Daniel Filho

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.

Known For

Pages of Life

Rainha da Sucata

Vale Tudo

Minha Doce Namorada

Chico Anysio Show

Chico Anysio Show

Que Rei Sou Eu?

Cambalacho

All Movies (54)

• A Fúria2026 · as Feijó
• (Des)controle2026 · as Levi
• Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo2025 · as Self
• Tributo: Dennis Carvalho2025 · as Self
• Cheer to Life2025 · as Seu Ulisses
• Tributo: Boni2024 · as Self
• Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”2024 · as Self
• Just Another Christmas2020 · as Seu Pedro
• Golden Mouth2019 · as Newspaper Clerk
• Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites2018 · as Self
• What are you Laughing At? Humour and Dictatorship2018 · as Self
• Duas de Mim2017 · as Daniel Filho
• Till Luck Do Us: Part 32015 · as Elias Barelli
• O Amuleto2015 · as Herminio
• Muita Calma Nessa Hora 22014 · as Pai de Tita
• I Have No Idea What I’m Doing With My Life2013 · as Vô
• Federal Bank Heist2011 · as Advogado
• Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado2009 · as Self
• Peacetime2009 · as Dr. Penna
• The Man Who Bottled Clouds2008 · as Self
• As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro2008 · as Ele mesmo
• Critic2008 · as Self
• If I Were You2006 · as Homem no Banheiro
• Darling Stranger2002 · as Alberto
• Tieta of Agreste1996 · as Mirko Stefano
• The Body1991
• The Story of Fausta1988 · as João
• Vianinha1987
• Subway to the Stars1987
• Tanga (Deu no New York Times?)1987
• Mirror of Flesh1984 · as Jairo Almeida
• Quilombo1984 · as Fernão Carrilho
• Bar Esperanza1983 · as Armando
• The Kiss1981 · as Amado Pinheiro
• Elis Regina Carvalho Costa1980 · as Self
• Summer Showers1978 · as Geraldinho
• Vida, Vida1977 · as Almeida
• Ana, a Libertina1975
• O Casal1975
• O Descarte1973 · as Bruno (voz)
• Roleta Russa1972 · as Raul
• As Quatro Chaves Mágicas1971 · as Paulo, o irmão
• The Heirs1970 · as Um Americano
• A Cama ao Alcance de Todos1969
• O Impossível Acontece1969
• Golden Mouth1963 · as Leleco
• Esse Rio que Eu Amo1962
• The Unscrupulous Ones1962 · as Vavá
• Mulheres & Milhões1961
• Eu Sou o Tal1959
• Tem Boi na Linha1957
• Fuzileiro do Amor1956
• La Bréa— · as Himself - Interviewee
• Resta Um—

All TV Shows (20)

• Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem2025 · as Self
• The Brazilians2012 · as Narrador
• The Illusionist2011 · as Salomão Hayalla
• The Cariocas2010 · as Narrador
• Pages of Life2006 · as Self
• A Justiceira1997 · as Salomão Garcia
• Rainha da Sucata1990 · as Renato Maia
• O Sexo dos Anjos1989 · as Teófilo Muniz
• Que Rei Sou Eu?1989 · as Bergeron Bouchet / André Barral
• Vale Tudo1988 · as Rubens Accioli (Rubinho)
• Cambalacho1986 · as agente da Interpol que prende Andréia
• Television1985
• Champagne1983 · as Mr. Morgan
• Parabéns pra Você1983 · as Mendonça
• Chico Anysio Show1982 · as novo amor de Pureza
• Chico Anysio Show1982 · as Rubens Accioli (Rubinho)
• Dancin' Days1978
• Espelho Mágico1977 · as João Gabriel
• Minha Doce Namorada1971 · as Carlos
• A Grande Viagem1965 · as Dr. Renato