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Milton Gonçalves

Actor / Playwright / Television Director | * 12/09/1933 († 88, 05/30/2022) | Monte Santo de Minas (Brazil)
Milton Gonçalves (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈmiwtõ ɡõˈsawvis]; 9 December 1933 – 30 May 2022) was a Brazilian actor and television director, who was one of the most famous black actors in Brazil, having collaborated twice with acclaimed director Héctor Babenco. One notable role with Babenco was that alongside William Hurt and Raul Julia as a police chief in Kiss of the Spider Woman. He worked in many telenovelas, including A Cabana do Pai Tomás, Irmãos Coragem, O Bem-Amado, Pecado Capital, Baila Comigo, Partido Alto, Mandala, Felicidade, A Favorita, and Lado a Lado. He also worked as director in ()
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Milton Gonçalves (December 9, 1933 – May 30, 2022) was a Brazilian actor. He's one of the most famous black actors in Brazil, having collaborated twice with acclaimed director Hector Babenco.Gonçalves started his career in São Paulo, in an amateur group. As he moved to a professional group, he met Augusto Boal, who was looking for an actor to play an old black man. Joining Boal's Teatro de Arena, Milton Gonçalves found an open environment for political, philosophical and artistic discussion, where he was not discriminated for his race.Gonçalves wrote four plays, one of which was staged by the Teatro Experimental do Negro and directed by Dalmo Ferreira. "There I learnt everything I know about Theater. It was fundamental for my comprehension of the world."A Black Movement activist, Milton Gonçalves tried a political career, in the 1990s, as a candidate to Rio de Janeiro state governorship.Father of actor Maurício Gonçalves, he is married to Oda Gonçalves since 1966.

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

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Carandiru

Certification unknown

2003 | 3.8/5 | 2h 28min
Drama
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Rio's criminal underworld is run by an unexpected boss: a femme Queen with a taste for power and violence. But heavy lies the crown: what Queen can trust her subjects, however fabulous? When she sets ...

The Devil Queen

Certification unknown

1974 | 3.3/5 | 1h 40min
Crime, Drama
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Selva de Pedra

Certification unknown

1972 | 3.0/5
Drama, Soap / Telenovela
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Awards & Nominations for Milton Gonçalves

2x Ordem do Mérito Cultural
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Movies with Milton Gonçalves as Actor(93)

as Black man working2023 Cat Skin
as Alfredo Vianna2021 Pixinguinha: Um Homem Carinhoso
2021 Hermanoteu na Terra de Godah: O Filme
2020 Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2019 Pressed, Ripped Apart
as Orlando2019 Juntos a Magia Acontece
as Dr. Louveira2019 Carcereiros: O Filme
as Ele mesmo2019 Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis
2017 All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
as himself2016 Pitanga
as Waldemar de Brito2016 Pelé: Birth of a Legend
as Monsenhor Fidélis2015 Meus Dois Amores
2014 The Adventures of the Red Plane
as Governador2014 The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
as Ozires2013 Giovanni Improtta
2013 Dossiê 50: Comício a Favor dos Náufragos
as Roberval2012 Billi Pig
as Pastor2011 Federal Bank Heist
2011 The Silver Cliff
as Presidente Dantas2010 Segurança Nacional
as Delegado Morais2010 The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
2009 Chico e Amigos
as himself2009 Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
as Tesoura2008 A Ilha dos Escravos
as Diretor Severo2007 Xuxa: a Girl's Dream
as Narrador2007 A Meeting with Milton Santos
as Zinho2007 Cobrador: In God We Trust
as Padre2006 Stay with Me Tonight
as Narrator2006 Yansan
2005 What Is It Worth?
as Euclides Arquimedes (voice)2005 Xuxinha and Guto Against the Space Monsters
2005 História de Amor
as Zé das Bicicletas2005 Daughters of the Wind
as Hélio Hipólito2004 Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
as Chico2003 Carandiru
as uncredited2003 Garrincha: Lonely Star
as Padre Arnaldo2003 As Alegres Comadres
as Závos2003 Acquária
as Delegado Ferreira2001 Bufo & Spallanzani
as himself2000 Denying Brazil
as Saxofonista (voz)2000 Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
as Inácio1999 Orfeu
1997 Napomuceno's Will
1997 Four Days in September
1997 O Homem Nu
1993 O Alienista
as Sergeant1992 Kickboxer 3: The Art of War
as Narrator1991 The Memory Thread
as Judge1990 The Fifth Monkey
as Francisco1990 Only One Survived
as Flavio1989 Wild Orchid
as Carlo1988 Moon Over Parador
as Natal da Portela1988 Natal da Portela
1987 Subway to the Stars
1987 Italiani a Rio
1985 Pedro Mico
as Pedro1985 Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Cacareco1985 Rei do Rio
1984 Quilombo
as Bráulio1981 They Don't Wear Black Tie
1979 O Sol dos Amantes
as Turista1979 Na Boca do Mundo
as Bené1979 Parceiros da Aventura
as 1321977 Lucio Flavio
as Luquinha1977 Ladrões de Cinema
as Macumbeiro1976 Carioca Tigre
1975 Ipanema, Adeus
as Rainha Diaba1974 The Devil Queen
as Ladrão 11971 As Quatro Chaves Mágicas
1970 É Simonal
1969 Pedro Diabo Ama Rosa Meia Noite
as Severino1969 Máscara da Traição
as Jiguê1969 Macunaima
1969 Sete Homens Vivos ou Mortos
1969 Os Raptores
as Urtiga1969 The Angel Was Born
1969 A Cama ao Alcance de Todos
1968 The Man Who Bought the World
1968 The Brave Warrior
1967 Na Mira do Assassino
1967 Mineirinho, Vivo ou Morto
1967 Em Busca do Tesouro
as Bira1966 Paraíba, Vida e Morte de um Bandido
1966 Cuidado! Espião Brasileiro em Ação!
1966 Every Maiden Has a Parent Who Is a Beast
1965 Grande Sertão
1965 História de Um Crápula
1964 That World and Mine
1964 Procura-se Uma Rosa
1963 Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
as (segment "Couro de Gato")1962 Cinco Vezes Favela
1960 Cidade Ameaçada
1958 The Grand Moment

TV Shows/Series with Milton Gonçalves as Actor(26)

as Gasparian2021 A Woman's Fate
as Eliseu2018 Crashing Into the Future
as Cristovão Souza Damião2017 The Big Catch
as Juvenal2014 Tainted
as Afonso Nascimento2012 Side by Side
as Coronel Caetano2009 Força-Tarefa
as Deputado Romildo Rosa2008 A Favorita
as Jair dos Santos2006 Cobras & Lagartos
as Pai José2006 Sinhá Moça
as presidente da empresa2005 Tecendo o Saber
as Cônego2002 Pastores da Noite
as Otávio2001 A Grande Família
as Campelo1999 Zorra Total
as Jovildo Siqueira1995 Decadência
as Batista1991 Felicidade
as Zé dos Couves1990 Araponga
as Apolinário Santana1987 Mandala
as Pai José1986 Sinhá Moça
as Mestre Lídio Corró1985 Tenda dos Milagres
as Promotor Lourival Prata1985 Roque Santeiro
as Otto Rodrigues1981 Baila Comigo
as Filó1975 Gabriela
as Dr. Percival Garcia1975 Pecado Capital
as Zelão das Asas1973 O Bem-Amado
as Agenor1965 Rosinha do Sobrado
1965 Rua da Matriz

TV Shows/Series with Milton Gonçalves as Crew(3)

Directing/Co-Director1976 Escrava Isaura
Directing/Director1972 A Grande Família
Directing/Director1970 Irmãos Coragem

Full Name: Milton Gonçalves
Citizenship: Brazil
Born: Saturday, 12/09 1933 (December) in Monte Santo de Minas (Brazil)
Died: Monday, 05/30 2022 (May) in Rio de Janeiro (aged: 88)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN), Portuguese (PT), Brazilian Portuguese
Milton Gonçalves frequently works together with these people:
Carlos Diegues (15x, Crew)
Antônio Pitanga (13x, Actor)
Zezé Motta (12x, Actress)
Wilson Grey (11x, Actor)
Hugo Carvana (10x, Actor)
Jece Valadão (10x, Actor)
Flávio Migliaccio (10x, Actor)
Joel Zito Araújo (9x, Crew)
Mário Carneiro (9x, Crew)
Dias Gomes (9x, Crew)
Grande Otelo (8x, Actor)
Domingos de Oliveira (8x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:5439, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/03/2024