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
- 2021 · Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina as Self
- 2013 · Invisible World as Segment "Kreuko"
- 2013 · Trail of Lies as Herbert Marques
- 2013 · Giovanni Improtta as Giovanni Improtta
- 2012 · Gabriela as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
- 2011 · The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
- 2010 · The Well Beloved One as Zeca Diabo
- 2009 · Now Boarding as Fulano
- 2008 · Romance as Danilo
- 2007 · Duas Caras as Francisco Macieira
- 2004 · Redeemer as Dr. Sabóia
- 2004 · Her Own Destiny as Giovanni Improtta
- 2003 · Celebridade as Self
- 2003 · Mary, Mother of the Son of God as Pilatos
- 2003 · Viva Sapato! as Fernando
- 2002 · Desejos de Mulher as Ariel Godoy
- 1999 · Suave Veneno as Waldomiro Cerqueira
- 1998 · For All - O Trampolim da Vitória as Giancarlo Sandrini
- 1997 · The Battle of Canudos as Antônio Conselheiro
- 1997 · Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional as Self
- 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 · Medicine Man as Dr. Miguel Ornega
- 1987 · Subway to the Stars as Professor
- 1985 · Roque Santeiro as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")
- 1981 · Cute But Ordinary as Edgar
- 1980 · Bye Bye Brazil as Lorde Cigano
- 1976 · Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands as Valdomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
- 1975 · Gabriela as Mundinho Falcão
- 1972 · The Conspirators as Tiradentes
- 1965 · The Deceased as (uncredited)
- Future · Timeless Eye as Old Franz
- 2017 · Dunas do Barato 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
- 2014 · Isolados as Dr. Fausto
- 2014 · The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail as Chico Pacheco
- 2013 · Golden Oldies 2 as Juca
- 2013 · VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro as Self
- 2012 · O Brado Retumbante as Floriano Pedreira
- 2011 · Elvis & Madonna as Pachecão
- 2011 · A Melhor Idade as Antenor
- 2011 · The Well Beloved One as Zeca Diabo
- 2011 · Tancredo - A Travessia as
- 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
- 2008 · Três Irmãs as Augusto Pinheiro
- 2008 · Sexo com Amor? as Jorge
- 2007 · Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes as Luis Gálvez
- 2006 · Canta Maria as Lampião
- 2006 · The Greatest Love of All as Antônio
- 2006 · JK as Juscelino Kubitschek
- 2004 · Onde Anda Você as Mandarim
- 2003 · The Man of the Year as Sílvio
- 2002 · Banquete as
- 2002 · Dead in the Water as Father
- 2002 · The Fifth of Hell as Marquês de Marialva
- 2002 · Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical as Narrator
- 2001 · Movie Theaters of Rio as Self
- 2001 · Um Anjo Caiu do Céu as Tarso de Montaltino
- 2000 · Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion as Donizetti
- 2000 · A Muralha as Dom Diogo
- 1997 · A Justiceira as Ronaldo
- 1997 · Little Book of Love as Alaor
- 1996 · Anjo de Mim as Bianor
- 1996 · Delicado as
- 1996 · O Fim do Mundo as Sebastião "Tião" Socó
- 1996 · A Vida Como Ela É... as Narrador (voice)
- 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
- 1992 · Anos Rebeldes as Fábio Brito
- 1990 · Mico Preto as Frederico Menezes Garcia
- 1990 · Lovely Child as Álvaro
- 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
- 1987 · Carmem as Camilo
- 1987 · Fonte da Saudade as
- 1987 · Corpo Santo as Ulisses Queiróz
- 1987 · Besame Mucho as Xico
- 1986 · The Man in the Black Cape as Tenório Cavalcanti
- 1986 · Baixo Gávea as Maluco da bomba
- 1985 · Um Sonho a Mais as chefe de reportagem
- 1984 · Jango as Narrator
- 1984 · São Bernardo as
- 1984 · Transas e Caretas as Thiago Moura Imperial Leme
- 1984 · A Mulher do Atirador de Facas as
- 1983 · O Bom Burguês as Lucas
- 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 · Plumas & Paetês as Renato / Paulo
- 1978 · Batalha dos Guararapes as João Fernandes Vieira
- 1978 · Professor Kranz german in Germany as Leleco
- 1978 · Diamante Bruto as
- 1976 · Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça as
- 1976 · Xica as Conde Valadares
- 1976 · Anjo Mau as Rodrigo Medeiros
- 1975 · Deliciosas Traições do Amor as
- 1975 · Ana, a Libertina as
- 1975 · O Casal as Alfredo Giacometti
- 1974 · Amor e Medo as
- 1974 · Corrida do Ouro as Fábio Rossi
- 1973 · Os Ossos do Barão as Martino
- 1973 · Cavalo de Aço as Atílio
- 1972 · Dybbuk: The Demon as Hannan
- 1972 · O Bofe as Bandeira
- 1971 · Bandeira 2 as Zelito
- 1971 · Caso Especial as assassino
- 1971 · Caso Especial as Hanan
- 1970 · Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte as
- 1970 · Estranho Triângulo as
- 1968 · On Borrowed Time as Torturador
- 1968 · Massacre no Supermercado as
- 1967 · El Justicero as
- 1965 · Paixão as