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Actor
José Wilker
- Born August 20, 1946 in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
- Died April 5, 2014
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
Medicine Man1992
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands1976
The Man of the Year2003
Bye Bye Brazil1980
Gabriela2012
The Well Beloved One2010
The Battle of Canudos1997
The Deceased1965
Filmography
- TBATimeless EyeFilmOld Franz
- 2023Companhias do Teatro BrasileiroSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro OficinaFilmSelf
- 2017Dunas do BaratoFilmSelf
- 2017Brazilian Cinema in the 20th CenturyFilmSelf
- 2016As Aventuras do Pequeno ColomboFilmConde de Saint-Germain
- 2016Wilker EternoFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2015Magnifica 70SeriesTiradentes
- 2014IsoladosFilmDr. Fausto
- 2014The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere DetailFilmChico Pacheco
- 2013Trail of LiesSeriesHerbert Marques
- 2013Invisible WorldFilmSegment "Kreuko"
- 2013Golden Oldies 2FilmJuca
- 2013Giovanni ImprottaFilmGiovanni Improtta, Director
- 2013VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiroFilmSelf
- 2012GabrielaSeriesCoronel Jesuíno Mendonça
- 2012O Brado RetumbanteSeriesFloriano Pedreira
- 2011Elvis & MadonnaFilmPachecão
- 2011The Time and Turn of Augusto MatragaFilmJoãozinho Bem-Bem
- 2011The Well Beloved OneSeriesZeca Diabo
- 2011Tancredo - A TravessiaFilm
- 2011A Melhor IdadeFilmAntenor
- 2010The Well Beloved OneFilmZeca Diabo
- 2010Na Forma da LeiSeriesDr. Mourão
- 2009CinquentinhaSeriesDaniel Lopes de Carvalho
- 2009Now BoardingFilmFulano
- 2009Paulo Gracindo - O Bem AmadoFilmSelf
- 2009O Sonho de InacimFilm
- 2008Golden OldiesFilmJuca
- 2008RomanceFilmDanilo
- 2008Sexo com Amor?FilmJorge
- 2008Três IrmãsSeriesAugusto Pinheiro
- 2007Two FacesSeriesFrancisco Macieira
- 2007Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico MendesSeriesLuis Gálvez
- 2006JKSeriesJuscelino Kubitschek
- 2006The Greatest Love of AllFilmAntônio
- 2006Canta MariaFilmLampião
- 2004RedeemerFilmDr. Sabóia
- 2004Her Own DestinySeriesGiovanni Improtta
- 2004Onde Anda VocêFilmMandarim
- 2003The Man of the YearFilmSílvio
- 2003CelebritySeriesSelf
- 2003Mary, Mother of the Son of GodFilmPilatos
- 2003Viva Sapato!FilmFernando
- 2002Dead in the WaterFilmFather
- 2002The Fifth of HellSeriesMarquês de Marialva
- 2002Desejos de MulherSeriesAriel Godoy
- 2002BanqueteFilm
- 2002Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império TropicalFilmNarrator
- 2001Um Anjo Caiu do CéuSeriesTarso de Montaltino
- 2001Movie Theaters of RioFilmSelf
- 2000Villa-Lobos: A Life of PassionFilmDonizetti
- 2000A MuralhaSeriesDom Diogo
- 1999Mild PoisonSeriesWaldomiro Cerqueira
- 1998For All - O Trampolim da VitóriaFilmGiancarlo Sandrini
- 1997The Battle of CanudosFilmAntônio Conselheiro, Producer
- 1997Little Book of LoveFilmAlaor
- 1997A JusticeiraSeriesRonaldo
- 1997Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema NacionalFilmSelf
- 1997Guerra de Canudos - MinissérieSeriesAntônio Conselheiro, Co-Producer
- 1996Sai de BaixoSeries
- 1996A Vida Como Ela É...SeriesNarrador (voice)
- 1996O Fim do MundoSeriesSebastião "Tião" Socó
- 1996Anjo de MimSeriesBianor
- 1996DelicadoFilm
- 1995The Next VictimSeriesMarcelo Rossi
- 1994Josué de Castro, Cidadão do MundoFilmNarrator
- 1993JequitibáSeriesBelarmino
- 1993Fera FeridaSeriesDemóstenes Maçaranduba da Costa
- 1993Black AugustSeriesPedro Lomagno
- 1993Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de CanudosFilmNarrador
- 1992Medicine ManFilmDr. Miguel Ornega
- 1992Anos RebeldesSeriesFábio Brito
- 1990Lovely ChildFilmÁlvaro
- 1990Mico PretoSeriesFrederico Menezes Garcia
- 1989Better Days AheadFilmWallace Caldeira
- 1989O Salvador da PátriaSeriesJoão Matos / Miro Ferraz
- 1989Doida DemaisFilmNoé
- 1989Solidão: Uma Linda História de AmorFilm
- 1989A Porta AbertaFilm