José Lewgoy
Born
16 November 1920 (105)
Place of Birth
Veranópolis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Biography
José Lewgoy was a Brazilian actor (Veranópolis, November 16, 1920 — Rio de Janeiro, February 10, 2003). Since 1940, he acted in more than one hundred films, including Fitzcarraldo with German actor Klaus Kinski and studied at Yale University. In 1973, he participated in the film by Colombian director Carlos Mayolo, La mansión de Araucaíma, in the role of Graciliano "Don Graci". The film is based on a story of the same name by writer Álvaro Mutis, winner of the Cervantes Prize in 2001.
Filmography (40)
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
Stories Our Cinema Did (Not) Tell
2017
Chatô, The King of Brazil
2015
I, I, I José Lewgoy
2011
Depois do Transe
2006
Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria
2003
Sonhos Tropicais
2001
Movie Theaters of Rio
2001
A Hora Mágica
1998
The Patriot
1998
Chaos and Confusion
1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter
1996
The Jew
1996
The Quartet
1995
Glaura
1995
Boca
1994
Scent of Gardenias
1992
The Scarlet Scorpion
1990
Stelinha
1990
Party
1989
Two-Edged Knife
1989
Moon Over Parador
1988
Cobra Verde
1987
The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema
1987
The Trapalhões and the King of Football
1986
The Manor of Araucaima
1986
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985
The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out
1985
Tensão no Rio
1984
Blame It on Rio
1984
Perdida em Sodoma
1983
Tabu
1983
Burden of Dreams
1982
Fitzcarraldo
1982
Engraçadinha
1981
O Gigante da América
1980
Curumim
1980
República dos Assassinos
1979
Os Mucker
1979