
Daniel Filho
Directing • Born 1937-09-30
Biography
João Carlos Daniel Filho, better known as Daniel Filho (Rio de Janeiro, September 30, 1937), is a Brazilian actor, director, filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, presenter and author. Responsible for triggering an aesthetic revolution in Brazilian TV during the 1970s, he became a Midas of popular cinema in Brazil during the 2000s. He created one blockbuster after another, many adapted from the theatre. The "Se Eu Fosse Você" (If I Were You) franchise (2006-09), featuring Tony Ramos and Gloria Pires - famous for their soap opera roles, sold more than 9 million tickets.
Filmography
72 credits
Peacetime
Movie • 2009
Doutor Penna

The Unscrupulous Ones
Movie • 1962
Vavá

O Impossível Acontece
Movie • 1969

Roleta Russa
Movie • 1972
Raul

Golden Mouth
Movie • 1963
Leleco

Mulheres & Milhões
Movie • 1961

The Kiss
Movie • 1981
Amado Pinheiro

I Have No Idea What I’m Doing With My Life
Movie • 2013
Vô

Summer Showers
Movie • 1978
Geraldinho

Eu Sou o Tal
Movie • 1959

Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites
Movie • 2018
Self

The Story of Fausta
Movie • 1988
João

Mirror of Flesh
Movie • 1984
Jairo Almeida

Darling Stranger
Movie • 2002
Alberto

The Man Who Bottled Clouds
Movie • 2008
Self

La Bréa
Movie
Himself - Interviewee

Quilombo
Movie • 1984
Fernão Carrilho

Bar Esperanza
Movie • 1983
Armando

Till Luck Do Us: Part 3
Movie • 2015
Elias Barelli

Elis Regina Carvalho Costa
Movie • 1980
Self

What are you Laughing At? Humour and Dictatorship
Movie • 2018
Self

A Cama ao Alcance de Todos
Movie • 1969

As Quatro Chaves Mágicas
Movie • 1971
Paulo, o irmão

The Body
Movie • 1991

Subway to the Stars
Movie • 1987

Tanga (Deu no New York Times?)
Movie • 1987

Federal Bank Heist
Movie • 2011
Advogado

Tieta of Agreste
Movie • 1996
Mirko Stefano

Tem Boi na Linha
Movie • 1957

If I Were You
Movie • 2006
Homem no Banheiro

Muita Calma Nessa Hora 2
Movie • 2014
Pai de Tita

Esse Rio que Eu Amo
Movie • 1962

Duas de Mim
Movie • 2017
Daniel Filho

O Amuleto
Movie • 2015
Herminio

The Heirs
Movie • 1970
Um Americano

Fuzileiro do Amor
Movie • 1956

Critic
Movie • 2008
Self

O Casal
Movie • 1975

Golden Mouth
Movie • 2019
Newspaper Clerk

As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro
Movie • 2008
Ele mesmo

Vida, Vida
Movie • 1977
Almeida

Vianinha
Movie • 1987

Ana, a Libertina
Movie • 1975

Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
Movie • 2009
Self

Just Another Christmas
Movie • 2020
Seu Pedro

Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”
Movie • 2024
Self

A Fúria
Movie • 2026

Tributo: Boni
Movie • 2024
Self

Resta Um
Movie

Cheer to Life
Movie • 2025
Seu Ulisses

O Descarte
Movie • 1973
Bruno (voz)

(Des)controle
Movie • 2026
Levi

Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
Movie • 2025
Self

Tributo: Dennis Carvalho
Movie • 2025
Self

Rainha da Sucata
TV • 1990
Renato Maia

Pages of Life
TV • 2006
Self

O Sexo dos Anjos
TV • 1989
Teófilo Muniz

Vale Tudo
TV • 1988
Rubens Accioli (Rubinho)

Que Rei Sou Eu?
TV • 1989
Bergeron Bouchet / André Barral

A Justiceira
TV • 1997
Salomão Garcia

The Illusionist
TV • 2011
Salomão Hayalla

Parabéns pra Você
TV • 1983
Mendonça

Espelho Mágico
TV • 1977
João Gabriel

Minha Doce Namorada
TV • 1971
Carlos

A Grande Viagem
TV • 1965
Dr. Renato

Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem
TV • 2025
Self

Cambalacho
TV • 1986
agente da Interpol que prende Andréia

Champagne
TV • 1983
Mr. Morgan

Chico Anysio Show
TV • 1982
novo amor de Pureza

Chico Anysio Show
TV • 1982
Rubens Accioli (Rubinho)

As Cariocas
TV • 2010
Narrador

Dancin' Days
TV • 1978