
Nelson Xavier
Biography
Nelson Agostini 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. 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
1997

Chico Xavier
as Chico Xavier 1969 - 1975
2010

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Mirandão
1976

Moon Over Parador
as General Sinaldo
1988

Chica de Río
as Bichero
2001

O Filme dos Espíritos
as Levy Rivail
2011

As Mães de Chico Xavier
as Chico Xavier
2011

The Storytellers
as Zaqueu
2003

Boca
as Father Silva
1994

Of Gods and the Undead
as Valu
1970

The Fall
as Mário
1976

The King of Rio
as Nico Sabonete
1985

The Guns
as Mário
1964

Cesium-137
as Devair
1990

Two Lost in a Dirty Night
as Paco
1970

Gordos e Magros
1976

The Deceased
as Timbira
1965
The Wizard and the Sheriff
as Dom Velasquez
1983

Farewell
as Almirante
2014

The Goofy Bandit
as Lampião
1983
TV Appearances

Sol de Verão
as Juvenal Arruda (Zito)
1982

Rebirth
as Norberto
1993

A Favorita
as Edvaldo
2008

O Pagador de Promessas
as Bonitão
1988

Her Own Destiny
as Sebastião Ferreira da Silva
2004

Hipertensão
as Joel
1986

Gabriela
as Fazendeiro Altino Brandão
2012

Pedra Sobre Pedra
as Delegado Queiroz
1992

Belíssima
as Bento Pereira
2005

Suave Veneno
as Fortunato Queiroz
1999

Tenda dos Milagres
as Pedro Archanjo
1985

Estrela-Guia
as Purunam Sukham
2001