Milton Gonçalves
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
Carandiru
as Chico 2003
Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Pedro 1985
Wild Orchid
as Flavio 1989
Federal Bank Heist
as Pastor 2011
Four Days in September
1997
Kickboxer 3: The Art of War
as Sergeant 1992
Macunaima
as Jiguê 1969
Moon Over Parador
as Carlo 1988
They Don't Wear Black Tie
as Bráulio 1981
The Assailant
as Narrador 2009
The Violin Teacher
as Laerte's father (voice) 2015
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
as Delegado Morais 2010
Acquária
as Závos 2003
Lucio Flavio
as 132 1977
Orfeu
as Inácio 1999
Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis
as Self 2019