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.

Directed

1. If I Were You (2006) — Director
2. If I Were You 2 (2009) — Director
3. Chico Xavier (2010) — Director
4. Teen's Confessions (2014) — Director
5. The Inheritance (2001) — Director
6. O Cangaceiro Trapalhão (1983) — Director
7. Owner of the Story (2004) — Director
8. Sai de Baixo (1996) — Director
9. Lots of Ice and a Little Bit of Water (2006) — Director
10. Primo Basílio (2007) — Director
11. The Silence of The Rain (2020) — Director
12. Peacetime (2009) — Director
13. Mild Poison (1999) — Director
14. A Vida Como Ela É... (1996) — Director
15. Dancin' Days (1978) — Director
16. Selva de Pedra (1972) — Director
17. The Cariocas (2010) — Director
18. Golden Mouth (2019) — Director
19. Cousin Bazilio (1988) — Director
20. Teen Confessions (1994) — Director
21. The Brazilians (2012) — Director
22. Smile, You're on Camera (2015) — Director
23. O Astro (1977) — Director
24. Pecado Capital (1975) — Director
25. A Justiceira (1997) — Director
26. Irmãos Coragem (1970) — Director
27. O Casarão (1976) — Director
28. Duas Vidas (1976) — Director
29. Pobre Príncipe Encantado (1969) — Director
30. Dybbuk: The Demon (1972) — Director
31. Mulher (1998) — Director
32. Espelho Mágico (1977) — Director
33. Quem Ama Não Mata (1982) — Director
34. Malu Mulher (1979) — Director
35. Dina Sfat na União Soviética - Perestroika (1988) — Director
36. O Casal (1975) — Director
37. Mulher 80 (1979) — Director
38. O Impossível Acontece (1969) — Director
39. Rita Lee Jones (1980) — Director
40. Delicado (1996) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Just Another Christmas (2020) — Seu Pedro
2. If I Were You (2006) — Homem no Banheiro
3. Till Luck Do Us: Part 3 (2015) — Elias Barelli
4. Federal Bank Heist (2011) — Advogado
5. Muita Calma Nessa Hora 2 (2014) — Pai de Tita
6. The Kiss (1981) — Amado Pinheiro
7. Duas de Mim (2017) — Daniel Filho
8. Vale Tudo (1988) — Rubens Accioli (Rubinho)
9. I Have No Idea What I’m Doing With My Life (2013) — Vô
10. Tieta of Agreste (1996) — Mirko Stefano
11. The Unscrupulous Ones (1962) — Vavá
12. Cheer to Life (2025) — Seu Ulisses
13. Critic (2008) — Self
14. Pages of Life (2006) — Self
15. Peacetime (2009) — Dr. Penna
16. Quilombo (1984) — Fernão Carrilho
17. Bar Esperanza (1983) — Armando
18. Summer Showers (1978) — Geraldinho
19. Rainha da Sucata (1990) — Renato Maia
20. The Illusionist (2011) — Salomão Hayalla
21. Mirror of Flesh (1984) — Jairo Almeida
22. Que Rei Sou Eu? (1989) — Bergeron Bouchet / André Barral
23. Dancin' Days (1978)
24. The Story of Fausta (1988) — João
25. Subway to the Stars (1987)
26. The Cariocas (2010) — Narrador
27. The Heirs (1970) — Um Americano
28. Golden Mouth (2019) — Newspaper Clerk
29. The Brazilians (2012) — Narrador
30. (Des)controle (2026) — Levi
31. Golden Mouth (1963) — Leleco
32. Darling Stranger (2002) — Alberto
33. Cambalacho (1986) — agente da Interpol que prende Andréia
34. O Amuleto (2015) — Herminio
35. Fuzileiro do Amor (1956)
36. O Sexo dos Anjos (1989) — Teófilo Muniz
37. The Body (1991)
38. Tanga (Deu no New York Times?) (1987)
39. A Justiceira (1997) — Salomão Garcia
40. Champagne (1983) — Mr. Morgan