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