José Lewgoy (16 November 1920 – 10 February 2003) was a Brazilian actor. He is recognizable to many

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cinema fans for his role as Don Aquilino in

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's 1982 film ''

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''.

Biography

He was born in Veranópolis,

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, to a

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n father and an

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mother, who met in

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. He died in

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. He was considered one of the best actors in Brazil, and was usually

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as a

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Selected filmography

* ''Carnaval no Fogo'' (1949) - Anjo * ''Quando a Noite Acaba'' (1950) * ''Katucha'' (1950) * ''Cascalho'' (1950) * ''Aviso aos navegantes'' (1950) - Professor Scaramouche * ''Maior Que o Ódio'' (1951) * ''Aí Vem o Barão'' (1951) - Von Mack * ''Três Vagabundos'' (1952) - Schultz * ''Carnaval Atlântida'' (1952) - Conde Verdura * ''Barnabé Tu És Meu'' (1952) - Garcia * ''Areias Ardentes'' (1952) - Ambrósio * ''Amei um Bicheiro'' (1953) - Almeida * ''Três Recrutas'' (1953) * ''Carnaval em Caxias'' (1954) - Honório Boa Morte * ''Matar ou Correr'' (1954) - Jesse Gordon * '' Escapade'' (1957) - Caraco * '' S.O.S. Noronha'' (1957) - Pratinho * ''

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'' (1957) - Ramirez * ''Quand sonnera midi'' (1958) - Salvador * ''História de um Crápula'' (1965) * ''Mercenários do Crime'' (1966) - President (Rio segment) (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1966) - Hotel Manager (uncredited) * ''As Cariocas'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1967) - Floreal * ''

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'' (1967) - Felipe Vieira * ''Arrastão'' (1967) * ''Jerry - a grande parada'' (1967) - Dr. Karloff * '' Tarzan and the Jungle Boy'' (1968) - Djenda (uncredited) * ''Palmeiras Negras'' (1968) - Pepito * ''

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'' (1968) * ''Roberto Carlos em Ritmo de Aventura'' (1968) - Pierre * ''Os Viciados'' (1968) - (segment "Trajetória, A") * ''A Vida Provisória'' (1968) * ''Operaçao Tumulto'' (1969) - Le père * ''Os Paqueras'' (1969) - Marido * ''A um Pulo da Morte'' (1969) * ''A Cama Ao Alcance de Todos'' (1969) - Gangster * ''O Donzelo'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1970) - José * ''O Bolão'' (1970) * ''Não Aperta, Aparício'' (1970) * '' Pra Quem Fica, Tchau'' (1971) - Tio Gustavo * ''Os Amores de Um Cafona'' (1971) - Almir * ''Lua-de-Mel e Amendoim'' (1971) - Lover of Serginho's mother * ''Gaudêncio, o Centauro dos Pampas'' (1971) - Giovanni * ''A Viúva Virgem'' (1972) - Padre * ''Independência ou Morte'' (1972) * ''Os Mansos'' (1972) - (segment "A B... de Ouro") * ''O Grande Gozador'' (1972) * ''Como É Boa Nossa Empregada'' (1973) - Dr. Leonel (segment "O terror das empregadas") * ''Relatório de Um Homem Casado'' (1974) * ''Gente que Transa'' (1974) - Casimiro Bilac * ''As Alegres Vigaristas'' (1974) * ''Um Soutien Para Papai'' (1975) * ''Intimidade'' (1975) - Industrialist * ''Eu Dou O Que Ela Gosta'' (1975) * ''As Secretárias... Que Fazem de Tudo'' (1975) * ''O Flagrante'' (1976) * ''Padre Cícero'' (1976) * ''O Quarto da Viúva'' (1976) * ''O Ibraim do Subúrbio'' (1976) - Casimiro de Abreu de Sousa * ''O Homem de Papel'' (1976) - Raul * ''Ouro Sangrento'' (1977) * ''Os Mucker'' (1978) - Abílio * ''O Outro Lado do Crime'' (1978) - Alberto Lima Cordeiro * ''O Gigante da América'' (1978) * ''Diário da Província'' (1978) * ''Curumim'' (1978) * ''Terror e Êxtase'' (1979) - Pai de Betinho * ''República dos Assassinos'' (1979) - Gilberto * ''Engraçadinha'' (1981) - Arnaldo * ''

'' (1982) - Don Aquilino * ''Tensão no Rio'' (1982) * ''Tabu'' (1982) - João do Rio * ''Perdida em Sodoma'' (1982) - Dr. Sander * '' Blame It on Rio'' (1984) - Eduardo Marques * ''Quando o Carnaval Chegar'' (1984) - Anjo * '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' (1985) - Warden * ''Os Bons Tempos Voltaram, Vamos Gozar Outra Vez'' (1985) - Coronel (segment "Sábado Quente") * ''

Os Trapalhões e o Rei do Futebol ''Os Trapalhões e o Rei do Futebol'' (English: ''The Tramps and the King of Football'') is a Brazilian comedy film released in 1986, directed by Carlos Manga with the humoristic group Os Trapalhões and the former player Pelé. It was watched ...

'' (1986) - Dr.Velhaccio * ''

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'' (1986) - Don Graciliano 'Don Graci', The Landowner * '' Cobra Verde'' (1987) - Don Octavio Coutinho * ''

The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema ''The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema'' ( pt, A Dama do Cine Shanghai) is a 1988 Brazilian thriller film directed by Guilherme de Almeida Prado. The film borrows some references from Hollywood films noirs of the 1940s, mainly Orson Welles' ''The Lad ...

'' (1987) - Linus * ''

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'' (1988) - Archbishop * ''Faca de Dois Gumes'' (1989) - Sr. Álvaro J. Amado * ''Festa'' (1989) * ''Sermões, a História de Antônio Vieira'' (1989) * ''Stelinha'' (1990) * ''O Escorpião Escarlate'' (1990) * ''

O Sorriso do Lagarto ''O Sorriso do Lagarto'' (The Lizard's Smile) is a Brazilian television series that first aired on Rede Globo in 1991. Cast * Tony Ramos - João Pedroso * Raul Cortez - Angelo Marcos * Maitê Proença - Ana Clara * Carlos Augusto Strazzer - Peça ...

'' (1991, TV Mini Series) - Dr. Lúcio Nemésio * ''

Perfume de Gardênia ''Perfume de Gardênia'' (''Perfume of Gardenia'') is a 1992 Brazilian-Argentine drama film directed by Guilherme de Almeida Prado. It was screened at the 1992 Montreal World Film Festival. The filming took place in April 1991, with its productio ...

'' (1992) - Ody Marques * ''Boca'' (1994) - Quintella * ''Mil e Uma'' (1994) * '' O Quatrilho'' (1995) - Rocco * ''O Monge e a Filha do Carrasco'' (1996) - Superior * ''

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'' (1996) - D. Nuno da Cunha * '' Anjo Mau'' (1997, TV Series) - Eduardo Medeiros * ''Policarpo Quaresma, Herói do Brasil'' (1997) - Albernaz * ''A Hora Mágica'' (1999) - Hilário / Max / Diretor * ''Sonhos Tropicais'' (2001) - Tibério * ''Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria'' (2003) - Dr. Boris Lewinsky - the brain scientist * ''Chatô: O Rei do Brasil'' (2015) - General #1 (final film role)

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