Walter D'Ávila
Born: 1911-11-29 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died: 1996-04-19
Known For: Acting
Biography
Walter D'Ávila (Porto Alegre, November 29, 1911 – Rio de Janeiro, April 19, 1996) was a Brazilian actor and comedian. He started in theater and debuted on Rádio Sociedade Gaúcha in Porto Alegre in 1952. He went to television in 1957 on TV Rio and achieved success on the program "Praça da Alegria", commanded by Manuel de Nóbrega on TV Record as "O Sinfronio", a man who read the books changing the sound or accentuation of the words giving them other meanings usually completely wrong. Another famous character was "Seu Obturado", who could only understand the anecdotes that were told to him much later (usually at the end of the humorous frame). He worked on several comedy shows alongside Jô Soares, Renato Corte Real and Chico Anysio and made a soap opera, "Feijão Maravilha" on TV Globo. His last work was in "Escolinha do Professor Raimundo" as "Baltazar da Rocha". He was the brother of actress and comedian Ema D'Ávila.
Filmography
1990
- Escolinha do Professor Raimundo as Baltazar da Rocha
1982
- Chico Anysio Show as Various Characters
1981
- Viva o Gordo as Various Characters
- Chico Total as Self (archive footage)
1979
- Feijão Maravilha as Scarface
1978
- Professor Kranz german in Germany as Fittipaldi
1973
1968
- Balança Mas Não Cai as Vários Personagens
1960
1958
- É a Maior as Evaristo
- No Mundo da Lua as Matias / Zé
1955
- Carnival in A Major as Moreira
1953
- A Família Lero-Lero as Aquiles Taveira
1952
1950
1948
1946
- The Drunkard as Primo Rêgo
- Caídos do Céu
1945
- Pif-Paf as Bagaceira
- Loucos Por Música