---
name: "Pelé"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/pele"
fi1m_id: "pele"
imdb_id: "nm0671446"
tmdb_id: 140152
wikidata_id: "Q12897"
roles: []
born: "23 October 1940"
died: "29 December 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-03T00:51:02.182271+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Pelé

## Identity

Pelé

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/pele
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** pele
- **IMDb ID:** nm0671446
- **TMDB ID:** 140152
- **Wikidata ID:** Q12897
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12897, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671446/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/140152

Actor. Born 23 October 1940 in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Died 29 December 2022.

## Details

- **Born:** 23 October 1940, Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- **Died:** 29 December 2022
- **Also known as:** Edson Arantes do Nascimento, A Pérola Negra, O Rei do Futebol, O Rei Pelé, O Rei, بيليه, إدسون أرانتيس دو ناسيمنتو
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12897, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671446/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/140152

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Diego Maradona*](https://film.one/film/diego-maradona.md) (76)

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## Biography

Pelé, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, was a Brazilian actor and footballer. He appeared in films including *Escape to Victory* (1981) as Cpl. Luis Fernandez and *Pelé: Birth of a Legend* (2016) as a man sitting in a hotel lobby.

His other screen credits include self appearances in documentaries such as *Diego Maradona* (2019) and *Pelé* (2021), as well as roles in *Mike Bassett: England Manager* (2001) and earlier films like *A Minor Miracle* (1985). He died on 29 December 2022.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Diego Maradona* (2019), Fi1m 76, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/diego-maradona.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Rei da Noite* (2025), Actor
- *Pelé - Long Live the King* (2023), Actor
- *#SkyBuffaRacconta Pelé, O Rei* (2020), series, Actor
- *Pele, Argentina and The Dictators* (2018), as Kendisi
- *Pelé - A Origem* (2017), as Ele mesmo
- *Pelé: Birth of a Legend* (2016), as Pelé · Executive Producer
- *El Sabalé* (2014), as Él mismo
- *The Winning Spirit* (2012), as Pelé
- *Storyville* (1997), series, Actor
- *Football Gone Crazy* (1996), Actor
- *Estados Anysios de Chico City* (1991), series, as Ele mesmo
- *Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor* (1989), Actor
- *O Salvador da Pátria* (1989), series, as Ele mesmo
- *1º de Abril, Brasil* (1989), Actor
- *Hotshot* (1987), as Santos
- *Os Trapalhões e o Rei do Futebol* (1986), as Nascimento · Story
- *Pedro Mico* (1985), Actor
- *A Minor Miracle* (1983), as Pelé
- *Chico Anysio Show* (1982), series, as Ele mesmo
- *Escape to Victory* (1981), as Cpl. Luis Fernandez, Brazil
- *Os Trombadinhas* (1979), as Pelé · Writer, Producer
- *The Trapalhões* (1977), series, as Ele mesmo
- *A Marcha* (1972), as Chico Bondade
- *O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões* (1971), Actor
- *E Nós, Aonde Vamos?* (1970), series, Opening/Ending Animation
- *Os Estranhos* (1969), series, as Plínio Pompeu
- *True Brazil* (1968), Actor
- *Subterrâneos do Futebol* (1965), as O Ídolo
- *O Preço da Vitória* (1959), Actor
- *Nasser & the Ticket*, as Pele
- *Boys from Brazil*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Pelé](https://film.one/media/person/3926923/gallery-5697f0658473.jpg) Pelé — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Pele_con_brasil_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![A graffiti of Pelé on a building at São Paulo (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/3926923/gallery-01d8f341e097.jpg) A graffiti of Pelé on a building at São Paulo (2024) — Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/A_graffiti_of_Pel%C3%A9_on_a_building_at_S%C3%A3o_Paulo.jpg/1280px-A_graffiti_of_Pel%C3%A9_on_a_building_at_S%C3%A3o_Paulo.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Pelé em entrevista — Foto: Arquivo A Tribuna.](https://film.one/media/person/3926923/gallery-f7cbbc2119b4.webp) Pelé em entrevista — Foto: Arquivo A Tribuna. — Unknown photographer from A Tribuna, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/De_estudante_a_piloto_de_avi%C3%A3o%2C_Pel%C3%A9_em_cem_imagens_raras_fora_do_futebol_%28101%29.webp?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![A ex-esposa de Pelé Rosi e a filha Kelly com Pelé observando a enfermeira — Foto: Arquivo A Tribuna. (1967)](https://film.one/media/person/3926923/gallery-b06598a1bb87.webp) A ex-esposa de Pelé Rosi e a filha Kelly com Pelé observando a enfermeira — Foto: Arquivo A Tribuna. (1967) — José Herrera/A Tribuna, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/De_estudante_a_piloto_de_avi%C3%A3o%2C_Pel%C3%A9_em_cem_imagens_raras_fora_do_futebol_%2818%29.webp?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Pelé](https://film.one/media/person/3926923/gallery-a471155845aa.jpg) Pelé — Image via TMDB
- ![Pelé](https://film.one/media/person/3926923/gallery-34eb260d8f49.jpg) Pelé — Image via TMDB
- ![Pelé](https://film.one/media/person/3926923/gallery-2414b4f68495.jpg) Pelé — Image via TMDB
- ![Pelé recebe placa em homenagem aos mil gols — Foto: Arquivo A Tribuna.](https://film.one/media/person/3926923/gallery-ca90ba123dcb.webp) Pelé recebe placa em homenagem aos mil gols — Foto: Arquivo A Tribuna. — Cândido Gonzalez/A Tribuna, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/De_estudante_a_piloto_de_avi%C3%A3o%2C_Pel%C3%A9_em_cem_imagens_raras_fora_do_futebol_%2823%29.webp?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Pelé recebe uma placa da Companhia de Trânsito com o número mil em referência à marca atingida pelo atleta — Foto: Cândido Gonzalez/Arquivo A Tribuna.](https://film.one/media/person/3926923/gallery-2bfa1bf98505.webp) Pelé recebe uma placa da Companhia de Trânsito com o número mil em referência à marca atingida pelo atleta — Foto: Cândido Gonzalez/Arquivo A Tribuna. — Cândido Gonzalez/A Tribuna, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/De_estudante_a_piloto_de_avi%C3%A3o%2C_Pel%C3%A9_em_cem_imagens_raras_fora_do_futebol_%2824%29.webp?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Pelé](https://film.one/media/person/3926923/gallery-bc07799bcdbb.jpg) Pelé — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 20 won

- Ballon d'Or Dream Team 2020: Ballon d'Or Dream Team (won)
- FWA Tribute Award 2018: FWA Tribute Award (won)
- Silver Olympic Order 2016: Silver Olympic Order (won)
- Distinguished Guest of Mexico City 2009: Distinguished Guest of Mexico City (won)
- Llaves de la Ciudad de Mexico 2009: Llaves de la Ciudad de Mexico (won)
- FIFA Presidential Award 2007: FIFA Presidential Award (won)
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award 2005: BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award (won)
- FIFA Player of the Century 2000: FIFA Player of the Century (won)
- Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award 2000: Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award (won)
- Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1997: Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (won)
- Marca Leyenda 1997: Marca Leyenda (won)
- National Order of Merit 1991: National Order of Merit (won)
- FIFA Order of Merit 1984: FIFA Order of Merit (won)
- Officer of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite 1975: Officer of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite (won)
- honorary citizen of Baltimore 1973: honorary citizen of Baltimore (won)
- South American Footballer of the Year 1973: South American Footballer of the Year (won)
- BBC World Sport Star of the Year 1970: BBC World Sport Star of the Year (won)
- World Cup Golden Ball 1970: World Cup Golden Ball (won)
- Order of Rio Branco 1967: Order of Rio Branco (won)
- Knight of the Legion of Honour 1963: Knight of the Legion of Honour (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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