José Wilker
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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
Medicine Man (1992)
as Dr. Miguel Ornega
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)
as Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)
as Self
Mary, Mother of the Son of God (2003)
as Pilatos
Canta Maria (2006)
as Lampião
Golden Oldies (2008)
as Juca
The Man of the Year (2003)
as Sílvio
Paixão (1965)
Actor
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000)
as Donizetti
Baixo Gávea (1986)
as Maluco da bomba
O Casal (1975)
as Alfredo Giacometti
Estranho Triângulo (1970)
Actor
Fiebre amarilla (1982)
Actor
Better Days Ahead (1989)
as Wallace Caldeira
Banquete (2002)
Actor
Subway to the Stars (1987)
as Professor
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado (2009)
as Self
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century (2017)
as Self
Golden Oldies 2 (2013)
as Juca
Sexo com Amor? (2008)
as Jorge
The Man in the Black Cape (1986)
as Tenório Cavalcanti
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória (1998)
as Giancarlo Sandrini
Elvis & Madonna (2011)
as Pachecão
Wilker Eterno (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Dead in the Water (2002)
as Father
Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte (1970)
Actor
The Greatest Love of All (2006)
as Antônio
Deliciosas Traições do Amor (1975)
Actor
China, o Império do Centro (1987)
as Narrator
Onde Anda Você (2004)
as Mandarim
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor (1989)
Actor
Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo (1994)
as Narrator
Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça (1976)
Actor
São Bernardo (1984)
Actor
Bye Bye Brazil (1980)
as Lorde Cigano
O Sonho de Inacim (2009)
Actor
Prisoner of Rio (1988)
as Salo
The Deceased (1965)
as (uncredited)
Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical (2002)
as Narrator
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga (2011)
as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
Lovely Child (1990)
as Álvaro
Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos (1993)
as Narrador
Filmando Dona Flor (1976)
as Self
Viva Sapato! (2003)
as Fernando
On Borrowed Time (1968)
as Torturador
Professor Kranz german in Germany (1978)
as Leleco
Romance (2008)
as Danilo
Xica (1976)
as Conde Valadares
The Well Beloved One (2010)
as Zeca Diabo
Dunas do Barato (2017)
as Self
The King of the Candle (1982)
as Abelardo Segundo
Diamante Bruto (1978)
Actor
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail (2014)
as Chico Pacheco
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo (2016)
as Conde de Saint-Germain
Doida Demais (1989)
as Noé
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro (2013)
as Self
The Conspirators (1972)
as Tiradentes
The Battle of Canudos (1997)
as Antônio Conselheiro
Redeemer (2004)
as Dr. Sabóia
O Bom Burguês (1983)
as Lucas
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina (2021)
as Self
Massacre no Supermercado (1968)
Actor
Leila Diniz (1987)
as Henrique Martins
Dybbuk: The Demon (1972)
as Hannan
Invisible World (2013)
as Segment "Kreuko"
Los crápulas (1981)
Actor
Ana, a Libertina (1975)
Actor
A Melhor Idade (2011)
as Antenor
Giovanni Improtta (2013)
as Giovanni Improtta
Isolados (2014)
as Dr. Fausto
Batalha dos Guararapes (1978)
as João Fernandes Vieira
Besame Mucho (1987)
as Xico
Now Boarding (2009)
as Fulano
Fonte da Saudade (1987)
Actor
Jango (1984)
as Narrator
Delicado (1996)
Actor
El Justicero (1967)
Actor
Amor e Medo (1974)
Actor
Movie Theaters of Rio (2001)
as Self
A Porta Aberta (1989)
Actor
Tancredo - A Travessia (2011)
Actor
Timeless Eye (—)
as Old Franz
Little Book of Love (1997)
as Alaor