Portrait of José Wilker

José Wilker

Acting

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).

Born: August 20, 1946

Place of Birth: Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil

Filmography

2017
2015
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo

as Conde de Saint-Germain

2014
Isolados

as Dr. Fausto

2013
2013
Invisible World

as Segment "Kreuko"

2013
Trail of Lies

as Herbert Marques

2013
Giovanni Improtta

as Giovanni Improtta

2012
Gabriela

as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça

2012
O Brado Retumbante

as Floriano Pedreira

2011
Elvis & Madonna

as Pachecão

2011
A Melhor Idade

as Antenor

2011
2011
2010
2010
Na Forma da Lei

as Dr. Mourão

2009
Now Boarding

as Fulano

2008
Romance

as Danilo

2008
2008
Três Irmãs

as Augusto Pinheiro

2008
2007
Duas Caras

as Francisco Macieira

2006
Canta Maria

as Lampião

2006
JK

as Juscelino Kubitschek

2004
Redeemer

as Dr. Sabóia

2004
Her Own Destiny

as Giovanni Improtta

2003
2003
2003
Viva Sapato!

as Fernando

2002
2002
Desejos de Mulher

as Ariel Godoy

2002
The Fifth of Hell

as Marquês de Marialva

2001
Um Anjo Caiu do Céu

as Tarso de Montaltino

2000
A Muralha

as Dom Diogo

1999
Suave Veneno

as Waldomiro Cerqueira

1998
1997
The Battle of Canudos

as Antônio Conselheiro

1997
A Justiceira

as Ronaldo

1996
Anjo de Mim

as Bianor

1996
O Fim do Mundo

as Sebastião "Tião" Socó

1996
A Vida Como Ela É...

as Narrador (voice)

1995
A Próxima Vítima

as Marcelo Rossi

1993
Fera Ferida

as Demóstenes Maçaranduba da Costa

1993
Black August

as Pedro Lomagno

1993
Rebirth

as Belarmino

1992
Anos Rebeldes

as Fábio Brito

1992
Medicine Man

as Dr. Miguel Ornega

1990
Mico Preto

as Frederico Menezes Garcia

1990
Lovely Child

as Álvaro

1989
Better Days Ahead

as Wallace Caldeira

1989
1988
1987
Leila Diniz

as Henrique Martins

1987
Carmem

as Camilo

1987
1987
Corpo Santo

as Ulisses Queiróz

1987
1986
The Man in the Black Cape

as Tenório Cavalcanti

1986
Baixo Gávea

as Maluco da bomba

1985
Roque Santeiro

as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")

1985
Um Sonho a Mais

as chefe de reportagem

1984
Jango

as Narrator

1984
Transas e Caretas

as Thiago Moura Imperial Leme

1983
1983
Bandidos da Falange

as Tito Lívio

1982
Final Feliz

as Rodrigo Mendonça

1982
The King of the Candle

as Abelardo Segundo

1981
Brilhante

as Sidney da Costa Pinto / Osvaldo Mesquita

1981
1980
Plumas & Paetês

as Renato / Paulo

1980
Bye Bye Brazil

as Lorde Cigano

1978
Batalha dos Guararapes

as João Fernandes Vieira

1976
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

as Valdomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães

1976
Xica

as Conde Valadares

1976
Anjo Mau

as Rodrigo Medeiros

1975
Gabriela

as Mundinho Falcão

1974
Corrida do Ouro

as Fábio Rossi

1973
1973
Cavalo de Aço

as Atílio

1972
1972
O Bofe

as Bandeira

1972
The Conspirators

as Tiradentes

1971
Bandeira 2

as Zelito

1971
Caso Especial

as assassino

1971
1968
On Borrowed Time

as Torturador

1965
The Deceased

as (uncredited)