José Wilker
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-08-20
Day of Death
2014-04-05 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
José Wilker
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
Timeless Eye
as Old Franz
(2021)
(2017)
(2017)
Dunas do Barato
as Self
(2016)
Wilker Eterno
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo
as Conde de Saint-Germain
(2014)
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
as Chico Pacheco
(2014)
Isolados
as Dr. Fausto
(2013)
Giovanni Improtta
as Giovanni Improtta
(2013)
Golden Oldies 2
as Juca
(2013)
(2011)
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
(2011)
Elvis & Madonna
as Pachecão
(2011)
A Melhor Idade
as Antenor
(2011)
(2010)
The Well Beloved One
as Zeca Diabo
(2009)
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
as Self
(2009)
Now Boarding
as Fulano
(2009)
(2008)
Romance
as Danilo
(2008)
Sexo com Amor?
as Jorge
(2008)
Golden Oldies
as Juca
(2006)
The Greatest Love of All
as Antônio
(2006)
Canta Maria
as Lampião
(2004)
Redeemer
as Dr. Sabóia
(2004)
Onde Anda Você
as Mandarim
(2003)
The Man of the Year
as Sílvio
(2003)
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
as Pilatos
(2003)
Viva Sapato!
as Fernando
(2002)
Dead in the Water
as Father
(2002)
(2002)
(2001)
Movie Theaters of Rio
as Self
(2000)
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
as Donizetti
(1998)
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
as Giancarlo Sandrini
(1997)
The Battle of Canudos
as Antônio Conselheiro
(1997)
(1997)
Little Book of Love
as Alaor
(1996)
(1994)
Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo
as Narrador
(1993)
Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos
as Narrador
(1992)
Medicine Man
as Dr. Miguel Ornega
(1990)
Lovely Child
as Álvaro
(1989)
Doida Demais
as Noé
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
Better Days Ahead
as Wallace Caldeira
(1988)
Prisoner of Rio
as Salo
(1987)
Subway to the Stars
as Professor
(1987)
Besame Mucho
as Xico
(1987)
Leila Diniz
as Henrique Martins
(1987)
China, o Império do Centro
as Narrator
(1986)
The Man in the Black Cape
as Tenório Cavalcanti
(1986)
Baixo Gávea
as Maluco da bomba
(1984)
Jango
as Narrator
(1984)
(1984)
(1983)
O Bom Burguês
as Lucas
(1983)
(1982)
(1982)
The King of the Candle
as Abelardo Segundo
(1981)
Bonitinha mas Ordinária
as Edgar
(1981)
(1980)
Bye Bye Brazil
as Lorde Cigano
(1978)
Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania
as Leleco
(1978)
Batalha dos Guararapes
as João Fernandes Vieira
(1978)
(1976)
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Valdomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
(1976)
Xica
as Conde Valadares
(1976)
(1975)
O Casal
as Alfredo Giacometti
(1975)
(1975)
(1974)
(1972)
Dybbuk: The Demon
as Hannan
(1972)
The Conspirators
as Tiradentes
(1970)
(1970)
(1968)
(1968)
On Borrowed Time
as Torturador
(1967)
(1965)
The Deceased
as (uncredited)
(1965)
Crew
(2013)
Giovanni Improtta
Director
(1997)
The Battle of Canudos
Producer