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Daniel Filho

Directing Born Sep 30, 1937 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24 credits

Biography

João Carlos Daniel Filho, better known as Daniel Filho (Rio de Janeiro, September 30, 1937), is a Brazilian actor, director, filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, presenter and author. Responsible for triggering an aesthetic revolution in Brazilian TV during the 1970s, he became a Midas of popular cinema in Brazil during the 2000s. He created one blockbuster after another, many adapted from the theatre. The "Se Eu Fosse Você" (If I Were You) franchise (2006-09), featuring Tony Ramos and Gloria Pires - famous for their soap opera roles, sold more than 9 million tickets.

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Known for

Pages of Life

as Self

A Justiceira

as Salomão Garcia

Full filmography

  • Pages of Life (2006) as Self
  • Chico Anysio Show (1982) as novo amor de Pureza
  • Chico Anysio Show (1982) as Rubens Accioli (Rubinho)
  • Vale Tudo (1988) as Rubens Accioli (Rubinho)
  • Champagne (1983) as Mr. Morgan
  • The Illusionist (2011) as Salomão Hayalla
  • Rainha da Sucata (1990) as Renato Maia
  • Cambalacho (1986) as agente da Interpol que prende Andréia
  • Que Rei Sou Eu? (1989) as Bergeron Bouchet / André Barral
  • Dancin' Days (1978)
  • Minha Doce Namorada (1971) as Carlos
  • Espelho Mágico (1977) as João Gabriel
  • A Justiceira (1997) as Salomão Garcia
  • The Brazilians (2012) as Narrador
  • O Sexo dos Anjos (1989) as Teófilo Muniz
  • The Cariocas (2010) as Narrador
  • Television (1985)
  • Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem (2025) as Self
  • (Des)controle (2026) as Levi
  • Peacetime (2009) as Dr. Penna
  • A Grande Viagem (1965) as Dr. Renato
  • Just Another Christmas (2020) as Seu Pedro
  • Federal Bank Heist (2011) as Advogado
  • Parabéns pra Você (1983) as Mendonça