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