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Robert J. Wilke

Robert J. Wilke

Acting May 18, 1914 (74 years old) March 28, 1989 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Biography

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. -

Movies 124

Spartacus 7.5

Spartacus

as Guard captain

1960
The Magnificent Seven 7.5

The Magnificent Seven

as Wallace

1960
High Noon 7.7

High Noon

as Jim Pierce

1952
From Here to Eternity 7.3

From Here to Eternity

as Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)

1953
Days of Heaven 7.5

Days of Heaven

as The Farm Foreman

1978
Stripes 6.6

Stripes

as Gen. Barnicke

1981
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 7.1

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

as First Mate of the Nautilus

1954
Man of the West 6.6

Man of the West

as Ponch

1958
Written on the Wind 7.0

Written on the Wind

as Dan Willis

1956
The Far Country 6.9

The Far Country

as Madden

1954
The Cheyenne Social Club 6.4

The Cheyenne Social Club

as Corey Bannister

1970
Wichita 6.4

Wichita

as Ben Thompson

1955
Fate Is the Hunter 6.5

Fate Is the Hunter

as Stillman

1964
The Hallelujah Trail 6.1

The Hallelujah Trail

as Chief Five Barrels

1965
Tony Rome 6.4

Tony Rome

as Ralph Turpin

1967
Arrowhead 6.1

Arrowhead

as Sgt. Stone

1953
The Lone Ranger 6.2

The Lone Ranger

as Cassidy

1956
Night Passage 6.4

Night Passage

as Concho

1957
The Fighting Seabees 6.2

The Fighting Seabees

as Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)

1944
Vengeance Valley 5.4

Vengeance Valley

as Cowhand (uncredited)

1951
Backlash 6.5

Backlash

as Jeff Welker

1956
Best of the Badmen 6.5

Best of the Badmen

as Jim Younger

1951
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf 5.7

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

as The Sheriff

1973
Buck Privates Come Home 6.4

Buck Privates Come Home

as GI Buddy (uncredited)

1947
Strange Lady in Town 4.9

Strange Lady in Town

as Karg

1955
Gun the Man Down 6.5

Gun the Man Down

as Matt Rankin

1956
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler 5.9

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

as Hugh Fielding

1971
Outcast of Black Mesa 9.0

Outcast of Black Mesa

as Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)

1950
Mule Train 6.0

Mule Train

as Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited)

1950
The Tarnished Angels 6.8

The Tarnished Angels

as Hank

1957
The Catman of Paris 5.5

The Catman of Paris

as The Catman (uncredited)

1946
The Lone Gun 5.6

The Lone Gun

as Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)

1954
A Gunfight 5.8

A Gunfight

as Marshal Tom Cater

1971
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1987
Shotgun 5.6

Shotgun

as Bentley (as Robert Wilke)

1955
War Paint 5.6

War Paint

as Trooper Grady

1953
Smoke Signal 6.9

Smoke Signal

as Daly

1955
The Gun Hawk 5.1

The Gun Hawk

as Johnny Flanders

1963
The Las Vegas Story 6.0

The Las Vegas Story

as Clayton (as Robert Wilke)

1952
Sunset in El Dorado 5.7

Sunset in El Dorado

as Curley Roberts

1945
The Desert Hawk 5.3

The Desert Hawk

as Camel Driver

1950
Hot Summer Night 5.7

Hot Summer Night

as Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)

1957
Twilight on the Rio Grande 3.1

Twilight on the Rio Grande

as Henchman

1947
The Wyoming Bandit 6.5

The Wyoming Bandit

as Sam

1949
They Call It Murder 6.4

They Call It Murder

as Sheriff Rex Brandon

1971
The Fighting Devil Dogs 6.8

The Fighting Devil Dogs

as Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)

1938
Hellgate 6.7

Hellgate

as Sgt. Maj. Kearn

1952
Raw Edge 6.2

Raw Edge

as Sile Doty

1956
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. 6.8

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

as Cutter Helmsman

1941
Never Steal Anything Small 8.2

Never Steal Anything Small

as Lennie

1959
The Rawhide Years 5.6

The Rawhide Years

as Neal (as Robert Wilke)

1956
Bordertown Trail 9.0

Bordertown Trail

as Henchman

1944
Law of the Canyon 7.0

Law of the Canyon

as Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)

1947
Star Reporter 3.9

Star Reporter

as Reporter

1939
Daredevils of the Clouds 6.5

Daredevils of the Clouds

as Joe

1948
Daredevils of the Red Circle 4.8

Daredevils of the Red Circle

as G-Man

1939
The Ghost Goes Wild 6.0

The Ghost Goes Wild

as Burglar

1947
Traffic in Crime 6.0

Traffic in Crime

as Hogan's Driver

1946
San Quentin 6.7

San Quentin

as Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)

1937
Road Agent 7.0

Road Agent

as Slab Babcock

1952
The Inner Circle 5.7

The Inner Circle

as Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)

1946
Grand Ole Opry 7.5

Grand Ole Opry

as Hillbilly (uncredited)

1940
The Desperate Mission 4.6

The Desperate Mission

as Gant

1969
Adventures of Red Ryder 6.7

Adventures of Red Ryder

as Henchman

1940
Bandits of the Badlands 4.6

Bandits of the Badlands

as Keller

1945
Santee 5.5

Santee

as Deaks (as Robert Wilke)

1973
Badman's Territory 6.3

Badman's Territory

as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)

1946
S.O.S Tidal Wave 6.8

S.O.S Tidal Wave

as Man in TV Studio

1939
Code of the Prairie 7.0

Code of the Prairie

1944
The Blonde Bandit 6.2

The Blonde Bandit

as Police Det. Walker

1949
In Old Monterey 6.2

In Old Monterey

as Man on Wagon

1939
The Maverick 9.0

The Maverick

as Massey

1952
Vigilantes of Dodge City 8.0

Vigilantes of Dodge City

as Bill

1944
The Slowest Gun in the West 4.5

The Slowest Gun in the West

as Billy the Kid Blake

1960
Across the Badlands 7.0

Across the Badlands

as Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)

1950
Return to Warbow 5.9

Return to Warbow

as Red

1958
Two Guns and a Badge 10.0

Two Guns and a Badge

as Moore - Outlaw

1954
Faces in the Fog 4.3

Faces in the Fog

as Photographer

1944
Cow Country 4.6

Cow Country

as Sledge

1953
Carson City Raiders 8.0

Carson City Raiders

as Ed Noble

1948
The Long Rope 6.2

The Long Rope

as Ben Matthews

1961
The Magnificent Stranger 7.0

The Magnificent Stranger

as Sheriff McVey

1966
Hitchhike to Happiness 7.0

Hitchhike to Happiness

as Stage Hand (uncredited)

1945
Canyon River 6.5

Canyon River

as Joe Graycoe

1956
That Man's Here Again 7.0

That Man's Here Again

as (uncredited)

1937
Overland Telegraph 7.0

Overland Telegraph

as Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)

1951
Sierra Sue 7.0

Sierra Sue

as Carnival Spectator (uncredited)

1941
Cowboy and the Senorita 5.8

Cowboy and the Senorita

as Townsman (uncredited)

1944
Fargo 6.6

Fargo

as Link - Henchman

1952
White Tie and Tails 7.8

White Tie and Tails

as Starter (uncredited)

1946
The Rookies 7.0

The Rookies

as Officer Shaw

1972
Call of the Rockies 6.3

Call of the Rockies

as Deputy Jim

1944
Rough Riders of Cheyenne 7.0

Rough Riders of Cheyenne

as Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)

1945
In Old Missouri 6.8

In Old Missouri

as Hillbilly

1940
Smoky 6.7

Smoky

as Jeff Nicks

1966
Wild and Wooly 7.0

Wild and Wooly

as Demas Scott

1978
Lone Texas Ranger 6.7

Lone Texas Ranger

as Henchman (uncredited)

1945
Rendezvous with Annie 7.0

Rendezvous with Annie

as MP (uncredited)

1946
The Sweet Creek County War 6.5

The Sweet Creek County War

1979
Earl Carroll Vanities 5.4

Earl Carroll Vanities

as Cab Driver

1945
Trail of Kit Carson 7.0

Trail of Kit Carson

as Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)

1945
Sheriff of Sundown 9.0

Sheriff of Sundown

as Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)

1944
Web of Danger 5.5

Web of Danger

as Station Wagon Driver

1947
Frontier Outpost 7.0

Frontier Outpost

as Krag Benson

1950
Cyclone Fury 6.0

Cyclone Fury

as Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)

1951
Whispering Footsteps 5.2

Whispering Footsteps

as Bank Customer

1943
Laramie 6.8

Laramie

as Cronin (uncredited)

1949
Cattle Town 7.6

Cattle Town

as Keeno

1952
Blackmail 4.2

Blackmail

as Policeman

1947
Santa Fe Saddlemates 6.7

Santa Fe Saddlemates

as Rawhide

1945
Passkey to Danger 8.0

Passkey to Danger

as Police Sergeant

1946
Shock Treatment 6.8

Shock Treatment

as Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)

1964
Hot Lead 6.8

Hot Lead

as Stoney Dawson

1951
Sheriff of Cimarron 8.0

Sheriff of Cimarron

as Henchman Dobie

1945
San Antonio Kid 8.0

San Antonio Kid

as Henchman

1944
Pistol Harvest 6.5

Pistol Harvest

as Andy Baylor

1951
Corpus Christi Bandits 9.0

Corpus Christi Bandits

as Henchman Steve

1945
Homicide for Three 5.7

Homicide for Three

as Policeman

1948
Flaming Fury 7.0

Flaming Fury

1949
Hidden Valley Outlaws 8.0

Hidden Valley Outlaws

as Rancher (uncredited)

1944
Wyoming Roundup 6.5

Wyoming Roundup

as Wyatt - Henchman

1952
Coyote Canyon 10.0

Coyote Canyon

as Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)

1949
Saddle Legion 6.8

Saddle Legion

as Henchman Hooker

1951
Gunplay 7.0

Gunplay

as Henchman Winslow

1951

TV Shows 121

Dallas 6.9

Dallas

as Tom Owens

1978
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Charlie Sheppard

1959
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Al Simmons

1959
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Sheriff Claude T. Booker

1959
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Brazos

1959
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Marshal Hollister

1959
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Deputy Sheriff Connors

1957
Lassie 6.3

Lassie

as Mr. Corey

1954
Wagon Train 6.6

Wagon Train

as Sgt. Wick

1957
Wagon Train 6.6

Wagon Train

as Wesley Thomas

1957
Wagon Train 6.6

Wagon Train

as Col. Thomas Stone

1957
Wagon Train 6.6

Wagon Train

as Jabez Moore

1957
The Fugitive 7.3

The Fugitive

as Johnny

1963
Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Will Tybee

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Casey Bryan

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Walt DeVries

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Trail Boss Rook

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Maj. Blake

1957
My Three Sons 6.6

My Three Sons

as Danny Donnigan

1960
Maverick 7.1

Maverick

as McCabe

1957
Maverick 7.1

Maverick

as Diamond Dan Malone

1957
The Rifleman 7.1

The Rifleman

as Flory Sheltin

1958
The Rifleman 7.1

The Rifleman

as Ward Haskins

1958
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Conrad

1962
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Colton

1962
Cheyenne 6.2

Cheyenne

as Bob Manson

1955
Cheyenne 6.2

Cheyenne

as Jed Begert

1955
Cheyenne 6.2

Cheyenne

as Kelso Prather

1955
Cheyenne 6.2

Cheyenne

as Ben Creed

1955
Cheyenne 6.2

Cheyenne

as Carl Banner

1955
The Untouchables 8.1

The Untouchables

as George 'Bugs' Moran

1959
The Untouchables 8.1

The Untouchables

as Dutch Schultz

1959
The Wild Wild West 7.6

The Wild Wild West

as Maj. Gen. Titus Ord Baldwin

1965
Daniel Boone 7.0

Daniel Boone

as Toff

1964
Daniel Boone 7.0

Daniel Boone

as Jake Manning

1964
Daniel Boone 7.0

Daniel Boone

as Fryman

1964
The Lucy Show 7.0

The Lucy Show

as Tom Carter

1962
Rawhide 7.3

Rawhide

as Sheriff McVey

1959
Rawhide 7.3

Rawhide

as Tom Galt

1959
Rawhide 7.3

Rawhide

as Lafe Thomas

1959
Starsky & Hutch 7.4

Starsky & Hutch

as Mac Johnson

1975
The Lone Ranger 6.7

The Lone Ranger

as Henchman (uncredited)

1949
Wanted: Dead or Alive 7.1

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Virgil

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive 7.1

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Jack Radovitch

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive 7.1

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Ben Hooker

1958
Four Star Playhouse 6.8

Four Star Playhouse

as George

1952
Four Star Playhouse 6.8

Four Star Playhouse

as Ben Crane

1952
Lawman 6.0

Lawman

as Marshal Tom Haddon

1958
Lawman 6.0

Lawman

as Fallon - Bounty Hunter

1958
Lawman 6.0

Lawman

as Lal Hoard

1958
Zorro 7.6

Zorro

as Capt. Salvador Mendoza

1957
Peter Gunn 6.6

Peter Gunn

1958
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Hickock

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Pegger

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Tom

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Pitt

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Ab Rankin

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Kelby

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Luke Cumberledge

1955
Bat Masterson 6.5

Bat Masterson

as Bull Kirby

1958
Bat Masterson 6.5

Bat Masterson

as Rod Clements

1958
77 Sunset Strip 7.2

77 Sunset Strip

as Vern Reece

1958
Laramie 6.7

Laramie

1959
Adventures in Paradise 6.1

Adventures in Paradise

as Riker

1959
The Texan 6.0

The Texan

as Marshal Bart Pennock

1958
The Texan 6.0

The Texan

as Sheriff Tip Latta

1958
The Texan 6.0

The Texan

as Pete Torrey

1958
The Texan 6.0

The Texan

as Asa Kirby

1958
The Cisco Kid 6.2

The Cisco Kid

as Henchman Vic

1950
The Cisco Kid 6.2

The Cisco Kid

as Barney

1950
The Cisco Kid 6.2

The Cisco Kid

as Judd Storme

1950
Adventures of Superman 6.6

Adventures of Superman

as Bingham

1952
Tombstone Territory 6.9

Tombstone Territory

as Burt Foster

1957
Tombstone Territory 6.9

Tombstone Territory

as Jess Caulfield

1957
Tarzan 6.9

Tarzan

as Spooner

1966
The Gene Autry Show 4.7

The Gene Autry Show

as Henchman Cody

1950
The Gene Autry Show 4.7

The Gene Autry Show

as Charlie Bolton

1950
The Gene Autry Show 4.7

The Gene Autry Show

as Monte - Henchman

1950
The Gene Autry Show 4.7

The Gene Autry Show

as Henchman in Plaid Shirt

1950
Bronco 6.0

Bronco

1958
The Deputy 6.5

The Deputy

as Ace Gentry

1959
The Abbott and Costello Show 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Mike Brodie

1952
The Adventures of Jim Bowie 5.3

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956
The Tall Man 6.9

The Tall Man

as Marshal Ben Hartley

1960
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Jed - Outlaw

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Ben Tilton

1954
How the West Was Won 7.0

How the West Was Won

as Appleton

1977
Lancer 5.6

Lancer

1968
The Thin Man 7.6

The Thin Man

1957
The Guns of Will Sonnett 6.5

The Guns of Will Sonnett

as Sheriff Dan Butler

1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett 6.5

The Guns of Will Sonnett

as Tom Judd

1967
The Third Man 7.2

The Third Man

as Vince Gabriel

1959
Riverboat 6.5

Riverboat

as Bolesy

1959
Riverboat 6.5

Riverboat

as Red Dog Hanlon

1959
Cavalcade of America 4.6

Cavalcade of America

1952
Boston Blackie 4.0

Boston Blackie

as Edgar

1951
Outlaws 6.7

Outlaws

1960
Cimarron Strip 5.8

Cimarron Strip

1967
Cimarron Strip 5.8

Cimarron Strip

as Hardy Miller

1967
Stagecoach West 6.7

Stagecoach West

as Taylor Norman

1960
Law of the Plainsman 7.3

Law of the Plainsman

as Amos Cameron

1959
Sam Benedict 6.7

Sam Benedict

as Lt. Mike Radich

1962
Bourbon Street Beat 6.0

Bourbon Street Beat

1959
Screen Director's Playhouse 7.0

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Zecca

1955
The Greatest Show on Earth 7.5

The Greatest Show on Earth

as Lou Sirotta

1963
The Outcasts 6.5

The Outcasts

1968
Target: The Corruptors! 5.7

Target: The Corruptors!

1961
The Walter Winchell File 7.5

The Walter Winchell File

as Fisher

1957
The Legend of Jesse James 5.8

The Legend of Jesse James

as Marshal Sam Corbett

1965
The Monroes 6.8

The Monroes

1966
The Dakotas 6.5

The Dakotas

1963
Wichita Town 4.9

Wichita Town

1959
The Beachcomber 9.0

The Beachcomber

as Bill Winters

1962
The Beachcomber 9.0

The Beachcomber

as Jason Despol

1962
Run, Joe, Run 6.7

Run, Joe, Run

1974
Rango

Rango

1967
The Westerner 7.0

The Westerner

as Murdo

1960
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Red Fischer

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Whitey

1951
Kung Fu 7.7

Kung Fu

as Sgt. Bridger

1972

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