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José Wilker
Born: 1946-08-20 in Juazeiro 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).
Rated Filmography (72)
Sorted by Score10.0
Confissões de Uma Viúva Moça
1976
10.0
Banquete
2002
10.0
Ana, a Libertina
1975
9.0
Diamante Bruto
1978
9.0
O Casal
1975
9.0
Amor e Medo
1974
9.0
Eu Sou Vida, Eu Não Sou Morte
1970
9.0
Batalha dos Guararapes
1978
8.0
Prisoner of Rio
1988
7.7
The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga
2011
7.4
Romance
2008
7.3
The Man in the Black Cape
1986
7.2
Jango
1984
7.1
Lovely Child
1990
7.1
The Deceased
1965
7.0
Los crápulas
1981
7.0
Xica
1976
7.0
Tancredo - A Travessia
2011
7.0
Movie Theaters of Rio
2001
7.0
Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo
1994
7.0
A Porta Aberta
1989
7.0
Delicado
1996
7.0
Fiebre amarilla
1982
7.0
Deliciosas Traições do Amor
1975
7.0
Redeemer
2004
6.9
The Battle of Canudos
1997
6.9
The Conspirators
1972
6.8
Bye Bye Brazil
1980
6.8
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976
6.8
Better Days Ahead
1989
6.8
On Borrowed Time
1968
6.7
The Man of the Year
2003
6.3
The Well Beloved One
2010
6.3
Subway to the Stars
1987
6.1
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
2000
6.0
Paixão e Guerra no Sertão de Canudos
1993
6.0
Now Boarding
2009
6.0
Canta Maria
2006
6.0
As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo
2016
6.0
Medicine Man
1992
5.9
The Greatest Love of All
2006
5.9
El Justicero
1967
5.8
Elvis & Madonna
2011
5.8
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009
5.8
Invisible World
2013
5.7
Leila Diniz
1987
5.6
Little Book of Love
1997
5.6
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1998
5.5
Dunas do Barato
2017
5.5
Baixo Gávea
1986
5.5
Massacre no Supermercado
1968
5.3
Mary, Mother of the Son of God
2003
5.3
The King of the Candle
1982
5.3
Golden Oldies 2
2013
5.2
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
2014
5.2
Professor Kranz german in Germany
1978
5.1
Dead in the Water
2002
5.1
Viva Sapato!
2003
5.0
Isolados
2014
5.0
Dybbuk: The Demon
1972
5.0
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
2021
5.0
Cute but Ordinary
1981
5.0
Golden Oldies
2008
4.8
Besame Mucho
1987
4.7
Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor
1989
4.5
Giovanni Improtta
2013
4.3
Sexo com Amor?
2008
4.3
O Bom Burguês
1983
4.3
Fonte da Saudade
1987
4.0
Onde Anda Você
2004
3.6
Doida Demais
1989
3.5
Estranho Triângulo
1970