ACTING
José Wilker
- Born
- Aug 20, 1946 in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
- Died
- Apr 5, 2014
Biography
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).
MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for
Medicine Man
Movie · 1992
Dr. Miguel Ornega
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Movie · 1976
Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
The Man of the Year
Movie · 2003
Sílvio
Bye Bye Brazil
Movie · 1980
Lorde Cigano
Gabriela
TV · 2012
Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
The Well Beloved One
Movie · 2010
Zeca Diabo
The Battle of Canudos
Movie · 1997
Antônio Conselheiro · Producer
The Deceased
Movie · 1965
(uncredited)
Trail of Lies
TV · 2013
Herbert Marques
Golden Oldies
Movie · 2008
Juca
Cute but Ordinary
Movie · 1981
Edgar
The Next Victim
TV · 1995
Marcelo Rossi
FILMOGRAPHY
135 movie & TV credits
- 2023Companhias do Teatro BrasileiroTV · Self (archive footage)
- 2021Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro OficinaMovie · Self
- 2017Dunas do BaratoMovie · Self
- 2017Brazilian Cinema in the 20th CenturyMovie · Self
- 2016Wilker EternoMovie · Self (archive footage)
- 2016As Aventuras do Pequeno ColomboMovie · Conde de Saint-Germain
- 2015Magnifica 70TV · Tiradentes
- 2014IsoladosMovie · Dr. Fausto
- 2014The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere DetailMovie · Chico Pacheco
- 2013Golden Oldies 2Movie · Juca
- 2013Invisible WorldMovie · Segment "Kreuko"
- 2013Trail of LiesTV · Herbert Marques
- 2013Giovanni ImprottaMovie · Giovanni Improtta, Director
- 2013VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiroMovie · Self
- 2012GabrielaTV · Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
- 2012O Brado RetumbanteTV · Floriano Pedreira
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