Ilicz Glejzer (4 January 1934 – 16 May 2015), better known as Elias Gleizer, was a Brazilian comedian and actor.
Elias Gleizer | |
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 Elias Gleizer in 2006. | |
| Born | Ilicz Glejzer 4 January 1934 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | 16 May 2015 (aged 81) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1959-2014 |
Born in São Paulo, Gleizer was the son of two Polish Jewish immigrants, a shoemaker and a housewife.[1][2] He began his artistic career at age 12, playing the violin in a youth orchestra.[1] In 1956 he won the award for best actor in an amateur festival, and in 1959 he made his television debut on TV Tupi.[1][2] His first major work was Joseph of Egypt, a 1964 telenovela.[1] In 1984 he started an intense collaboration with the Rede Globo, acting in Free to Fly, and then appearing in dozens of telenovelas and miniseries.[1][2]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Quatro Brasileiros em Paris | Policial | |
| 1971 | Diabólicos Herdeiros | ||
| 1980 | O Meu Pé de Laranja Lima | Padre Rosendo | TV series |
| 1988 | Fera Radical | Donato Orsini | |
| 1989 | Tieta | Jairo | |
| 1992 | Pedra sobre Pedra | TV series | |
| 1992-1993 | Despedida de Solteiro | Vitório | 203 episodes |
| 1993-1994 | Sonho Meu | Zé | |
| 1999 | Terra Nostra | Padre Olavo | TV series |
| 2000 | Uga-Uga | Ceguinho | TV series |
| 2003 | Sítio do Picapau Amarelo | Berloque | TV series |
| 2004 | Didi Quer Ser Criança | Seu Tião | |
| 2006-2007 | Pé na Jaca | Giácomo | 159 episodes |
| 2009 | Divã | Agenor | |
| 2009 | Caminho das Índias | Cadore | 95 episodes |
| 2010-2011 | Passione | Diógenes Santarém | 68 episodes |
| 2013 | Flor do Caribe | Manolo Gutierrez | TV series |
| 2014 | Boogie Oogie | Padre Claudius | TV series, (final appearance) |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Morre o ator Elias Gleizer, aos 81 anos" [Actor Elias Gleizer dies at age 81]. Universo Online (in Portuguese). 16 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Morre, aos 81 anos, o ator Elias Gleizer". Terra (in Portuguese). 16 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.