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).
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Movies (34)
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
as Self
2021
Dunas do Barato
as Self
2017
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
as Self
2017
Wilker Eterno
as Self (archive footage)
2016
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo
as Conde de Saint-Germain
2015
Isolados
as Dr. Fausto
2014
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
as Chico Pacheco
2014
Golden Oldies 2
as Juca
2013
Invisible World
as Segment "Kreuko"
2013
Giovanni Improtta
as Giovanni Improtta
2013
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
as Self
2013
Elvis & Madonna
as Pachecão
2011
A Melhor Idade
as Antenor
2011
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
2011
Tancredo - A Travessia
2011
The Well Beloved One
as Zeca Diabo
2010
Now Boarding
as Fulano
2009
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
as Self
2009
O Sonho de Inacim
2009
Romance
as Danilo
2008
Golden Oldies
as Juca
2008
Sexo com Amor?
as Jorge
2008
Canta Maria
as Lampião
2006
The Greatest Love of All
as Antônio
2006
Redeemer
as Dr. Sabóia
2004
Onde Anda Você
as Mandarim
2004
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
as Pilatos
2003
The Man of the Year
as Sílvio
2003
Viva Sapato!
as Fernando
2003
Banquete
2002
Dead in the Water
as Father
2002
Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical
as Narrator
2002
Movie Theaters of Rio
as Self
2001
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
as Donizetti
2000
TV Shows (16)
Trail of Lies
as Herbert Marques
2013
Gabriela
as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
2012
O Brado Retumbante
as Floriano Pedreira
2012
The Well Beloved One
as Zeca Diabo
2011
Na Forma da Lei
as Dr. Mourão
2010
Três Irmãs
as Augusto Pinheiro
2008
Duas Caras
as Francisco Macieira
2007
Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes
as Luis Gálvez
2007
JK
as Juscelino Kubitschek
2006
Her Own Destiny
as Giovanni Improtta
2004
Celebridade
as Self
2003
Desejos de Mulher
as Ariel Godoy
2002
The Fifth of Hell
as Marquês de Marialva
2002
Um Anjo Caiu do Céu
as Tarso de Montaltino
2001
A Muralha
as Dom Diogo
2000
Suave Veneno
as Waldomiro Cerqueira
1999