
José Wilker
Acting
August 20, 1946 — April 5, 2014Juazeiro 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).
Known for

Cute But Ordinary
Edgar

Medicine Man
Dr. Miguel Ornega

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Waldomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães

O Bom Burguês
Lucas

The Man of the Year
Sílvio

Elvis & Madonna
Pachecão

Romance
Danilo

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Self

Dead in the Water
Father

Prisoner of Rio
Salo

Redeemer
Dr. Sabóia

Bye Bye Brazil
Lorde Cigano
