José Wilker
ActingAugust 20, 1946 – April 5, 2014 (aged 67)
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).
Filmography
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina2021 · Self
Dunas do Barato2017 · Self
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century2017 · Self
Wilker Eterno
Wilker Eterno2016 · Self (archive footage)
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo2016 · Conde de Saint-Germain
Magnifica 702015 · Tiradentes
Isolados2014 · Dr. Fausto
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail2014 · Chico Pacheco
Mega Spontan2013 · Juca
Invisible World2013 · Segment "Kreuko"
Trail of Lies2013 · Herbert Marques
Giovanni Improtta2013 · Giovanni Improtta
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro2013 · Self
Gabriela2012 · Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
O Brado Retumbante2012 · Floriano Pedreira
Elvis & Madonna2011 · Pachecão
A Melhor Idade2011 · Antenor
The Well Beloved One2011 · Zeca Diabo
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga2011 · Joãozinho Bem-Bem
Tancredo - A Travessia2011
The Well Beloved One2010 · Zeca Diabo
Na Forma da Lei2010 · Dr. Mourão
Now Boarding2009 · Fulano
Cinquentinha2009 · Daniel Lopes de Carvalho
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado2009 · Self
O Sonho de Inacim2009
Romance2008 · Danilo
Let's Go Quintuplets!2008 · Juca
The Three Sisters2008 · Augusto Pinheiro
Sexo com Amor?2008 · Jorge
Two Faces2007 · Francisco Macieira
Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes2007 · Luis Gálvez
Canta Maria2006 · Lampião
The Greatest Love of All2006 · Antônio
JK2006 · Juscelino Kubitschek
Redeemer2004 · Dr. Sabóia
Her Own Destiny2004 · Giovanni Improtta
Onde Anda Você2004 · Mandarim
Celebrity2003 · Self
Princess at Large2003 · Pilatos
Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical2002
Banquete2002
Movie Theaters of Rio2001
Um Anjo Caiu do Céu2001
Mild Poison1999 · Waldomiro Cerqueira
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória1998
Guerra de Canudos - Minissérie1997
The Battle of Canudos1997
O Fim do Mundo1996
The Next Victim1995 · Marcelo Rossi
Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo1994
Fera Ferida1993
Medicine Man1992
Mico Preto1990
Doida Demais1989
Better Days Ahead1989
Carmem1987
Besame Mucho1987
Roque Santeiro1985
Jango1984
Transas e Caretas1984
O Bom Burguês1983
Bandidos da Falange1983
Final Feliz1982
Fiebre amarilla1982
The King of the Candle1982
Cute but Ordinary1981
Los crápulas1981
Brilhante1981
Bye Bye Brazil1980
Plumas & Paetês1980
Batalha dos Guararapes1978
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands1976
Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça1976
O Casal1975
Deliciosas Traições do Amor1975
Ana, a Libertina1975
Gabriela1975
Amor e Medo1974
Os Ossos do Barão1973
The Conspirators1972
Dybbuk: The Demon1972
Bandeira 21971
Estranho Triângulo1970
Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte1970