José Wilker
Known for acting · Born 20 August 1946 · Died 5 April 2014 · aged 67 · Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
140 credits
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
Trail of Lies
2013
Her Own Destiny
2004
Roque Santeiro
1985
The Next Victim
1995
Gabriela
2012
Two Faces
2007
Jequitibá
1993
Mild Poison
1999
O Salvador da Pátria
1989
Fera Ferida
1993
The Three Sisters
2008
Plumas & Paetês
1980
Acting (132)
2021Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro OficinaSelfFilm
2017Dunas do BaratoSelfFilm
2017Brazilian Cinema in the 20th CenturySelfFilm
2016As Aventuras do Pequeno ColomboConde de Saint-GermainFilm
2016Wilker EternoSelf (archive footage)Film
2015Magnifica 70Tiradentes · 2 episodesSeries
2014IsoladosDr. FaustoFilm
2014The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere DetailChico PachecoFilm
2013Trail of LiesHerbert Marques · 221 episodesSeries
2013Invisible WorldSegment "Kreuko"Film
2013Golden Oldies 2JucaFilm
2013Giovanni ImprottaGiovanni ImprottaFilm
2013VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiroSelfFilm
2012GabrielaCoronel Jesuíno Mendonça · 77 episodesSeries
2012O Brado RetumbanteFloriano Pedreira · 8 episodesSeries
2011Elvis & MadonnaPachecãoFilm
2011The Time and Turn of Augusto MatragaJoãozinho Bem-BemFilm
2011The Well Beloved OneZeca Diabo · 4 episodesSeries
2011Tancredo - A TravessiaFilm
2011A Melhor IdadeAntenorFilm
2010The Well Beloved OneZeca DiaboFilm
2010Na Forma da LeiDr. Mourão · 8 episodesSeries
2009CinquentinhaDaniel Lopes de Carvalho · 8 episodesSeries
2009Now BoardingFulanoFilm
2009Paulo Gracindo - O Bem AmadoSelfFilm
2009O Sonho de InacimFilm
2008Golden OldiesJucaFilm
2008RomanceDaniloFilm
2008Sexo com Amor?JorgeFilm
2008The Three SistersAugusto Pinheiro · 179 episodesSeries
2007Two FacesFrancisco Macieira · 210 episodesSeries
2007Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico MendesLuis Gálvez · 55 episodesSeries
2006JKJuscelino Kubitschek · 47 episodesSeries
2006The Greatest Love of AllAntônioFilm
2006Canta MariaLampiãoFilm
2004RedeemerDr. SabóiaFilm
2004Her Own DestinyGiovanni Improtta · 221 episodesSeries
2004Onde Anda VocêMandarimFilm
2003The Man of the YearSílvioFilm
2003CelebritySelfSeries
2003Mary, Mother of the Son of GodPilatosFilm
2003Viva Sapato!FernandoFilm
2002Dead in the WaterFatherFilm
2002The Fifth of HellMarquês de Marialva · 47 episodesSeries
2002Desejos de MulherAriel Godoy · 185 episodesSeries
2002BanqueteFilm
2002Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império TropicalNarratorFilm
2001Um Anjo Caiu do CéuTarso de Montaltino · 185 episodesSeries
2001Movie Theaters of RioSelfFilm
2000Villa-Lobos: A Life of PassionDonizettiFilm
2000A MuralhaDom Diogo · 3 episodesSeries
1999Mild PoisonWaldomiro Cerqueira · 209 episodesSeries
1998For All - O Trampolim da VitóriaGiancarlo SandriniFilm
1997The Battle of CanudosAntônio ConselheiroFilm
1997Little Book of LoveAlaorFilm
1997A JusticeiraRonaldoSeries
1997Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema NacionalSelfFilm
1997Guerra de Canudos - MinissérieAntônio Conselheiro · 4 episodesSeries
1996Sai de BaixoSeries
1996A Vida Como Ela É...Narrador (voice) · 40 episodesSeries
1996O Fim do MundoSebastião "Tião" Socó · 35 episodesSeries
1996Anjo de MimBianorSeries
1996DelicadoFilm
1995The Next VictimMarcelo Rossi · 203 episodesSeries
1994Josué de Castro, Cidadão do MundoNarratorFilm
1993JequitibáBelarmino · 216 episodesSeries
1993Fera FeridaDemóstenes Maçaranduba da Costa · 210 episodesSeries
1993Black AugustPedro Lomagno · 16 episodesSeries
1993Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de CanudosNarradorFilm
1992Medicine ManDr. Miguel OrnegaFilm
1992Anos RebeldesFábio Brito · 20 episodesSeries
1990Lovely ChildÁlvaroFilm
1990Mico PretoFrederico Menezes Garcia · 179 episodesSeries
1989Better Days AheadWallace CaldeiraFilm
1989O Salvador da PátriaJoão Matos / Miro Ferraz · 187 episodesSeries
1989Doida DemaisNoéFilm
1989Solidão: Uma Linda História de AmorFilm
1989A Porta AbertaFilm
1988Prisoner of RioSaloFilm
1987Leila DinizHenrique MartinsFilm
1987Subway to the StarsProfessorFilm
1987Besame MuchoXicoFilm
1987Fonte da SaudadeFilm
1987CarmemCamilo Prata · 192 episodesSeries
1987Corpo SantoUlisses Queiróz · 161 episodesSeries
1987China, o Império do CentroNarratorFilm
1986The Man in the Black CapeTenório CavalcantiFilm
1986Baixo GáveaMaluco da bombaFilm
1985Roque SanteiroLuis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro") · 209 episodesSeries
1985Um Sonho a Maischefe de reportagem · 155 episodesSeries
1984JangoNarratorFilm
1984São BernardoFilm
1984Transas e CaretasThiago Moura Imperial Leme · 167 episodesSeries
1983O Bom BurguêsLucasFilm
1983Bandidos da FalangeTito Lívio · 20 episodesSeries
1982The King of the CandleAbelardo SegundoFilm
1982Final FelizRodrigo Mendonça · 161 episodesSeries
1982Fiebre amarillaFilm
1981Cute but OrdinaryEdgarFilm
1981BrilhanteSidney da Costa Pinto / Osvaldo Mesquita · 155 episodesSeries
1981Los crápulasFilm
1980Bye Bye BrazilLorde CiganoFilm
1980Plumas & PaetêsRenato / Paulo · 191 episodesSeries
1978Professor Kranz german in GermanyLelecoFilm
1978Diamante BrutoFilm
1978Batalha dos GuararapesJoão Fernandes VieiraFilm
1976Dona Flor and Her Two HusbandsWaldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos GuimarãesFilm
1976XicaConde ValadaresFilm
1976Anjo MauRodrigo Medeiros · 173 episodesSeries
1976Confissões de Uma Viúva MoçaFilm
1976Filmando Dona FlorSelfFilm
1975GabrielaMundinho Falcão (Raimundo Falcão) · 132 episodesSeries
1975O CasalAlfredo GiacomettiFilm
1975Ana, a LibertinaFilm
1975Deliciosas Traições do AmorFilm
1974Corrida do OuroFábio Rossi · 178 episodesSeries
1974Amor e MedoFilm
1973Os Ossos do BarãoMartino · 127 episodesSeries
1973Cavalo de AçoAtílio · 180 episodesSeries
1972The ConspiratorsTiradentesFilm
1972Dybbuk: The DemonHannanFilm
1972O BofeBandeira · 135 episodesSeries
1971Caso Especialassassino, HananSeries
1971Bandeira 2Zelito · 179 episodesSeries
1970Estranho TriânguloFilm
1970Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou MorteFilm
1968On Borrowed TimeTorturadorFilm
1968Massacre no SupermercadoFilm
1967El JusticeroFilm
1965The Deceased(uncredited)Film
1965PaixãoFilm
—Timeless EyeOld FranzFilm
Directing (6)
2013Giovanni ImprottaDirectorFilm
1987HelenaDirectorSeries
1987CarmemDirectorSeries
1987Corpo SantoDirectorSeries
1984Transas e CaretasDirectorSeries
1983Mad LoveDirectorSeries
Production (2)
1997The Battle of CanudosProducerFilm
1997Guerra de Canudos - MinissérieCo-ProducerSeries