José Wilker
Known for Acting · 132 credits
- Born
- 1946-08-20
- Died
- 2014-04-05
- Place of birth
- Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
- Also known as
- Жозе Вилкер
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
TV Shows (48)
Roque Santeiro
1985
as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")
Jequitibá
1993
as Belarmino
The Next Victim
1995
as Marcelo Rossi
Plumas & Paetês
1980
as Renato / Paulo
Celebrity
2003
as Self
Her Own Destiny
2004
as Giovanni Improtta
O Bofe
1972
as Bandeira
Final Feliz
1982
as Rodrigo Mendonça
Trail of Lies
2013
as Herbert Marques
Fera Ferida
1993
as Demóstenes Maçaranduba da Costa
Mild Poison
1999
as Waldomiro Cerqueira
Two Faces
2007
as Francisco Macieira
Anjo de Mim
1996
as Bianor
Sai de Baixo
1996
Desejos de Mulher
2002
as Ariel Godoy
Anjo Mau
1976
as Rodrigo Medeiros
Gabriela
2012
as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
Corpo Santo
1987
as Ulisses Queiróz
Carmem
1987
as Camilo Prata
The Three Sisters
2008
as Augusto Pinheiro
Os Ossos do Barão
1973
as Martino
O Salvador da Pátria
1989
as João Matos / Miro Ferraz
Corrida do Ouro
1974
as Fábio Rossi
Transas e Caretas
1984
as Thiago Moura Imperial Leme
Mico Preto
1990
as Frederico Menezes Garcia
Um Sonho a Mais
1985
as chefe de reportagem
A Muralha
2000
as Dom Diogo
Gabriela
1975
as Mundinho Falcão (Raimundo Falcão)
Cavalo de Aço
1973
as Atílio
Caso Especial
1971
as assassino / Hanan
JK
2006
as Juscelino Kubitschek
The Fifth of Hell
2002
as Marquês de Marialva
A Vida Como Ela É...
1996
as Narrador (voice)
Magnifica 70
2015
as Tiradentes
Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes
2007
as Luis Gálvez
A Justiceira
1997
as Ronaldo
Um Anjo Caiu do Céu
2001
as Tarso de Montaltino
Brilhante
1981
as Sidney da Costa Pinto / Osvaldo Mesquita
O Fim do Mundo
1996
as Sebastião "Tião" Socó
Anos Rebeldes
1992
as Fábio Brito
Black August
1993
as Pedro Lomagno
Bandeira 2
1971
as Zelito
Na Forma da Lei
2010
as Dr. Mourão
Cinquentinha
2009
as Daniel Lopes de Carvalho
Bandidos da Falange
1983
as Tito Lívio
Guerra de Canudos - Minissérie
1997
as Antônio Conselheiro
O Brado Retumbante
2012
as Floriano Pedreira
The Well Beloved One
2011
as Zeca Diabo
Movies (84)
Cute but Ordinary
1981
as Edgar
Sexo com Amor?
2008
as Jorge
Baixo Gávea
1986
as Maluco da bomba
Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte
1970
A Mulher do Atirador de Facas
1984
Lovely Child
1990
as Álvaro
Fiebre amarilla
1982
Elvis & Madonna
2011
as Pachecão
Canta Maria
2006
as Lampião
Estranho Triângulo
1970
China, o Império do Centro
1987
as Narrator
Onde Anda Você
2004
as Mandarim
São Bernardo
1984
Banquete
2002
Better Days Ahead
1989
as Wallace Caldeira
Amor e Medo
1974
O Sonho de Inacim
2009
Massacre no Supermercado
1968
O Casal
1975
as Alfredo Giacometti
A Melhor Idade
2011
as Antenor
Medicine Man
1992
as Dr. Miguel Ornega
Romance
2008
as Danilo
Dunas do Barato
2017
as Self
O Bom Burguês
1983
as Lucas
The Man of the Year
2003
as Sílvio
Paixão
1965
Doida Demais
1989
as Noé
Dybbuk: The Demon
1972
as Hannan
Xica
1976
as Conde Valadares
Diamante Bruto
1978
A Porta Aberta
1989
Dead in the Water
2002
as Father
Wilker Eterno
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Prisoner of Rio
1988
as Salo
Deliciosas Traições do Amor
1975
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009
as Self
The Deceased
1965
as (uncredited)
Golden Oldies 2
2013
as Juca
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
2003
as Pilatos
The Battle of Canudos
1997
as Antônio Conselheiro
Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça
1976
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976
as Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
On Borrowed Time
1968
as Torturador
Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos
1993
as Narrador
Invisible World
2013
as Segment "Kreuko"
Little Book of Love
1997
as Alaor
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
2014
as Chico Pacheco
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989
Professor Kranz german in Germany
1978
as Leleco
Bye Bye Brazil
1980
as Lorde Cigano
The Well Beloved One
2010
as Zeca Diabo
Subway to the Stars
1987
as Professor
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1998
as Giancarlo Sandrini
The Greatest Love of All
2006
as Antônio
The Man in the Black Cape
1986
as Tenório Cavalcanti
Now Boarding
2009
as Fulano
Tancredo - A Travessia
2011
Golden Oldies
2008
as Juca
Isolados
2014
as Dr. Fausto
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
The Conspirators
1972
as Tiradentes
Redeemer
2004
as Dr. Sabóia
Viva Sapato!
2003
as Fernando
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
2021
as Self
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
2017
as Self
Besame Mucho
1987
as Xico
Batalha dos Guararapes
1978
as João Fernandes Vieira
Jango
1984
as Narrator
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
2000
as Donizetti
Giovanni Improtta
2013
as Giovanni Improtta
Fonte da Saudade
1987
Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical
2002
as Narrator
Delicado
1996
El Justicero
1967
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo
2016
as Conde de Saint-Germain
Leila Diniz
1987
as Henrique Martins
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
2011
as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
Ana, a Libertina
1975
Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo
1994
as Narrator
Movie Theaters of Rio
2001
as Self
The King of the Candle
1982
as Abelardo Segundo
Los crápulas
1981
Timeless Eye
as Old Franz
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
2013
as Self
About José Wilker
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). With 132 credits spanning from 1965 to 2021, José Wilker has appeared in 84 films and 48 TV shows.
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Most Popular José Wilker Movies
- Cute but Ordinary (1981) — as Edgar
- Sexo com Amor? (2008) — as Jorge
- Baixo Gávea (1986) — as Maluco da bomba
- Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte (1970)
- A Mulher do Atirador de Facas (1984)
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