Milton Gonçalves
Milton Gonçalves OMC (Monte Santo de Minas, December 9, 1933 – Rio de Janeiro, May 30, 2022) was a Brazilian actor, director, singer, voice actor and producer. He's one of the most famous black actors in Brazil, having collaborated twice with acclaimed director Hector Babenco.
Gonçalves started his career in São Paulo, in an amateur group. As he moved to a professional group, he met Augusto Boal, who was looking for an actor to play an old black man. Joining Boal's Teatro de Arena, Milton Gonçalves found an open environment for political, philosophical and artistic discussion, where he was not discriminated for his race.
Gonçalves wrote four plays, one of which was staged by the Teatro Experimental do Negro and directed by Dalmo Ferreira. "There I learnt everything I know about Theater. It was fundamental for my comprehension of the world."
A Black Movement activist, Milton Gonçalves tried a political career, in the 1990s, as a candidate to Rio de Janeiro state governorship.
Father of actor Maurício Gonçalves, he is married to Oda Gonçalves since 1966.
Acting
Movie
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
as Waldemar de Brito
2016
Movie
Carandiru
as Chico
2003
Movie
Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Pedro
1985
Movie
Wild Orchid
as Flavio
1989
Movie
Federal Bank Heist
as Pastor
2011
Movie
Four Days in September
1997
Movie
Kickboxer 3: The Art of War
as Sergeant
1992
Movie
Macunaima
as Jiguê
1969
Movie
Moon Over Parador
as Carlo
1988
Movie
They Don't Wear Black Tie
as Bráulio
1981
Movie
The Assailant
as Narrador
2009
Movie
The Violin Teacher
as Laerte's father (voice)
2015
Movie
Acquária
as Závos
2003
Movie
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
as Delegado Morais
2010
Movie
Lucio Flavio
as 132
1977
TV
A Grande Família
as Otávio
2001
Movie
Orfeu
as Inácio
1999
TV
A Favorita
as Deputado Romildo Rosa
2008
Movie
Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis
as Self
2019
Movie
Carcereiros: O Filme
as Dr. Louveira
2019
TV
Roque Santeiro
as Promotor Lourival Prata
1985
Movie
Hermanoteu na Terra de Godah: O Filme
as Cardeal Fairtown
2021
Movie
What Is It Worth?
2005
Movie
Cat Skin
as Black Man Working
1962
