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
Uma Rosa com Amor
1972
as Pimpinoni
Chico Anysio Show
1982
as Eustáquio / Various Characters
Água Viva
1980
as Canivete
A Gata Comeu
1985
as Self
Mandala
1987
as Jonas Caetano Barbosa
Little Missy
1986
as Justo de Sá
Bandeira 2
1971
as Zé Catimba
O Amor é Nosso!
1981
as Pica-Pau (na peça "Viveiro de Pássaros")
Bravo!
1975
as Malaquias
Os Ossos do Barão
1973
as bêbado
Caso Especial
1971
as Nogueira
Feijão Maravilha
1979
as Benevides
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
Grandes Nomes
1980
as Self
Republic
1989
as Patápio dos Prazeres
Linguinha x Mr. Yes
1971
as Cassius Ali
Gabriela, Cravo e Canela
1961
as Tuísca
Movies (136)
Fitzcarraldo
1982
as Station Master
Naked Eye
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Carnaval Atlântida
1952
as Miro
Running Out of Luck
1987
Aviso aos Navegantes
1950
as Azulão
Macunaima
1969
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
1980
Quilombo
1984
as Babá
Terra Violenta
1949
Alibi
1969
as tranviere
Deixa, Amorzinho... Deixa
1975
The Brazilwood Man
1982
as Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi
A Rose for Everyone
1967
Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas
1943
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
Pistoleiro Bossa Nova
1959
Rio, Northern Zone
1957
as Espírito da Luz Soares
Vai Que é Mole
1960
as Brancura
Assim Era a Atlântida
1975
I Loved a Bookie
1952
as Passarinho
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Bahia
1976
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Em Ritmo Jovem
1970
Samba
1965
as Freitas
The Heirs
1970
as Americo
Carioca Tigre
1976
as Omero
It's All True
1993
as Self
The Star Rises
1974
as Grande Otelo
Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer
1972
as Porteiro do teatro
Também Somos Irmãos
1949
as Moleque Miro
It's All Brazil
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
1971
as Tisiu
The Outsiders
1968
The Agony
1976
as Sinhô
Lucio Flavio
1977
as Dondinho
Jubiabá
1987
as Jubiabá
The Hullabaloo Family
1970
as Divina Dama
Massacre no Supermercado
1968
as Zé Gatinho
As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé
1978
as Sexta-Feira
Quero Essa Mulher Assim Mesmo
1963
The Force of Xango
1977
as Beicinho
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
Bloody Gold
1978
Crônica da Cidade Amada
1965
as (episódio "Um Pobre Morreu")
It's Not All True
1986
as Himself
Troca de Cabeça
1991
Welles' Language
1990
as Narrator
Boca de Ouro
1990
The World is a Tambourine
1947
Sweet Thieves
1977
as Ruy Zebra
Brasa Adormecida
1986
A Noite dos Duros
1978
as Bides
Onde Estás, Felicidade?
1939
as Sebastião
Três Vagabundos
1952
as Rapadura/Milk Shake
Parahyba Mulher Macho
1983
as Seu Pedro
Brasil
1981
as Self (archive footage)
Garota Enxuta
1959
Um Candango na Belacap
1961
Romance Proibido
1944
O Flagrante
1976
Jardim de Alah
1989
as Alah
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
A Noiva da Cidade
1978
as Líbero
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Malandros em Quarta Dimensão
1954
... E O Mundo Se Diverte
1949
Pressed, Ripped Apart
2019
as (archive footage)
...E o Bicho Não Deu
1958
The Cosmonauts
1962
as Zenóbio
Assault on the Pay Train
1962
as Cachaça
Entrei de Gaiato
1959
Matar ou Correr
1954
as Ciscocada
É de Chuá!
1958
O Negrinho do Pastoreio
1973
Tem Alguém na Minha Cama
1976
Metido a Bacana
1957
as Coalhada
Depois Eu Conto
1956
as Veludo
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
1971
as João Otelo dos Anzóis Carapuça
Carnaval no Fogo
1949
as Empregado do Hotel
Os Três Cangaceiros
1959
O Caçula do Barulho
1949
Natal da Portela
1988
as Seu Napoleão
King of the Cards
1975
as Rei do Baralho
Barnabé, You Are Mine
1952
O Donzelo
1971
as Motorista de Taxi
Family Football
1939
as Gibi
Laranja da China
1940
as Boneco de Pixe
The Welles Raft
2022
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Ladrão de Bagdá
1976
O Dono da Bola
1961
A Dupla do Barulho
1953
Doomed Lovers
1967
as Focinho
João Ninguém
1936
Blue Sky
1941
as Chocolate
Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion
1987
as Self
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009
as Self
Luz dos Meus Olhos
1947
O Samba é Primo do Jazz
2020
as (imagens de arquivo)
Semana de Arte Moderna
1972
as himself
Cômicos... + Cômicos...
1971
Sebastião Prata, ou Bem Dizendo, Grande Otelo
1971
as Self
That's What I'm Gonna Do
1948
as Lamparina
O Homem Que Roubou a Copa do Mundo
1961
Chinese Viola
1975
as Self
A Baronesa Transviada
1957
as Benedito
Mulheres à Vista
1959
Samba em Berlim
1943
as Empregado da pensão
Abolition
1988
as Himself
Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
1987
as Self
Paixão nas Selvas
1954
A Embaixatriz do Samba
1991
as Self
A Doce Mulher Amada
1969
as Leo
Noel por Noel
1981
Black Diamonds
1941
as Empregado da tendinha
Katharsys
2022
Moleque Tião
1943
Pé na Tábua
1957
Fala Mangueira!
1983
as Narrator
Othelo The Great
2024
as Self (archive footage)
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
- Naked Eye (2014) — as Self (archive footage)
- Carnaval Atlântida (1952) — as Miro
- Running Out of Luck (1987)
- Aviso aos Navegantes (1950) — as Azulão
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