Raul Solnado
Known for: Acting
Raul Augusto de Almeida Solnado (19 October 1929, Lisbon - 8 August 2009) was a popular Portuguese actor and comedian. He was born in Lisbon's Madragoa neighborhood, and first appeared on stage there. In his long career, he developed many comic pieces that have become classics. His humour was, at the time (especially considering Portugal was still under the dictatorial Salazar regime), both unexpected and fresh. It included a lot of nonsense, and stories making fun of daily life. He often played an ingenuous poor man, whose life was neither good or bad. Solnado hosted Portugal's first talk show, in 1969, alongside Carlos Cruz and Fialho Gouveia. The show, called Zip Zip is still considered a landmark in the history of Portuguese television. He died on 8 August 2009 of heart disease.
Filmography
Series
Ilha dos Amores
Dr. Cabral
2007
Series
Ajuste de Contas
Coronel
2000
Series
A Banqueira do Povo
Guimarães
1993
Series
Já Está
Self
1987
Series
Parabéns
Self
1992
Film
Sangue Toureiro
1958
Series
Zona+
Próprio
1994
Film
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
1975
Series
História do Cinema Português
2001
Series
Joaquim Letria
Self
1990
Series
Meu Querido Avô
Avô
1997
Film
O Tarzan do 5º Esquerdo
Manuel / Tarzan
1958
Series
Lá em Casa Tudo Bem
Horácio
1987
Film
Perdeu-se um Marido
1957
Film
Call Girl
Jacinto
2007
Film
O Noivo das Caldas
Detetive do hotel
1956
Film
América
Melo
2011
Ar, Água e Luz
1956
Series
As Divinas Comédias
Self - Host
2009
Film
Dom Roberto
João Barbelas / Dom Roberto
1962
Film
Martes y trece
Entrenador
1962
Film
Ballad of Dog Beach
Elias Santana
1987
Film
Façam o Favor de Ser Felizes
2009
Raul Solnado - O Estado da Graça
Self
Film
As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
Sacristão
1961
Film
O Milionário
Milionário
1962
Na Minha Aldeia, Cerveja a Copo
1969
Film
Aqui D'El Rei!
Matos
1992
Film
A Garça e a Serpente
1952
Film
The Jester
inspector Aranha
1987
Film
The Jester
Inspector Aranha
1987
Film
Requiem
Cemetery guard
1998
Film
Há Petróleo no Beato
Juvenal Costa
1986
Film
Facas e Anjos
Catita
2000
Film
Vasco Santana: O Bom Português
Self
1998
Film
Duke
1988
O Meu Raul
2011