

Acting
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.
Highest rated appearances
Jardim de Alah
as Alah

Abolition
as Himself

Natal da Portela
as Seu Napoleão

Jubiabá
as Jubiabá

Running Out of Luck

Black Fragments of Samba - Zezé Motta, The Enchanted Woman
as Self

Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion
as Self

Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians
as Self

Black Fragments of Samba - Paulo Moura, Infinite Music

It's Not All True
as Himself

Brasa Adormecida
Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma

Quilombo
as Babá

Parahyba Mulher Macho
as Seu Pedro

Fala Mangueira!
as Narrator

Fitzcarraldo
as Station Master

The Brazilwood Man
as Príncipe Tourvalou de Blesi

Brasil
as Self (archive footage)

Noel por Noel

Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream

As Aventuras de Robinson Crusoé
as Sexta-Feira

A Noite dos Duros
as Bides

A Noiva da Cidade
as Líbero

Bloody Gold

Sweet Thieves
as Ruy Zebra

The Force of Xango
as Beicinho

Lucio Flavio
as Dondinho

The Agony
as Sinhô

Ladrão de Bagdá

Carioca Tigre
as Omero

Bahia

O Flagrante

Tem Alguém na Minha Cama

King of the Cards
as Rei do Baralho

Assim Era a Atlântida

Deixa, Amorzinho... Deixa

Chinese Viola
as Self

Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
The Star Rises
as Grande Otelo

Getúlio Vargas
as (archive footage)

O Negrinho do Pastoreio

Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer
as Porteiro do teatro

Semana de Arte Moderna
as himself

Cômicos... + Cômicos...

O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
as João Otelo dos Anzóis Carapuça

Se Meu Dólar Falasse...
as Tisiu

O Donzelo
as Motorista de Taxi

Sebastião Prata, ou Bem Dizendo, Grande Otelo
as Self

Em Ritmo Jovem

The Heirs
as Americo

The Rowdy Family
as Divina Dama

Não Aperta, Aparício
as Tonico

A Doce Mulher Amada
as Leo

Macunaima
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son

Alibi
as tranviere

The Outsiders

Massacre no Supermercado
as Zé Gatinho

Doomed Lovers
as Focinho

A Rose for Everyone

Crônica da Cidade Amada
as (episódio "Um Pobre Morreu")

Samba
as Freitas

Quero Essa Mulher Assim Mesmo

Assault on the Pay Train
as Cachaça

The Cosmonauts
as Zenóbio

O Homem Que Roubou a Copa do Mundo

O Dono da Bola

Um Candango na Belacap

Vai Que é Mole
as Brancura

Mulheres à Vista

Pistoleiro Bossa Nova

Garota Enxuta

Os Três Cangaceiros

Entrei de Gaiato

Mujeres de fuego

É de Chuá!

...E o Bicho Não Deu

Com Jeito Vai

Rio, Northern Zone
as Espírito da Luz Soares

A Baronesa Transviada
as Benedito

De Pernas Pro Ar
as Faísca

Metido a Bacana
as Coalhada
Pé na Tábua

Depois Eu Conto
as Veludo

Malandros em Quarta Dimensão

Paixão nas Selvas

Matar ou Correr
as Ciscocada

A Dupla do Barulho

Barnabé, You Are Mine
as Abdula

I Loved a Bookie
as Passarinho

Carnaval Atlântida
as Miro

Três Vagabundos
as Rapadura/Milk Shake

Aviso aos Navegantes
as Azulão

Também Somos Irmãos
as Moleque Miro

Terra Violenta

O Caçula do Barulho

... E o Mundo Se Diverte

Carnaval no Fogo
as Empregado do Hotel

That's What I'm Gonna Do
as Lamparina

Luz dos Meus Olhos

The World is a Tambourine

Não Adianta Chorar

Romance Proibido

Tristezas Não Pagam Dívidas
Moleque Tião

Caminho do Céu

Samba em Berlim
as Empregado da pensão

Black Diamonds
as Empregado da tendinha

Blue Sky
as Chocolate

Laranja da China
as Boneco de Pixe