Actor
Nelson Xavier
August 30, 1941 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Nelson Agostini Xavier (30 August 1941 – 10 May 2017) was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in more than 95 films and television shows between 1959 and 2017. He starred in the 1964 film Os Fuzis, which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.
In 1976 Xavier co-directed A Queda along with Ruy Guerra, a sequel to Os Fuzis. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize.
Notable work
Often works with
José Dumont
4 titles together
Trash, At Play in the Fields of the Lord, O Cangaceiro Trapalhão
Sonia Braga
3 titles together
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Moon Over Parador, Gabriela
José Wilker
3 titles together
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Gabriela, Her Own Destiny
Milton Gonçalves
3 titles together
Moon Over Parador, They Don't Wear Black Tie, The Devil Queen
Fernanda Montenegro
3 titles together
They Don't Wear Black Tie, The Deceased, Belíssima
Lutero Luiz
3 titles together
Gabriela, O Cangaceiro Trapalhão, The Devil Queen
Full filmography · 94
Comeback
as Amador
2017
Rondon, o Desbravador
as Cândido Rondon
2016
Os Sonhos de um Sonhador - A História de Frank Aguiar
as Chico das Dores
2015
The Moving Forest
as Heitor
2015
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Lampião e Maria Bonita - O Filme
as Lampião
2015
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme
as Bonitão
2015
Trash
as Jefferson
20147.1
Farewell
as Almirante
2014
The Lady from Estácio
as Timbira
2012
O Filme dos Espíritos
as Levy Rivail
2011
As Mães de Chico Xavier
as Chico Xavier
20117.8
O Gerente
cast
2011