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'''José Lewgoy''' (1920 – 2003) was an [[United States|American]]-[[Brazil]]ian [[television]], [[film]] and [[theatre]] [[actor]].
'''José Lewgoy''' (1920 – 2003) was an [[United States|American]]-[[Brazil]]ian [[television]], [[film]] and [[theatre]] [[actor]].


He was born in [[Veranópolis]], [[Rio Grande do Sul]], [[Brazil]], to a [[Russia]]n father and an [[United States|American]] mother, who met in [[New York city|New York]]. He died in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. He was considered one of the best actors in Brazil, and was usually [[typecasting_(acting)|typecast]] as a [[villain]]. He is recognizable to many art-house cinema fans as the man who played Don Aquilino in [[Werner Herzog]]'s [[1984 in film|1984 film]] [[Fitzcarraldo]].
He was born in [[Veranópolis]], [[Rio Grande do Sul]], [[Brazil]], to a [[Russia]]n father and an [[United States|American]] mother, who met in [[New York city|New York]]. He died in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. He was considered one of the best actors in Brazil, and was usually [[typecasting_(acting)|typecast]] as a [[villain]]. He is recognizable to many art-house cinema fans as the man who played Don Aquilino in [[Werner Herzog]]'s [[1982 in film|1982 film]] [[Fitzcarraldo]].


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Revision as of 12:48, 20 July 2008

José Lewgoy (1920 – 2003) was an American-Brazilian television, film and theatre actor.

He was born in Veranópolis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to a Russian father and an American mother, who met in New York. He died in Rio de Janeiro. He was considered one of the best actors in Brazil, and was usually typecast as a villain. He is recognizable to many art-house cinema fans as the man who played Don Aquilino in Werner Herzog's 1982 film Fitzcarraldo.