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Grande Otelo

Actor | * 10/18/1915 († 78, 11/26/1993) | Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais (Brazil)
Grande Otelo (October 18, 1915 – November 26, 1993) was the stage name of Brazilian actor, comedian, singer, and composer Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata. Otelo was born in Uberlândia, and was orphaned as a child. He kept running away from the families that adopted him; only when he took up art did his life become settled. Grande Otelo started his film career in 1935 in the movie Noites Cariocas. He was also renowned for the comic duo he formed with Oscarito. He died, aged 78, in Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris and was buried in São Pedro cemetery in Uberlândia, Brazil. ()
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S​ebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata was born in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais state, but became a famous actor in Rio de Janeiro. At the National Opera, where he studied, got the nickname "The Little Otelo". Then, he decided to be called "Great Otelo" or in Portuguese, "Grande Otelo". He acted in theaters, movies and TV. His first movie was "Noites Cariocas" (1935). But he really became known when he started working besides the great star Oscarito. Otelo was best known by comedy movies, but he could also be a dramatic actor. He died in Paris, France at the age of 78.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Music

Known for these Movies & Shows

Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber, a very profitabl ...

Fitzcarraldo

Certification unknown

1982 | 3.8/5 | 2h 37min
Drama, Adventure
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Robinson Crusoe spoof, with touches of Peter Pan. Shipwreck victim lands on a desert island, finds a friendly native and has to fight pirates whose leader is Captain Hook himself. ...

As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé

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1978 | 1h 30min
Comedy, Adventure
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Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, ...

Macunaima

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1969 | 3.4/5 | 1h 50min
Comedy, Fantasy
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"High Noon" spoof. Kid Bolha and Ciscocada, two clumsy swindlers, arrive at a violent Old West town called Citydown where, by mistake, one of them is appointed Sheriff. They're intent on facing the dr ...

Matar ou Correr

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1954 | 3.7/5 | 1h 27min
Comedy, Western
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Awards & Nominations for Grande Otelo

Ordem do Mérito Cultural
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Movies with Grande Otelo as Actor(112)

as Ele Mesmo (Imagem de Arquivo)2023 Othelo, O Grande
as Himself (Archive Footage)2022 The Welles Raft
as Archive footage2020 Por onde anda Makunaíma?
as (imagens de arquivo)2020 O Samba é Primo do Jazz
2019 Pressed, Ripped Apart
as himself2009 Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
as Lepto2008 A Paz é Dourada
as Self (archive footage)1997 Tudo é Brasil
as himself1993 It's All True
1990 Welles' Language
1990 Boca de Ouro
1989 Jardim de Alah
as himself1988 Abolição
1988 Natal da Portela
1987 Running Out of Luck
as Jubiabá1987 Jubiabá
1986 Brasa Adormecida
as himself1986 It's Not All True
as Babá1984 Quilombo
as Seu Pedro1983 Parahyba Mulher Macho
as Station Master1982 Fitzcarraldo
as Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi1982 The Brazilwood Man
1981 Noel por Noel
as Self (archive footage)1981 Brasil
1980 Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
as Sexta-Feira1978 As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé
1978 Bloody Gold
as Líbero1978 A Noiva da Cidade
as Bides1978 A Noite dos Duros
as Beicinho1977 A Força de Xangô
as Dondinho1977 Lucio Flavio
as Ruy Zebra1977 Ladrões de Cinema
1976 O Flagrante
1976 Ladrão de Bagdá
as Omero1976 Carioca Tigre
1976 Bahia
as Sinhô1976 The Agony
1975 Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
1975 Viola Chinesa
as Rei do Baralho1975 O Rei do Baralho
1975 Deixa, Amorzinho... Deixa
1975 Assim Era a Atlântida
as (archive footage)1974 Getúlio Vargas
as himself1974 The Star Rises
1973 O Negrinho do Pastoreio
as Porteiro do teatro1972 Cassy Jones, O Magnífico Sedutor
1971 Cômicos... + Cômicos...
as João Otelo dos Anzóis Carapuça1971 O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
as Motorista de Taxi1971 O Donzelo
as Tisiu1971 Se Meu Dólar Falasse
as Ele mesmo1971 Sebastião Prata, ou Bem Dizendo, Grande Otelo
1970 Em Ritmo Jovem
as Tonico1970 Não Aperta, Aparício
1970 A Família do Barulho
as tranviere1969 Alibi
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son1969 Macunaima
1968 Os Marginais
1968 Massacre no Supermercado
1967 A Rose for Everyone
as Focinho1967 Arrastão
as Freitas1965 Samba
1965 Crônica da Cidade Amada
1963 Quero Essa Mulher Assim Mesmo
as Zenóbio1962 The Cosmonauts
as Cachaça1962 Assault on the Pay Train
1961 O Homem Que Roubou a Copa do Mundo
1961 Um Candango na Belacap
1961 O Dono da Bola
as Brancura1960 Vai Que é Mole
1959 Os Três Cangaceiros
1959 Pistoleiro Bossa Nova
1959 Entrei de Gaiato
1959 Mulheres à Vista
1959 Garota Enxuta
1958 Mujeres de fuego
1958 É de Chuá
1958 E o Bicho Não Deu
as Espírito da Luz Soares1957 Rio, Zona Norte
1957 How it goes
as Faísca1957 De Pernas Pro Ar
1957 Metido a Bacana
as Benedito1957 A Baronesa Transviada
1957 Pé na Tábua
as Veludo1956 Depois Eu Conto
1954 Malandros em Quarta Dimensão
as Ciscocada1954 Matar ou Correr
1954 Paixão nas Selvas
1953 A Dupla do Barulho
as Passarinho1952 Amei Um Bicheiro
1952 Barnabé, You Are Mine
as Miro1952 Carnaval Atlântida
as Rapadura/Milk Shake1952 Três Vagabundos
as Azulão1950 Aviso aos Navegantes
1949 ... E O Mundo Se Diverte
1949 O Caçula do Barulho
as Moleque Miro1949 Também Somos Irmãos
1949 Terra Violenta
as Empregado do Hotel1949 Carnaval no Fogo
as Lamparina1948 É com Este que Eu Vou
1947 Luz dos Meus Olhos
1947 Este Mundo É um Pandeiro
1945 Não Adianta Chorar
1944 Romance Proibido
1943 Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas
as Empregado da pensão1943 Samba em Berlim
1943 Moleque Tião
as Empregado da tendinha1941 Black Diamonds
as Boneco de Pixe1940 Laranja da China
as Sebastião1939 Onde Estás, Felicidade?
as Gibi1939 Family Football
1936 João Ninguém
1935 Noites Cariocas

TV Shows/Series with Grande Otelo as Actor(5)

as Seu Francisco1993 Renascer
as Jonas Caetano Barbosa1987 Mandala
as Justo1986 Sinhá Moça
as himself1985 A Gata Comeu
as Canivete1980 Água Viva

Full Name: Sebastião Prata
Citizenship: Brazil
Born: Monday, 10/18 1915 (October) in Ubêrlandia, MInas Gerais (Brazil)
Died: Friday, 11/26 1993 (November) in Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (aged: 78)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: Portuguese (PT), Brazilian Portuguese
Children: José Prata
Other names for Grande Otelo (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Grande Othelo"
"Grande Othello"
"Гранди Отелу"
"Grande Otello"
Grande Otelo frequently works together with these people:
Wilson Grey (27x, Actor)
Victor Lima (20x, Crew)
José Carlos Burle (18x, Crew)
Oscarito (18x, Actor)
Watson Macedo (17x, Crew)
J.B. Tanko (17x, Crew)
Rogério Sganzerla (16x, Crew)
José Lewgoy (15x, Actor)
Renato Restier (14x, Actor)
Amleto Daissé (13x, Crew)
Júlio Bressane (13x, Crew)
Mauro Mendonça (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:7418, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/31/2024