José Wilker
Acting1946Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
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).
Known For
Acting History
Future
Timeless Eye
as Old Franz
2015
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo
as Conde de Saint-Germain
Magnifica 70
TVas Tiradentes
2014
Isolados
as Dr. Fausto
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
as Chico Pacheco
2013
Giovanni Improtta
as Giovanni Improtta
Invisible World
as Segment "Kreuko"
Golden Oldies 2
as Juca
Trail of Lies
TVas Herbert Marques• 221 eps
Giovanni Improtta
Director
2012
Gabriela
TVas Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
2011
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
Elvis & Madonna
as Pachecão
A Melhor Idade
as Antenor
2010
The Well Beloved One
as Zeca Diabo
2009
Now Boarding
as Fulano
2008
2007
Duas Caras
TVas Francisco Macieira
2006
2004
Redeemer
as Dr. Sabóia
Onde Anda Você
as Mandarim
Celebridade
TVas Self• 1 eps
Her Own Destiny
TVas Giovanni Improtta
2003
2002
Dead in the Water
as Father
The Fifth of Hell
TVas Marquês de Marialva
Desejos de Mulher
TVas Ariel Godoy
2001
Movie Theaters of Rio
as Self
Um Anjo Caiu do Céu
TVas Tarso de Montaltino
2000
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
as Donizetti
1999
Suave Veneno
TVas Waldomiro Cerqueira
1998
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
as Giancarlo Sandrini
1997
1995
A Próxima Vítima
TVas Marcelo Rossi
1994
Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo
as Narrator
1993
Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos
as Narrador
Rebirth
TVas Belarmino
Fera Ferida
TVas Demóstenes Maçaranduba da Costa
1992
Medicine Man
as Dr. Miguel Ornega
1990
Lovely Child
as Álvaro
1989
Better Days Ahead
as Wallace Caldeira
Doida Demais
as Noé
O Salvador da Pátria
TVas João Matos / Miro Ferraz
1988
Prisoner of Rio
as Salo
1987
Besame Mucho
as Xico
Subway to the Stars
as Professor
Leila Diniz
as Henrique Martins
Corpo Santo
TVas Ulisses Queiróz
Corpo Santo
TVDirector
1986
The Man in the Black Cape
as Tenório Cavalcanti
Baixo Gávea
as Maluco da bomba
1985
Um Sonho a Mais
TVas chefe de reportagem
Roque Santeiro
TVas Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")
1984
Jango
as Narrator
1983
O Bom Burguês
as Lucas
1982
The King of the Candle
as Abelardo Segundo
1981
Cute But Ordinary
as Edgar
Brilhante
TVas Sidney da Costa Pinto / Osvaldo Mesquita
1980
Bye Bye Brazil
as Lorde Cigano
Plumas & Paetês
TVas Renato / Paulo• 191 eps
1978
Batalha dos Guararapes
as João Fernandes Vieira
Professor Kranz german in Germany
as Leleco
1976
Xica
as Conde Valadares
1975
O Casal
as Alfredo Giacometti
1974
Corrida do Ouro
TVas Fábio Rossi• 178 eps
1973
Cavalo de Aço
TVas Atílio
1972
The Conspirators
as Tiradentes
Dybbuk: The Demon
as Hannan
1968
On Borrowed Time
as Torturador
1967
1965
The Deceased
as (uncredited)