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