Tarcísio Meira

Known for: Acting

Born: 1935-10-05 – 2021-08-12 (aged 85)

From: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Tarcísio Pereira de Magalhães Sobrinho, better known as Tarcísio Meira (São Paulo, October 5, 1935 — São Paulo, August 12, 2021), was an award-winning Brazilian actor. Considered one of the greatest actors and heartthrobs of his generation, he marked an era with strong characters, in cinema, theater and television. For decades he immortalized television with good guys and villains who marked national television drama. Meira was married for 59 years to actress Glória Menezes; they are the parents of actor Tarcísio Filho.

Filmography (83)

MOVIE★ 10.0
Tributo: Glória Menezes
2025
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.4
Pride and Passion
2018
as Lorde Williamson
TV★ 3.8
Wounded Past
2016
as Fausto Leitão
TV★ 7.9
Old River
2016
as Jacinto de Sá Ribeiro (Coronel Saruê)
TV★ 7.4
Saramandaia
2013
as Tibério Vilar
MOVIE
Mario Wallace Simonsen, Entre a Memória e a História
2013
as Self
TV★ 7.7
Gabriela
2012
as Juíz Felismino
MOVIE
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
2011
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Não Se Preocupe, Nada Vai Dar Certo!
2011
as Ramon Velasco
MOVIE★ 10.0
Boca do Lixo: A Bollywood Brasileira
2011
MOVIE
Antonio Meliande: Pau pra Toda Obra
2011
as Himself
TV★ 8.1
Cat's Cradle
2009
as Self
TV★ 7.9
A Favorita
2008
as Frederico Copola
MOVIE★ 5.0
Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha
2007
TV★ 6.8
Pages of Life
2006
as Tide (Aristides Martins de Andrade)
TV★ 5.0
Bang Bang
2005
as John McGold
TV★ 7.9
Her Own Destiny
2004
as José Carlos Tedesco
TV★ 6.3
Um Só Coração
2004
as Coronel Totonho
TV★ 6.4
Love Bites
2002
as Duque Bóris Vladescu / Igor Pivomar
TV★ 6.1
Um Anjo Caiu do Céu
2001
as João Medeiros
TV★ 8.0
Programa do Jô
2000
TV★ 8.1
A Muralha
2000
as Dom Jerônimo Taveira
TV★ 8.1
Hilda Hurricane
1998
as Coronel Pocidônio
TV★ 6.8
Tower of Babel
1998
as César Toledo
MOVIE
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
TV★ 7.8
The King of The Cattle
1996
as Giuseppe Berdinazzi
TV★ 5.9
A Vida Como Ela É...
1996
as Jacinto
MOVIE★ 3.6
Boca
1994
as Boca
TV★ 8.1
Pátria Minha
1994
as Raul Pellegrini
TV★ 7.6
Fera Ferida
1993
as Feliciano Mota
TV★ 7.0
Of Body and Soul
1992
as Diogo Santos Varela
TV★ 7.2
Araponga
1990
as Araponga (Aristênio Catanduva)
TV★ 8.5
Desejo
1990
as Euclides da Cunha
MOVIE★ 8.0
Boca de Ouro
1990
as Boca de Ouro
MOVIE★ 4.7
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989
TV★ 8.2
Tieta
1989
as Self
TV★ 8.3
Tarcísio & Glória
1988
as Bruno Lazzarini
MOVIE★ 4.9
I
1987
as Marcelo
MOVIE
No Tempo de Glauber
1987
TV★ 8.3
Roda de Fogo
1986
as Renato Villar
TV★ 7.8
Grande Sertão: Veredas
1985
as Hermógenes
TV★ 7.8
O Tempo e o Vento
1985
as Capitão Rodrigo Cambará
TV★ 10.0
Meu Destino É Pecar
1984
as Paulo Avelar
MOVIE★ 5.8
O Cangaceiro Trapalhão
1983
as Namorado de Aninha (não creditado)
TV★ 8.6
Guerra dos Sexos
1983
as Felipe de Alcântara Pereira Barreto
MOVIE★ 5.9
Love Strange Love
1982
as Dr. Osmar
TV★ 7.5
Brilhante
1981
as Paulo César Carvalho
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Kiss
1981
as Aprígio
MOVIE★ 5.6
I Love You
1981
as Ulisses
TV★ 7.8
Viva o Gordo
1981
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Age of the Earth
1980
as Military Christ
TV★ 7.6
Coração Alado
1980
as Juca Pitanga
MOVIE★ 5.0
República dos Assassinos
1979
as Mateus
TV★ 8.0
Os Gigantes
1979
as Fernando Lucas
MOVIE★ 8.0
O Caçador de Esmeraldas
1979
as Capitão-Mor
TV★ 8.5
Espelho Mágico
1977
as Diogo Maia / Diogo Moreira (Ciro)
TV★ 8.0
The Trapalhões
1977
as Ele mesmo (em Brasília)
TV★ 8.3
Saramandaia
1976
as Dom Pedro I
TV★ 8.0
Escalada
1975
as Antônio Dias
MOVIE★ 6.0
O Marginal
1974
as Osvaldo
TV★ 8.0
O Semideus
1973
as Hugo Leonardo Filho / Raul de Paula
TV
Cavalo de Aço
1973
as Rodrigo Soares
MOVIE★ 7.0
Independência ou Morte
1972
as Imperador Dom Pedro I
MOVIE★ 8.0
Missão: Matar!
1972
as José da Silva
TV★ 6.0
Caso Especial
1971
MOVIE★ 7.0
As Confissões de Frei Abóbora
1971
as Mauro / Frei Abóbora
TV★ 10.0
O Homem Que Deve Morrer
1971
as Cyro Valdez
TV★ 9.3
Irmãos Coragem
1970
as João Coragem
MOVIE★ 4.6
OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
1970
as Assassin
MOVIE★ 6.4
Máscara da Traição
1969
as Carlos Almeida
MOVIE★ 6.7
Quelé do Pajeú
1969
as Clemente Celidônio / Quelé
TV
Rosa Rebelde
1969
as Capitão Sandro de Aragão / Fernando de Aragão
TV★ 9.0
A Gata de Vison
1968
as Bob Ferguson
TV★ 8.0
Sangue e Areia
1967
as Juan Gallardo
TV★ 7.0
O Grande Segredo
1967
as Celso
TV★ 7.0
Almas de Pedra
1966
as Danilo
TV★ 8.0
A Deusa Vencida
1965
as Edmundo Amarante
TV★ 7.0
Pedra Redonda, 39
1965
TV★ 8.0
Uma Sombra em Minha Vida
1964
as Eduardo
TV★ 8.0
Mãe
1964
as Betinho
TV★ 9.0
Ambição
1964
as Miguel
TV★ 10.0
2-5499 Ocupado
1963
as Larry
MOVIE★ 6.2
Casinha Pequenina
1963
as Nestor