
José Wilker
August 20, 1946 (79 years old) in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
José Wilker Almeida (20 August 1944 – 5 April 2014) was a Brazilian film, stage, and television actor and director. The actor gained fame in telenovelas like Roque Santeiro (1985), but became known internationally for his role as Vadinho, the husband who returns from the dead to tempt Sônia Braga's character in the movie Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976).
Known For
Credits
- 2017 · Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century as Self
- 2013 · Golden Oldies 2 as Juca
- 2013 · Invisible World as Segment "Kreuko"
- 2013 · Trail of Lies as Herbert Marques
- 2012 · Gabriela as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
- 2011 · A Melhor Idade as Antenor
- 2011 · The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
- 2011 · Tancredo - A Travessia as
- 2010 · The Well Beloved One as Zeca Diabo
- 2009 · Now Boarding as Fulano
- 2008 · Romance as Danilo
- 2008 · Três Irmãs as Augusto Pinheiro
- 2008 · Sexo com Amor? as Jorge
- 2007 · Duas Caras as Francisco Macieira
- 2007 · Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes as Luis Gálvez
- 2006 · JK as Juscelino Kubitschek
- 2004 · Redeemer as Dr. Sabóia
- 2004 · Her Own Destiny as Giovanni Improtta
- 2003 · Celebridade as Self
- 2002 · Desejos de Mulher as Ariel Godoy
- 2002 · The Fifth of Hell as Marquês de Marialva
- 2001 · Movie Theaters of Rio as Self
- 2001 · Um Anjo Caiu do Céu as Tarso de Montaltino
- 2000 · A Muralha as Dom Diogo
- 1999 · Suave Veneno as Waldomiro Cerqueira
- 1997 · The Battle of Canudos as Antônio Conselheiro
- 1997 · A Justiceira as Ronaldo
- 1997 · Little Book of Love as Alaor
- 1996 · Anjo de Mim as Bianor
- 1996 · O Fim do Mundo as Sebastião "Tião" Socó
- 1996 · Sai de Baixo as
- 1996 · A Vida Como Ela É... as Narrador (voice)
- 1995 · A Próxima Vítima as Marcelo Rossi
- 1994 · Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo as Narrador
- 1993 · Fera Ferida as Demóstenes Maçaranduba da Costa
- 1993 · Black August as Pedro Lomagno
- 1993 · Reborn as Belarmino
- 1992 · Anos Rebeldes as Fábio Brito
- 1992 · Medicine Man as Dr. Miguel Ornega
- 1990 · Mico Preto as Frederico Menezes Garcia
- 1990 · Lovely Child as Álvaro
- 1987 · Carmem as Camilo
- 1987 · Fonte da Saudade as
- 1987 · Subway to the Stars as Professor
- 1987 · Corpo Santo as Ulisses Queiróz
- 1987 · Besame Mucho as Xico
- 1985 · Roque Santeiro as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")
- 1985 · Um Sonho a Mais as chefe de reportagem
- 1984 · Transas e Caretas as Thiago Moura Imperial Leme
- 1983 · O Bom Burguês as Lucas
- 1982 · The King of the Candle as Abelardo Segundo
- 1981 · Cute But Ordinary as Edgar
- 1980 · Plumas & Paetês as Renato / Paulo
- 1980 · Bye Bye Brazil as Lorde Cigano
- 1978 · Batalha dos Guararapes as João Fernandes Vieira
- 1976 · Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands as Valdomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
- 1976 · Anjo Mau as Rodrigo Medeiros
- 1975 · Gabriela as Mundinho Falcão
- 1974 · Corrida do Ouro as Fábio Rossi
- 1973 · Os Ossos do Barão as Martino
- 1973 · Cavalo de Aço as Atílio
- 1972 · O Bofe as Bandeira
- 1972 · The Conspirators as Tiradentes
- 1971 · Caso Especial as assassino
- 1971 · Caso Especial as Hanan
- Future · Timeless Eye as Old Franz
- 2021 · Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina as Self
- 2017 · Dunas do Barato as Self
- 2016 · Wilker Eterno as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo as Conde de Saint-Germain
- 2014 · Isolados as Dr. Fausto
- 2014 · The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail as Chico Pacheco
- 2013 · Giovanni Improtta as Giovanni Improtta
- 2013 · VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro as Self
- 2012 · O Brado Retumbante as Floriano Pedreira
- 2011 · Elvis & Madonna as Pachecão
- 2011 · The Well Beloved One as Zeca Diabo
- 2010 · Na Forma da Lei as Dr. Mourão
- 2009 · Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado as Self
- 2009 · O Sonho de Inacim as
- 2008 · Golden Oldies as Juca
- 2006 · Canta Maria as Lampião
- 2006 · The Greatest Love of All as Antônio
- 2004 · Onde Anda Você as Mandarim
- 2003 · Mary, Mother of the Son of God as Pilatos
- 2003 · The Man of the Year as Sílvio
- 2003 · Viva Sapato! as Fernando
- 2002 · Banquete as
- 2002 · Dead in the Water as Father
- 2002 · Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical as Narrator
- 2000 · Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion as Donizetti
- 1998 · For All - O Trampolim da Vitória as Giancarlo Sandrini
- 1997 · Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional as Self
- 1996 · Delicado as
- 1993 · Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos as Narrador
- 1989 · A Porta Aberta as
- 1989 · Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor as
- 1989 · Better Days Ahead as Wallace Caldeira
- 1989 · Doida Demais as Noé
- 1988 · Prisoner of Rio as Salo
- 1987 · China, o Império do Centro as Narrator
- 1987 · Leila Diniz as Henrique Martins
- 1986 · The Man in the Black Cape as Tenório Cavalcanti
- 1986 · Baixo Gávea as Maluco da bomba
- 1985 · Especial Roque Santeiro as Luís Roque Duarte (Roque Santeiro)
- 1984 · Jango as Narrator
- 1984 · São Bernardo as
- 1984 · A Mulher do Atirador de Facas as
- 1983 · Bandidos da Falange as
- 1983 · Bandidos da Falange as Tito Lívio
- 1982 · Final Feliz as Rodrigo Mendonça
- 1982 · Fiebre amarilla as
- 1981 · Brilhante as Sidney da Costa Pinto / Osvaldo Mesquita
- 1981 · Los crápulas as
- 1978 · Professor Kranz german in Germany as Leleco
- 1978 · Diamante Bruto as
- 1976 · Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça as
- 1976 · Xica as Conde Valadares
- 1975 · Deliciosas Traições do Amor as
- 1975 · Ana, a Libertina as
- 1975 · O Casal as Alfredo Giacometti
- 1974 · Amor e Medo as
- 1972 · Dybbuk: The Demon as Hannan
- 1971 · Bandeira 2 as Zelito
- 1970 · Estranho Triângulo as
- 1970 · Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte as
- 1968 · On Borrowed Time as Torturador
- 1968 · Massacre no Supermercado as
- 1967 · El Justicero as
- 1965 · The Deceased as (uncredited)
- 1965 · Paixão as