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João Bénard da Costa

Known For
Acting
Born
February 7, 1935 in Lisbon, Portugal
Active Years
1978–2025 (48 Years)
Total Credits
24 credits in database
Acting Born Feb 7, 1935 Lisbon, Portugal 24 credits
24
Total Credits
1978–2025
48 Years Career Span
4
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

João Bénard da Costa works in acting. Born February 7, 1935 in Lisbon, Portugal. Archytele tracks 24 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

Doomed Love

as Capitão do Barco

Une Famille en Or

as Courtisan

Wahlgrens Värld

as The Father

Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars

as Pope Clemente X

Frequent co-stars

António Sequeira Lopes 1 shared title
Cristina Hauser 1 shared title
Elsa Wallencamp 1 shared title
Henrique Viana 1 shared title
António Costa 1 shared title
Ruy Furtado 1 shared title
Ricardo Pais 1 shared title
María Dulce 1 shared title
Maria Barroso 1 shared title
Adelaide João 1 shared title

Career timeline

The Life of Mirrors
The Invisible Collection
To Each His Own CinemaRencontre UniqueThe 15th Stone
Magic MirrorMagic Mirror
The Uncertainty Principle
Fragile as the WorldHistória do Cinema PortuguêsPorto of My Childhood
Word and UtopiaLove Torn in a Dream
Vasco Santana: O Bom Português
The Convent
Blind Man's Bluff
Aqui D'El Rei!
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
The Mountains of the Moon
The Satin Slipper
City of Pirates
FranciscaThe Territory
Doomed Love

Full Filmography

24 titles
  • To Each His Own Cinema (2007) as Pope Jean XXIII (segment "Rencontre unique")
  • Fragile as the World (2001) as Avô
  • Doomed Love (1978) as Capitão do Barco
  • Rencontre Unique (2007) as Le Pape Jean XXIII
  • The Convent (1995) as Baltazar
  • Francisca (1981) as Duarte de Almeida
  • História do Cinema Português (2001)
  • Magic Mirror (2006) as Bahia
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  • Magic Mirror (2006)
  • The Uncertainty Principle (2002) as Ferreira
  • Aqui D'El Rei! (1992) as Medico (as Duarte de Almeida)
  • The Satin Slipper (1986) as Courtisan
  • City of Pirates (1984) as The Father
  • The Life of Mirrors (2025)
  • The Territory (1981) as Wanderer #2
  • Word and Utopia (2000) as Pope Clemente X
  • Blind Man's Bluff (1994) as Blind Man
  • No, or the Vain Glory of Command (1990) as Baron of Alvito
  • Porto of My Childhood (2001) as A Man
  • The Mountains of the Moon (1987) as Salvador
  • Vasco Santana: O Bom Português (1998) as Self
  • Love Torn in a Dream (2000) as Le représentant du gouvernement
  • The 15th Stone (2007) as Himself
  • The Invisible Collection (2009) as Tavares, o Coleccionador

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is João Bénard da Costa best known for?

João Bénard da Costa is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Doomed Love (1978), Une Famille en Or (1986), Wahlgrens Värld (2016), Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars (2014).

When and where was João Bénard da Costa born?

João Bénard da Costa was born on February 7, 1935 in Lisbon, Portugal.

How many credits does João Bénard da Costa have?

João Bénard da Costa has accumulated over 24 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1978 to 2025.

João Bénard da Costa by the numbers

24credits
22films
2TV series
1978–2025active years

Age in their best-rated roles

  • Doomed Love (1978) as Capitão do Barco — aged about 43

Full filmography (24) Born on February 7

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