Nelson Xavier

Nelson 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.[1]

Nelson Xavier
Born30 August 1941
São Paulo, Brazil
Died10 May 2017(2017-05-10) (aged 75)
Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
OccupationActor
Years active1959–2017

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.[2]

Xavier died on 10 May 2017 in Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, of a lung disease.[3] He was 75.

Selected filmography
  • Fronteiras do Inferno (1959)
  • Cidade Ameaçada (1960)
  • Os Fuzis (1964) - Mário
  • Seara Vermelha (1964)
  • A Falecida (1965) - Timbira
  • Três Histórias de Amor (1966) - (segment "A Construção - Amor na Cidade")
  • Arrastão (1967)
  • El ABC do Amor (1967) - (segment "Pacto, O")
  • Massacre no Supermercado (1968) - Detective Chico
  • Desesperato (1968)
  • Of Gods and the Undead (1970) - Valu
  • Jardim de Guerra (1970)
  • É Simonal (1970)
  • Dois Perdidos numa Noite Suja (1971) - Paco
  • As Confissões de Frei Abóbora (1971)
  • A culpa (1971) - Henrique
  • Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo! (1972) - Babalu
  • Ovelha Negra, Uma Despedida de Solteiro (1974)
  • A Rainha Diaba (1974) - Catitu
  • Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976) - Mirandão, Vadinho's Buddy
  • Soledade, a Bagaceira (1976)
  • Marília e Marina (1976)
  • Gordos e Magros (1976) - Benedito
  • Feminino Plural (1976)
  • A Queda (1978, director) - Mário
  • O Bandido Antonio Do (1978)
  • O Bom Burguês (1979) - Comandante Raul
  • A Rainha do Rádio (1979)
  • Amor e Traição (1979)
  • Bububu no Bobobó (1980)
  • Eles Não Usam Black-Tie (1981)
  • Tensão no Rio (1982) - Colonel Flores
  • Gabriela (1983) - Capitão
  • O Mágico e o Delegado (1983) - Dom Velasquez
  • O Cangaceiro Trapalhão (1983) - Lampião
  • Para Viver um Grande Amor (1984) - Carioca
  • O Rei do Rio (1985) - Nico
  • Moon over Parador (1988) - General Sinaldo
  • Césio 137 - O Pesadelo de Goiânia (1990) - Devair
  • At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) - Father Xantes
  • Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo II - A Volta (1991)
  • Lamarca (1994)
  • Boca (1994) - Father Silva
  • Sombras de Julho (1995)
  • O Testamento do Senhor Napumoceno (1997) - Napumoceno
  • Anjo Mau (1997, TV Series) - Manoel
  • Girl from Rio (2001) - Bichero
  • Lua Cambará - Nas Escadarias do Palácio (2002) - Líder dos Ciganos
  • Benjamim (2003) - Dr. Cantagalo
  • Narradores de Javé (2003) - Zaqueu
  • Sonhos Roubados (2009) - Seu Horcio
  • Chico Xavier (2010) - Chico Xavier 1969 - 1975
  • Os Sonhos de um Sonhador: A História de Frank Aguiar (2010) - Chico das Dores
  • As Mães de Chico Xavier (2010) - Chico Xavier
  • O Filme dos Espíritos (2011) - Levy
  • O Gerente (2011)
  • A Despedida (2014) - Almirante
  • Trash (2014) - Clemente
  • A Floresta Que Se Move (2015) - Heitor
  • Rondon, o Desbravador (2016)
  • Comeback: Um Matador Nunca se Aposenta (2016) - Amador (final film role)
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References
  1. "Berlinale 1964: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. "Berlinale 1978: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  3. "Nelson Xavier morre aos 75 anos em Uberlândia". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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