José Wilker
Actor · Producer · Director · Co-Producer
Born Aug 20, 1946 · Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
Active 1965–2014
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,…
Filmography
Medicine Man (1992) — Dr. Miguel OrnegaDona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976) — Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos GuimarãesGabriela (2012) — Coronel Jesuíno MendonçaRoque Santeiro (1985) — Luis Roque Duarte ("Roque Santeiro")The Man of the Year (2003) — SílvioSai de Baixo (1996)Bye Bye Brazil (1980) — Lorde CiganoGabriela (1975) — Mundinho Falcão (Raimundo Falcão)Her Own Destiny (2004) — Giovanni ImprottaThe Deceased (1965) — (uncredited)The Next Victim (1995) — Marcelo RossiThe Battle of Canudos (1997) — Antônio Conselheiro · ProducerRomance (2008) — DaniloRedeemer (2004) — Dr. SabóiaThe Well Beloved One (2010) — Zeca DiaboAnos Rebeldes (1992) — Fábio BritoJK (2006) — Juscelino KubitschekXica (1976) — Conde ValadaresA Muralha (2000) — Dom DiogoConfissões de Uma Viúva Moça (1976)Banquete (2002)Ana, a Libertina (1975)The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga (2011) — Joãozinho Bem-BemO Salvador da Pátria (1989) — João Matos / Miro Ferraz