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
El Justicero (1967)
Actor
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)
as Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
Bye Bye Brazil (1980)
as Lorde Cigano
The Man of the Year (2003)
as Sílvio
Romance (2008)
as Danilo
Xica (1976)
as Conde Valadares
Elvis & Madonna (2011)
as Pachecão
O Casal (1975)
as Alfredo Giacometti
Estranho Triângulo (1970)
Actor
Baixo Gávea (1986)
as Maluco da bomba
Canta Maria (2006)
as Lampião
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina (2021)
as Self
Golden Oldies (2008)
as Juca
Sexo com Amor? (2008)
as Jorge
The Well Beloved One (2010)
as Zeca Diabo
Professor Kranz german in Germany (1978)
as Leleco
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail (2014)
as Chico Pacheco
Redeemer (2004)
as Dr. Sabóia
Leila Diniz (1987)
as Henrique Martins
The Deceased (1965)
as (uncredited)
Subway to the Stars (1987)
as Professor
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)
as Self
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century (2017)
as Self
Prisoner of Rio (1988)
as Salo
The Conspirators (1972)
as Tiradentes
Viva Sapato! (2003)
as Fernando
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga (2011)
as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
Dead in the Water (2002)
as Father
The Greatest Love of All (2006)
as Antônio
Jango (1984)
as Narrator
Mary, Mother of the Son of God (2003)
as Pilatos
Lovely Child (1990)
as Álvaro
Golden Oldies 2 (2013)
as Juca
The Battle of Canudos (1997)
as Antônio Conselheiro
Besame Mucho (1987)
as Xico
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado (2009)
as Self
The Man in the Black Cape (1986)
as Tenório Cavalcanti
On Borrowed Time (1968)
as Torturador
The King of the Candle (1982)
as Abelardo Segundo
Invisible World (2013)
as Segment "Kreuko"
Little Book of Love (1997)
as Alaor
Batalha dos Guararapes (1978)
as João Fernandes Vieira
Deliciosas Traições do Amor (1975)
Actor
Diamante Bruto (1978)
Actor
Amor e Medo (1974)
Actor
Dunas do Barato (2017)
as Self
Dybbuk: The Demon (1972)
as Hannan
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor (1989)
Actor
Onde Anda Você (2004)
as Mandarim
Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte (1970)
Actor
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória (1998)
as Giancarlo Sandrini
São Bernardo (1984)
Actor
Giovanni Improtta (2013)
as Giovanni Improtta
Paixão (1965)
Actor
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000)
as Donizetti
Movie Theaters of Rio (2001)
as Self
Isolados (2014)
as Dr. Fausto
Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo (1994)
as Narrator
Doida Demais (1989)
as Noé
Banquete (2002)
Actor
O Bom Burguês (1983)
as Lucas
Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça (1976)
Actor
Timeless Eye (—)
as Old Franz
Better Days Ahead (1989)
as Wallace Caldeira
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo (2015)
as Conde de Saint-Germain
A Mulher do Atirador de Facas (1984)
Actor
China, o Império do Centro (1987)
as Narrator
O Sonho de Inacim (2009)
Actor
Los crápulas (1981)
Actor
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro (2013)
as Self
Massacre no Supermercado (1968)
Actor
Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical (2002)
as Narrator
A Melhor Idade (2011)
as Antenor
Fonte da Saudade (1987)
Actor
Tancredo - A Travessia (2011)
Actor
Now Boarding (2009)
as Fulano
Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos (1993)
as Narrador
Delicado (1996)
Actor
Fiebre amarilla (1982)
Actor
Wilker Eterno (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Ana, a Libertina (1975)
Actor
A Porta Aberta (1989)
Actor