José Wilker
Known for ActingBorn 1946-08-20 — died 2014-04-05Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
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
Cute but Ordinary
1981 · as Edgar
Medicine Man
1992 · as Dr. Miguel Ornega
Elvis & Madonna
2011 · as Pachecão
The Man of the Year
2003 · as Sílvio
Lovely Child
1990 · as Álvaro
O Casal
1975 · as Alfredo Giacometti
Romance
2008 · as Danilo
Baixo Gávea
1986 · as Maluco da bomba
Prisoner of Rio
1988 · as Salo
Doida Demais
1989 · as Noé
São Bernardo
1984
Bye Bye Brazil
1980 · as Lorde Cigano
Onde Anda Você
2004 · as Mandarim
Sexo com Amor?
2008 · as Jorge
El Justicero
1967
Diamante Bruto
1978
Fiebre amarilla
1982
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976 · as Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães