José Wilker

José Wilker

Known for

Acting

Born

August 20, 1946

Birthplace

Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil

Died

April 5, 2014 (aged 67)

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).

Best known work

Medicine Man

Medicine Man

1992

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

1976

The Man of the Year

The Man of the Year

2003

Bye Bye Brazil

Bye Bye Brazil

1980

Gabriela

Gabriela

2012

The Well Beloved One

The Well Beloved One

2010

The Battle of Canudos

The Battle of Canudos

1997

The Deceased

The Deceased

1965

Golden Oldies

Golden Oldies

2008

Trail of Lies

Trail of Lies

2013

Filmography

TBA
Timeless Eye
as Old Franz
2021
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
as Self
2017
Dunas do Barato
as Self
2017
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
as Self
2016
Wilker Eterno
as Self (archive footage)
2016
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo
as Conde de Saint-Germain
2015
Magnifica 70TV
as Tiradentes (2 episodes)
2014
Isolados
as Dr. Fausto
2014
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
as Chico Pacheco
2013
Golden Oldies 2
as Juca
2013
Invisible World
as Segment "Kreuko"
2013
Trail of LiesTV
as Herbert Marques (221 episodes)
2013
Giovanni Improtta
as Giovanni Improtta, Director
2013
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
as Self
2012
GabrielaTV
as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça (77 episodes)
2012
O Brado RetumbanteTV
as Floriano Pedreira (8 episodes)
2011
Elvis & Madonna
as Pachecão
2011
A Melhor Idade
as Antenor
2011
The Well Beloved OneTV
as Zeca Diabo (4 episodes)
2011
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
2011
Tancredo - A Travessia
2010
The Well Beloved One
as Zeca Diabo
2010
Na Forma da LeiTV
as Dr. Mourão (8 episodes)
2009
Now Boarding
as Fulano
2009
CinquentinhaTV
as Daniel Lopes de Carvalho (8 episodes)