Milton Gonçalves
Biography
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.
Personal Details
Movies (41)
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
as Self
2025
Juntos A Magia Acontece 2
as Orlando
2021
Hermanoteu na Terra de Godah: O Filme
as Cardeal Fairtown
2021
Pixinguinha, an Affectionate Man
as Alfredo Vianna
2021
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self
2020
Juntos a Magia Acontece
as Orlando
2019
Carcereiros: O Filme
as Dr. Louveira
2019
Aperto
as Agenor (fase 3)
2019
Pressed, Ripped Apart
as (archive footage)
2019
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis
as Self
2019
All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
2017
Jovem aos 50 - A História de Meio Século da Jovem Guarda
as Narrador
2017
Pitanga
as Self
2016
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
as Waldemar de Brito
2016
Chico Eterno
as Self
2015
The Violin Teacher
as Laerte's father (voice)
2015
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Dona Flor e Seus 2 Maridos - O Filme
as Padre Clemente
2015
Meus Dois Amores
as Monsenhor Fidélis
2015
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: As Noivas de Copacabana - O Filme
as Dr. Fernando
2015
The Adventures of the Red Plane
2014
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
as Governador
2014
Giovanni Improtta
as Ozires
2013
Dossiê 50: Comício a Favor dos Náufragos
2013
Billi Pig
as Padre Roberval/Índio Negro
2012
Federal Bank Heist
as Pastor
2011
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
as Delegado Morais
2010
Segurança Nacional
as Presidente Dantas
2010
Amanhecer
as Pai
2010
Chico e Amigos
2009
Flávio Rangel - O Teatro na Palma da Mão
as Self
2009
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
as Self
2009
The Assailant
as Narrador
2009
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
as Self
2009
A Ilha dos Escravos
as Tesoura
2008
Xuxa in Girl's Dream
as Diretor Severo
2007
Cobrador: In God We Trust
as Zinho
2007
Eles Não Usam Black-Tie - Conversando com o Elenco
2007
Stay with Me Tonight
as Padre
2006
A Meeting with Milton Santos
as Narrador
2006
Yansan
as Narrator
2006
TV Shows (9)
A Woman's Fate
as Gasparian
2021
If I Close My Eyes Now
as Paulo Roberto (adulto)
2019
Crashing Into the Future
as Eliseu Emerenciano
2018
The Big Catch
as Cristovão Souza Damião
2017
Lili a Ex
as Ancelmo de Monteiro Costa
2014
Tainted
as Juvenal
2014
Side by Side
as Afonso Nascimento
2012
Força-Tarefa
as Coronel Caetano
2009
A Favorita
as Deputado Romildo Rosa
2008