José Wilker
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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
Cute but Ordinary (1981)
as Edgar
Medicine Man (1992)
as Dr. Miguel Ornega
Romance (2008)
as Danilo
O Casal (1975)
as Alfredo Giacometti
Baixo Gávea (1986)
as Maluco da bomba
Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte (1970)
Actor
The Man of the Year (2003)
as Sílvio
Elvis & Madonna (2011)
as Pachecão
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)
as Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
Estranho Triângulo (1970)
Actor
Canta Maria (2006)
as Lampião
Banquete (2002)
Actor
Fiebre amarilla (1982)
Actor
Deliciosas Traições do Amor (1975)
Actor
Diamante Bruto (1978)
Actor
São Bernardo (1984)
Actor
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado (2009)
as Self
China, o Império do Centro (1987)
as Narrator
Wilker Eterno (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Better Days Ahead (1989)
as Wallace Caldeira
Paixão (1965)
Actor
Onde Anda Você (2004)
as Mandarim
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century (2017)
as Self
Massacre no Supermercado (1968)
Actor
O Bom Burguês (1983)
as Lucas
Sexo com Amor? (2008)
as Jorge
Amor e Medo (1974)
Actor
A Melhor Idade (2011)
as Antenor
Dybbuk: The Demon (1972)
as Hannan
Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça (1976)
Actor
O Sonho de Inacim (2009)
Actor
Filmando Dona Flor (1976)
as Self
Lovely Child (1990)
as Álvaro
Golden Oldies (2008)
as Juca
Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos (1993)
as Narrador
The Conspirators (1972)
as Tiradentes
Golden Oldies 2 (2013)
as Juca
On Borrowed Time (1968)
as Torturador
Mary, Mother of the Son of God (2003)
as Pilatos
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)
as Self
Doida Demais (1989)
as Noé
Dunas do Barato (2017)
as Self
A Porta Aberta (1989)
Actor
The Greatest Love of All (2006)
as Antônio
Dead in the Water (2002)
as Father
The King of the Candle (1982)
as Abelardo Segundo
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000)
as Donizetti
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória (1998)
as Giancarlo Sandrini
Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical (2002)
as Narrator
Xica (1976)
as Conde Valadares
Bye Bye Brazil (1980)
as Lorde Cigano
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina (2021)
as Self
Professor Kranz german in Germany (1978)
as Leleco
The Man in the Black Cape (1986)
as Tenório Cavalcanti
Ana, a Libertina (1975)
Actor
The Battle of Canudos (1997)
as Antônio Conselheiro
The Well Beloved One (2010)
as Zeca Diabo
Redeemer (2004)
as Dr. Sabóia
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga (2011)
as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor (1989)
Actor
Los crápulas (1981)
Actor
Subway to the Stars (1987)
as Professor
Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo (1994)
as Narrator
Prisoner of Rio (1988)
as Salo
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo (2016)
as Conde de Saint-Germain
Movie Theaters of Rio (2001)
as Self
Leila Diniz (1987)
as Henrique Martins
Giovanni Improtta (2013)
as Giovanni Improtta
Viva Sapato! (2003)
as Fernando
The Deceased (1965)
as (uncredited)
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro (2013)
as Self
Timeless Eye (—)
as Old Franz
Invisible World (2013)
as Segment "Kreuko"
Now Boarding (2009)
as Fulano
Jango (1984)
as Narrator
El Justicero (1967)
Actor
Isolados (2014)
as Dr. Fausto
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail (2014)
as Chico Pacheco
Fonte da Saudade (1987)
Actor
Batalha dos Guararapes (1978)
as João Fernandes Vieira
Little Book of Love (1997)
as Alaor
Delicado (1996)
Actor
Besame Mucho (1987)
as Xico
Tancredo - A Travessia (2011)
Actor