Robert J. Wilke
Prolific American character actor of primarily villainous roles. The son of German parents, Cincinnati feed-store manager August Wilke and his wife Rose, Robert Joseph Wilke grew up in Cincinnati. He worked as a lifeguard at a Miami, Florida, hotel, where he made contacts in the film business. He was able to obtain work as a stuntman and continued as such until the mid-'40s, when he began getting actual roles in low-budget westerns and serials. A prominent appearance as one of the heavies in Le train sifflera trois fois (1952) led to work in higher-quality films. He worked extensively in television as well as movies, and became an enormously familiar face, though a fairly anonymous one to the general public. His weathered visage made him a perfect western bad guy, but he occasionally played sympathetic parts as well, as in Les moissons du ciel (1978). An expert golfer, he was said by his friend Claude Akins to have earned more money on the golf course than he ever did in movies. He died in 1989. -
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- Born:
- May 18, 1914 In Cincinnati - Ohio - USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 174
- First Appeared:
- In the movie That Man's Here Again 1937-04-16
- Latest Project:
- Movie James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987-03-13
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1987-03-13 |
| Movie | Stripes | Gen. Barnicke | 1981-06-26 |
| Movie | Wild and Wooly | Demas Scott | 1978-02-20 |
| Movie | Days of Heaven | The Farm Foreman | 1978-09-13 |
| Series | How the West Was Won | Unknown | 1977-02-06 |
| Series | Run, Joe, Run | Unknown | 1974-09-07 |
| Movie | The Boy Who Cried Werewolf | The Sheriff | 1973-08-01 |
| Movie | Santee | Deaks (as Robert Wilke | 1973-09-01 |
| Movie | The Rookies | Officer Shaw | 1972-03-07 |
| Series | Kung Fu | Unknown | 1972-10-14 |
| Movie | A Gunfight | Marshal Tom Cater | 1971-08-25 |
| Movie | The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler | Hugh Fielding | 1971-11-30 |
| Movie | They Call It Murder | Sheriff Rex Brandon | 1971-12-17 |
| Movie | The Cheyenne Social Club | Corey Bannister | 1970-06-12 |
| Movie | The Desperate Mission | Gant | 1969-11-20 |
| Series | The Outcasts | Unknown | 1968-09-23 |
| Series | Lancer | Unknown | 1968-09-24 |
| Series | Cimarron Strip | Unknown | 1967-09-07 |
| Series | Rango | Unknown | 1967-01-13 |
| Series | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Unknown | 1967-09-08 |
| Movie | Tony Rome | Ralph Turpin | 1967-11-10 |
| Movie | Smoky | Jeff Nicks | 1966-08-03 |
| Movie | The Magnificent Stranger | Sheriff McVey | 1966-08-26 |
| Series | Tarzan | Unknown | 1966-09-08 |
| Series | The Monroes | Unknown | 1966-09-07 |
| Movie | The Hallelujah Trail | Chief Five Barrels | 1965-06-23 |
| Series | The Legend of Jesse James | Marshal Sam Corbett | 1965-09-13 |
| Series | Daniel Boone | Unknown | 1964-09-24 |
| Movie | Shock Treatment | Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke) | 1964-07-22 |
| Movie | Fate Is the Hunter | Stillman | 1964-11-08 |
| Series | The Dakotas | Unknown | 1963-01-07 |
| Movie | The Gun Hawk | Johnny Flanders | 1963-08-28 |
| Series | The Greatest Show on Earth | Unknown | 1963-09-17 |
| Series | The Fugitive | Unknown | 1963-09-17 |
| Series | The Beachcomber | Unknown | 1962-02-20 |
| Series | The Virginian | Unknown | 1962-09-19 |
| Series | Sam Benedict | Unknown | 1962-09-15 |
| Movie | The Long Rope | Ben Matthews | 1961-03-26 |
| Series | Target: The Corruptors! | Unknown | 1961-09-29 |
| Movie | The Slowest Gun in the West | Billy the Kid Blake | 1960-05-07 |
| Series | The Tall Man | Unknown | 1960-09-10 |
| Series | Outlaws | Unknown | 1960-09-26 |
| Movie | The Magnificent Seven | Wallace | 1960-10-12 |
| Movie | Spartacus | Guard captain | 1960-10-13 |
| Series | Riverboat | Unknown | 1959-09-13 |
| Movie | Never Steal Anything Small | Lennie | 1959-02-11 |
| Series | Rawhide | Unknown | 1959-01-09 |
| Series | Wichita Town | Unknown | 1959-09-30 |
| Series | Laramie | Unknown | 1959-09-15 |
| Series | Adventures in Paradise | Unknown | 1959-10-05 |
| Series | The Third Man | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
| Series | Bourbon Street Beat | Unknown | 1959-10-05 |
| Series | Law of the Plainsman | Unknown | 1959-10-01 |
| Series | Peter Gunn | Unknown | 1958-09-22 |
| Series | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Unknown | 1958-09-06 |
| Movie | Man of the West | Ponch | 1958-06-20 |
| Series | Bronco | Unknown | 1958-09-23 |
| Movie | Return to Warbow | Red | 1958-01-15 |
| Series | The Texan | Unknown | 1958-09-29 |
| Series | Bat Masterson | Unknown | 1958-10-08 |
| Series | 77 Sunset Strip | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |
| Series | The Rifleman | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
| Series | Lawman | Unknown | 1958-10-05 |
| Series | The Thin Man | Unknown | 1957-09-20 |
| Movie | Hot Summer Night | Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke) | 1957-02-15 |
| Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
| Movie | Night Passage | Concho | 1957-07-24 |
| Series | Have Gun, Will Travel | Unknown | 1957-09-14 |
| Series | Maverick | Unknown | 1957-09-22 |
| Series | Zorro | Unknown | 1957-10-10 |
| Movie | The Tarnished Angels | Hank | 1957-11-21 |
| Movie | The Saga of Andy Burnett | Ben Tilton | 1957-10-02 |
| Series | The Walter Winchell File | Unknown | 1957-10-02 |
| Movie | Raw Edge | Sile Doty | 1956-03-24 |
| Movie | The Lone Ranger | Cassidy | 1956-02-25 |
| Movie | The Rawhide Years | Neal (as Robert Wilke) | 1956-07-01 |
| Movie | Backlash | Jeff Welker | 1956-03-14 |
| Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
| Movie | Canyon River | Joe Graycoe | 1956-08-04 |
| Movie | Gun the Man Down | Matt Rankin | 1956-11-15 |
| Movie | Written on the Wind | Dan Willis | 1956-10-04 |
| Movie | Strange Lady in Town | Karg | 1955-04-12 |
| Movie | Shotgun | Bentley (as Robert Wilke) | 1955-04-23 |
| Movie | Smoke Signal | Daly | 1955-03-01 |
| Movie | Wichita | Ben Thompson | 1955-07-03 |
| Series | Cheyenne | Unknown | 1955-09-20 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
| Movie | The Far Country | Madden | 1954-02-12 |
| Movie | The Lone Gun | Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke) | 1954-04-25 |
| Series | Lassie | Unknown | 1954-09-12 |
| Movie | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | First Mate of the Nautilus | 1954-12-23 |
| Movie | Two Guns and a Badge | Moore - Outlaw | 1954-09-11 |
| Movie | Cow Country | Sledge | 1953-04-25 |
| Movie | Powder River | Will Horn (as Bob Wilke) | 1953-06-17 |
| Movie | War Paint | Trooper Grady | 1953-08-28 |
| Movie | Arrowhead | Sgt. Stone | 1953-08-03 |
| Movie | From Here to Eternity | Sgt. Henderson (uncredited) | 1953-08-28 |
| Movie | Hellgate | Sgt. Maj. Kearn | 1952-09-04 |
| Movie | High Noon | Jim Pierce | 1952-06-09 |
| Movie | Cattle Town | Keeno | 1952-09-06 |
| Movie | The Las Vegas Story | Clayton (as Robert Wilke) | 1952-01-30 |
| Movie | Road Agent | Slab Babcock | 1952-03-29 |
| Movie | Fargo | Link - Henchman | 1952-09-07 |
| Movie | The Maverick | Massey | 1952-12-14 |
| Movie | Wyoming Roundup | Wyatt - Henchman | 1952-11-09 |
| Series | Adventures of Superman | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
| Series | Cavalcade of America | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | Best of the Badmen | Jim Younger | 1951-08-09 |
| Movie | Gunplay | Henchman Winslow | 1951-07-23 |
| Movie | Vengeance Valley | Cowhand (uncredited) | 1951-02-14 |
| Movie | Cyclone Fury | Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke) | 1951-08-14 |
| Movie | Saddle Legion | Henchman Hooker | 1951-04-07 |
| Movie | Pistol Harvest | Andy Baylor | 1951-08-30 |
| Movie | Overland Telegraph | Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke) | 1951-12-15 |
| Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
| Movie | Hot Lead | Stoney Dawson (as Robert Wilke) | 1951-09-30 |
| Movie | Mule Train | Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited) | 1950-02-22 |
| Movie | The Desert Hawk | Camel Driver | 1950-08-05 |
| Movie | Outcasts of Black Mesa | Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke) | 1950-04-13 |
| Movie | Across the Badlands | Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke) | 1950-09-14 |
| Movie | Frontier Outpost | Krag Benson | 1950-12-29 |
| Movie | The Wyoming Bandit | Sam - Henchman (as Bob Wilke) | 1949-07-15 |
| Movie | Laramie | Cronin (uncredited) | 1949-05-19 |
| Movie | Coyote Canyon | Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie) | 1949-11-17 |
| Movie | Flaming Fury | 1949-07-28 | |
| Movie | The Blonde Bandit | Police Det. Walker | 1949-12-22 |
| Movie | Daredevils of the Clouds | Joe | 1948-07-26 |
| Movie | Carson City Raiders | Ed Noble | 1948-05-13 |
| Movie | Homicide for Three | Policeman | 1948-12-08 |
| Movie | Twilight on the Rio Grande | Henchman | 1947-03-31 |
| Movie | Buck Privates Come Home | GI Buddy (uncredited) | 1947-04-04 |
| Movie | Law of the Canyon | Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited) | 1947-04-23 |
| Movie | The Ghost Goes Wild | Burglar | 1947-08-08 |
| Movie | Blackmail | Policeman | 1947-07-24 |
| Movie | Web of Danger | Station Wagon Driver | 1947-06-10 |
| Movie | Badman's Territory | Deputy Marshal (uncredited) | 1946-05-04 |
| Movie | The Catman of Paris | The Catman (uncredited) | 1946-04-20 |
| Movie | Passkey to Danger | Police Sergeant | 1946-05-11 |
| Movie | The Inner Circle | Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke) | 1946-08-07 |
| Movie | Traffic in Crime | Hogan's Driver | 1946-06-28 |
| Movie | White Tie and Tails | Starter (uncredited) | 1946-08-30 |
| Movie | Rendezvous with Annie | MP (uncredited) | 1946-07-22 |
| Movie | Santa Fe Saddlemates | Rawhide | 1945-06-01 |
| Movie | Corpus Christi Bandits | Henchman Steve | 1945-04-20 |
| Movie | Earl Carroll Vanities | Cab Driver | 1945-04-05 |
| Movie | Trail of Kit Carson | Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke) | 1945-07-11 |
| Movie | Sheriff of Cimarron | Henchman Dobie | 1945-02-28 |
| Movie | Hitchhike to Happiness | Stage Hand (uncredited) | 1945-07-16 |
| Movie | Sunset in El Dorado | Curley Roberts | 1945-09-29 |
| Movie | Rough Riders of Cheyenne | Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke) | 1945-10-31 |
| Movie | Bandits of the Badlands | Keller | 1945-09-14 |
| Movie | Call of the Rockies | Deputy Jim | 1944-07-14 |
| Movie | Cowboy and the Senorita | Townsman (uncredited) | 1944-05-13 |
| Movie | Hidden Valley Outlaws | Rancher (uncredited) | 1944-04-01 |
| Movie | Bordertown Trail | Henchman | 1944-08-11 |
| Movie | The Fighting Seabees | Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited) | 1944-01-27 |
| Movie | San Antonio Kid | Henchman | 1944-08-16 |
| Movie | Vigilantes of Dodge City | Bill | 1944-11-15 |
| Movie | Faces in the Fog | Photographer | 1944-11-30 |
| Movie | Code of the Prairie | 1944-10-06 | |
| Movie | Sheriff of Sundown | Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke) | 1944-11-07 |
| Movie | Whispering Footsteps | Bank Customer | 1943-12-30 |
| Movie | Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. | Cutter Helmsman | 1941-12-27 |
| Movie | Sierra Sue | Carnival Spectator (uncredited) | 1941-11-12 |
| Movie | In Old Missouri | Hillbilly | 1940-04-17 |
| Movie | Adventures of Red Ryder | Henchman | 1940-06-28 |
| Movie | Grand Ole Opry | Hillbilly (uncredited) | 1940-06-25 |
| Movie | Star Reporter | Reporter | 1939-02-22 |
| Movie | S.O.S Tidal Wave | Man in TV Studio | 1939-06-02 |
| Movie | In Old Monterey | Man on Wagon | 1939-08-14 |
| Movie | Daredevils of the Red Circle | G-Man | 1939-06-10 |
| Movie | The Fighting Devil Dogs | Marine in Shanghai (uncredited) | 1938-05-27 |
| Movie | That Man's Here Again | (uncredited) | 1937-04-16 |
| Movie | San Quentin | Young Convict in Yard (uncredited) | 1937-05-24 |