Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/20/1946
Place of Birth
Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
Also Known As
Жозе Вилкер
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).
Known For
Redeemer
as Dr. Sabóia
Viva Sapato!
as Fernando
The Battle of Canudos
as Antônio Conselheiro
Medicine Man
as Dr. Miguel Ornega
Invisible World
as Segment "Kreuko"
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
Cute But Ordinary
as Edgar
Now Boarding
as Fulano
Romance
as Danilo
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
as Joãozinho Bem-Bem
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Valdomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
Subway to the Stars
as Professor
Bye Bye Brazil
as Lorde Cigano
The Deceased
as (uncredited)
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
as Giancarlo Sandrini
The Conspirators
as Tiradentes
Giovanni Improtta
as Giovanni Improtta
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
as Pilatos
The Well Beloved One
as Zeca Diabo
Golden Oldies 2
as Juca