Raul Solnado
Acting • Born 1929-10-19 – Died 2009-08-08
Biography
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.
Filmography
36 credits
Call Girl
Movie • 2007
Jacinto
The Jester
Movie • 1987
inspector Aranha
Dom Roberto
Movie • 1962
João Barbelas / Dom Roberto
Na Minha Aldeia, Cerveja a Copo
Movie • 1969
Sangue Toureiro
Movie • 1958
Ballad of Dog Beach
Movie • 1987
Elias Santana
O Milionário
Movie • 1962
Milionário
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
Movie • 1975
O Tarzan do 5º Esquerdo
Movie • 1958
Manuel / Tarzan
Ar, Água e Luz
Movie • 1956
Duke
Movie • 1988
Façam o Favor de Ser Felizes
Movie • 2009
O Meu Raul
Movie • 2011
América
Movie • 2011
Melo
Facas e Anjos
Movie • 2000
Catita
Vasco Santana: O Bom Português
Movie • 1998
Self
The Jester
Movie • 1987
Inspector Aranha
Aqui D'El Rei!
Movie • 1992
Matos
Requiem
Movie • 1998
Cemetery guard
A Garça e a Serpente
Movie • 1952
Martes y trece
Movie • 1962
Entrenador
As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
Movie • 1961
Sacristão
O Noivo das Caldas
Movie • 1956
Detetive do hotel
Raul Solnado - O Estado da Graça
Movie
Self
Perdeu-se um Marido
Movie • 1957
Zona+
TV • 1994
Próprio
Já Está
TV • 1987
Self
Joaquim Letria
TV • 1990
Self
Parabéns
TV • 1992
Self
Ajuste de Contas
TV • 2000
Coronel
Meu Querido Avô
TV • 1997
Avô
Ilha dos Amores
TV • 2007
Dr. Cabral
A Banqueira do Povo
TV • 1993
Guimarães
Lá em Casa Tudo Bem
TV • 1987
Horácio
História do Cinema Português
TV • 2001
As Divinas Comédias
TV • 2009
Self - Host