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José Wilker

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José Wilker

Aug 20, 1946 – Apr 5, 2014134 titles 84 movies · 50 TV
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Biography

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).

Also known as

Жозе Вилкер

Born

Aug 20, 1946 – Apr 5, 2014

Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

132

Acting credits

6

Directing

0

Writing

2

Other crew

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Career timeline

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1965 2 title(s)

1967 1 title(s)

1968 2 title(s)

1970 2 title(s)

1971 2 title(s)

1972 3 title(s)

1973 2 title(s)

1974 2 title(s)

1975 4 title(s)

1976 4 title(s)

1978 3 title(s)

1980 2 title(s)

1981 3 title(s)

1982 3 title(s)

1983 3 title(s)

1984 4 title(s)

1985 2 title(s)

1986 2 title(s)

1987 8 title(s)

1988 1 title(s)

1989 5 title(s)

1990 2 title(s)

1992 2 title(s)

1993 4 title(s)

1994 1 title(s)

1995 1 title(s)

1996 5 title(s)

1997 5 title(s)

1998 1 title(s)

1999 1 title(s)

2000 2 title(s)

2001 2 title(s)

2002 5 title(s)

2003 4 title(s)

2004 3 title(s)

2006 3 title(s)

2007 2 title(s)

2008 4 title(s)

2009 4 title(s)

2010 2 title(s)

2011 5 title(s)

2012 2 title(s)

2013 5 title(s)

2014 2 title(s)

2015 1 title(s)

2016 2 title(s)

2017 2 title(s)

2021 1 title(s)

Undated 1 title(s)