Daniel Filho
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
A Fúria
2026
as Feijó
(Des)controle
2026
as Levi
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
2025
as Self
Tributo: Dennis Carvalho
2025
as Self
Cheer to Life
2025
as Seu Ulisses
Tributo: Boni
2024
as Self
Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”
2024
as Self
Just Another Christmas
2020
as Seu Pedro
Golden Mouth
2019
as Newspaper Clerk
Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites
2018
as Self
What are you Laughing At? Humour and Dictatorship
2018
as Self
Duas de Mim
2017
as Daniel Filho
Till Luck Do Us: Part 3
2015
as Elias Barelli
O Amuleto
2015
as Herminio
Muita Calma Nessa Hora 2
2014
as Pai de Tita
I Have No Idea What I’m Doing With My Life
2013
as Vô
Federal Bank Heist
2011
as Advogado
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009
as Self
Peacetime
2009
as Dr. Penna
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
2008
as Self
As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro
2008
as Ele mesmo
Critic
2008
as Self
If I Were You
2006
as Homem no Banheiro
- No poster
Darling Stranger
2002
as Alberto