José Lewgoy
José Lewgoy (born November 16, 1920 in Veranópolis , Rio Grande do Sul , † February 10, 2003 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian film and theater actor.
life and career
José Lewgoy was the son of a Russian father and an American mother. After attending Yale University for a while, he began his acting career in the theater in the 1940s. Between 1949 and the year of his death, Lewgoy completed a total of around 135 film and television appearances. He was one of the most prominent Brazilian actors of his generation, who was at times considered the most popular villain actor in his country. Lewgoy was twice (1977 and 1997) awarded the Actor Award at the Gramado Film Festival . From the 1960s, he also appeared regularly on television and played leading roles in several Brazilian television series.
He is perhaps best known to German cinema audiences for his portrayal of the plantation owner Don Aquilino in Werner Herzog's film Fitzcarraldo (1982). Five years later, Lewgoy worked again with Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski at Cobra Verde . He appeared in other international productions as a supporting actor in the 1980s, for example Rio with Michael Caine or Kiss of the Spider Woman with William Hurt .
Filmography (selection)
- 1949: Carnaval no Fogo
- 1966: I was happy to kill women
- 1966: Tarzan (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1967: Terra em Transe
- 1968: Tarzan and the Jungle Boy
- 1968: Roberto Carlos em Ritmo de Aventura
- 1976: O Homem de Papel
- 1982: Fitzcarraldo
- 1984: It's Rio to blame (Blame It On Rio)
- 1985: Kiss of the Spider Woman (Kiss of the Spider Woman)
- 1987: Cobra Verde
- 1987: The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema (A Dama do Cine Shanghai)
- 1988: Moon Over Parador (Moon Over Parador)
- 1989: A Fateful Night (Faca de Dois Gumes)
- 1994: Boca
- 1995: O Quatrilho
- 1998: Labirinto (TV miniseries, 20 episodes)
- 2003: Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria
Web links
- José Lewgoy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary from Memoria Globo (Portuguese)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lewgoy, José |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Veranópolis , Rio Grande do Sul |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 2003 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |