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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:
167
First Appeared:
In the movie That Man's Here Again 1937-04-16
Latest Project:
Movie James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1988-11-22
Known For
Poster of Night Passage
Poster of War Paint
Poster of Cavalcade of America
Poster of Hellgate
Filmography
Movie James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Self (archive footage) 1988-11-22
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 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea le commandant en second du Nautilus 1973-11-22
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 1969-01-01
Series The Outcasts Unknown 1968-09-23
Series Lancer Unknown 1968-09-24
Series Rango Unknown 1967-01-13
Series Cimarron Strip Unknown 1967-09-07
Movie Tony Rome Ralph Turpin 1967-11-10
Series The Guns of Will Sonnett Unknown 1967-09-08
Movie Smoky Jeff Nicks 1966-08-03
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
Movie Fate Is the Hunter Stillman 1964-11-08
Movie Shock Treatment Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke) 1964-07-22
Series Daniel Boone Unknown 1964-09-24
Series The Dakotas Unknown 1963-01-07
Movie The Gun Hawk Johnny Flanders 1963-08-28
Series The Fugitive Unknown 1963-09-17
Series The Greatest Show on Earth Unknown 1963-09-17
Series Sam Benedict Unknown 1962-09-15
Series The Beachcomber Unknown 1962-02-20
Series The Virginian Unknown 1962-09-19
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 Shotgun Bentley (as Robert Wilke) 1955-04-23
Movie Smoke Signal First Sergeant Daly (as Robert Wilke) 1955-03-01
Movie Strange Lady in Town Karg 1955-04-12
Movie Wichita Ben Thompson 1955-07-03
Series Gunsmoke Unknown 1955-09-10
Series Cheyenne Unknown 1955-09-20
Movie The Far Country Madden 1954-02-12
Movie The Lone Gun Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke) 1954-04-25
Movie Two Guns and a Badge Moore - Outlaw 1954-09-11
Movie 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea First Mate of the Nautilus 1954-12-23
Series Lassie Unknown 1954-09-12
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 Wyoming Roundup Wyatt - Henchman 1952-11-09
Movie The Maverick Massey 1952-12-14
Series Cavalcade of America Unknown 1952-10-01
Series Adventures of Superman Unknown 1952-09-19
Movie Gunplay Henchman Winslow 1951-07-23
Movie Saddle Legion Henchman Hooker 1951-04-07
Movie Best of the Badmen Jim Younger 1951-08-09
Series Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Unknown 1951-10-05
Movie Overland Telegraph Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke) 1951-12-15
Movie Pistol Harvest Andy Baylor 1951-08-30
Movie Outcasts of Black Mesa Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke) 1950-04-13
Movie The Desert Hawk Camel Driver 1950-08-05
Movie Frontier Outpost Krag Benson 1950-12-29
Movie Across the Badlands Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke) 1950-09-14
Movie Laramie Cronin (uncredited) 1949-05-19
Movie The Wyoming Bandit Sam - Henchman (as Bob Wilke) 1949-07-15
Movie Coyote Canyon Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie) 1949-11-17
Movie Carson City Raiders Ed Noble (as Bob Wilke) 1948-05-13
Movie Homicide for Three Policeman 1948-12-08
Movie Daredevils of the Clouds Joe 1948-07-26
Movie Law of the Canyon Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited) 1947-04-23
Movie Twilight on the Rio Grande Henchman 1947-03-31
Movie Buck Privates Come Home GI Buddy (uncredited) 1947-04-04
Movie Web of Danger Station Wagon Driver 1947-06-10
Movie The Ghost Goes Wild Burglar 1947-08-08
Movie Blackmail Policeman 1947-07-24
Movie Badman's Territory Deputy Marshal (uncredited) 1946-05-04
Movie The Catman of Paris The Catman 1946-04-20
Movie Traffic in Crime Hogan's Driver 1946-06-28
Movie Passkey to Danger Police Sergeant 1946-05-11
Movie The Inner Circle Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke) 1946-08-07
Movie White Tie and Tails Starter (uncredited) 1946-08-30
Movie Rendezvous with Annie MP (uncredited) 1946-07-22
Movie Corpus Christi Bandits Henchman Steve 1945-04-20
Movie Earl Carroll Vanities Cab Driver 1945-04-05
Movie Sheriff of Cimarron Henchman Dobie 1945-02-28
Movie Santa Fe Saddlemates Rawhide 1945-06-01
Movie Bandits of the Badlands Keller 1945-09-14
Movie Trail of Kit Carson Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke) 1945-07-11
Movie Sunset in El Dorado Curley Roberts 1945-09-29
Movie Hitchhike to Happiness Stage Hand (uncredited) 1945-07-16
Movie Cowboy and the Senorita Townsman (uncredited) 1944-05-13
Movie Call of the Rockies Deputy Jim 1944-07-14
Movie The Fighting Seabees Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited) 1944-01-27
Movie Bordertown Trail Henchman 1944-08-11
Movie Hidden Valley Outlaws Rancher (uncredited) 1944-04-01
Movie Sheriff of Sundown Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke) 1944-11-07
Movie San Antonio Kid Henchman (as Bob Wilke) 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 Whispering Footsteps Bank Customer 1943-12-30
Movie Sierra Sue Carnival Spectator (uncredited) 1941-11-12
Movie Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. Cutter Helmsman 1941-12-27
Movie In Old Missouri Hillbilly 1940-04-17
Movie Grand Ole Opry Hillbilly (uncredited) 1940-06-25
Movie Adventures of Red Ryder Henchman 1940-06-28
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