José Wilker
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).
Acted in
É Tudo Novela!
2021
as Giovanni
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
2021
as Self
Dunas do Barato
2017
as Self
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
2017
as Self
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo
2015
as Conde de Saint-Germain
Isolados
2014
as Dr. Fausto
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
2014
as Chico Pacheco
Golden Oldies 2
2013
as Juca
Trail of Lies
2013
as Herbert Marques
Giovanni Improtta
2013
as Giovanni Improtta
Gabriela
2012
as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
Elvis & Madonna
2011
as Pachecão
A Melhor Idade
2011
as Antenor
O Bem Amado
2011
as Zeca Diabo
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
2011
as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
Tancredo - A Travessia
2011
The Well Beloved One
2010
as Zeca Diabo
Now Boarding
2009
as Fulano
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009
as Self
O Sonho de Inacim
2009
Romance
2008
as Danilo
Golden Oldies
2008
as Juca
Três Irmãs
2008
as Augusto Pinheiro
Sexo com Amor?
2008
as Jorge
Duas Caras
2007
as Francisco Macieira
Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes
2007
as Luis Gálvez
Canta Maria
2006
as Lampião
The Greatest Love of All
2006
as Antônio
JK
2006
as Juscelino Kubitschek
Redeemer
2004
as Dr. Sabóia
Senhora do Destino
2004
as Giovanni Improtta
Onde Anda Você
2004
as Mandarim
Celebridade
2003
as Self
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
2003
as Pilatos
The Man of the Year
2003
as Sílvio
Viva Sapato!
2003
as Fernando
Banquete
2002
Dead in the Water
2002
as Father
Desejos de Mulher
2002
as Ariel Godoy
The Fifth of Hell
2002
as Marquês de Marialva
Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical
2002
as Narrator
Movie Theaters of Rio
2001
as Self
Um Anjo Caiu do Céu
2001
as Tarso
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
2000
as Donizetti
Suave Veneno
1999
as Waldomiro Cerqueira
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1998
as Giancarlo Sandrini
Guerra de Canudos
1997
as Antônio Conselheiro
Little Book of Love
1997
as Alaor
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1997
as Self
Anjo de Mim
1996
as Bianor
Delicado
1996
O Fim do Mundo
1996
as Sebastião "Tião" Socó
A Vida Como Ela É...
1996
as Narrador (voice)
Sai de Baixo
1996
A Próxima Vítima
1995
as Marcelo Rossi
Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo
1994
as Narrador
Agosto
1993
as Pedro Lomagno
Renascer
1993
as Belarmino
Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos
1993
as Narrador
Anos Rebeldes
1992
as Fábio Brito
Medicine Man
1992
as Dr. Miguel Ornega
Mico Preto
1990
as Frederico Menezes Garcia
Lovely Child
1990
as Álvaro
A Porta Aberta
1989
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989
Better Days Ahead
1989
as Wallace Caldeira
Doida Demais
1989
as Noé
Prisoner of Rio
1988
as Salo
China, o Império do Centro
1987
as Narrator
Leila Diniz
1987
as Henrique Martins
Subway to the Stars
1987
as Professor
Besame Mucho
1987
as Xico
The Man in the Black Cape
1986
as Tenório Cavalcanti
Baixo Gávea
1986
as Maluco da bomba
Roque Santeiro
1985
as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")
Jango
1984
as Narrator
São Bernardo
1984
Transas e Caretas
1984
as Thiago Moura Imperial Leme
O Bom Burguês
1983
as Lucas
Bandidos da Falange
1983
Final Feliz
1982
as Rodrigo Mendonça
Fiebre amarilla
1982
The King of the Candle
1982
as Abelardo Segundo
Brilhante
1981
as Sidney da Costa Pinto / Osvaldo Mesquita
Los crápulas
1981
Bonitinha mas Ordinária
1981
as Edgar
Plumas & Paetês
1980
as Renato / Paulo
Bye Bye Brazil
1980
as Lorde Cigano
Batalha dos Guararapes
1978
as João Fernandes Vieira
Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania
1978
as Leleco
Diamante Bruto
1978
Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça
1976
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976
as Valdomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
Xica
1976
as Conde Valadares
Anjo Mau
1976
as Rodrigo Medeiros
Deliciosas Traições do Amor
1975
Ana, a Libertina
1975
O Casal
1975
Gabriela
1975
as Mundinho Falcão
Amor e Medo
1974
Cavalo de Aço
1973
as Atílio
Dybbuk: The Demon
1972
as Hannan
The Conspirators
1972
as Tiradentes
Bandeira 2
1971
Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte
1970
Estranho Triângulo
1970
On Borrowed Time
1968
as Torturador
Massacre no Supermercado
1968
El Justicero
1967
The Deceased
1965
as (uncredited)
Paixão
1965
Timeless Eye
as Old Franz