José Wilker
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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
Credits
Cute but Ordinary (1981)
as Edgar
Baixo Gávea (1986)
as Maluco da bomba
Sexo com Amor? (2008)
as Jorge
Canta Maria (2006)
as Lampião
Estranho Triângulo (1970)
Actor
Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte (1970)
Actor
Fiebre amarilla (1982)
Actor
A Mulher do Atirador de Facas (1984)
Actor
Paixão (1965)
Actor
Lovely Child (1990)
as Álvaro
Elvis & Madonna (2011)
as Pachecão
Onde Anda Você (2004)
as Mandarim
Banquete (2002)
Actor
O Casal (1975)
as Alfredo Giacometti
Medicine Man (1992)
as Dr. Miguel Ornega
Diamante Bruto (1978)
Actor
Romance (2008)
as Danilo
China, o Império do Centro (1987)
as Narrator
The Man of the Year (2003)
as Sílvio
O Sonho de Inacim (2009)
Actor
São Bernardo (1984)
Actor
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)
as Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
Dunas do Barato (2017)
as Self
Amor e Medo (1974)
Actor
A Melhor Idade (2011)
as Antenor
Better Days Ahead (1989)
as Wallace Caldeira
Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos (1993)
as Narrador
Wilker Eterno (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado (2009)
as Self
Massacre no Supermercado (1968)
Actor
O Bom Burguês (1983)
as Lucas
The Well Beloved One (2010)
as Zeca Diabo
The Battle of Canudos (1997)
as Antônio Conselheiro
Golden Oldies (2008)
as Juca
A Porta Aberta (1989)
Actor
Deliciosas Traições do Amor (1975)
Actor
On Borrowed Time (1968)
as Torturador
Mary, Mother of the Son of God (2003)
as Pilatos
Xica (1976)
as Conde Valadares
Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça (1976)
Actor
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor (1989)
Actor
Dead in the Water (2002)
as Father
Doida Demais (1989)
as Noé
Subway to the Stars (1987)
as Professor
Dybbuk: The Demon (1972)
as Hannan
Bye Bye Brazil (1980)
as Lorde Cigano
The Man in the Black Cape (1986)
as Tenório Cavalcanti
Redeemer (2004)
as Dr. Sabóia
Batalha dos Guararapes (1978)
as João Fernandes Vieira
Professor Kranz german in Germany (1978)
as Leleco
Invisible World (2013)
as Segment "Kreuko"
Viva Sapato! (2003)
as Fernando
Golden Oldies 2 (2013)
as Juca
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)
as Self
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail (2014)
as Chico Pacheco
The Conspirators (1972)
as Tiradentes
El Justicero (1967)
Actor
Fonte da Saudade (1987)
Actor
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina (2021)
as Self
The Deceased (1965)
as (uncredited)
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century (2017)
as Self
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória (1998)
as Giancarlo Sandrini
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000)
as Donizetti
Isolados (2014)
as Dr. Fausto
Los crápulas (1981)
Actor
Prisoner of Rio (1988)
as Salo
Besame Mucho (1987)
as Xico
Little Book of Love (1997)
as Alaor
The Greatest Love of All (2006)
as Antônio
Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical (2002)
as Narrator
Now Boarding (2009)
as Fulano
Leila Diniz (1987)
as Henrique Martins
Giovanni Improtta (2013)
as Giovanni Improtta
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga (2011)
as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
Tancredo - A Travessia (2011)
Actor
Ana, a Libertina (1975)
Actor
The King of the Candle (1982)
as Abelardo Segundo
Delicado (1996)
Actor
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro (2013)
as Self
Movie Theaters of Rio (2001)
as Self
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo (2016)
as Conde de Saint-Germain
Jango (1984)
as Narrator
Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo (1994)
as Narrator
Timeless Eye (—)
as Old Franz