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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Los crápulas
1981
The Man of the Year
as Sílvio
2003
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
1997
Medicine Man
as Dr. Miguel Ornega
1992
Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos
as Narrador
1993
Doida Demais
as Noé
1989
Bye Bye Brazil
as Lorde Cigano
1980
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
1976
O Sonho de Inacim
2009
Romance
as Danilo
2008
The Well Beloved One
as Zeca Diabo
2010
The Conspirators
as Tiradentes
1972
Prisoner of Rio
as Salo
1988
Sexo com Amor?
as Jorge
2008
Dead in the Water
as Father
2002
The Man in the Black Cape
as Tenório Cavalcanti
1986
Better Days Ahead
as Wallace Caldeira
1989
Giovanni Improtta
as Giovanni Improtta
2013
Cute But Ordinary
as Edgar
1981
Now Boarding
as Fulano
2009
TV Appearances
Um Anjo Caiu do Céu
as Tarso de Montaltino
2001
A Próxima Vítima
as Marcelo Rossi
1995
A Vida Como Ela É...
as Narrador (voice)
1996
Celebrity
as Self
2003
Roque Santeiro
as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")
1985
Gabriela
as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
2012
Bandeira 2
as Zelito
1971
Cavalo de Aço
as Atílio
1973
Brilhante
as Sidney da Costa Pinto / Osvaldo Mesquita
1981
Desejos de Mulher
as Ariel Godoy
2002
Black August
as Pedro Lomagno
1993
Sai de Baixo
1996