Acting · Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil · Born November 27, 1936
Joel Dias Barcellos, better known as Joel Barcelos (Vitória, November 27, 1936 – Rio das Ostras, November 10, 2018), was a Brazilian actor, having also worked as a screenwriter and director. In some films, he was credited as Joel Martins. He was a very active actor in New Cinema, especially in the 1960s. He received the Candango Award for Best Actor at the Brasília Festival for his performance in Jardim de Guerra, in 1968. He was also elected 'Best Supporting Actor' by the same award when acting in Kiss 2348/72. Despite preferring cinema, he also played roles on television, mainly in miniseries.
MovieCinema, Poema e Gangrena
2026
as Joel Barcellos
MovieA Film to Remind Us of Utopia
2026
as Self (archive footage)
MovieNeville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
2019
as Self
MovieMemórias do Grupo Opinião
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MoviePlano B
2014
MovieThe Lady from Estácio
2012
as Joel
MovieAperana Street 52
2012
as Self
TVA Justiceira
1997
MovieCelebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
MovieThe Naked Man
1997
Vampire Eyes
1996
as Vampa
TVCutie Pie... Her Loves and Sins
1995
as Aprígio
MovieSant'Anna dos Pescadores
1993
TVSecrets of Sand
1993
as Chico Belo
MovieBrasília - A Última Utopia
1993
MovieKiss 2348/72
1990
as arquivista
Jardim de Alah
1989
as Danilo
MovieSonhei com Você
1988
as Pistoleiro
Soul's Boundary
1988
Presença de Marisa
1988
as Bruno
MovieImages of the Unconscious
1987
as Carlos Pertuis
MovieArrepio
1987
Salvar o Brasil
1987
Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma
1986
Amenic - Entre o Discurso e a Prática
1984
MovieCorações a Mil
1983
as Jairo / Dr. Honório
MovieRio Babilonia
1982
as Marciano
MovieThe Secret of the Mummy
1982
MovieLuz Del Fuego
1982
as Canário
MovieInsônia
1982
MovieCrônica À Beira do Rio
1980
as Pescador
MovieBatalha dos Guararapes
1978
as Conselheiro
MovieStop 88
1978
as Joaquim Porfírio
MovieVirgin on the Hill
1977
MovieAnchieta, José do Brasil
1977
as Tibiriçá
MovieDi Cavalcanti Di Glauber
1977
as Self
Encarnação
1977
MovieThe Agony
1976
as Antena, o malandro
MovieFeminino Plural
1976
MovieA Man and His Cage
1974
as Delegado
MovieSagarana: O Duelo
1974
as Turíbio Todo
MovieFrance, Incorporated
1974
as The Brazilian
MovieOvelha Negra, Uma Despedida de Solteiro
1974
as João
MovieCinema
1974
MovieO Picapau Amarelo
1973
as Visconde de Sabugosa
MovieL'inchiesta
1971
MovieRua Descalça
1971
MovieThe Conformist
1971
as Pupil Prof. Quadri (uncredited)
MovieTatu Bola
1971
MovieMemories of Helen
1969
as André
MovieGarden of War
1969
as Edson
MovieTropico
1969
MovieCopacabana Fools Me
1969
as Macalé
MovieJourney to the End of the World
1968
MovieSatan's Feats in the Village of Take-and-Bring
1967
as Pegador de Almas
MovieThe Girl from Ipanema
1967
as Paquera
MovieEntranced Earth
1967
as (uncredited)
MovieImprovised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Big City
1966
as Inacio
MovieThe Deceased
1965
MovieThe Dare
1965
as Carlos
MovieMy Home Is Copacabana
1965
MovieThe Guns
1964
as Man with dead child
MovieThe Beggars
1963
MovieFive Times Favela
1962
as (segment "Pedreira de São Diego")
