José Wilker
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday20 August 1946
Died5 April 2014 (age 67)
Place of birthJuazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
Known credits134
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).
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
2021 · Self
Dunas do Barato
2017 · Self
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
2017 · Self
Wilker Eterno
2016 · Self (archive footage)
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo
2016 · Conde de Saint-Germain
Magnifica 70
2015 · Tiradentes
Isolados
2014 · Dr. Fausto
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
2014 · Chico Pacheco
Golden Oldies 2
2013 · Juca
Invisible World
2013 · Segment "Kreuko"
Trail of Lies
2013 · Herbert Marques
Giovanni Improtta
2013 · Giovanni Improtta
Giovanni Improtta
2013 · Director
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
2013 · Self
Gabriela
2012 · Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
O Brado Retumbante
2012 · Floriano Pedreira
Elvis & Madonna
2011 · Pachecão
A Melhor Idade
2011 · Antenor
The Well Beloved One
2011 · Zeca Diabo
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
2011 · Joãozinho Bem-Bem
Tancredo - A Travessia
2011
The Well Beloved One
2010 · Zeca Diabo
Na Forma da Lei
2010 · Dr. Mourão
Now Boarding
2009 · Fulano
Cinquentinha
2009 · Daniel Lopes de Carvalho
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009 · Self
O Sonho de Inacim
2009
Romance
2008 · Danilo
Golden Oldies
2008 · Juca
The Three Sisters
2008 · Augusto Pinheiro
Sexo com Amor?
2008 · Jorge
Two Faces
2007 · Francisco Macieira
Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes
2007 · Luis Gálvez
Canta Maria
2006 · Lampião
The Greatest Love of All
2006 · Antônio
JK
2006 · Juscelino Kubitschek
Redeemer
2004 · Dr. Sabóia
Her Own Destiny
2004 · Giovanni Improtta
Onde Anda Você
2004 · Mandarim
Celebrity
2003 · Self
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
2003 · Pilatos
The Man of the Year
2003 · Sílvio
Viva Sapato!
2003 · Fernando
Banquete
2002
Dead in the Water
2002 · Father
Desejos de Mulher
2002 · Ariel Godoy
The Fifth of Hell
2002 · Marquês de Marialva
Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical
2002 · Narrator
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