José Wilker
ActingAlso Known As
Жозе Вилкер
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).
Movies
(85 total)
Medicine Man
as Dr. Miguel Ornega
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
The Man of the Year
as Sílvio
Bye Bye Brazil
as Lorde Cigano
The Well Beloved One
as Zeca Diabo
The Battle of Canudos
as Antônio Conselheiro
The Deceased
as (uncredited)
Golden Oldies
as Juca
Isolados
as Dr. Fausto
Dead in the Water
as Father
Redeemer
as Dr. Sabóia
Cute But Ordinary
as Edgar
Romance
as Danilo
Little Book of Love
as Alaor
Xica
as Conde Valadares
Elvis & Madonna
as Pachecão
The Conspirators
as Tiradentes
Better Days Ahead
as Wallace Caldeira
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
as Donizetti
Sexo com Amor?
as Jorge
TV Shows
(47 total)
Gabriela
as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
Trail of Lies
as Herbert Marques
A Próxima Vítima
as Marcelo Rossi
Her Own Destiny
as Giovanni Improtta
Roque Santeiro
as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")
Celebridade
as Self
Magnifica 70
as Tiradentes
JK
as Juscelino Kubitschek
A Muralha
as Dom Diogo
A Vida Como Ela É...
as Narrador (voice)
Gabriela
as Mundinho Falcão
Rebirth
as Belarmino
Duas Caras
as Francisco Macieira
Anos Rebeldes
as Fábio Brito
O Salvador da Pátria
as João Matos / Miro Ferraz
Suave Veneno
as Waldomiro Cerqueira
Três Irmãs
as Augusto Pinheiro
The Fifth of Hell
as Marquês de Marialva
Um Anjo Caiu do Céu
as Tarso de Montaltino