Biography
José Dumont (born 1 August 1950 in Bananeiras, Paraíba) is a Brazilian TV and movie actor, best known for his role as the family father in Behind the Sun (Abril Despedaçado), an award-winning film of director Walter Salles. More recently, he has been lionised for his role as the slick artist agent-entrepreneur in the movie 2 Filhos de Francisco.
Born in the state of Paraíba, in Brazilian Northeast, Dumont has the typical physique du rôle of its inhabitants, and because of this is often chosen for interpreting them. He began his award-studded acting career in the theater and cinema, in 1975. He became better known throughout the country by his noted participation in the films Lúcio Flávio – Passageiro da Agonia, directed by Hector Babenco in 1977, and Gaijin, directed by Tizuka Yamasaki, in 1980. His first awards came in 1979, as the best actor in the film festivals of Gramado and Brasília, in O Homem que Virou Suco, directed by João Batista de Andrade, and in the film festival of Cuba. In 2004 he was again awarded as best actor in Narradores de Javé.
Dumont is also very much sought after as an actor in TV series and soap operas. He is in the permanent cast of Rede Globo. His most noted appearances were in América (2005), Terra Nostra (1999), Tocaia Grande (1995), Guerra Sem Fim (1993), Amazônia (1991), A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão (1990), Pantanal (1990), Grande Sertão: Veredas (1985), Corpo a Corpo (1984), Padre Cícero (1984), Fernando da Gata (1983), Bandidos da Falange (1983) and Lampião e Maria Bonita (1982), this last being his first TV appearance, with a role as lieutenant Zé Rufino in the story about the bandit (cangaceiro) Lampião.
Filmography
all 79
Movies 58
TV Shows 21
Narrator 1
Nos Tempos do Imperador (2021)
Curral (2021)
Invisible City (2021)
Rosa Tirana (2020)
Second Call (2019)
Intimate Strangers (2018)
Tungstênio (2018)
Land of the Strong (2018)
The Cambridge Squatter (2017)
Velho Chico (2016)
I Love Paraisópolis (2015)
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Carga Pesada: A Grande Viagem - O Filme (2015)
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Lampião e Maria Bonita - O Filme (2015)
Trash (2014)
Politicamente Incorreto (2014)
The Miracles of Jesus (2014)
The Miracle of the Birds (2012)
Crossing the Line (2012)
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga (2011)
O Sonho de Inacim (2009)
Os Mutantes: Caminhos do Coração (2008)
The Mutants (2007)
Blood and Wine: A Brazilian Story (2006)
Cidadão Brasileiro (2006)
Two Sons of Francisco (2005)
Lower City (2005)
Dry Movie (2005)
América (2005)
Irmãos de Fé (2004)
Olga (2004)
Iara (2004)
Onde Anda Você (2004)
Mary, Mother of the Son of God (2003)
The Storytellers (2003)
Heavy Load (2003)
As Tranças de Maria (2003)
Flores da Estrada (2003)
Behind the Sun (2001)
Terra Nostra (1999)
Milagre em Juazeiro (1999)
Midnight (1998)
Kenoma (1998)
The Patriot (1998)
Procura-se (1993)
At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
Mandacaru (1990)
Minas Texas (1989)
Tigipió - Uma Questão de Amor e Honra (1987)
Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida (1987)
Running Out of Luck (1987)
Vento Sul (1986)
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands (1985)
Avaete, Seed of Revenge (1985)
Hour of the Star (1985)
Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz (1984)
Memories of Prison (1984)
O Baiano Fantasma (1984)
Padre Cícero (1984)
Parahyba Mulher Macho (1983)
O Cangaceiro Trapalhão (1983)
Bandidos da Falange (1983)
Bandidos da Falange (1983)
Noites Paraguayas (1982)
The Dream's Not Over (1982)
Lampião e Maria Bonita (1982)
Morte e Vida Severina (1981)
The Man That Was Turned Into Juice (1980)
J.S. Brown, o Último Herói (1980)
Gaijin: A Brazilian Odyssey (1980)
To the Last Drop (1980)
República dos Assassinos (1979)
Outlaw Love (1979)
Colonel Delmiro Gouveia (1979)
Everything's Alright (1978)
Se Segura, Malandro! (1978)
A Volta do Filho Pródigo (1978)
O Escolhido de Iemanjá (1978)
Morte e Vida Severina (1977)
Lucio Flavio (1977)
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GenderMale
Birthday1950-07-01 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceBananeiras, Brazil
CitizenshipsBrazil
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