Fitzcarraldo 1982
as Station Master
The Brazilwood Man 1982
as Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi
Brasil 1981
as Self (archive footage)
Noel por Noel 1981
Actor
Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream 1980
Actor
As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé 1978
as Sexta-Feira
A Noite dos Duros 1978
as Bides
A Noiva da Cidade 1978
as Líbero
Bloody Gold 1978
Actor
Sweet Thieves 1977
as Ruy Zebra
The Force of Xango 1977
as Beicinho
Lucio Flavio 1977
as Dondinho
The Agony 1976
as Sinhô
Ladrão de Bagdá 1976
Actor
Carioca Tigre 1976
as Omero
Bahia 1976
Actor
O Flagrante 1976
Actor
Tem Alguém na Minha Cama 1976
Actor
King of the Cards 1975
as Rei do Baralho
Assim Era a Atlântida 1975
Actor
Deixa, Amorzinho... Deixa 1975
Actor
Chinese Viola 1975
as Self
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português 1975
Actor
- The Star Rises
The Star Rises 1974
as Grande Otelo
Getúlio Vargas 1974
as (archive footage)
The Little Negro 1973
as Negrinho do Pastoreio
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer 1972
as Porteiro do teatro
Semana de Arte Moderna 1972
as himself
Cômicos... + Cômicos... 1971
Actor
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões 1971
as João Otelo dos Anzóis Carapuça
Se Meu Dólar Falasse... 1971
as Tisiu
O Donzelo 1971
as Motorista de Taxi
Sebastião Prata, ou Bem Dizendo, Grande Otelo 1971
as Self
Em Ritmo Jovem 1970
Actor
The Heirs 1970
as Americo
The Rowdy Family 1970
as Divina Dama
Não Aperta, Aparício 1970
as Tonico
A Doce Mulher Amada 1969
as Leo
Macunaima 1969
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
Alibi 1969
as tranviere
The Outsiders 1968
Actor
Massacre no Supermercado 1968
as Zé Gatinho
Doomed Lovers 1967
as Focinho
A Rose for Everyone 1967
Actor
Crônica da Cidade Amada 1965
as (episódio "Um Pobre Morreu"), Songs
Samba 1965
as Freitas
Quero Essa Mulher Assim Mesmo 1963
Actor
Assault on the Pay Train 1962
as Cachaça
The Cosmonauts 1962
as Zenóbio
O Homem Que Roubou a Copa do Mundo 1961
Actor
Um Candango na Belacap 1961
Actor
O Dono da Bola 1961
Actor
Vai Que é Mole 1960
as Brancura
Entrei de Gaiato 1959
Actor
Os Três Cangaceiros 1959
Actor
Garota Enxuta 1959
Actor
Pistoleiro Bossa Nova 1959
Actor
Mulheres à Vista 1959
Actor
Mujeres de fuego 1958
Actor
...E o Bicho Não Deu 1958
Actor
É de Chuá! 1958
Actor
Com Jeito Vai 1957
Actor
Rio, Northern Zone 1957
as Espírito da Luz Soares
A Baronesa Transviada 1957
as Benedito
De Pernas Pro Ar 1957
as Faísca
Metido a Bacana 1957
as Coalhada
- Pé na Tábua
Pé na Tábua 1957
Actor
Depois Eu Conto 1956
as Veludo
Malandros em Quarta Dimensão 1954
Actor
Paixão nas Selvas 1954
Actor
Matar ou Correr 1954
as Ciscocada
A Dupla do Barulho 1953
Actor
Barnabé, You Are Mine 1952
as Abdula
I Loved a Bookie 1952
as Passarinho
Carnaval Atlântida 1952
as Miro
Três Vagabundos 1952
as Rapadura/Milk Shake
Aviso aos Navegantes 1950
as Azulão
Também Somos Irmãos 1949
as Moleque Miro
Terra Violenta 1949
Actor
O Caçula do Barulho 1949
Actor
... E o Mundo Se Diverte 1949
Actor
Carnaval no Fogo 1949
as Empregado do Hotel
That's What I'm Gonna Do 1948
as Lamparina
Luz dos Meus Olhos 1947
Actor
The World is a Tambourine 1947
Actor
Não Adianta Chorar 1945
Actor
Romance Proibido 1944
Actor
Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas 1943
Actor
- Moleque Tião
Moleque Tião 1943
Actor
Caminho do Céu 1943
Actor
Samba em Berlim 1943
as Empregado da pensão
Black Diamonds 1941
as Empregado da tendinha
Blue Sky 1941
as Chocolate
Laranja da China 1940
as Boneco de Pixe
Family Football 1939
as Gibi
Onde Estás, Felicidade? 1939
as Sebastião
João Ninguém 1936
Actor
Noites Cariocas 1935
Actor
Credits from TMDB.