Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 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 - Movies
Medicine Man
as Dr. Miguel Ornega
Cute But Ordinary
as Edgar
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
Bye Bye Brazil
as Lorde Cigano
The Man of the Year
as Sílvio
Prisoner of Rio
as Salo
Golden Oldies
as Juca
Romance
as Danilo
Leila Diniz
as Henrique Martins
Invisible World
as Segment "Kreuko"
Known For - TV Shows
Her Own Destiny
as Giovanni Improtta
Celebrity
as Self
Duas Caras
as Francisco Macieira
Rebirth
as Belarmino
Desejos de Mulher
as Ariel Godoy
Suave Veneno
as Waldomiro Cerqueira
Roque Santeiro
as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")
Os Ossos do Barão
as Martino
Trail of Lies
as Herbert Marques
Gabriela
as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça