Brandão Filho was born on January 6, 1910 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Moacyr Augusto Soares Brandão. He was an actor and writer, known for Os Caras de Pau (1971), Assalto à Brasileira (1971) and Samba em Berlim (1943). He died on March 22, 1998 in Rio de Janeiro.