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José Wilker

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1946-08-20

Day of Death

2014-04-05

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).

Filmography (84)

⭐ 5.0 Role: Self

Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina

2021
⭐ 5.5 Role: Self

Dunas do Barato

2017
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

2017
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Wilker Eterno

2016
⭐ 6.0 Role: Conde de Saint-Germain

As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo

2015
⭐ 5.0 Role: Dr. Fausto

Isolados

2014
⭐ 5.2 Role: Chico Pacheco

The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail

2014
⭐ 5.1 Role: Juca

Golden Oldies 2

2013
⭐ 5.7 Role: Segment "Kreuko"

Invisible World

2013
⭐ 4.5 Role: Giovanni Improtta

Giovanni Improtta

2013
⭐ 0 Role: Self

VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro

2013
⭐ 5.8 Role: Pachecão

Elvis & Madonna

2011
⭐ 0 Role: Antenor

A Melhor Idade

2011
⭐ 7.7 Role: Joãozinho Bem-Bem

The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga

2011
⭐ 7.0 Role: Unknown

Tancredo - A Travessia

2011