José Wilker
August 20, 1946 (79 years old) in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
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
- 2021 · Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina as Self
- 2015 · Magnifica 70 as Tiradentes
- 2013 · Invisible World as Segment "Kreuko"
- 2013 · Trail of Lies as Herbert Marques
- 2012 · Gabriela as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
- 2008 · Romance as Danilo
- 2008 · Golden Oldies as Juca
- 2008 · Três Irmãs as Augusto Pinheiro
- 2007 · Duas Caras as Francisco Macieira
- 2007 · Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes as Luis Gálvez
- 2006 · Canta Maria as Lampião
- 2006 · The Greatest Love of All as Antônio
- 2006 · JK as Juscelino Kubitschek
- 2004 · Her Own Destiny as Giovanni Improtta
- 2003 · Celebridade as Self
- 2002 · Dead in the Water as Father
- 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 · Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion as Donizetti
- 2000 · A Muralha as Dom Diogo
- 1999 · Suave Veneno as Waldomiro Cerqueira
- 1998 · For All - O Trampolim da Vitória as Giancarlo Sandrini
- 1997 · The Battle of Canudos as Antônio Conselheiro
- 1997 · A Justiceira as Ronaldo
- 1997 · Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional as Self
- 1996 · Anjo de Mim as Bianor
- 1996 · Delicado as
- 1996 · O Fim do Mundo as Sebastião "Tião" Socó
- 1996 · Sai de Baixo as
- 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
- 1989 · Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor as
- 1989 · O Salvador da Pátria as João Matos / Miro Ferraz
- 1987 · Leila Diniz as Henrique Martins
- 1987 · Carmem as Camilo
- 1987 · Corpo Santo as Ulisses Queiróz
- 1985 · Roque Santeiro as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")
- 1985 · Um Sonho a Mais as chefe de reportagem
- 1984 · Transas e Caretas as Thiago Moura Imperial Leme
- 1983 · Bandidos da Falange as
- 1983 · Bandidos da Falange as Tito Lívio
- 1982 · Final Feliz as Rodrigo Mendonça
- 1981 · Los crápulas as
- 1981 · Cute But Ordinary as Edgar
- 1980 · Plumas & Paetês as Renato / Paulo
- 1980 · Bye Bye Brazil as Lorde Cigano
- 1978 · Professor Kranz german in Germany as Leleco
- 1976 · Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands as Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
- 1976 · Xica as Conde Valadares
- 1976 · Anjo Mau as Rodrigo Medeiros
- 1975 · Ana, a Libertina as
- 1975 · Gabriela as Mundinho Falcão
- 1974 · Corrida do Ouro as Fábio Rossi
- 1973 · Os Ossos do Barão as Martino
- 1973 · Cavalo de Aço as Atílio
- 1972 · O Bofe as Bandeira
- 1971 · Caso Especial as assassino
- 1971 · Caso Especial as Hanan
- Future · Timeless Eye as Old Franz
- 2017 · Dunas do Barato as Self
- 2017 · Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century as Self
- 2016 · Wilker Eterno as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo as Conde de Saint-Germain
- 2014 · Isolados as Dr. Fausto
- 2014 · The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail as Chico Pacheco
- 2013 · Golden Oldies 2 as Juca
- 2013 · Giovanni Improtta as Giovanni Improtta
- 2013 · VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro as Self
- 2012 · O Brado Retumbante as Floriano Pedreira
- 2011 · Elvis & Madonna as Pachecão
- 2011 · A Melhor Idade as Antenor
- 2011 · The Well Beloved One as Zeca Diabo
- 2011 · The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
- 2011 · Tancredo - A Travessia as
- 2010 · The Well Beloved One as Zeca Diabo
- 2010 · Na Forma da Lei as Dr. Mourão
- 2009 · Now Boarding as Fulano
- 2009 · Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado as Self
- 2009 · O Sonho de Inacim as
- 2008 · Sexo com Amor? as Jorge
- 2004 · Redeemer as Dr. Sabóia
- 2004 · Onde Anda Você as Mandarim
- 2003 · Mary, Mother of the Son of God as Pilatos
- 2003 · The Man of the Year as Sílvio
- 2003 · Viva Sapato! as Fernando
- 2002 · Banquete as
- 2002 · Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical as Narrator
- 2001 · Movie Theaters of Rio as Self
- 1997 · Little Book of Love as Alaor
- 1994 · Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo as Narrator
- 1993 · Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos as Narrador
- 1990 · Lovely Child as Álvaro
- 1989 · A Porta Aberta as
- 1989 · Better Days Ahead as Wallace Caldeira
- 1989 · Doida Demais as Noé
- 1988 · Prisoner of Rio as Salo
- 1987 · China, o Império do Centro as Narrator
- 1987 · Fonte da Saudade as
- 1987 · Subway to the Stars as Professor
- 1987 · Besame Mucho as Xico
- 1986 · The Man in the Black Cape as Tenório Cavalcanti
- 1986 · Baixo Gávea as Maluco da bomba
- 1984 · Jango as Narrator
- 1984 · São Bernardo as
- 1984 · A Mulher do Atirador de Facas as
- 1983 · O Bom Burguês as Lucas
- 1982 · Fiebre amarilla as
- 1982 · The King of the Candle as Abelardo Segundo
- 1981 · Brilhante as Sidney da Costa Pinto / Osvaldo Mesquita
- 1978 · Batalha dos Guararapes as João Fernandes Vieira
- 1978 · Diamante Bruto as
- 1976 · Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça as
- 1975 · Deliciosas Traições do Amor as
- 1975 · O Casal as Alfredo Giacometti
- 1974 · Amor e Medo as
- 1972 · Dybbuk: The Demon as Hannan
- 1972 · The Conspirators as Tiradentes
- 1971 · Bandeira 2 as Zelito
- 1970 · Estranho Triângulo as
- 1970 · Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte as
- 1968 · On Borrowed Time as Torturador
- 1968 · Massacre no Supermercado as
- 1967 · El Justicero as
- 1965 · The Deceased as (uncredited)
- 1965 · Paixão as




