Milton Gonçalves
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.7785 |
| Birthday | 1933-12-09 |
| Place of Birth | Monte Santo de Minas, Brazil |
| Also Known As |
1989
Wild Orchid
5.268/306
A woman lawyer becomes mesmerized by a self-made millionaire during an encounter in Rio setting off a series of erotic encounters.
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7.568/629
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2003
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4.3/44
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Pedro Diabo Loves Rosa Meia Noite
10/1
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Juntos A Magia Acontece 2
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Segurança Nacional
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Moon Over Parador
5.85/90
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2005
Daughters of the Wind
6.429/7
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2011
Federal Bank Heist
6.328/151
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1999
Orfeu
5.438/40
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Stay with Me Tonight
5.3/7
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2012
Billi Pig
3.6/17
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Máscara da Traição
6.4/7
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The King of Rio
5.5/4
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8.3/73
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1958
The Grand Moment
6/4
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The Grand Moment
1988
Natal da Portela
7.125/4
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1987
Italiani a Rio
4.071/7
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Lucio Flavio
7.035/43
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Lucio Flavio
2014
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
5.2/4
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2007
Xuxa in Girl's Dream
7.8/10
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1979
Na Boca do Mundo
4.6/5
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2003
As Alegres Comadres
8.5/2
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The Angel Was Born
6.816/19
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2015
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: As Noivas de Copacabana - O Filme
7.7/3
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2014
The Adventures of the Red Plane
4.9/5
A film about imagination, in which the protagonist goes on internal journeys around the world, overcoming fears and making new discoveries.
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1967
Em Busca do Tesouro
10/1
Jerry is a tutor at an orphanage. On the first day of vacation, the boys go to the beach with Professor Teobaldo and find a skeleton and a treasure ma...
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1974
The Devil Queen
6.3/18
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1965
Grande Sertão
5.2/5
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Quilombo
6.933/15
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1969
Macunaima
6.913/92
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Macunaima
1990
Only One Survived
8/1
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Only One Survived
1997
The Naked Man
5.5/19
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2007
Cobrador: In God We Trust
4.1/17
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2021
Pixinguinha, an Affectionate Man
7/8
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2005
What Is It Worth?
6.571/21
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2009
Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas
0/0
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Denying Brazil
8.429/7
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1983
A Cobiça do Sexo
7/1
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1964
Procura-se Uma Rosa
8/1
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1977
Sweet Thieves
7/6
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1965
História de Um Crápula
9/1
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2010
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
6.9/45
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Meus Dois Amores
4.5/4
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Meus Dois Amores
1968
The Naked Man
5.9/7
A man gets locked naked outside of his apartment.
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The Naked Man
1960
Cidade Ameaçada
6.5/4
Based on true events, the film tells the story of Brazilian outlaw Promessinha, one of the most famous and feared criminals of his time, depicting his...
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Cidade Ameaçada
1996
Uma Professora Muito Maluquinha
0/0
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Uma Professora Muito Maluquinha
2019
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
0/0
Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic...
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Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2025
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
0/0
This biopic documents the life and work of one of Brazil’s most prolific artists: Milton Gonçalves. This actor and director are credited with more tha...
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Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
1979
Parceiros da Aventura
9/1
Rio de Janeiro crooks rove about, performing petty tricks to survive, and get involved with a woman who steals cars.
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Parceiros da Aventura
1969
A Cama ao Alcance de Todos
9/1
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A Cama ao Alcance de Todos
1966
Cuidado! Espião Brasileiro em Ação!
9.75/2
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Cuidado! Espião Brasileiro em Ação!
1985
Pedro Mico
9/1
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Pedro Mico
1971
As Quatro Chaves Mágicas
7/1
Sad with her grandfather's death, Maria goes on vacation with her friend João on board a jeep. After being threatened by three thieves and helped by a...
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As Quatro Chaves Mágicas
2006
Yansan
0/0
A re-imagining of the myth of Yansan, Shango and Ogum in a luminous, futuristic Japan.
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Yansan
1987
Subway to the Stars
6.25/8
In this highly stylized Brazilian drama a sax player fondly remembers one wonderful night spent with his life's love and decides to find her again. He...
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Subway to the Stars
2006
A Meeting with Milton Santos
8.3/3
The film deals with the process of globalization based on the thought of geographer Milton Santos, who through his ideas and practices, inspires the d...
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A Meeting with Milton Santos
2016
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
7.3/1167
The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.
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Pelé: Birth of a Legend
2013
Giovanni Improtta
4.5/6
Giovanni Improtta is a criminal who wants to climb the social ladder and become a law-abiding citizen. To achieve it, he commits some more crimes He i...
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Giovanni Improtta
2004
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
5.075/20
Deep in the Amazon rain forest, there is a lost subterranean city. The place was built by Vikings who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and ventured up the A...
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Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
2000
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
6/17
The film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being Brazilian. This man fought to be loyal to himself. His music...
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Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
1969
Os Raptores
8/2
Bruno is a physician whose license had been revoked, due to some ethical problems in the past. He gathers some criminals to kidnap the children of two...
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Os Raptores
1963
Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
9/1
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Gimba, Presidente dos Valentes
2009
Flávio Rangel - O Teatro na Palma da Mão
0/0
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Flávio Rangel - O Teatro na Palma da Mão
1997
Napomuceno's Will
3.667/3
Nopumoceno, the most successful businessman in the Cabo Verde archipelogo, is an ambitious, clever opportunist, known during his lifetime as "eternity...
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Napomuceno's Will
2005
A História de Rosa
8.7/3
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1968
The Man Who Bought the World
5.8/5
In a fictitious country, a civil servant receives the greatest inheritance in history (ten trillion dollars) and is confined by authorities to prevent...
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The Man Who Bought the World
1962
Cat Skin
7.476/21
A few weeks before Carnival, slum boys organize huntings for stray cats, whose leather can be used in Samba percussion instruments, like the Tamborim,...
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Cat Skin
1997
Four Days in September
7.5/142
Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. César, h...
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Four Days in September
2016
Pitanga
5.6/5
This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career span...
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Pitanga
2003
Garrincha: Lonely Star
4.136/11
The life of Brazilian soccer player, Garrincha, considered to be one of the greatest players of all time, with his uniquely original style. He had arc...
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Garrincha: Lonely Star
1966
Toda Donzela Tem Um Pai Que é Uma Fera
6/4
General's daughter, who lives with her boyfriend without being married, gets in trouble when her conservative father decides to visit her. A friend de...
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Toda Donzela Tem Um Pai Que é Uma Fera
1964
Esse Mundo é Meu
7.571/7
The film follows two men living in a Rio de Janeiro slum: a black shoe-shiner and a white mill worker.
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Esse Mundo é Meu
2005
Xuxinha and Guto Against the Space Monsters
5/16
With the help from his little guardian angel, Xuxinha, a 7-year old boy called Guto faces the terrible garbage eating monsters from the planet XYZ in...
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Xuxinha and Guto Against the Space Monsters
2010
Amanhecer
0/0
This short film portrays the last hours of a young man before assuming homosexuality. He struggles to tell his father that he is gay, but gets inspire...
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Amanhecer
2017
Jovem aos 50 - A História de Meio Século da Jovem Guarda
0/0
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Jovem aos 50 - A História de Meio Século da Jovem Guarda
2017
All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
7.4/5
"All Paulos in the World" is a cinematographic essay about Paulo José, one of the greatest artists in Brazil, in the year in which he turns 80 years-o...
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All Paulos in the World - Paulo José
1976
Carioca Tigre
9/1
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Carioca Tigre
1962
Five Times Favela
7.9/10
Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.
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Five Times Favela
1967
Na Mira do Assassino
7/1
A common robber is turned into a killer when he discovers that his sister was sexually assaulted by a policeman. After his act of vengeance, the polic...
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Na Mira do Assassino
1968
The Brave Warrior
6.286/7
Young congressman Miguel Horta represents a party that is directly opposed to the present government. He slyly switches parties in order to gain favor...
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The Brave Warrior
1966
Paraíba, Vida e Morte de um Bandido
6/5
True story of a famous and violent Brazilian outlaw nicknamed "Paraíba". After being shot, Paraíba tries to hide inside a church, where he starts reme...
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Paraíba, Vida e Morte de um Bandido
1967
Mineirinho, Vivo ou Morto
7/0
Based on real-life Brazilian bandit "Mineirinho", the film follows the story of Zezé, a man falsely accused by sensasionalist press of being a high-ca...
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Mineirinho, Vivo ou Morto
1985
Kiss of the Spider Woman
6.964/352
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his politic...
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Kiss of the Spider Woman
2001
Bufo & Spallanzani
5/11
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Bufo & Spallanzani
2019
Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis
7.1/31
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Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis
1970
É Simonal
8/1
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1975
Ipanema, Adeus
7/1
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Ipanema, Adeus
2019
Carcereiros: O Filme
6.5/29
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2019
Aperto
0/1
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Aperto
2019
Juntos a Magia Acontece
6.4/4
The death of the matriarch on Christmas eve provokes a crisis that makes the family review attitudes and give a new meaning to the date.
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Juntos a Magia Acontece
1990
The Fifth Monkey
9/2
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The Fifth Monkey
1979
O Sol dos Amantes
9/2
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O Sol dos Amantes
1993
O Alienista
9/3
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O Alienista
2009
Chico e Amigos
10/1
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2019
Pressed, Ripped Apart
0/0
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1967
Jerry - A Grande Parada
9/1
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2009
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
5.8/2
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2008
A Ilha dos Escravos
8/1
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A Ilha dos Escravos
2015
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Dona Flor e Seus 2 Maridos - O Filme
6.5/4
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Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
5/1
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2021
Hermanoteu na Terra de Godah: O Filme
7.261/23
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Hermanoteu na Terra de Godah: O Filme
1991
The Memory Thread
7.6/9
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2013
Dossiê 50: Comício a Favor dos Náufragos
0/0
Journalist Geneton Moraes Neto interviews Brazilian international players who lost to Uruguayan national team in the finals of the World Cup 1950 in M...
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1969
Seven Men Alive or Dead
7/1
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Seven Men Alive or Dead
2007
Eles Não Usam Black-Tie - Conversando com o Elenco
7/1
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Eles Não Usam Black-Tie - Conversando com o Elenco
2015
Chico Eterno
0/0
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2015
The Violin Teacher
6.7/57
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2009
The Assailant
6.032/63
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2015
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Força-Tarefa - O Filme
6/1
Police officers have as their primary task the investigation of misconduct by those who once swore to uphold the law. In this team, Lieutenant Wilson...
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2026
Ecos do Teatro Experimental do Negro
0/0
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1962
O Rei Pelé
7/7
The story of Pelé, from his birth to his rise as one of the most prominent players in both Brazilian and worldwide soccer.
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