Grande Otelo
Known for Acting · 158 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 (22)
The Trapalhões
1977
as Ele mesmo (em Uberlândia)
Rebirth
1993
as Seu Francisco
A Gata Comeu
1985
as Self
Chico Anysio Show
1982
as Eustáquio / Various Characters
Uma Rosa com Amor
1972
as Pimpinoni
Água Viva
1980
as Canivete
Mandala
1987
as Jonas Caetano Barbosa
Little Missy
1986
as Justo de Sá
Bandeira 2
1971
as Zé Catimba
Bravo!
1975
as Malaquias
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
Escolinha do Professor Raimundo
1990
as Eustáquio
Estados Anysios de Chico City
1991
A, E, I, O... Urca
1990
as Ele mesmo
Linguinha x Mr. Yes
1971
as Cassius Ali
Grandes Nomes
1980
as Self
Republic
1989
as Patápio dos Prazeres
Gabriela, Cravo e Canela
1961
as Tuísca
Movies (136)
Fitzcarraldo
1982
as Station Master
Carnaval Atlântida
1952
as Miro
Naked Eye
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Macunaima
1969
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
Running Out of Luck
1987
Alibi
1969
as tranviere
Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
1980
Aviso aos Navegantes
1950
as Azulão
Rio, Northern Zone
1957
as Espírito da Luz Soares
A Rose for Everyone
1967
The Brazilwood Man
1982
as Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
Quilombo
1984
as Babá
Samba
1965
as Freitas
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Vai Que é Mole
1960
as Brancura
Deixa, Amorzinho... Deixa
1975
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Heirs
1970
as Americo
It's All True
1993
as Self
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer
1972
as Porteiro do teatro
Bloody Gold
1978
Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas
1943
Carioca Tigre
1976
as Omero
Assim Era a Atlântida
1975
Bahia
1976
The Star Rises
1974
as Grande Otelo
Lucio Flavio
1977
as Dondinho
Crônica da Cidade Amada
1965
as (episódio "Um Pobre Morreu")
Pistoleiro Bossa Nova
1959
Massacre no Supermercado
1968
as Zé Gatinho
I Loved a Bookie
1952
as Passarinho
Terra Violenta
1949
As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé
1978
as Sexta-Feira
Quero Essa Mulher Assim Mesmo
1963
It's All Brazil
1997
as Self (archive footage)
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
The Outsiders
1968
Parahyba Mulher Macho
1983
as Seu Pedro
Jubiabá
1987
as Jubiabá
Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
1971
as Tisiu
Boca de Ouro
1990
Matar ou Correr
1954
as Ciscocada
Em Ritmo Jovem
1970
O Negrinho do Pastoreio
1973
Welles' Language
1990
as Narrator
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
2023
as Self (archive footage)
King of the Cards
1975
as Rei do Baralho
Três Vagabundos
1952
as Rapadura/Milk Shake
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion
1987
as Self
The Hullabaloo Family
1970
as Divina Dama
Garota Enxuta
1959
É de Chuá!
1958
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Agony
1976
as Sinhô
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
1971
as João Otelo dos Anzóis Carapuça
Entrei de Gaiato
1959
Carnaval no Fogo
1949
as Empregado do Hotel
Sweet Thieves
1977
as Ruy Zebra
Um Candango na Belacap
1961
A Dupla do Barulho
1953
Malandros em Quarta Dimensão
1954
Metido a Bacana
1957
as Coalhada
Brasa Adormecida
1986
... E O Mundo Se Diverte
1949
Também Somos Irmãos
1949
as Moleque Miro
Troca de Cabeça
1991
O Flagrante
1976
A Noite dos Duros
1978
as Bides
Jardim de Alah
1989
as Alah
Os Três Cangaceiros
1959
Depois Eu Conto
1956
as Veludo
Ladrão de Bagdá
1976
Onde Estás, Felicidade?
1939
as Sebastião
A Noiva da Cidade
1978
as Líbero
João Ninguém
1936
Doomed Lovers
1967
as Focinho
...E o Bicho Não Deu
1958
The Cosmonauts
1962
as Zenóbio
Brasil
1981
as Self (archive footage)
It's Not All True
1986
as Himself
The Welles Raft
2022
as Himself (Archive Footage)
The World is a Tambourine
1947
Laranja da China
1940
as Boneco de Pixe
Barnabé, You Are Mine
1952
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
1987
as Self
Natal da Portela
1988
as Seu Napoleão
O Caçula do Barulho
1949
Assault on the Pay Train
1962
as Cachaça
Luz dos Meus Olhos
1947
O Dono da Bola
1961
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
as (archive footage)
Cômicos... + Cômicos...
1971
The Force of Xango
1977
as Beicinho
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009
as Self
Blue Sky
1941
as Chocolate
O Donzelo
1971
as Motorista de Taxi
O Samba é Primo do Jazz
2020
as (imagens de arquivo)
Romance Proibido
1944
Family Football
1939
as Gibi
Mulheres à Vista
1959
Abolition
1988
as Himself
Tem Alguém na Minha Cama
1976
O Homem Que Roubou a Copa do Mundo
1961
That's What I'm Gonna Do
1948
as Lamparina
A Doce Mulher Amada
1969
as Leo
Semana de Arte Moderna
1972
as himself
Black Diamonds
1941
as Empregado da tendinha
Katharsys
2022
Samba em Berlim
1943
as Empregado da pensão
De Pernas Pro Ar
1957
as Faísca
Pé na Tábua
1957
A Baronesa Transviada
1957
as Benedito
Paixão nas Selvas
1954
Mujeres de fuego
1958
Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma
1986
Othelo The Great
2024
as Self (archive footage)
A Embaixatriz do Samba
1991
as Self
Moleque Tião
1943
Noites Cariocas
1935
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 158 credits spanning from 1935 to 2024, Grande Otelo has appeared in 136 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Grande Otelo Movies
- Fitzcarraldo (1982) — as Station Master
- Carnaval Atlântida (1952) — as Miro
- Naked Eye (2014) — as Self (archive footage)
- Macunaima (1969) — as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
- Running Out of Luck (1987)
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