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 · Trail of Lies as Herbert Marques
- 2013 · Giovanni Improtta as Giovanni Improtta
- 2012 · Gabriela as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
- 2010 · The Well Beloved One as Zeca Diabo
- 2009 · Now Boarding as Fulano
- 2008 · Três Irmãs as Augusto Pinheiro
- 2007 · Duas Caras as Francisco Macieira
- 2006 · JK as Juscelino Kubitschek
- 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
- 2000 · A Muralha as Dom Diogo
- 1999 · Suave Veneno as Waldomiro Cerqueira
- 1996 · Sai de Baixo as
- 1993 · Fera Ferida as Demóstenes Maçaranduba da Costa
- 1993 · Rebirth as Belarmino
- 1990 · Lovely Child as Álvaro
- 1989 · O Salvador da Pátria as João Matos/Miro Ferraz
- 1987 · Fonte da Saudade as
- 1984 · A Mulher do Atirador de Facas as
- 1983 · O Bom Burguês as Lucas
- 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
- 1975 · Gabriela as Mundinho Falcão
- 1973 · Os Ossos do Barão as Martino
- 1973 · Cavalo de Aço as Atílio
- 1972 · O Bofe as Bandeira
- 1967 · El Justicero as
- 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
- 2015 · Magnifica 70 as Tiradentes
- 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 · Invisible World as Segment "Kreuko"
- 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 · The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
- 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 · Romance as Danilo
- 2008 · Golden Oldies as Juca
- 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
- 2004 · Redeemer as Dr. Sabóia
- 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
- 1998 · For All - O Trampolim da Vitória as Giancarlo Sandrini
- 1997 · The Battle of Canudos as Antônio Conselheiro
- 1997 · A Justiceira as Ronaldo
- 1997 · Little Book of Love as Alaor
- 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
- 1996 · A Vida Como Ela É... as Narrador (voice)
- 1995 · A Próxima Vítima as Marcelo Rossi
- 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
- 1992 · Medicine Man as Dr. Miguel Ornega
- 1990 · Mico Preto as Frederico Menezes Garcia
- 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 · Subway to the Stars as Professor
- 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 · 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
- 1984 · Transas e Caretas as Thiago Moura Imperial Leme
- 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
- 1978 · Professor Kranz german in Germany as Leleco
- 1978 · Diamante Bruto as
- 1976 · Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça as
- 1976 · Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands as Valdomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
- 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
- 1972 · Dybbuk: The Demon as Hannan
- 1972 · The Conspirators as Tiradentes
- 1971 · Bandeira 2 as Zelito
- 1971 · Caso Especial as assassino
- 1971 · Caso Especial as Hanan
- 1970 · Estranho Triângulo as
- 1970 · Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte as
- 1968 · On Borrowed Time as Torturador
- 1968 · Massacre no Supermercado as
- 1965 · The Deceased as (uncredited)
- 1965 · Paixão as