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