José Wilker

Known for: Acting

Born: 1946-08-20 – 2014-04-05 (aged 67)

From: Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil

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 (132)

MOVIE★ 5.0
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Dunas do Barato
2017
as Self
MOVIE
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
2017
as Self
MOVIE
Wilker Eterno
2016
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.0
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo
2016
as Conde de Saint-Germain
TV★ 7.4
Magnifica 70
2015
as Tiradentes
MOVIE★ 5.0
Isolados
2014
as Dr. Fausto
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
2014
as Chico Pacheco
MOVIE★ 5.3
Golden Oldies 2
2013
as Juca
MOVIE★ 5.7
Invisible World
2013
as Segment "Kreuko"
TV★ 6.1
Trail of Lies
2013
as Herbert Marques
MOVIE★ 4.5
Giovanni Improtta
2013
as Giovanni Improtta
MOVIE
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
2013
as Self
TV★ 7.7
Gabriela
2012
as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
TV★ 9.5
O Brado Retumbante
2012
as Floriano Pedreira
MOVIE★ 5.8
Elvis & Madonna
2011
as Pachecão
MOVIE
A Melhor Idade
2011
as Antenor
TV★ 8.8
The Well Beloved One
2011
as Zeca Diabo
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
2011
as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
MOVIE★ 7.0
Tancredo - A Travessia
2011
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Well Beloved One
2010
as Zeca Diabo
TV★ 7.0
Na Forma da Lei
2010
as Dr. Mourão
MOVIE★ 6.0
Now Boarding
2009
as Fulano
TV★ 3.8
Cinquentinha
2009
as Daniel Lopes de Carvalho
MOVIE★ 5.8
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009
as Self
MOVIE
O Sonho de Inacim
2009
MOVIE★ 7.4
Romance
2008
as Danilo
MOVIE★ 5.0
Golden Oldies
2008
as Juca
TV★ 5.8
The Three Sisters
2008
as Augusto Pinheiro
MOVIE★ 4.2
Sexo com Amor?
2008
as Jorge
TV★ 6.2
Two Faces
2007
as Francisco Macieira
TV★ 8.5
Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes
2007
as Luis Gálvez
MOVIE★ 6.0
Canta Maria
2006
as Lampião
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Greatest Love of All
2006
as Antônio
TV★ 8.2
JK
2006
as Juscelino Kubitschek
MOVIE★ 7.0
Redeemer
2004
as Dr. Sabóia
TV★ 7.9
Her Own Destiny
2004
as Giovanni Improtta
MOVIE★ 4.0
Onde Anda Você
2004
as Mandarim
TV★ 8.0
Celebrity
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.3
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
2003
as Pilatos
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Man of the Year
2003
as Sílvio
MOVIE★ 5.1
Viva Sapato!
2003
as Fernando
MOVIE★ 10.0
Banquete
2002
MOVIE★ 5.2
Dead in the Water
2002
as Father
TV★ 7.5
Desejos de Mulher
2002
as Ariel Godoy
TV★ 5.3
The Fifth of Hell
2002
as Marquês de Marialva
MOVIE
Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical
2002
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 7.0
Movie Theaters of Rio
2001
as Self
TV★ 6.1
Um Anjo Caiu do Céu
2001
as Tarso de Montaltino
MOVIE★ 6.1
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
2000
as Donizetti
TV★ 8.1
A Muralha
2000
as Dom Diogo
TV★ 5.1
Mild Poison
1999
as Waldomiro Cerqueira
MOVIE★ 5.6
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1998
as Giancarlo Sandrini
TV
Guerra de Canudos - Minissérie
1997
as Antônio Conselheiro
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Battle of Canudos
1997
as Antônio Conselheiro
TV★ 8.0
A Justiceira
1997
as Ronaldo
MOVIE★ 5.6
Little Book of Love
1997
as Alaor
MOVIE
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
TV★ 7.5
Anjo de Mim
1996
as Bianor
MOVIE★ 7.0
Delicado
1996
TV★ 7.8
O Fim do Mundo
1996
as Sebastião "Tião" Socó
TV★ 5.9
A Vida Como Ela É...
1996
as Narrador (voice)
TV★ 8.3
Sai de Baixo
1996
TV★ 7.5
The Next Victim
1995
as Marcelo Rossi
MOVIE★ 7.0
Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo
1994
as Narrator
TV★ 7.6
Fera Ferida
1993
as Demóstenes Maçaranduba da Costa
TV★ 8.0
Black August
1993
as Pedro Lomagno
TV★ 7.8
Jequitibá
1993
as Belarmino
MOVIE★ 6.0
Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos
1993
as Narrador
TV★ 8.0
Anos Rebeldes
1992
as Fábio Brito
MOVIE★ 6.0
Medicine Man
1992
as Dr. Miguel Ornega
TV★ 8.5
Mico Preto
1990
as Frederico Menezes Garcia
MOVIE★ 7.1
Lovely Child
1990
as Álvaro
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Porta Aberta
1989
MOVIE★ 4.7
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989
MOVIE★ 6.8
Better Days Ahead
1989
as Wallace Caldeira
TV★ 7.9
O Salvador da Pátria
1989
as João Matos / Miro Ferraz
MOVIE★ 3.6
Doida Demais
1989
as Noé
MOVIE★ 8.0
Prisoner of Rio
1988
as Salo
MOVIE
China, o Império do Centro
1987
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 5.7
Leila Diniz
1987
as Henrique Martins
TV★ 8.0
Carmem
1987
as Camilo Prata
MOVIE★ 4.3
Fonte da Saudade
1987
MOVIE★ 6.3
Subway to the Stars
1987
as Professor
TV★ 8.5
Corpo Santo
1987
as Ulisses Queiróz
MOVIE★ 4.8
Besame Mucho
1987
as Xico
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Man in the Black Cape
1986
as Tenório Cavalcanti
MOVIE★ 5.5
Baixo Gávea
1986
as Maluco da bomba
TV★ 8.8
Roque Santeiro
1985
as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")
TV★ 7.0
Um Sonho a Mais
1985
as chefe de reportagem
MOVIE★ 7.2
Jango
1984
as Narrator
MOVIE
São Bernardo
1984
TV★ 9.0
Transas e Caretas
1984
as Thiago Moura Imperial Leme
MOVIE★ 6.2
A Mulher do Atirador de Facas
1984
MOVIE★ 4.3
O Bom Burguês
1983
as Lucas
TV★ 8.0
Bandidos da Falange
1983
as Tito Lívio
TV★ 8.0
Final Feliz
1982
as Rodrigo Mendonça
MOVIE★ 7.0
Fiebre amarilla
1982
MOVIE★ 5.3
The King of the Candle
1982
as Abelardo Segundo
TV★ 7.5
Brilhante
1981
as Sidney da Costa Pinto / Osvaldo Mesquita
MOVIE★ 7.0
Los crápulas
1981
MOVIE★ 4.9
Cute but Ordinary
1981
as Edgar
TV★ 7.0
Plumas & Paetês
1980
as Renato / Paulo
MOVIE★ 6.8
Bye Bye Brazil
1980
as Lorde Cigano
MOVIE★ 9.0
Batalha dos Guararapes
1978
as João Fernandes Vieira
MOVIE★ 5.2
Professor Kranz german in Germany
1978
as Leleco
MOVIE★ 9.0
Diamante Bruto
1978
MOVIE★ 10.0
Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça
1976
MOVIE★ 6.8
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976
as Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
MOVIE★ 7.0
Xica
1976
as Conde Valadares
TV★ 8.0
Anjo Mau
1976
as Rodrigo Medeiros
MOVIE★ 7.0
Deliciosas Traições do Amor
1975
MOVIE★ 10.0
Ana, a Libertina
1975
MOVIE★ 9.0
O Casal
1975
as Alfredo Giacometti
TV★ 9.5
Gabriela
1975
as Mundinho Falcão (Raimundo Falcão)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Amor e Medo
1974
TV★ 8.0
Corrida do Ouro
1974
as Fábio Rossi
TV★ 8.5
Os Ossos do Barão
1973
as Martino
TV
Cavalo de Aço
1973
as Atílio
MOVIE★ 5.0
Dybbuk: The Demon
1972
as Hannan
TV★ 9.0
O Bofe
1972
as Bandeira
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Conspirators
1972
as Tiradentes
TV
Bandeira 2
1971
as Zelito
TV★ 6.0
Caso Especial
1971
as assassino
MOVIE★ 9.0
Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte
1970
MOVIE★ 3.5
Estranho Triângulo
1970
MOVIE★ 6.8
On Borrowed Time
1968
as Torturador
MOVIE★ 5.5
Massacre no Supermercado
1968
MOVIE★ 5.9
El Justicero
1967
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Deceased
1965
as (uncredited)
MOVIE
Paixão
1965
MOVIE
Timeless Eye
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as Old Franz