Walter D'Ávila (November 29, 1911 – April 19, 1996) was a Brazilian actor and comedian. He is known for his work as a cast member on TV Globo's comedy shows.
Biography Walter D'Ávila was born in Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul. He began his career in 1935 at Rádio Sociedade Gaúcha in Porto Alegre. He moved to Rio de Janeiro to work on comedy radio shows and in revue theater productions. He started out at Rádio Nacional and later worked at Rádio Mayrink Veiga, where he made a name for himself on the show Aí Vem a Dona Isaura in 1958.
He made his film debut in the 1935 movie Noites Cariocas. He also appeared in films such as Berlin to the Samba Beat, , The Lero-Lero Family, and . He made his television debut in 1958, also on TV Rio, appearing on the show , and later appeared on other programs on the network, such as the and .
He also appeared on TV Excelsior, TV Tupi, and TV Record, mostly on comedy shows. At TV Globo, he worked on several comedy productions, such as , , and , collaborating with comedians like Chico Anysio, Jô Soares, Grande Otelo, , and . He played the role of Baltazar da Rocha for six seasons on the show Escolinha do Professor Raimundo. In the directed by Bruno Mazzeo, his character was played by Otávio Muller. At the network, she also worked on the soap operas Feijão Maravilha and Espelho Mágico, and the TV series .
Death He died of heart failure at 10:50 a.m. on April 19, 1996, at the Sorocaba Clinic, located in the Botafogo neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, where he had been hospitalized for cancer treatment. His body was buried the following day at the São João Batista Cemetery, also in Botafogo.
Filmography
Television +YearTitlerCharacterNote(s)Ref.1968—1983Various1975—1979Various1977Espelho Mágico1979Feijão MaravilhaScarface 1981—1987Various1984Humor LivreVarious125 episodes1990—1996Escolinha do Professor RaimundoBaltazar da Rocha
Cinema YearTitleCharacter Ref.1935Noites CariocasYoung1944Berlim na Batucada1945Pif-PafBagaceira1946O ÉbrioPrimo RegoClaudionor19481949Pra Lá de Boa1950Um Beijo RoubadoApolo Silva1952João Gangorra1953The Lero-Lero FamilyAquiles Taveira1955Moreira1957Singer1958EvaristoNo Mundo da LuaMatias/Zé1960Pequeno por fora 19613 Colegas de Batina1970Detetive Leão1974As Delícias da Vida1981Professor Kranz tedesco di GermaniaFittipaldi
Personal life He was the brother of actress and comedian .
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