
José Wilker
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).
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Medicine Man
1992
Dr. Miguel Ornega

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976
Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães

The Man of the Year
2003
Sílvio

Bye Bye Brazil
1980
Lorde Cigano

The Well Beloved One
2010
Zeca Diabo

The Battle of Canudos
1997
Antônio Conselheiro

The Deceased
1965
(uncredited)

Golden Oldies
2008
Juca

Gabriela
2012
Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça

Trail of Lies
2013
Herbert Marques

Isolados
2014
Dr. Fausto

Redeemer
2004
Dr. Sabóia

Dead in the Water
2002
Father

Cute But Ordinary
1981
Edgar

A Próxima Vítima
1995
Marcelo Rossi

Sai de Baixo
1996

Her Own Destiny
2004
Giovanni Improtta

Romance
2008
Danilo

Roque Santeiro
1985
Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")

Little Book of Love
1997
Alaor
