JW
José Wilker
Actor, Director, Producer
Died April 5, 2014 (67 years)
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
Filmography
| 2021 | É Tudo Novela! (TV Series) · as Giovanni Improtta |
| 2016 | As Aventuras do Pequeno Colombo · as Conde De Saint-Germain |
| 2015 | The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail · as Chico Pacheco |
| 2014 | Isolados · as Dr. Fausto |
| 2013 | Golden Oldies 2 · as Juca |
| 2013 | Trail of Lies (TV Series) · as Herbert Marques |
| 2013 | Giovanni Improtta · as Giovanni Improtta |
| 2012 | Invisible World · as (segment "kreoko") |
| 2012 | Gabriela (TV Series) · as Coronel Jesuíno Mendonça |
| 2012 | O Brado Retumbante (TV Series) · as Floriano Pedreira |
| 2011 | The Invisible Woman (TV Series) · as Reinaldo Fachetti |
| 2011 | O Bem Amado (2011) (TV Series) · as Zeca Diabo |
| 2011 | Insensato Coração (TV Series) · as Umberto Brandão |
| 2011 | The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga · as Joãozinho Bem-Bem |
| 2010 | Elvis & Madonna · as Pachecão |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | In the Form of the Law (TV Series) · as Mourão |
| 2010 | The Well Beloved One · as Zeca Diabo |
| 2009 | Now Boarding · as Fulano |
| 2009 | Cinquentinha (TV Series) · as Daniel Carvalho |
| 2008 | Romance · as Danilo |
| 2008 | Golden Oldies · as Juca |
| 2008 | Três Irmãs (TV Series) · as Augusto Pinheiro |
| 2008 | Sexo com Amor? · as Jorge |
| 2007 | Duas Caras (TV Series) · as Francisco Macieira |
| 2007 | Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes (TV Series) · as Luis Gálvez |
| 2006 | Canta Maria · as Lampião |
| 2006 | The Greatest Love of All · as Antônio |
| 2006 | JK (TV Series) · as Juscelino Kubitschek |
| 2004 | Redentor · as Dr. Sabóia |
| 2004 | Senhora do Destino (TV Series) · as Giovanni Improtta |
| 2004 | Onde Anda Você · as Mandarim |
| 2003 | Mary, Mother of the Son of God · as Pilatos |
| 2003 | The Man of the Year · as Sílvio |
| 2003 | Viva Sapato! · as Fernando |
| 2002 | Dead in the Water · as Father |
| 2002 | Desejos de Mulher (TV Series) · as Ariel Godoy |
| 2002 | O Quinto dos Infernos (TV Series) · as Marquês De Marialva |
| 2001 | The Angel Fell from Heaven (TV Series) · as Tarso |
| 2000 | Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion · as Donizetti |
| 2000 | A Muralha (TV Series) · as Dom Diego |
| 1999 | Suave Veneno (TV Series) · as Waldomiro Cerqueira |
| 1998 | Mulher (TV Series) · as Fernando |
| 1997 | The Battle of Canudos · as Antônio Conselheiro |
| 1997 | For All: Springboard to Victory · as Giancarlo Sandrini |
| 1997 | A Justiceira (TV Series) · as Ronaldo Schneider |
| 1997 | Little Book of Love · as Alaor |
| 1996 | Salsa e Merengue (TV Series) · as Urbano |
| 1996 | Angel of Me (TV Series) · as Bianor |
| 1996 | O Fim do Mundo (TV Series) · as Sebastião "tião" Socó |
| 1996 | Sai de Baixo (TV Series) |
| 1996 | A vida como ela é (TV Series) · as Narrador (voice) |
| 1995 | The Next Victim (TV Series) · as Marcelo Rossi |
| 1993 | Fera Ferida (TV Series) · as Demóstenes Maçaranduba De Pinho |
| 1993 | Agosto (TV Series) · as Pedro Lomagno |
| 1993 | Jequitiba (TV Series) · as Belarmino |
| 1992 | Anos Rebeldes (TV Series) · as Fábio Brito |
| 1992 | Medicine Man · as Dr. Miguel Ornega |
| 1990 | Mico Preto (TV Series) · as Frederico Menezes Garcia |
| 1990 | Lovely Child · as Álvaro |
| 1989 | Too Crazy · as Noé |
| 1989 | Better Days Ahead · as Wallace Caldeira |
| 1989 | O Salvador da Patria (TV Series) · as João Matos |
| 1988 | Prisoner of Rio · as Salo |
| 1987 | Leila Diniz · as Henrique Martins |
| 1987 | Subway to the Stars · as Professor |
| 1987 | Besame Mucho · as Xico |
| 1986 | The Man in the Black Cape · as Tenório Cavalcanti |
| 1986 | Baixo Gávea · as Maluco Da Bomba |
| 1985 | Roque Santeiro (TV Series) · as Luis Roque Duarte ("roque Santeiro") |
| 1984 | Jango · as Narrator |
| 1983 | The Good Bourgeois · as Lucas |
| 1983 | Bandidos da Falange (TV Series) · as Tito Lívio |
| 1983 | King of Candle · as Abelardo Segundo |
| 1981 | Brilhante (TV Series) · as Oswaldo |
| 1981 | Bonitinha Mas Ordinária ou Otto Lara Rezende · as Edgar |
| 1980 | Plumas e Paetês (TV Series) · as Renato |
| 1980 | Bye Bye Brazil · as Lorde Cigano |
| 1978 | Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania · as Leleco |
| 1976 | Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands · as Valdomiro 'vadinho' Santos Guimarães |
| 1976 | Xica · as The Count Of Valadares |
| 1976 | Anjo Mau (TV Series) · as Rodrigo Medeiros |
| 1975 | |
| 1975 | Gabriela (1975) (TV Series) · as Mundinho Falcão |
| 1974 | |
| 1972 | The Conspirators · as Tiradentes |
| 1970 | |
| 1968 | A Vida Provisória · as Torturador |
| 1967 | |
| 1965 | The Deceased · as (uncredited) |