# Cecil Thiré

Cecil Aldary Portocarrero Thiré (28 May 1943 – 9 October 2020) was a Brazilian television, film and stage actor, and director.

## Life and career

Thiré was born in Rio de Janeiro, the only son of actress Tônia Carrero and artist Carlos Arthur Thiré. He was named after his grandfather Cecil Thiré, a mathematics teacher at Colégio Pedro II and textbook writer.
At the age of 17, he studied acting with Adolfo Celi and worked intensely in theater in the 1960s.
At age 18, he had his first professional job, as assistant director to Ruy Guerra in Os Fuzis. At 19, he directed his first film, the short film Os Mendigos. In 1967, he directed the feature films O diabo mora no sangue and, later, O Ibrahim do subúrbio. As an actor, he was in the cast of more than twenty films, having started at the age of nine, in a small appearance in Tico-Tico no fubá, starring Tônia Carrero.
On television, he acted in telenovelas, miniseries, and comedy programs on Rede Tupi, Rede Globo, and RecordTV. His debut was in 1967, on TV Tupi's telenovela Angústia de amar.
Thiré died on October 9, 2020, aged 77, of Parkinson's disease.

## Career
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1962 | Cinco vezes Favela | | (segments "Zé da cachorra" and "Pedreira de São Diego") |
| 1962 | Os Mendigos | | assistant director |
| 1964 | Os Fuzis | | assistant director |
| 1965 | Society em Baby-doll | | |
| 1965 | Crônica da Cidade Amada | | (segment "Aventura Carioca") |
| 1966 | Arrastão | Marcos | |
| 1968 | O Diabo Mora no Sangue | Indian | director |
| 1969 | O Bravo Guerreiro | | |
| 1973 | Como nos livrar do saco | | |
| 1974 | Ainda Agarro esta Vizinha | Tatá | |
| 1975 | Eu Dou o que ela Gosta | | |
| 1976 | O Ibraim do Subúrbio | | (segment "Ibrahim do Subúrbio") |
| 1979 | Muito Prazer | Aquino | |
| 1982 | Luz del Fuego | | |
| 1988 | Fábula de la Bella Palomera | | |
| 1991 | Manobra Radical | Dr. Bernardo | |
| 1991 | Caccia Allo Scorpione D'oro | | |
| 1991 | Per sempre | Nelson Alberti | |
| 1994 | Mil e uma | | |
| 1995 | O Quatrilho | Padre Gentile | |
| 1998 | Caminho dos Sonhos | | |
| 2000 | Cronicamente Inviável | Luís | |
| 2001 | Sonhos Tropicais | Presidente Rodrigues Alves | |
| 2003 | Harmada | | |
| 2006 | Didi, o Caçador de Tesouros | Dr. Samuel Walker | |
| 2009 | Bela Noite para Voar | Marechal Henrique Teixeira Lott | |
| 2009 | Destino | Dr. Amâncio | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
| 1967 | Angústia de Amar | Roger | Rede Tupi |
| 1974 | O Espigão | Silveirinha | Rede Globo |
| 1975 | Escalada | Pascoal | Rede Globo |
| 1975 | Caso Especial | Episode: A Ilha do Espaço | Rede Globo |
| 1976 | Duas Vidas | Tomás | Rede Globo |
| 1976 | Planeta dos Homens | Unknown | Rede Globo |
| 1979 | Malu Mulher | Episode: Ainda não é Hora (Doctor) | Rede Globo |
| 1982 | Sol de Verão | Virgílio | Rede Globo |
| 1983 | Champagne | Lúcio | Rede Globo |
| 1986 | Roda de Fogo | Mário Liberato | Rede Globo |
| 1988 | Sassaricando | São Sinfrônio | Rede Globo |
| 1989 | O Salvador da Pátria | Lauro Brancato | Rede Globo |
| 1989 | Top Model | Alex Kundera | Rede Globo |
| 1992 | Pedra sobre Pedra | Kléber Vilares | Rede Globo |
| 1993 | Cupido Electrónico | Realizador | RTP1 |
| 1993 | Renascer | Delegado Olavo | Rede Globo |
| 1994 | 74.5 - Uma Onda no Ar | Álvaro | Rede Manchete |
| 1995 | A Próxima Vítima | Adalberto Vasconcelos | Rede Globo |
| 1996 | Quem É Você? | Túlio | Rede Globo |
| 1997 | Zazá | Dorival (Doc) | Rede Globo |
| 1998 | Labirinto | Ernesto | Rede Globo |
| 1998 | Malhação | Henrique Otávio (H.O.) | Rede Globo |
| 2000 | A Muralha | Dom Bartolomeu Fernandes | Rede Globo |
| 2001 | Os Maias | Jacob Cohen | Rede Globo |
| 2001 | A Padroeira | Capitão Antunes | Rede Globo |
| 2003 | Kubanacan | Senador Ramirez | Rede Globo |
| 2004 | Celebridade | Dr. Filipe | Rede Globo |
| 2005 | Zorra Total | various | Rede Globo |
| 2006 | Cidadão Brasileiro | Júlio Jordão | Rede Record |
| 2007 | Vidas Opostas | Mário Carvalho | Rede Record |
| 2009 | Poder Paralelo | Armando Orlim | Rede Record |
| 2012 | Máscaras | Eduardo Sotero | Rede Record |
| 2013 | Se Eu Fosse Você | Sr. Albuquerque | Fox Brasil (final appearance) |

### Stage

| Year | Title |
| 2002 | Variações Enigmáticas |
| 2006 | O Último Suspiro da Palmeira |
| 2011 | A Lição (Governanta Maria) & A Cantora Careca (Sr. Smith) |