Cláudio Luís Murgel Corrêa e Castro (February 27, 1928 – August 16, 2005) was a Brazilian actor who appeared in over fifty Brazilian telenovelas. He was known for playing Mr. Leopoldo in Força de um Desejo (1999); Count Klaus in Chocolate com Pimenta (2003); Gugu in (1985); Vidal in ; and Archangel Gabriel in Deus Nos Acuda.

Biography First years and education Castro was born in the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1928. Study at the na Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and study in France, returned to Brazil after graduating and began his career as an artist as a painter, but the theater soon entered his life. He majored in theater direction at the (FBT).

Career Right from his debut in 1954 with the amateur theater group O Tablado, he stood out for his strong stage presence and clear interpretative intentions. He played the role of the stagehand in Our Town by Thornton Wilder, directed by . By 1955, he had already taken on a major leading role, portraying Uncle Vanya in Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov. In the 1959 play Señora Carrar's Rifles by Bertolt Brecht, staged by , Castro won the best actor award at the Brazilian Association of Theater Critics Awards.

He made his film debut in 's 1959 film É Um Caso de Polícia. In the 1960s, he was invited to be the first director of the (TCP), based in Curitiba, when he invited actor couple Paulo Goulart and Nicette Bruno to be part of TCP's first team.

In 1968, called by Zé Celso, he went to São Paulo to play the title role in Bertolt Brecht's Galileo Galilei, produced by Teatro Oficina, where he played the Fiorentine scientist. In the same year, he made his television debut in the soap opera A Muralha, where he played Dom in TV Excelsior.

After working on three soap operas at the station, he moved to TV Tupi in 1970 to join the cast of O Meu Pé de Laranja Lima to play Portuga. He spent seven years at the broadcaster, where he worked on 11 productions, including soap operas such as and .

In 1978, she moved to Rio de Janeiro's TV Globo to work on the soap opera Dancing Days. He remained with the station for twenty and six years, until 2004. Over the decades he worked on various productions for the broadcaster, including soap operas such as , Sinhá Moça, Vale Tudo, Tieta, História de Amor and Chocolate com Pimenta. He also acted in other productions for the broadcaster, such as the comedy Zorra Total and the miniseries A Casa das Sete Mulheres and .

In addition to television, he has acted in 18 films and 65 plays.

Personal life He had three children: Guilherme, from his first marriage, Gabriel and João Pedro, from his second.

Death Cláudio suffered from diabetes and hypertension. After her first separation, she got into a lot of financial trouble and even moved to the Retiro dos Artistas, a philanthropic institution in Rio de Janeiro that takes care of artists, athletes and intellectuals with financial problems.

He died of multiple organ failure, due to complications from a heart bypass surgery performed in April 2005 at the São Lucas Hospital in Copacabana.

Filmography

Cinema +YearMovieRole1959É Um Caso de Polícia19621967Dr. Quinzinho1973Amâncio1976Visconde de Barbacena1977Eugênio Miranda1979Otto Dorf1980Dr. Bordalo1981Politician1989Bossman1997O Noviço RebeldeFather Manuel1999VelosoVisconde do Uruguai2000FatherXuxa PopstarOlimpio2001Man robbed2004Gamaliel

Television Year Title Character Network 1968 A Muralha Manuel Nunes Viana Rede Excelsior 1969 Visconde de Barbacena Radamés de Castro Dom Pedro II 1970 O Meu Pé de Laranja Lima Manuel Valadares (Portuga) Rede Tupi Otto Wagner Manhães 1971 Napoleão Araújo Leme 1972 José Romão (Romão) Dr. José Henrique Aragão 1973 Virgílio Assunção 1974 João Flores (Padre João) 1975 Daniel Fernandes (Conselheiro Daniel) Rodolfo Moraes (Rudolph) 1976 Lourenço Paixão Raffles Bastos 1977 Clóvis Moura 1978 Dancin' Days Franklin Prado Cardoso TV Globo 1979 Boanerges Pereira (Coronel Boanerges) 1980 Chega Mais Belmiro Maia Jonas Freitas da Silva 1981 Etevaldo de Alencastro (Dr. Etevaldo) 1982 Lampião e Maria Bonita Euclides Fonseca Eleutério Ferrabraz (Coronel Eleutério) 1983 Cristovão Moreira Braga Lorival Vidal Marques Champagne Ralph Campello 1984 Régis Fontoura Flávio Farina (Eps. "Esperança") 1985 Gustavo Penaforte (Gugu) 1986 Felipe Carneiro (Dr. Carneiro) Cambalacho Bóris Monteiro Sinhá Moça João Aristides Amorim (Dr. Aristides) Napoleão Alves 1987 Bambolê Caio Zambrini Bambriani 1988 Ricardo Mourão Vale Tudo Bartolomeu Meirelles 1989 Tieta Mariano Rocha (Padre Mariano) 1990 Joaquim Junqueira (Junqueira) Rainha da Sucata Dr. Rogério Businessman Father 1991 O Dono do Mundo Vicente Arruda 1992 Deus Nos Acuda Gabriel 1993 Ilídio Alencar Prado 1994 A Viagem Carlos Barbosa (Dr. Carlos) Pátria Minha Valdomiro Bezerra de Quental Vivaldino Brazão (Prefeito Vivaldino) Quatro por Quatro Doctor 1995 Arnaldo Perreira de Almeida (Dr. Arnaldo) Malhação Judge Aristides Maia História de Amor Rômulo Sampaio 1996 O Rei do Gado Toni Vendacchio Anjo de Mim Inácio Gonçalves 1997 Anjo Mau Augusto Machado 1998 Meu Bem Querer Padre Ovídio 1999 Força de um Desejo Leopoldo Silveira 2000 O Cravo e a Rosa Normando Castor 2001 Porto dos Milagres Seu Babau A Padroeira Dom Agostinho de Miranda 2002 O Quinto dos Infernos Dr. Vieira Malhação Juiz Aristides Maia Esperança Agostino 2003 A Casa das Sete Mulheres Bartolomeu Queiroz Kubanacan Coronel Tijon Chocolate com Pimenta Conde Klaus Von Burgo 2004–2005 Zorra Total Anacleto 2004 Senhora do Destino Dr. Afonso

Theatre +YearPlayRolePlaywrightDirectorTheatreNotesRef.1954Nossa CidadeThornton WilderO rapto das cebolinhasCoronelMaria Clara MachadoMaria Clara Machado1955Uncle VanyaAnton TchekhovGeraldo QueirósO Baile dos Ladrões Dupont-Duport PaiJean AnouilhGeraldo Queirós1956Dois a DoisGeorges NeveuxAdolfo CeliUm Deus Dormiu Lá em CasaGuilherme FigueiredoAdolfo CeliAssistant directorA Viúva AstuciosaMilord RunebifCarlo GoldoniAdolfo CeliOthelloLodovico William ShakespeareAdolfo CeliDulcina Theater, Rio de Janeiro1957O rapto das cebolinhasMaria Clara MachadoCláudio Corrêa e CastroEsses maridosDr. BrubackerGeorge AxelrodAdolfo CeliBelo HorizonteFrankelRobertoAntônio CalladoAdolfo CeliPorto AlegreAuto da Infância de JesusHenri GhéonGinástico Theater, Rio de Janeiro1958A Fábula de BrooklynIrwin ShawGeraldo QueirósRio de JaneiroChapéu de Palha da ItáliaEugène LabicheGeraldo Queirós1960Um Elefante no Caos ou o jornal do BrasilMillôr FernandesPraça Theater, Rio de Janeiro1961Escola de MulheresMolièreRio de JaneiroOs Fuzis da Senhora CarrarBertolt BrechtPraça Theater, Rio de JaneiroO Velho CiumentoMiguel de CervantesMaison de France Theater, Rio de JaneiroOs Ciúmes de um PedestreMartins PenaMaison de France Theater, Rio de Janeiro1962Investigator ArubaNelson RodriguesFernando TorresMaison de France Theater, Rio de Janeiro O Homem, a Besta e a VirtudeLuigi PirandelloMaison de France Theater, Rio de Janeiro Com a Pulga Atrás da OrelhaPorto AlegreO Médico VolanteGorgibusMolièreSão Paulo1963A Vida Impressa em DólarClifford OdetsClaudio Corrêa e CastroCuritibaAs Colunas da SociedadeHenrik IbsenClaudio Corrêa e CastroCuritibaUm elefante no caosMillôr FernandesClaudio Corrêa e CastroCuritiba1964A megera domadaWilliam ShakespeareClaudio Corrêa e CastroCuritibaO Baile dos LadrõesJean AnouilhClaudio Corrêa e CastroCuritiba1965O Santo MilgarosoClaudio Corrêa e CastroCuritiba1966O Homem do Principio ao FimMillôr FernandesFernando TorresRio de JaneiroOs físicos Inspetor Richard VossFriedrich DürrenmattCopacabana Theater, Rio de Janeiro1967YermaFederico García LorcaClaudio Corrêa e CastroCuritibaNossa CidadeThornton WilderClaudio Corrêa e CastroCuritibaAs Artimanhas de ScapinoMolièreClaudio Corrêa e CastroCuritiba1968Galileo GalileiGalileo GalileiBertolt BrechtZé CelsoTeatro Oficina, São PauloSchweik na II Guerra MundialBertolt BrechtClaudio Corrêa e CastroCuritibaOh! Papai, Pobre Paizinho, Mamãe Te Pendurou no Armário e Eu Estou Tão TristinhoArthur KopitClaudio Corrêa e CastroCuritiba1969HamletKing ClaudiusWilliam Shakespeare, São Paulo1970Jorginho, o MachãoLeilah AssunçãoSão Paulo1971Guerra do Cansa-CavaloOsman LinsMunicipal Theater of Santo André, Santo André1972Pequenos AssassinatosCarol Newquist, the fatherJules FeifferSão Paulo1973Caiu o MinistérioFrança JúniorSão Paulo1974Leonor de MendonçaDuque de BragançaGonçalves DiasSão Paulo1976A História É Uma HistóriaMillôr FernandesClaudio Corrêa e CastroSão PauloO NoviçoMartins PenaSão Paulo1977Computa, Computador, ComputaMillôr FernandesSão Paulo1980Os Órfãos de JânioMillôr FernandesSérgio BrittoRio de Janeiro1981Viva Sem Medo Suas Fantasias SexuaisJohn TobiasRio de JaneiroO Dia em que Alfredo Virou a MãoRio de Janeiro1984Brejnev Janta Seu Alfaiate Leonid BrejhnevPraia Theater, Rio de Janeiro1988O ManifestoBrian Clark São Paulo1995A Luz da LuaHarold PinterÍtalo RossiRio de Janeiro2002A Visita da Velha SenhoraFriedrich DürrenmattMoacyr GóesNelson Rodrigues Theater, Rio de Janeiro

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