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Nelson Xavier

Nelson Xavier

Actor · Died May 10, 2017, aged 75 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Nelson Agostini Xavier (30 August 1941 – 10 May 2017) was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in more than 95 films and television shows between 1959 and 2017. He starred in the 1964 film Os Fuzis, which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1976 Xavier co-directed A Queda along with Ruy Guerra, a sequel to Os Fuzis. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 30, 1941
Died
May 10, 2017 (aged 75)
From
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 100 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 32% in 30 days

What are Nelson Xavier's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
22%
Morality
21%
Bonds
18%
Power
13%
Society
12%
Self
9%
Ideas
6%
Grief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Bittersweet
3
Contemplative
2
Joyful
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nelson Xavier's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nelson Xavier's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

100 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Comeback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Associate Producer · as Amador

  • Rondon, o Desbravador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Cândido Rondon

  • O Tempo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Almirante

  • Os Sonhos de um Sonhador - A História de Frank Aguiar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Chico das Dores

  • The Moving Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Heitor

  • Ambitious Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sebastião Carvalho

  • Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Lampião e Maria Bonita - O Filme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Lampião

  • Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: O Pagador de Promessas - O Filme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Bonitão

  • Trash(2014)

    as Jefferson

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Farewell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Almirante

  • Gabriela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 77 episodes · as Fazendeiro Altino Brandão

  • The Lady from Estácio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Timbira

  • A TV Quebrou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Geraldo

  • O Filme dos Espíritos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Levy Rivail

  • As Mães de Chico Xavier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Chico Xavier

  • Chico Xavier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Chico Xavier (1969/1975)

  • O Gerente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Chico Xavier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Chico Xavier 1969 - 1975

  • Stolen Dreams(2009)

    as Seu Horácio

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Favorite(2008)

    Show 19 episodes · as Edvaldo

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Belíssima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 209 episodes · as Bento Pereira

  • Her Own Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 221 episodes · as Sebastião Ferreira da Silva

  • Benjamim(2003)

    as Dr. Cantagalo

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Storytellers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Zaqueu

  • Lua Cambará - Nas Escadarias do Palácio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Líder dos Ciganos

  • Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 164 episodes · as Barão de Tremembé

  • Chica de Río (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Bichero

  • Estrela-Guia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 83 episodes · as Purunam Sukham

  • Mild Poison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 209 episodes · as Fortunato Queiroz

  • O Auto de Leidiana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Evil Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 11 episodes · as Manuel

  • Napomuceno's Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Napumoceno

  • A Vida Como Ela É... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Maviel

  • Sombras de Julho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Irmãos Coragem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 154 episodes · as Padre Bento

  • Boca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Father Silva

  • Memorial de Maria Moura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 19 episodes · as Padre Marcelino

  • Lamarca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Jequitibá (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 216 episodes · as Norberto

  • Pedra Sobre Pedra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 179 episodes · as Delegado Queiroz

  • At Play in the Fields of the Lord(1991)

    as Father Xantes

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo II(1991)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 251 episodes · as Canjerê (Leopoldo Miranda)

  • Cesium-137 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Devair

  • Riacho Doce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 40 episodes · as Capitão Laurindo Ventura

  • Kananga do Japão (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 214 episodes · as Caveirinha

  • Moon Over Parador(1988)

    as General Sinaldo

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Given Word (Minisseries) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 8 episodes · as Bonitão

  • Referência (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • O Natal da Grande Família (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Motorista de ônibus

  • Hipertensão (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 167 episodes · as Joel

  • Hipertensão (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Delegado Joel

  • Vam’ pra Disneilândia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

  • A Guerra dos Farrapos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as General Bento Gonçalves da Silva

  • Tenda dos Milagres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 30 episodes · as Pedro Archanjo

  • The King of Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Nico Sabonete

  • Tensão no Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Coronel Flores

  • Para Viver Um Grande Amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Carioca

  • O Príncipe do Fogo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Narrador

  • Voltei pra Você (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 140 episodes · as Zelão

  • O Bom Burguês (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Comandante Raul

  • O Cangaceiro Trapalhão (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Lampião

  • Gabriela(1983)

    as Capitão

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Wizard and the Sheriff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Dom Velasquez

  • The Summer Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 137 episodes · as Juvenal Arruda (Zito)

  • Lampião e Maria Bonita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lampião

  • Chico Anysio Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Ele mesmo · as Papai Noel nordestino

  • They Don't Wear Black Tie(1981)

    as Investigator

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Obrigado, Doutor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bububu no Bobobó (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • O Bandido Antônio Dó (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Eu Carrego um Sertão Dentro de Mim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Narrador

  • The Animal's Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Advogado

  • A Rainha do Rádio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands(1976)

    as Mirandão

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Soledade - A Bagaceira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • The Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Writer · as Mário

  • Feminino Plural (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Gordos e Magros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Segunda-Feira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Narrador

  • The Devil Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Catitu

  • Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Música Contemporânea no Brasil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Narrador

  • Ovelha Negra, Uma Despedida de Solteiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Mário, chefe da orquestra

  • Go to Work You Bum! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Babalu

  • A Culpa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Caso Especial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • As Confissões de Frei Abóbora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Writer · Actor

  • É Simonal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Of Gods and the Undead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Valu

  • Two Lost in a Dirty Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer · as Paco

  • Desesperato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • BLABLABLÁ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Massacre no Supermercado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Detective Chico

  • Sangue e Areia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 135 episodes · as Zorba

  • Doomed Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • The Deceased (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Timbira

  • The Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Mário

  • Seara Vermelha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Lonesome Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 100 titles from 1959 to 2017; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)

$1.3M worldwide

Highest rated

They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)

Film career

19592017

Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1964Screen debut· The Guns
  • 2010First top-billed film· Chico Xavier
  • 2010Career best· Chico Xavier

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting99 of 100: 95 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thDirecting2 of 100: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting4 of 100: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing2 of 100: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

100 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s8 · acting1970s19 · 19 acting · 3 crew1980s27 · 26 acting · 1 crew1990s17 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s18 · 18 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 17% of 12 roles
6489

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Nelson Xavier's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo II (1991)

65th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Nelson Xavier work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nelson Xavier's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chico Buarque shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers