Raul Solnado
Raul Augusto de Almeida Solnado (19 October 1929, Lisbon - 8 August 2009) was a popular Portuguese actor and comedian. He was born in Lisbon's Madragoa neighborhood, and first appeared on stage there. In his long career, he developed many comic pieces that have become classics.
His humour was, at the time (especially considering Portugal was still under the dictatorial Salazar regime), both unexpected and fresh. It included a lot of nonsense, and stories making fun of daily life. He often played an ingenuous poor man, whose life was neither good or bad. Solnado hosted Portugal's first talk show, in 1969, alongside Carlos Cruz and Fialho Gouveia. The show, called Zip Zip is still considered a landmark in the history of Portuguese television. He died on 8 August 2009 of heart disease.
Acting
Movie
Call Girl
as Jacinto
2007
Movie
Requiem
as Cemetery guard
1998
Movie
The Jester
as inspector Aranha
1987
Movie
Ballad of Dog Beach
as Elias Santana
1987
Movie
The Jester
as Inspector Aranha
1987
Movie
América
as Melo
2011
Movie
Martes y trece
as Entrenador
1962
Movie
Dom Roberto
as João Barbelas / Dom Roberto
1962
Movie
Aqui D'El Rei!
as Matos
1992
Movie
O Tarzan do 5º Esquerdo
as Manuel / Tarzan
1958
Movie
Sangue Toureiro
1958
Movie
O Milionário
as Milionário
1962
Movie
As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
as Sacristão
1961
Movie
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
1975
Movie
Duke
1988
Movie
Facas e Anjos
as Catita
2000
Movie
Vasco Santana: O Bom Português
as Self
1998
Movie
A Garça e a Serpente
1952
Movie
O Noivo das Caldas
as Detetive do hotel
1956
Movie
Perdeu-se um Marido
1957
TV
Zona+
as Próprio
1994
TV
Parabéns
as Self
1992
TV
Ajuste de Contas
as Coronel
2000
TV
Meu Querido Avô
as Avô
1997