José Wilker

Actor

José Wilker

20 August 1946† 5 April 2014 (aged 67) Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil

Directed: 6
Produced: 1
Movies: 84
Shows: 48

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

Medicine Man

6.01992

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

6.81976

The Man of the Year

6.72003

Bye Bye Brazil

6.81980

Gabriela

8.22012

The Well Beloved One

6.32010

The Battle of Canudos

6.91997

The Deceased

7.21965

Golden Oldies

5.02008

Trail of Lies

6.12013

Cute but Ordinary

5.01981

The Next Victim

7.41995

Isolados

5.02014

Redeemer

7.02004

Dead in the Water

5.12002

Sai de Baixo

8.31996

Roque Santeiro

8.81985

Her Own Destiny

7.82004

Romance

7.42008

Little Book of Love

5.61997