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