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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

131

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-11-16

Day of Death

2003-02-10 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Veranópolis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Also Known As

José Lewgoy

Biography

José Lewgoy was a Brazilian actor (Veranópolis, November 16, 1920 - Rio de Janeiro, February 10, 2003). Since 1940, he acted in more than one hundred films, including Fitzcarraldo with German actor Klaus Kinski and studied at Yale University. In 1973, he participated in the film by Colombian director Carlos Mayolo, La mansión de Araucaíma, in the role of Graciliano "Don Graci". The film is based on a story of the same name by writer Álvaro Mutis, winner of the Cervantes Prize in 2001.

Known For

Acting

Cobra Verde

1987

Cobra Verde

as

Don Octavio Coutinho

Fitzcarraldo

1982

Fitzcarraldo

as

Don Aquilino

Moon Over Parador

1988

Moon Over Parador

as

Archbishop

Entranced Earth

1967

Entranced Earth

as

Felipe Vieira

I Loved a Bookie

1952

I Loved a Bookie

as

Almeida

The Scarlet Scorpion

1990

The Scarlet Scorpion

as

Radioator do Inspetor

Boca

1994

Boca

as

Quintella

Horror and Ecstasy

1979

Horror and Ecstasy

as

Pai de Betinho

Aviso aos Navegantes

1950

Aviso aos Navegantes

as

Professor Scaramouche

Matar ou Correr

1954

Matar ou Correr

as

Jesse Gordon

Carnaval Atlântida

1952

Carnaval Atlântida

as

Conde Verdura

Gravel

1951

Gravel

as

Tabu

1983

Tabu

as

João do Rio

Os Mansos

1973

Os Mansos

as

Lua de Mel e Amendoim

1971

Lua de Mel e Amendoim

as

Amante da mãe de Serginho

Party

1989

Party

as

Bêbado

Engraçadinha

1981

Engraçadinha

as

Arnaldo

The Patriot

1998

The Patriot

as

Albernaz

Os Paqueras

1969

Os Paqueras

as

Marido

Hung Up

1973

Hung Up

as

Father

Escapade

1957

Escapade

as

A Married Man's Report

1974

A Married Man's Report

as

Dr. Francisco

Mortal Sin

1970

Mortal Sin

as

José

Scent of Gardenias

1992

Scent of Gardenias

as

Ody Marques

The Quartet

1995

The Quartet

as

Rocco

A Rose for Everyone

1967

A Rose for Everyone

as

Floreal

Chatô, The King of Brazil

2015

Chatô, The King of Brazil

as

Grand marshal

The Jew

1996

The Jew

as

D. Nuno da Cunha

Três Vagabundos

1952

Três Vagabundos

as

Schultz

Blame It on Rio

1984

Blame It on Rio

as

Eduardo Marques

Gente Que Transa

1974

Gente Que Transa

as

Casimiro Bilac

Two-Edged Knife

1989

Two-Edged Knife

as

Álvaro J. Amado

O Ibraim do Subúrbio

1977

O Ibraim do Subúrbio

as

Casemiro de Abreu de Souza

Glaura

1995

Glaura

as

Seu Orestes

O Bolão

1971

O Bolão

as

Eu Dou o Que Ela Gosta

1975

Eu Dou o Que Ela Gosta

as

Coriolano

O Donzelo

1971

O Donzelo

as

O Ator

On Borrowed Time

1968

On Borrowed Time

as

Torturador

Independência ou Morte

1972

Independência ou Morte

as

João Pinto

Stelinha

1990

Stelinha

as

Padre

Os Mucker

1979

Os Mucker

as

Abílio

S.O.S. Noronha

1957

S.O.S. Noronha

as

Pratinho

Sonhos Tropicais

2001

Sonhos Tropicais

as

Tibério

Tensão no Rio

1984

Tensão no Rio

as

Tibério

A Viúva Virgem

1972

A Viúva Virgem

as

Padre

Intimacy

1976

Intimacy

as

Industrial

A Hora Mágica

1998

A Hora Mágica

as

Max, Hilário e Diretor

Burden of Dreams

1982

Burden of Dreams

as

Self - Actor

Where Are You Taking That Woman

1966

Where Are You Taking That Woman

as

President (Rio segment) (uncredited)

The Manor of Araucaima

1986

The Manor of Araucaima

as

Don Graci

Curumim

1980

Curumim

as

Oswaldo

Já Está

Já Está

as

Self

Cavalo de Aço

Cavalo de Aço

as

Professor

Louco Amor

Louco Amor

as

Edgar Dumont

Perigosas Peruas

Perigosas Peruas

as

D. Branco Torremolinos

Água Viva

Água Viva

as

Kléber

Os Maias

Os Maias

as

Abbot Custódio

O Rebu

O Rebu

as

Carlos Braga Vidigal

Anjo Mau

Anjo Mau

as

Augusto Noronha

O Sorriso do Lagarto

O Sorriso do Lagarto

as

Lúcio Nemésio

Força de um Desejo

Força de um Desejo

as

Felício Cantuária

Hilda Furacão

Hilda Furacão

as

Tenente Benedito

O Tempo e o Vento

O Tempo e o Vento

as

Coronel Bento Amaral

Labirinto

Labirinto

as

Dr. Mateus de Toledo Galhardo

Dancin' Days

Dancin' Days

as

Horácio Pratini

Vida Nova

Vida Nova

as

Samuel

Anos Dourados

Anos Dourados

as

Brigadeiro Campos

O Outro

O Outro

as

Agostinho

Feijão Maravilha

Feijão Maravilha

as

Ambrásio / Sombra

Campeão

Campeão

as

Amílcar Salém

Nina

Nina

as

Professor Frazão

O Bofe

O Bofe

as

Barão

Gente Fina

Gente Fina

as

Olavo

Terras do Sem Fim

Terras do Sem Fim

as

Coronel Maneca Dantas

Brava Gente

Brava Gente

as

Homero Bitencourt

Production

Crew

Directing