José Lewgoy
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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.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus | - | HIT | |
| 2017 | Stories Our Cinema Did (Not) Tell | arquivo | FLOP | |
| 2015 | Chatô, The King of Brazil | Grand marshal | FLOP | |
| 2011 | I, I, I José Lewgoy | Self | HIT | |
| 2003 | Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria | Dr. Boris Lewinsky | HIT | |
| 2001 | Sonhos Tropicais | Tibério | HIT | |
| 1998 | A Hora Mágica | Max, Hilário e Diretor | FLOP | |
| 1996 | The Jew | D. Nuno da Cunha | FLOP | |
| 1995 | The Quartet | Rocco | FLOP | |
| 1992 | Scent of Gardenias | Ody Marques | FLOP | |
| 1990 | Stelinha | Padre | FLOP | |
| 1989 | Party | Bêbado | HIT | |
| 1989 | Two-Edged Knife | Álvaro J. Amado | FLOP | |
| 1988 | Moon Over Parador | Archbishop | FLOP | |
| 1987 | Cobra Verde | Don Octavio Coutinho | HIT | |
| 1987 | The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema | Linus | FLOP | |
| 1986 | Os Trapalhões e o Rei do Futebol | Dr. Velhaccio | FLOP | |
| 1986 | The Manor of Araucaima | Don Graci | FLOP | |
| 1985 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Warden | HIT | |
| 1985 | The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out | Coronel | FLOP | |
| 1984 | Blame It on Rio | Eduardo Marques | FLOP | |
| 1983 | Tabu | João do Rio | HIT | |
| 1982 | Burden of Dreams | Self - Actor | HIT | |
| 1982 | Fitzcarraldo | Don Aquilino | HIT | |
| 1981 | Engraçadinha | Arnaldo | FLOP | |
| 1980 | O Gigante da América | - | FLOP | |
| 1979 | República dos Assassinos | Gilberto | FLOP | |
| 1979 | Os Mucker | Abílio | FLOP | |
| 1977 | O Ibraim do Subúrbio | Casemiro de Abreu de Souza | HIT | |
| 1975 | Assim Era a Atlântida | - | HIT | |
| 1973 | Os Mansos | - | FLOP | |
| 1972 | Independência ou Morte | João Pinto | HIT | |
| 1972 | When Carnaval Comes | Anjo | FLOP | |
| 1970 | Roberto Carlos e o Diamante Cor-de-Rosa | - | FLOP | |
| 1969 | Os Paqueras | Marido | FLOP | |
| 1968 | Roberto Carlos, Looking for Adventure | Pierre | FLOP | |
| 1968 | On Borrowed Time | Torturador | HIT | |
| 1968 | Black Palm Trees | - | FLOP | |
| 1967 | Entranced Earth | Felipe Vieira | HIT | |
| 1967 | A Rose for Everyone | Floreal | FLOP | |
| 1967 | Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo | Self | HIT | |
| 1966 | Ring Around the World | Hotel Manager (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1966 | As Cariocas | - | FLOP | |
| 1966 | Where Are You Taking That Woman | President (Rio segment) (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1958 | When Will It Strike Noon | Salvador | FLOP | |
| 1957 | A Bomb for a Dictator | Ramirez | FLOP | |
| 1954 | Matar ou Correr | Jesse Gordon | HIT | |
| 1952 | I Loved a Bookie | Almeida | FLOP | |
| 1952 | Carnaval Atlântida | Conde Verdura | HIT | |
| 1950 | Aviso aos Navegantes | Professor Scaramouche | HIT |