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 · Dunas do Barato as Self
- 2015 · Magnifica 70 as Tiradentes
- 2014 · Isolados as Dr. Fausto
- 2014 · The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail as Chico Pacheco
- 2013 · Trail of Lies as Herbert Marques
- 2012 · Gabriela as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
- 2011 · Elvis & Madonna as Pachecão
- 2011 · A Melhor Idade as Antenor
- 2011 · Tancredo - A Travessia as
- 2009 · Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado as Self
- 2009 · O Sonho de Inacim as
- 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 · Canta Maria as Lampião
- 2006 · JK as Juscelino Kubitschek
- 2004 · Redeemer as Dr. Sabóia
- 2004 · Her Own Destiny as Giovanni Improtta
- 2004 · Onde Anda Você as Mandarim
- 2003 · Celebridade as Self
- 2003 · The Man of the Year as Sílvio
- 2003 · Viva Sapato! as Fernando
- 2002 · Desejos de Mulher as Ariel Godoy
- 2002 · The Fifth of Hell as Marquês de Marialva
- 2001 · Movie Theaters of Rio as Self
- 2000 · A Muralha as Dom Diogo
- 1999 · Suave Veneno as Waldomiro Cerqueira
- 1997 · Little Book of Love as Alaor
- 1996 · A Vida Como Ela É... as Narrador (voice)
- 1996 · Sai de Baixo as
- 1995 · A Próxima Vítima as Marcelo Rossi
- 1993 · Fera Ferida as Demóstenes Maçaranduba da Costa
- 1993 · Rebirth as Belarmino
- 1992 · Anos Rebeldes as Fábio Brito
- 1992 · Medicine Man as Dr. Miguel Ornega
- 1990 · Mico Preto as Frederico Menezes Garcia
- 1989 · Better Days Ahead as Wallace Caldeira
- 1989 · O Salvador da Pátria as João Matos/Miro Ferraz
- 1987 · Carmem as Camilo
- 1987 · Fonte da Saudade as
- 1987 · Corpo Santo as Ulisses Queiróz
- 1987 · Besame Mucho as Xico
- 1986 · Baixo Gávea as Maluco da bomba
- 1985 · Roque Santeiro as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")
- 1985 · Um Sonho a Mais as chefe de reportagem
- 1984 · Jango as Narrator
- 1984 · São Bernardo as
- 1983 · O Bom Burguês as Lucas
- 1981 · Cute But Ordinary as Edgar
- 1980 · Plumas & Paetês as Renato / Paulo
- 1978 · Diamante Bruto as
- 1976 · Anjo Mau as Rodrigo Medeiros
- 1975 · O Casal as Alfredo Giacometti
- 1975 · Gabriela as Mundinho Falcão
- 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
- 1970 · Estranho Triângulo as
- 1968 · On Borrowed Time as Torturador
- 1968 · Massacre no Supermercado as
- Future · Timeless Eye as Old Franz
- 2021 · Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina as Self
- 2017 · Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century as Self
- 2016 · Wilker Eterno as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo as Conde de Saint-Germain
- 2013 · Golden Oldies 2 as Juca
- 2013 · Invisible World as Segment "Kreuko"
- 2013 · Giovanni Improtta as Giovanni Improtta
- 2013 · VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro as Self
- 2012 · O Brado Retumbante as Floriano Pedreira
- 2011 · The Well Beloved One as Zeca Diabo
- 2011 · The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
- 2010 · The Well Beloved One as Zeca Diabo
- 2010 · Na Forma da Lei as Dr. Mourão
- 2009 · Now Boarding as Fulano
- 2008 · Golden Oldies as Juca
- 2006 · The Greatest Love of All as Antônio
- 2003 · Mary, Mother of the Son of God as Pilatos
- 2002 · Banquete as
- 2002 · Dead in the Water as Father
- 2002 · Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical as Narrator
- 2001 · Um Anjo Caiu do Céu as Tarso de Montaltino
- 2000 · Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion as Donizetti
- 1998 · For All - O Trampolim da Vitória as Giancarlo Sandrini
- 1997 · The Battle of Canudos as Antônio Conselheiro
- 1997 · A Justiceira as Ronaldo
- 1997 · Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional as Self
- 1996 · Anjo de Mim as Bianor
- 1996 · Delicado as
- 1996 · O Fim do Mundo as Sebastião "Tião" Socó
- 1994 · Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo as Narrator
- 1993 · Black August as Pedro Lomagno
- 1993 · Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos as Narrador
- 1990 · Lovely Child as Álvaro
- 1989 · A Porta Aberta as
- 1989 · Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor as
- 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
- 1987 · Subway to the Stars as Professor
- 1986 · The Man in the Black Cape as Tenório Cavalcanti
- 1984 · Transas e Caretas as Thiago Moura Imperial Leme
- 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
- 1982 · The King of the Candle as Abelardo Segundo
- 1981 · Brilhante as Sidney da Costa Pinto / Osvaldo Mesquita
- 1981 · Los crápulas as
- 1980 · Bye Bye Brazil as Lorde Cigano
- 1978 · Batalha dos Guararapes as João Fernandes Vieira
- 1978 · Professor Kranz german in Germany as Leleco
- 1976 · Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça as
- 1976 · Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands as Valdomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
- 1976 · Xica as Conde Valadares
- 1975 · Deliciosas Traições do Amor as
- 1975 · Ana, a Libertina as
- 1974 · Amor e Medo as
- 1974 · Corrida do Ouro as Fábio Rossi
- 1972 · Dybbuk: The Demon as Hannan
- 1971 · Bandeira 2 as Zelito
- 1970 · Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte as
- 1967 · El Justicero as
- 1965 · The Deceased as (uncredited)
- 1965 · Paixão as