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

Desejos de Mulher

Celebrity

Her Own Destiny

Trail of Lies

Roque Santeiro

Jequitibá

Two Faces

The Next Victim

All Movies (84)

• Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina2021 · as Self
• Dunas do Barato2017 · as Self
• Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century2017 · as Self
• Wilker Eterno2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo2015 · as Conde de Saint-Germain
• Isolados2014 · as Dr. Fausto
• The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail2014 · as Chico Pacheco
• Golden Oldies 22013 · as Juca
• Invisible World2013 · as Segment "Kreuko"
• Giovanni Improtta2013 · as Giovanni Improtta
• VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro2013 · as Self
• Elvis & Madonna2011 · as Pachecão
• A Melhor Idade2011 · as Antenor
• The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga2011 · as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
• Tancredo - A Travessia2011
• The Well Beloved One2010 · as Zeca Diabo
• Now Boarding2009 · as Fulano
• Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado2009 · as Self
• O Sonho de Inacim2009
• Romance2008 · as Danilo
• Golden Oldies2008 · as Juca
• Sexo com Amor?2008 · as Jorge
• Canta Maria2006 · as Lampião
• The Greatest Love of All2006 · as Antônio
• Redeemer2004 · as Dr. Sabóia
• Onde Anda Você2004 · as Mandarim
• Mary, Mother of the Son of God2003 · as Pilatos
• The Man of the Year2003 · as Sílvio
• Viva Sapato!2003 · as Fernando
• Banquete2002
• Dead in the Water2002 · as Father
• Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical2002 · as Narrator
• Movie Theaters of Rio2001 · as Self
• Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion2000 · as Donizetti
• For All - O Trampolim da Vitória1998 · as Giancarlo Sandrini
• The Battle of Canudos1997 · as Antônio Conselheiro
• Little Book of Love1997 · as Alaor
• Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional1997 · as Self
• Delicado1996
• Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo1994 · as Narrator
• Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos1993 · as Narrador
• Medicine Man1992 · as Dr. Miguel Ornega
• Lovely Child1990 · as Álvaro
• A Porta Aberta1989
• Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor1989
• Better Days Ahead1989 · as Wallace Caldeira
• Doida Demais1989 · as Noé
• Prisoner of Rio1988 · as Salo
• China, o Império do Centro1987 · as Narrator
• Leila Diniz1987 · as Henrique Martins
• Fonte da Saudade1987
• Subway to the Stars1987 · as Professor
• Besame Mucho1987 · as Xico
• The Man in the Black Cape1986 · as Tenório Cavalcanti
• Baixo Gávea1986 · as Maluco da bomba
• Jango1984 · as Narrator
• São Bernardo1984
• A Mulher do Atirador de Facas1984
• O Bom Burguês1983 · as Lucas
• Fiebre amarilla1982
• The King of the Candle1982 · as Abelardo Segundo
• Los crápulas1981
• Cute But Ordinary1981 · as Edgar
• Bye Bye Brazil1980 · as Lorde Cigano
• Batalha dos Guararapes1978 · as João Fernandes Vieira
• Professor Kranz german in Germany1978 · as Leleco
• Diamante Bruto1978
• Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça1976
• Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands1976 · as Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
• Xica1976 · as Conde Valadares
• Deliciosas Traições do Amor1975
• Ana, a Libertina1975
• O Casal1975 · as Alfredo Giacometti
• Amor e Medo1974
• Dybbuk: The Demon1972 · as Hannan
• The Conspirators1972 · as Tiradentes
• Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte1970
• Estranho Triângulo1970
• On Borrowed Time1968 · as Torturador
• Massacre no Supermercado1968
• El Justicero1967
• The Deceased1965 · as (uncredited)
• Paixão1965
• Timeless Eye— · as Old Franz

All TV Shows (48)

• Magnifica 702015 · as Tiradentes
• Trail of Lies2013 · as Herbert Marques
• Gabriela2012 · as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
• O Brado Retumbante2012 · as Floriano Pedreira
• The Well Beloved One2011 · as Zeca Diabo
• Na Forma da Lei2010 · as Dr. Mourão
• Cinquentinha2009 · as Daniel Lopes de Carvalho
• The Three Sisters2008 · as Augusto Pinheiro
• Two Faces2007 · as Francisco Macieira
• Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes2007 · as Luis Gálvez
• JK2006 · as Juscelino Kubitschek
• Her Own Destiny2004 · as Giovanni Improtta
• Celebrity2003 · as Self
• Desejos de Mulher2002 · as Ariel Godoy
• The Fifth of Hell2002 · as Marquês de Marialva
• Um Anjo Caiu do Céu2001 · as Tarso de Montaltino
• A Muralha2000 · as Dom Diogo
• Mild Poison1999 · as Waldomiro Cerqueira
• A Justiceira1997 · as Ronaldo
• Anjo de Mim1996 · as Bianor
• O Fim do Mundo1996 · as Sebastião "Tião" Socó
• A Vida Como Ela É...1996 · as Narrador (voice)
• Sai de Baixo1996
• The Next Victim1995 · as Marcelo Rossi
• Fera Ferida1993 · as Demóstenes Maçaranduba da Costa
• Black August1993 · as Pedro Lomagno
• Jequitibá1993 · as Belarmino
• Anos Rebeldes1992 · as Fábio Brito
• Mico Preto1990 · as Frederico Menezes Garcia
• O Salvador da Pátria1989 · as João Matos / Miro Ferraz
• Carmem1987 · as Camilo Prata
• Corpo Santo1987 · as Ulisses Queiróz
• Roque Santeiro1985 · as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")
• Um Sonho a Mais1985 · as chefe de reportagem
• Transas e Caretas1984 · as Thiago Moura Imperial Leme
• Bandidos da Falange1983 · as Tito Lívio
• Final Feliz1982 · as Rodrigo Mendonça
• Brilhante1981 · as Sidney da Costa Pinto / Osvaldo Mesquita
• Plumas & Paetês1980 · as Renato / Paulo
• Anjo Mau1976 · as Rodrigo Medeiros
• Gabriela1975 · as Mundinho Falcão (Raimundo Falcão)
• Corrida do Ouro1974 · as Fábio Rossi
• Os Ossos do Barão1973 · as Martino
• Cavalo de Aço1973 · as Atílio
• O Bofe1972 · as Bandeira
• Bandeira 21971 · as Zelito
• Caso Especial1971 · as assassino
• Caso Especial1971 · as Hanan