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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

173

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-12-09

Day of Death

2022-05-30 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Monte Santo de Minas, Brazil

Also Known As

Milton Gonçalves

Biography

Milton Gonçalves OMC (Monte Santo de Minas, December 9, 1933 – Rio de Janeiro, May 30, 2022) was a Brazilian actor, director, singer, voice actor and producer. 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.

Known For

Acting

Wild Orchid

1989

Wild Orchid

as

Flavio

Carandiru

2003

Carandiru

as

Chico

Acquária

2003

Acquária

as

Závos

Segurança Nacional

2010

Segurança Nacional

as

Presidente Dantas

Daughters of the Wind

2005

Daughters of the Wind

as

Zé das Bicicletas

Federal Bank Heist

2011

Federal Bank Heist

as

Pastor

Orfeu

1999

Orfeu

as

Inácio

Billi Pig

2012

Billi Pig

as

Padre Roberval/Índio Negro

Máscara da Traição

1969

Máscara da Traição

as

Severino

Rei do Rio

1985

Rei do Rio

as

Cacareco

Natal da Portela

1988

Natal da Portela

as

Natal da Portela

Lucio Flavio

1977

Lucio Flavio

as

132

Xuxa in Girl's Dream

2007

Xuxa in Girl's Dream

as

Diretor Severo

Na Boca do Mundo

1979

Na Boca do Mundo

as

Turista

As Alegres Comadres

2003

As Alegres Comadres

as

Padre Arnaldo

The Angel Was Born

1969

The Angel Was Born

as

Urtiga

The Devil Queen

1974

The Devil Queen

as

Rainha Diaba

Macunaima

1969

Macunaima

as

Jiguê

Quilombo

1984

Quilombo

as

Only One Survived

1990

Only One Survived

as

Francisco

Denying Brazil

2000

Denying Brazil

as

Himself

Sweet Thieves

1977

Sweet Thieves

as

Luquinha

Meus Dois Amores

2015

Meus Dois Amores

as

Monsenhor Fidélis

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

2019

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

as

Self (archive footage)

Yansan

2006

Yansan

as

Narrator

Subway to the Stars

1987

Subway to the Stars

as

Freitas

Pelé: Birth of a Legend

2016

Pelé: Birth of a Legend

as

Waldemar de Brito

Giovanni Improtta

2013

Giovanni Improtta

as

Ozires

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

2000

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

as

Saxofonista (voz)

Napomuceno's Will

1997

Napomuceno's Will

as

The Mayor

Cat Skin

1962

Cat Skin

as

Black Man Working

Pitanga

2016

Pitanga

as

Self

Garrincha: Lonely Star

2003

Garrincha: Lonely Star

as

uncredited

Xuxinha and Guto Against the Space Monsters

2005

Xuxinha and Guto Against the Space Monsters

as

Euclides Arquimedes (voice)

Amanhecer

2010

Amanhecer

as

Pai

Carioca Tigre

1976

Carioca Tigre

as

Macumbeiro

Cinco Vezes Favela

1962

Cinco Vezes Favela

as

(segment "Couro de Gato")

Bufo & Spallanzani

2001

Bufo & Spallanzani

as

Delegado Ferreira

Carcereiros: O Filme

2019

Carcereiros: O Filme

as

Dr. Louveira

Aperto

2019

Aperto

as

Agenor (fase 3)

The Fifth Monkey

1990

The Fifth Monkey

as

Judge

Pressed, Ripped Apart

2019

Pressed, Ripped Apart

as

(archive footage)

A Ilha dos Escravos

2008

A Ilha dos Escravos

as

Tesoura

Dona Flor and Her 2 Husbands

1998

Dona Flor and Her 2 Husbands

as

Padre Clemente

The Memory Thread

1991

The Memory Thread

as

Narrator

Chico Eterno

2015

Chico Eterno

as

Self

Tainted

Tainted

as

Juvenal

Sinhá Moça

Sinhá Moça

as

Pai José

O Bem-Amado

O Bem-Amado

as

Zelão das Asas

Decadência

Decadência

as

Jovildo Siqueira

Pecado Capital

Pecado Capital

as

Dr. Percival Garcia

The Big Catch

The Big Catch

as

Cristovão Souza Damião

Lili a Ex

Lili a Ex

as

Ancelmo de Monteiro Costa

Baila Comigo

Baila Comigo

as

Otto Rodrigues

Você Decide

Você Decide

as

Alberto Nunes

Roque Santeiro

Roque Santeiro

as

Promotor Lourival Prata

Zorra Total

Zorra Total

as

Campelo

A Favorita

A Favorita

as

Deputado Romildo Rosa

Cobras & Lagartos

Cobras & Lagartos

as

Jair dos Santos

Side by Side

Side by Side

as

Afonso Nascimento

Força-Tarefa

Força-Tarefa

as

Coronel Caetano

Araponga

Araponga

as

Zé dos Couves

A Woman's Fate

A Woman's Fate

as

Gasparian

Felicidade

Felicidade

as

Batista

Tenda dos Milagres

Tenda dos Milagres

as

Mestre Lídio Corró

Tecendo o Saber

Tecendo o Saber

as

presidente da empresa

Sinhá Moça

Sinhá Moça

as

Pai José

O Espigão

O Espigão

as

Nonô Alegria das Gringas

Mandala

Mandala

as

Apolinário Santana

Gabriela

Gabriela

as

Filó

Partido Alto

Partido Alto

as

Reginaldo

A Cabana do Pai Tomás

A Cabana do Pai Tomás

as

Hasan (Onça)

Agosto

Agosto

as

Euzébio

A Moreninha

A Moreninha

as

Simão

Eu Prometo

Eu Prometo

as

diretor do presídio

Gente Fina

Gente Fina

as

Michael Jackson

Duas Vidas

Duas Vidas

as

Alexandre

Irmãos Coragem

Irmãos Coragem

as

Brás Canoeiro

Brava Gente

Brava Gente

as

delegado

Andando nas Nuvens

Andando nas Nuvens

as

Delegado Serafim Moreira

Brava Gente

Brava Gente

as

Doutor Juliano

Brava Gente

Brava Gente

as

Gaspar

Anjo de Mim

Anjo de Mim

as

Mestre Quirino / Sebastião

Padre Tião

Padre Tião

as

Negrão

Production

Crew

Directing