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
2021
2017
Dunas do Barato
as Self
2016
Wilker Eterno
as Self (archive footage)
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
O Brado Retumbante
TVas Floriano Pedreira
2011
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
Elvis & Madonna
as Pachecão
A Melhor Idade
as Antenor
The Well Beloved One
TVas Zeca Diabo
2010
The Well Beloved One
as Zeca Diabo
Na Forma da Lei
TVas Dr. Mourão
2009
2008
2007
Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes
TVas Luis Gálvez
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
A Muralha
TVas Dom Diogo
1999
Suave Veneno
TVas Waldomiro Cerqueira
1998
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
as Giancarlo Sandrini
1997
Little Book of Love
as Alaor
The Battle of Canudos
as Antônio Conselheiro
A Justiceira
TVas Ronaldo
The Battle of Canudos
Producer
1996
O Fim do Mundo
TVas Sebastião "Tião" Socó
A Vida Como Ela É...
TVas Narrador (voice)
Anjo de Mim
TVas Bianor
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
Black August
TVas Pedro Lomagno
1992
Medicine Man
as Dr. Miguel Ornega
Anos Rebeldes
TVas Fábio Brito
1990
Lovely Child
as Álvaro
Mico Preto
TVas Frederico Menezes Garcia
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
China, o Império do Centro
as Narrator
Corpo Santo
TVas Ulisses Queiróz
Carmem
TVas Camilo
Corpo Santo
TVDirector
Helena
TVDirector
Carmem
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
1983
1982
1981
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
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
Anjo Mau
TVas Rodrigo Medeiros
1975
1974
Corrida do Ouro
TVas Fábio Rossi• 178 eps
1973
Cavalo de Aço
TVas Atílio
Os Ossos do Barão
TVas Martino
1972
1971
Caso Especial
TVas assassino / Hanan
Bandeira 2
TVas Zelito
1968
On Borrowed Time
as Torturador
1967
1965
The Deceased
as (uncredited)