Raul Solnado

Biography

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.

Known For

The Jester
The Jester
Dom Roberto
Dom Roberto
Sangue Toureiro
Sangue Toureiro
Ballad of Dog Beach
Ballad of Dog Beach
O Milionário
O Milionário
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
O Tarzan do 5º Esquerdo
O Tarzan do 5º Esquerdo

Filmography

2011 O Meu Raul
as
2011 América
as Melo
2009 Façam o Favor de Ser Felizes
as
2007 Call Girl
as Jacinto
2007 Ilha dos Amores
as Dr. Cabral
2000 Ajuste de Contas
as Coronel
2000 Facas e Anjos
as Catita
1998 Requiem
as Cemetery guard
1998 Vasco Santana: O Bom Português
as Self
1997 Meu Querido Avô
as Avô
1994 Zona+
as Próprio
1993 A Banqueira do Povo
as Guimarães
1992 Parabéns
as Self
1992 Aqui D'El Rei!
as Matos
1990 Joaquim Letria
as Self
1988 Duke
as
1987 Lá em Casa Tudo Bem
as Horácio
1987 The Jester
as inspector Aranha
1987 The Jester
as Inspector Aranha
1987 Já Está
as Self