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José Wilker

José Wilker

José Wilker

1946-08-20

Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil

ACTING

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).

Best known for:

Medicine Man

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

The Man of the Year

Bye Bye Brazil

The Well Beloved One

The Battle of Canudos

The Deceased

Gabriela

Golden Oldies

Trail of Lies

Isolados

Redeemer

A Próxima Vítima

Cute But Ordinary

Sai de Baixo

Dead in the Water

Romance

Roque Santeiro

Little Book of Love

Xica

Her Own Destiny

Elvis & Madonna

Better Days Ahead

Celebridade

The Conspirators

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Filmography:

The Deceased (1965)
APPEREAD AS:
(uncredited)
On Borrowed Time (1968)
APPEREAD AS:
Torturador
Caso Especial (1971)
APPEREAD AS:
assassino, Hanan
Bandeira 2 (1971)
APPEREAD AS:
Zelito
The Conspirators (1972)
APPEREAD AS:
Tiradentes
Dybbuk: The Demon (1972)
APPEREAD AS:
Hannan
Cavalo de Aço (1973)
APPEREAD AS:
Atílio
Gabriela (1975)
APPEREAD AS:
Mundinho Falcão

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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)
5.5
APPEREAD AS:
Valdomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
Anjo Mau (1976)
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Rodrigo Medeiros
Xica (1976)
APPEREAD AS:
Conde Valadares
Professor Kranz german in Germany (1978)
APPEREAD AS:
Leleco
Batalha dos Guararapes (1978)
APPEREAD AS:
João Fernandes Vieira
Bye Bye Brazil (1980)
5.6
APPEREAD AS:
Lorde Cigano
Plumas & Paetês (1980)
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Renato / Paulo
Cute But Ordinary (1981)
APPEREAD AS:
Edgar

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Brilhante (1981)
APPEREAD AS:
Sidney da Costa Pinto / Osvaldo Mesquita
Final Feliz (1982)
APPEREAD AS:
Rodrigo Mendonça
The King of the Candle (1982)
APPEREAD AS:
Abelardo Segundo
Mad Love (1983)
WORK AS:
Director
Bandidos da Falange (1983)
APPEREAD AS:
Tito Lívio
O Bom Burguês (1983)
APPEREAD AS:
Lucas
Jango (1984)
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Narrator
Roque Santeiro (1985)
APPEREAD AS:
Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")
The Man in the Black Cape (1986)
APPEREAD AS:
Tenório Cavalcanti
Baixo Gávea (1986)
APPEREAD AS:
Maluco da bomba
Subway to the Stars (1987)
APPEREAD AS:
Professor
Besame Mucho (1987)
APPEREAD AS:
Xico
Leila Diniz (1987)
APPEREAD AS:
Henrique Martins
China, o Império do Centro (1987)
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Narrator
Prisoner of Rio (1988)
APPEREAD AS:
Salo
Better Days Ahead (1989)
APPEREAD AS:
Wallace Caldeira
Doida Demais (1989)
APPEREAD AS:
Noé
Mico Preto (1990)
APPEREAD AS:
Frederico Menezes Garcia
Lovely Child (1990)
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Álvaro
Medicine Man (1992)
4.6
APPEREAD AS:
Dr. Miguel Ornega
Anos Rebeldes (1992)
APPEREAD AS:
Fábio Brito
Renascer (1993)
APPEREAD AS:
Belarmino
Fera Ferida (1993)
APPEREAD AS:
Demóstenes Maçaranduba da Costa
Agosto (1993)
APPEREAD AS:
Pedro Lomagno
Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos (1993)
APPEREAD AS:
Narrador
Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo (1994)
APPEREAD AS:
Narrador
A Próxima Vítima (1995)
APPEREAD AS:
Marcelo Rossi
A Vida Como Ela É... (1996)
APPEREAD AS:
Narrador (voice)
O Fim do Mundo (1996)
APPEREAD AS:
Sebastião "Tião" Socó
The Battle of Canudos (1997)
APPEREAD AS:
Antônio Conselheiro
WORK AS:
Producer
A Justiceira (1997)
APPEREAD AS:
Ronaldo
Little Book of Love (1997)
APPEREAD AS:
Alaor
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória (1998)
APPEREAD AS:
Giancarlo Sandrini
Suave Veneno (1999)
APPEREAD AS:
Waldomiro Cerqueira
A Muralha (2000)
APPEREAD AS:
Dom Diogo
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (2000)
APPEREAD AS:
Donizetti
Um Anjo Caiu do Céu (2001)
APPEREAD AS:
Tarso de Montaltino
The Fifth of Hell (2002)
APPEREAD AS:
Marquês de Marialva
Desejos de Mulher (2002)
APPEREAD AS:
Ariel Godoy
Dead in the Water (2002)
APPEREAD AS:
Father
Suspiros Republicanos ao Crepúsculo de um Império Tropical (2002)
APPEREAD AS:
Narrator
The Man of the Year (2003)
5.4
APPEREAD AS:
Sílvio
Mary, Mother of the Son of God (2003)
APPEREAD AS:
Pilatos
Viva Sapato! (2003)
APPEREAD AS:
Fernando
Her Own Destiny (2004)
APPEREAD AS:
Giovanni Improtta
Redeemer (2004)
APPEREAD AS:
Dr. Sabóia
JK (2006)
APPEREAD AS:
Juscelino Kubitschek
Canta Maria (2006)
APPEREAD AS:
Lampião
The Greatest Love of All (2006)
APPEREAD AS:
Antônio
Duas Caras (2007)
APPEREAD AS:
Francisco Macieira
Amazônia: De Galvez a Chico Mendes (2007)
APPEREAD AS:
Luis Gálvez
Golden Oldies (2008)
APPEREAD AS:
Juca
Três Irmãs (2008)
APPEREAD AS:
Augusto Pinheiro
Romance (2008)
APPEREAD AS:
Danilo
Sexo com Amor? (2008)
APPEREAD AS:
Jorge
Now Boarding (2009)
APPEREAD AS:
Fulano
The Well Beloved One (2010)
APPEREAD AS:
Zeca Diabo
Na Forma da Lei (2010)
APPEREAD AS:
Dr. Mourão
Elvis & Madonna (2011)
APPEREAD AS:
Pachecão
O Bem Amado (2011)
APPEREAD AS:
Zeca Diabo
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga (2011)
APPEREAD AS:
Joãozinho Bem-Bem
A Melhor Idade (2011)
APPEREAD AS:
Antenor
Gabriela (2012)
APPEREAD AS:
Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
O Brado Retumbante (2012)
APPEREAD AS:
Floriano Pedreira
Trail of Lies (2013)
APPEREAD AS:
Herbert Marques
Giovanni Improtta (2013)
APPEREAD AS:
Giovanni Improtta
WORK AS:
Director
Golden Oldies 2 (2013)
APPEREAD AS:
Juca
Isolados (2014)
APPEREAD AS:
Dr. Fausto
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail (2014)
APPEREAD AS:
Chico Pacheco
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo (2015)
APPEREAD AS:
Conde de Saint-Germain