Born 1946 (age 67) · Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
Appears in 134 titles

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).

Filmography

Medicine Man
6.0
Medicine Man
1992
as Dr. Miguel Ornega
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
6.8
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976
as Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
The Man of the Year
6.8
The Man of the Year
2003
as Sílvio
Bye Bye Brazil
6.8
Bye Bye Brazil
1980
as Lorde Cigano
The Well Beloved One
6.3
The Well Beloved One
2010
as Zeca Diabo
The Battle of Canudos
6.9
The Battle of Canudos
1997
as Antônio Conselheiro
The Deceased
7.1
The Deceased
1965
as (uncredited)
Golden Oldies
4.8
Golden Oldies
2008
as Juca
Cute But Ordinary
4.8
Cute But Ordinary
1981
as Edgar
Redeemer
7.0
Redeemer
2004
as Dr. Sabóia
Dead in the Water
5.2
Dead in the Water
2002
as Father
Isolados
5.0
Isolados
2014
as Dr. Fausto
Romance
7.4
Romance
2008
as Danilo
Little Book of Love
5.6
Little Book of Love
1997
as Alaor
Xica
7.0
Xica
1976
as Conde Valadares
Elvis & Madonna
5.8
Elvis & Madonna
2011
as Pachecão
The Conspirators
6.9
The Conspirators
1972
as Tiradentes
Better Days Ahead
6.8
Better Days Ahead
1989
as Wallace Caldeira
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
6.1
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
2000
as Donizetti
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
5.3
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
2003
as Pilatos