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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-08-20 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil

José Wilker

Biography:

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

Acting

2021

2017

2016

Wilker Eterno as Self (archive footage)

2015

As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo as Conde de Saint-Germain

2014

Isolados as Dr. Fausto

2013

Giovanni Improtta as Giovanni Improtta
Trail of Lies as Herbert Marques

2012

Gabriela as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça

2011

Elvis & Madonna as Pachecão
A Melhor Idade as Antenor
O Bem Amado as Zeca Diabo

2010

The Well Beloved One as Zeca Diabo
Na Forma da Lei as Dr. Mourão

2009

Now Boarding as Fulano

2008

Romance as Danilo
Três Irmãs as Augusto Pinheiro

2007

Duas Caras as Francisco Macieira

2006

Canta Maria as Lampião
JK as Juscelino Kubitschek

2004

Onde Anda Você as Mandarim
Redeemer as Dr. Sabóia
Senhora do Destino as Giovanni Improtta

2003

Viva Sapato! as Fernando
Celebridade as Self

2002

Desejos de Mulher as Ariel Godoy
The Fifth of Hell as Marquês de Marialva

2001

2000

1999

Suave Veneno as Waldomiro Cerqueira

1998

For All - O Trampolim da Vitória as Giancarlo Sandrini

1997

The Battle of Canudos as Antônio Conselheiro
A Justiceira as Ronaldo

1996

A Vida Como Ela É... as Narrador (voice)
Anjo de Mim as Bianor
O Fim do Mundo as Sebastião "Tião" Socó

1995

A Próxima Vítima as Marcelo Rossi

1994

1993

Agosto as Pedro Lomagno
Renascer as Belarmino
Fera Ferida as Demóstenes Maçaranduba da Costa

1992

Medicine Man as Dr. Miguel Ornega
Anos Rebeldes as Fábio Brito

1990

Lovely Child as Álvaro
Mico Preto as Frederico Menezes Garcia

1989

Doida Demais as Noé
Better Days Ahead as Wallace Caldeira

1988

1987

Leila Diniz as Henrique Martins
Subway to the Stars as Professor
Besame Mucho as Xico
Carmem as Camilo
Corpo Santo as Ulisses Queiróz

1986

The Man in the Black Cape as Tenório Cavalcanti
Baixo Gávea as Maluco da bomba

1985

Roque Santeiro as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")
Um Sonho a Mais as chefe de reportagem

1984

Jango as Narrator
Transas e Caretas as Thiago Moura Imperial Leme

1983

Bandidos da Falange as Tito Lívio

1982

The King of the Candle as Abelardo Segundo
Final Feliz as Rodrigo Mendonça

1981

Brilhante as Sidney da Costa Pinto / Osvaldo Mesquita

1980

Bye Bye Brazil as Lorde Cigano
Plumas & Paetês as Renato / Paulo

1978

Batalha dos Guararapes as João Fernandes Vieira

1976

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands as Valdomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
Xica as Conde Valadares
Anjo Mau as Rodrigo Medeiros

1975

O Casal as Alfredo Giacometti
Gabriela as Mundinho Falcão

1974

Corrida do Ouro as Fábio Rossi

1973

Cavalo de Aço as Atílio

1972

The Conspirators as Tiradentes
O Bofe as Bandeira

1971

Bandeira 2 as Zelito
Caso Especial as assassino
Caso Especial as Hanan

1970

1968

On Borrowed Time as Torturador

1967

1965

The Deceased as (uncredited)

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Timeless Eye as Old Franz

Production

1997

Directing

2013

Giovanni Improtta as Director

1987

Helena as Director
Carmem as Director
Corpo Santo as Director

1984

Transas e Caretas as Director

1983

Louco Amor as Director