Ronald Golias

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Ronald Golias was a Brazilian comedian and actor, (São Carlos May 4, 1929 - September 27, 2005). From the city of São Carlos, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, he started as a tailor assistant and insurance agent, amongst other professions. But, during the 50's, he impressed Manoel de Nóbrega, who hired him to work as a comedian, both on TV and on the radio.

His first character was named Pacífico, a tongue-in-the-cheek young man, that made famous the catch phrase "ô Cride!". A big hit, it paved the way for a cinema career, where he worked in 10 movies (see below). Back to television, he brought with himself "Bronco", his main cinema character, and a big TV hit from 1967 to 1971. "Bronco" was a butler who was never too intimidated to view his (often provocative) opinions. Bronco started in TV in the Show A Família Trapo, where he was the brother-in-law of the character played by Otelo Zeloni, and brother of the character played by Renata Fronzi. Golias' character was the most important for the show's "rhytm" and also the funniest character.

Since the early 1990s, he worked in the TV show "A Praça é Nossa", playing the character Pacífico, and sometimes also "The Master" (a very intelligent man who answered questions from the people using sexual jokes on them), "Isolda" (a woman who liked to talk about her personal life to Carlos Alberto de Nóbrega, the host of the show A Praça É Nossa) and "Professor Bartolomeu Guimarães". Also was starring since 2004 a TV show of his own called "Meu Cunhado", along with another famed Brazilian comedian, Moacyr Franco. When Golias died, there were 22 episodes of "Meu Cunhado" never shown on TV, and that probably will never be aired, because his family asked SBT to stop airing his material.

[edit] Golias' Movies

  • Golias Contra o Homem das Bolinhas (1969)
  • Agnaldo, Perigo à Vista (1968)
  • Marido Barra Limpa (1967)
  • O Homem Que Roubou a Copa do Mundo (1963)
  • Os Cosmonautas (1962)
  • O Dono da Bola (1961)
  • Os Três Cangaceiros (1961)
  • Tudo Legal (Bronco) (1960)
  • Vou Te Contá (1958)
  • Um Marido Barra Limpa (1957)

[edit] Golias' TV Shows

  • "A Praça da Alegria" (1956) - Pacífico
  • "Quatro Homens Juntos" (1965) - Carne de Pescoço/Tony Frank
  • "Ceará Contra 007" (1965) - Bartolomeu
  • "A Família Trapo" (1967) - Bronco
  • "Superbronco" (his only unsuccessful show) (1979) - Bronco
  • "Bronco" (1986) - Bronco
  • "A Praça É Nossa" (1990 - 2005) - Pacífico, Bartolomeu Guimarães, The Master, Isolda and Profeta
  • "Escolinha do Golias" (1991 - 1996) - Pacífico
  • "Meu Cunhado" (2004) - Bronco