What is José Wilker?
[[File:Josewilker10082006.jpg|thumb|José Wilker in August 2006.]] '''José Wilker de Almeida''' (20 August 1947 &ndash; 5 April 2014) was a [[Brazilians|Brazilian]] [[actor]] and [[Movie director|director]]. His acting and directing roles include: ''[[Xica da Silva]]'' (1976), ''[[Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands]]'' (1976), ''[[Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania]]'' (1978), ''[[Bye Bye Brazil]]'' (1979), ''[[The Man in the Black Cape]]'' (1986), ''[[Besame Mucho (movie)|Besame Mucho]]'' (1986), ''[[Subway to the Stars]]'' (1987), ''[[Medicine Man (movie)|Medicine Man]]'' (1992), ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (movie)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (2005), ''[[The Greatest Love of All (film)|The Greatest Love of All]]'' (2006), ''[[Casa da Mãe Joana]]'' (2008), and ''[[Casa da Mãe Joana 2]]'' (2013). He was born in [[Juazeiro do Norte]], [[Ceará]]. Wilker died from a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] on 5 April 2014 at his home in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. He was 66 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latintimes.com/jose-wilker-dies-brazilian-globo-telenovela-actor-dead-66-163937|title=José Wilker Dies: Brazilian Globo Telenovela Actor Dead At 66|date=5 April 2014|accessdate=6 April 2014|first=Armando|last=Tinoco|work=[[Latin Times]]}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0929093}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilker, Jose}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Brazilian movie actors]] [[Category:Brazilian television actors]] [[Category:Actors from Rio de Janeiro]] [[Category:Brazilian stage actors]] {{Actor-stub}}