José Wilker
Actor
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).
As Director
Filmography
Medicine Man
as Dr. Miguel Ornega 1992
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Valdomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães 1976
The Man of the Year
as Sílvio 2003
Bye Bye Brazil
as Lorde Cigano 1980
The Well Beloved One
as Zeca Diabo 2010
The Battle of Canudos
as Antônio Conselheiro 1997
The Deceased
as (uncredited) 1965
Golden Oldies
as Juca 2008
Isolados
as Dr. Fausto 2014
Dead in the Water
as Father 2002
Redeemer
as Dr. Sabóia 2004
Cute But Ordinary
as Edgar 1981
Romance
as Danilo 2008
Little Book of Love
as Alaor 1997
Xica
as Conde Valadares 1976
Elvis & Madonna
as Pachecão 2011
Better Days Ahead
as Wallace Caldeira 1989