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
Cute But Ordinary
as Edgar
Medicine Man
as Dr. Miguel Ornega
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
Redeemer
as Dr. Sabóia
Dead in the Water
as Father
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self
Prisoner of Rio
as Salo
The Man of the Year
as Sílvio
Romance
as Danilo
Elvis & Madonna
as Pachecão
Known For - TV Shows
Her Own Destiny
as Giovanni Improtta
Celebridade
as Self
Rebirth
as Belarmino
Desejos de Mulher
as Ariel Godoy
Fera Ferida
as Demóstenes Maçaranduba da Costa
Duas Caras
as Francisco Macieira
Gabriela
as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça
Roque Santeiro
as Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")
Anjo Mau
as Rodrigo Medeiros
Suave Veneno
as Waldomiro Cerqueira