Daniel Filho
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 30, 1937
- Birthplace
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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.
Filmography
- Toda Nudez Será Castigada
Toda Nudez Será Castigada TBA
Director, Writer
Resta Um TBA
Actor
- La Bréa
La Bréa TBA
as Himself - Interviewee
If I Were You 3 2026
Producer
I'm Not Your Heartthrob 2026
as Self
A Fúria 2026
as Feijó
(Un)control 2026
as Levi
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo 2025
as Self
Tributo: Dennis Carvalho 2025
as Self
Cheer to Life 2025
as Seu Ulisses
Tributo: Boni 2024
as Self
Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico” 2024
as Self
Executive Order 2022
Producer
Venice 2021
Associate Producer
Just Another Christmas 2020
as Seu Pedro
The Silence of The Rain 2020
Producer, Director
Golden Mouth 2019
as Newspaper Clerk, Director, Producer
Sai de Baixo: O Filme 2019
Producer
What are you Laughing At? Humour and Dictatorship 2018
as Self
Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites 2018
as Self
Oblivious Memory 2018
Associate Producer
Duas de Mim 2017
as Daniel Filho
It's a Fairy! 2016
Producer, Story
The Devil's Scarab 2016
Associate Producer
Till Luck Do Us: Part 3 2015
as Elias Barelli
O Amuleto 2015
as Herminio
Smile, You're on Camera 2015
Director, Producer, Writer
A Man Amidst Bees 2015
Associate Producer
Muita Calma Nessa Hora 2 2014
as Pai de Tita
Teen's Confessions 2014
Director, Producer
I Have No Idea What I’m Doing With My Life 2013
as Vô
Brazilian Western 2013
Executive Producer
Federal Bank Heist 2011
as Advogado
Chico Xavier 2010
Director, Producer
Bróder 2010
Associate Producer
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado 2009
as Self
The Assailant 2009
Co-Producer
Peacetime 2009
as Dr. Penna, Director, Producer
The Invisible Woman 2009
Producer
If I Were You 2 2009
Director, Writer
Last Stop 174 2008
Associate Producer
Golden Oldies 2008
Co-Producer
The Man Who Bottled Clouds 2008
as Self, Co-Producer
Once Upon a Time in Rio 2008
Producer
As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro 2008
as Ele mesmo
Critic 2008
as Self
The Ballroom 2007
Co-Producer
The Sign of the City 2007
Associate Producer
Primo Basílio 2007
Director, Producer
Not by Chance 2007
Associate Producer
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation 2006
Co-Producer
Lots of Ice and a Little Bit of Water 2006
Director, Producer
Zuzu Angel 2006
Co-Producer
Didi - The Treasure Raider 2006
Associate Producer
If I Were You 2006
as Homem no Banheiro, Director, Producer, Writer
Two Sons of Francisco 2005
Associate Producer
The House of Sand 2005
Associate Producer
Tainá 2 - A New Amazon Adventure 2004
Associate Producer
Owner of the Story 2004
Writer, Director, Producer
Redeemer 2004
Associate Producer
Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop 2004
Producer
Sexo, Amor e Traição 2004
Producer
Carandiru 2003
Associate Producer
- Darling Stranger
Darling Stranger 2002
as Alberto
City of God 2002
Producer
Caramuru: Brazil Reinvented 2001
Associate Producer
The Inheritance 2001
Director, Screenplay
A Dog's Will 2000
Associate Producer
O Trapalhão e a Luz Azul 1999
Associate Producer
Zoando na TV 1999
Associate Producer
Simão, o Fantasma Trapalhão 1998
Associate Producer
Tieta of Agreste 1996
as Mirko Stefano
Delicado 1996
Director
The Body 1991
as Man on the Plane
Dina Sfat na União Soviética - Perestroika 1988
Director
The Story of Fausta 1988
as João
Vianinha 1987
Actor
Subway to the Stars 1987
Actor
- Tanga (Deu no New York Times?)
Tanga (Deu no New York Times?) 1987
Actor
Hipertensão 1986
Director
Mirror of Flesh 1984
as Jairo Almeida
Quilombo 1984
as Fernão Carrilho
O Cangaceiro Trapalhão 1983
Director
Bar Esperanza 1983
as Armando
The Kiss 1981
as Amado Pinheiro
Rita Lee Jones 1980
Director
Elis Regina Carvalho Costa 1980
as Self, Creative Director, Director
- Paulinho da Viola - Série Grandes Nomes TV Globo
Paulinho da Viola - Série Grandes Nomes TV Globo 1980
Director
Mulher 80 1979
Creator, Director
Summer Showers 1978
as Geraldinho
- O Velho Gregório
O Velho Gregório 1978
Director
Vida, Vida 1977
as Almeida
Ana, a Libertina 1975
Actor
O Casal 1975
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
O Descarte 1973
as Bruno (voz)
Roleta Russa 1972
as Raul
Dybbuk: The Demon 1972
Director
Meu Primeiro Baile 1972
Director
As Quatro Chaves Mágicas 1971
as Paulo, o irmão
The Heirs 1970
as Um Americano
A Cama ao Alcance de Todos 1969
Actor, Writer, Director
Pobre Príncipe Encantado 1969
Director, Screenplay
O Impossível Acontece 1969
Actor, Director, Producer, Writer
Juventude e Ternura 1968
Story
Golden Mouth 1963
as Leleco
Esse Rio que Eu Amo 1962
Actor
The Unscrupulous Ones 1962
as Vavá
Mulheres & Milhões 1961
Actor
Eu Sou o Tal 1959
Actor
Tem Boi na Linha 1957
Actor
Fuzileiro do Amor 1956
Actor
Credits from TMDB.