José Wilker

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José Wilker

Acting August 20, 1946

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)…

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Medicine Man

Medicine Man

6.0 1992 Movie
Jequitibá

Jequitibá

7.8 1993 TV Show
Her Own Destiny

Her Own Destiny

7.9 2004 TV Show
Roque Santeiro

Roque Santeiro

8.8 1985 TV Show
Trail of Lies

Trail of Lies

6.1 2013 TV Show
Celebrity

Celebrity

7.7 2003 TV Show
The Next Victim

The Next Victim

7.4 1995 TV Show
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

6.8 1976 Movie
Two Faces

Two Faces

5.8 2007 TV Show
Anjo Mau

Anjo Mau

8.0 1976 TV Show
Desejos de Mulher

Desejos de Mulher

7.5 2002 TV Show
Sai de Baixo

Sai de Baixo

8.3 1996 TV Show

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2021
    Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina

    Movie Self

  2. 2017
    Dunas do Barato

    Movie Self

  3. 2017
    Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

    Movie Self

  4. 2016
    Wilker Eterno

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 2016
    As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo

    Movie Conde de Saint-Germain

  6. 2015
    Magnifica 70

    TV show Tiradentes

  7. 2014
    Isolados

    Movie Dr. Fausto

  8. 2014
    The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail

    Movie Chico Pacheco

  9. 2013
    Golden Oldies 2

    Movie Juca

  10. 2013
    Invisible World

    Movie Segment "Kreuko"

  11. 2013
    Trail of Lies

    TV show Herbert Marques

  12. 2013
    Giovanni Improtta

    Movie Giovanni Improtta

  13. 2013
    VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro

    Movie Self

  14. 2012
    Gabriela

    TV show Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça

  15. 2012
    O Brado Retumbante

    TV show Floriano Pedreira

  16. 2011
    Elvis & Madonna

    Movie Pachecão

More credits
  1. 2011
    A Melhor Idade

    Movie Antenor

  2. 2011
    The Well Beloved One

    TV show Zeca Diabo

  3. 2011
    The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga

    Movie Joãozinho Bem-Bem

  4. 2011
    Tancredo - A Travessia

    Movie

  5. 2010
    The Well Beloved One

    Movie Zeca Diabo

  6. 2010
    Na Forma da Lei

    TV show Dr. Mourão

  7. 2009
    Now Boarding

    Movie Fulano

  8. 2009
    Cinquentinha

    TV show Daniel Lopes de Carvalho

  9. 2009
    Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado

    Movie Self

  10. 2009
    O Sonho de Inacim

    Movie

  11. 2008
    Romance

    Movie Danilo

  12. 2008
    Golden Oldies

    Movie Juca

  13. 2008
    The Three Sisters

    TV show Augusto Pinheiro

  14. 2008
    Sexo com Amor?

    Movie Jorge

  15. 2007
    Two Faces

    TV show Francisco Macieira

  16. 2007
    Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes

    TV show Luis Gálvez

  17. 2006
    Canta Maria

    Movie Lampião

  18. 2006
    The Greatest Love of All

    Movie Antônio

  19. 2006
    JK

    TV show Juscelino Kubitschek

  20. 2004
    Redeemer

    Movie Dr. Sabóia

  21. 2004
    Her Own Destiny

    TV show Giovanni Improtta

  22. 2004
    Onde Anda Você

    Movie Mandarim

  23. 2003
    Celebrity

    TV show Self

  24. 2003
    Mary, Mother of the Son of God

    Movie Pilatos