Name
Robert J. Wilke
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1914-05-18
Deathday
1989-03-28 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
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. -
Known For
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(1,000 Votes)
7.068
A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine...
Relase Date : 23 Dec, 1954
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From Here to Eternity
(719 Votes)
7.266
In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his...
Relase Date : 28 Aug, 1953
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Days of Heaven
(1,193 Votes)
7.478
In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas p...
Relase Date : 13 Sep, 1978
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The Far Country
(174 Votes)
6.934
During the Klondike Gold Rush, a misanthropic cattle driver and his talkative elderly part...
Relase Date : 12 Feb, 1954
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The Lone Ranger
(26 Votes)
6.2
The territorial governor asks the Lone Ranger to investigate mysterious raids on settlers ...
Relase Date : 25 Feb, 1956
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Man of the West
(242 Votes)
6.574
Heading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones ...
Relase Date : 1 Oct, 1958
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1954 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea as First Mate of the Nautilus
- 1952 High Noon as Jim Pierce
- 1960 Spartacus as Guard captain
- 1949 Flaming Fury
- 1957 Night Passage as Concho
- 1967 Tony Rome as Ralph Turpin
- 1952 The Las Vegas Story as Clayton (as Robert Wilke)
- 1945 Hitchhike to Happiness as Stage Hand (uncredited)
- 1966 The Magnificent Stranger as Sheriff McVey
- 1958 Man of the West as Ponch
- 1953 Arrowhead as Sgt. Stone
- 1956 Backlash as Jeff Welker
- 1957 The Tarnished Angels as Hank
- 1944 Cowboy and the Senorita as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1954 The Far Country as Madden
- 1956 Written on the Wind as Dan Willis
- 1947 The Ghost Goes Wild as Burglar
- 1971 A Gunfight as Marshal Tom Cater
- 1972 The Rookies as Officer Shaw
- 1946 The Inner Circle as Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)
- 1945 Bandits of the Badlands as Keller
- 1973 The Boy Who Cried Werewolf as The Sheriff
- 1973 Santee as Deaks (as Robert Wilke)
- 1956 Gun the Man Down as Matt Rankin
- 1957 Hot Summer Night as Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)
- 1964 Fate Is the Hunter as Stillman
- 1956 The Lone Ranger as Cassidy
- 1938 The Fighting Devil Dogs as Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)
- 1963 The Gun Hawk as Johnny Flanders
- 1948 Homicide for Three as Policeman
- 1953 War Paint as Trooper Grady
- 1951 Best of the Badmen as Jim Younger
- 1937 San Quentin as Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)
- 1956 Canyon River as Joe Graycoe
- 1944 San Antonio Kid as Henchman
- 1952 Cattle Town as Keeno
- 1958 Return to Warbow as Red
- 1952 Hellgate as Sgt. Maj. Kearn
- 1959 Never Steal Anything Small as Lennie
- 1971 The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler as Hugh Fielding
- 1960 The Slowest Gun in the West as Billy the Kid Blake
- 1944 Hidden Valley Outlaws as Rancher (uncredited)
- 1944 Code of the Prairie
- 1948 Daredevils of the Clouds as Joe
- 1951 Overland Telegraph as Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)
- 1953 Cow Country as Sledge
- 1953 From Here to Eternity as Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)
- 1955 Smoke Signal as Daly
- 1966 Smoky as Jeff Nicks
- 1939 Daredevils of the Red Circle as G-Man
- 1937 That Man's Here Again as (uncredited)
- 1939 Star Reporter as Reporter
- 1944 Vigilantes of Dodge City as Bill
- 1945 Corpus Christi Bandits as Henchman Steve
- 1945 Sheriff of Cimarron as Henchman Dobie
- 1952 Road Agent as Slab Babcock
- 1950 Frontier Outpost as Krag Benson
- 1971 They Call It Murder as Sheriff Rex Brandon
- 1960 The Magnificent Seven as Wallace
- 1954 Two Guns and a Badge as Moore - Outlaw
- 1945 Santa Fe Saddlemates as Rawhide
- 1941 Sierra Sue as Carnival Spectator (uncredited)
- 1969 The Desperate Mission as Gant
- 1961 The Long Rope as Ben Matthews
- 1978 Days of Heaven as The Farm Foreman
- 1951 Saddle Legion as Henchman Hooker
- 1940 Adventures of Red Ryder as Henchman
- 1944 Bordertown Trail as Henchman
- 1944 Call of the Rockies as Deputy Jim
- 1951 Gunplay as Henchman Winslow
- 1951 Pistol Harvest as Andy Baylor
- 1951 Hot Lead as Stoney Dawson
- 1951 Cyclone Fury as Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)
- 1970 The Cheyenne Social Club as Corey Bannister
- 1940 In Old Missouri as Hillbilly
- 1941 Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. as Cutter Helmsman
- 1955 Strange Lady in Town as Karg
- 1952 Wyoming Roundup as Wyatt - Henchman
- 1939 In Old Monterey as Man on Wagon
- 1940 Grand Ole Opry as Hillbilly (uncredited)
- 1947 Blackmail as Policeman
- 1947 Web of Danger as Station Wagon Driver
- 1947 Twilight on the Rio Grande as Henchman
- 1946 Traffic in Crime as Hogan's Driver
- 1946 Passkey to Danger as Police Sergeant
- 1946 The Catman of Paris as The Catman (uncredited)
- 1945 Earl Carroll Vanities as Cab Driver
- 1944 Faces in the Fog as Photographer
- 1944 The Fighting Seabees as Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
- 1949 The Wyoming Bandit as Sam
- 1949 Coyote Canyon as Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)
- 1950 Across the Badlands as Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)
- 1950 Outcasts of Black Mesa as Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
- 1950 The Desert Hawk as Camel Driver
- 1952 Fargo as Link - Henchman
- 1952 The Maverick as Massey
- 1965 The Hallelujah Trail as Chief Five Barrels
- 1947 Law of the Canyon as Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)
- 1944 Sheriff of Sundown as Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
- 1945 Rough Riders of Cheyenne as Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
- 1945 Sunset in El Dorado as Curley Roberts
- 1945 Trail of Kit Carson as Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)
- 1948 Carson City Raiders as Ed Noble
- 1956 The Rawhide Years as Neal (as Robert Wilke)
- 1954 The Lone Gun as Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)
- 1955 Shotgun as Bentley (as Robert Wilke)
- 1955 Wichita as Ben Thompson
- 1956 Raw Edge as Sile Doty
- 1939 S.O.S Tidal Wave as Man in TV Studio
- 1946 Rendezvous with Annie as MP (uncredited)
- 1943 Whispering Footsteps as Bank Customer
- 1979 The Sweet Creek County War
- 1987 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1946 Badman's Territory as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
- 1947 Buck Privates Come Home as GI Buddy (uncredited)
- 1946 White Tie and Tails as Starter (uncredited)
- 1964 Shock Treatment as Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)
- 1949 Laramie as Cronin (uncredited)
- 1981 Stripes as Gen. Barnicke
- 1978 Wild and Wooly as Demas Scott
- 1951 Vengeance Valley as Cowhand (uncredited)
- 1950 Mule Train as Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited)
- 1949 The Blonde Bandit as Police Det. Walker
- 1945 Lone Texas Ranger as Henchman (uncredited)
- 1955 Cheyenne ( 1 episode ) as Bob Manson
- 1959 Bourbon Street Beat ( 2 episodes )
- 1972 Kung Fu ( 1 episode ) as Sgt. Bridger
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Hickock
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Deputy Sheriff Connors
- 1978 Dallas ( 1 episode ) as Tom Owens
- 1954 Lassie ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Corey
- 1974 Run, Joe, Run ( 1 episode )
- 1960 The Tall Man ( 1 episode ) as Marshal Ben Hartley
- 1966 The Monroes ( 1 episode )
- 1963 The Greatest Show on Earth ( 1 episode ) as Lou Sirotta
- 1962 Sam Benedict ( 2 episodes ) as Lt. Mike Radich
- 1961 Target: The Corruptors! ( 1 episode )
- 1960 Outlaws ( 1 episode )
- 1962 The Beachcomber ( 1 episode ) as Bill Winters
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff McVey
- 1967 Cimarron Strip ( 1 episode )
- 1964 Daniel Boone ( 1 episode ) as Toff
- 1968 The Outcasts ( 1 episode )
- 1963 The Fugitive ( 1 episode ) as Johnny
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as Conrad
- 1968 Lancer ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Peter Gunn ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Red Fischer
- 1957 The Thin Man ( 1 episode )
- 1952 Adventures of Superman ( 1 episode ) as Bingham
- 1959 Adventures in Paradise ( 1 episode ) as Riker
- 1958 Bronco ( 1 episode )
- 1966 Tarzan ( 3 episodes ) as Spooner
- 1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive ( 1 episode ) as Virgil
- 1963 The Dakotas ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Bat Masterson ( 1 episode ) as Bull Kirby
- 1959 Laramie ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Law of the Plainsman ( 1 episode ) as Amos Cameron
- 1959 Riverboat ( 1 episode ) as Bolesy
- 1959 Wichita Town ( 1 episode )
- 1952 Cavalcade of America ( 1 episode )
- 1967 Rango ( 1 episode )
- 1965 The Legend of Jesse James ( 34 episodes ) as Marshal Sam Corbett
- 1955 Cheyenne ( 1 episode ) as Jed Begert
- 1955 Cheyenne ( 1 episode ) as Kelso Prather
- 1955 Cheyenne ( 1 episode ) as Ben Creed
- 1955 Cheyenne ( 1 episode ) as Carl Banner
- 1957 The Walter Winchell File ( 1 episode ) as Fisher
- 1959 The Third Man ( 1 episode ) as Vince Gabriel
- 1957 Maverick ( 1 episode ) as McCabe
- 1950 The Gene Autry Show ( 1 episode ) as Henchman Cody
- 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 2 episodes ) as Jed - Outlaw
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 3 episodes )
- 1960 Stagecoach West ( 1 episode ) as Taylor Norman
- 1950 The Gene Autry Show ( 1 episode ) as Charlie Bolton
- 1958 Lawman ( 1 episode ) as Marshal Tom Haddon
- 1949 The Lone Ranger ( 1 episode ) as Henchman (uncredited)
- 1958 The Texan ( 1 episode ) as Marshal Bart Pennock
- 1959 Riverboat ( 1 episode ) as Red Dog Hanlon
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Tom Galt
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Lafe Thomas
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Charlie Sheppard
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Pegger
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Tom
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Pitt
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as Colton
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Ab Rankin
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Kelby
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Luke Cumberledge
- 1962 The Lucy Show ( 1 episode ) as Tom Carter
- 1952 Four Star Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as George
- 1952 Four Star Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Ben Crane
- 1964 Daniel Boone ( 1 episode ) as Jake Manning
- 1964 Daniel Boone ( 1 episode ) as Fryman
- 1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive ( 1 episode ) as Jack Radovitch
- 1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive ( 1 episode ) as Ben Hooker
- 1962 The Beachcomber ( 1 episode ) as Jason Despol
- 1958 Bat Masterson ( 1 episode ) as Rod Clements
- 1957 Maverick ( 1 episode ) as Diamond Dan Malone
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Al Simmons
- 1958 77 Sunset Strip ( 1 episode ) as Vern Reece
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff Claude T. Booker
- 1957 Wagon Train ( 1 episode ) as Sgt. Wick
- 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 2 episodes ) as Ben Tilton
- 1950 The Gene Autry Show ( 1 episode ) as Monte - Henchman
- 1959 The Deputy ( 1 episode ) as Ace Gentry
- 1957 Wagon Train ( 1 episode ) as Wesley Thomas
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Will Tybee
- 1957 Tombstone Territory ( 1 episode ) as Burt Foster
- 1950 The Gene Autry Show ( 1 episode ) as Henchman in Plaid Shirt
- 1960 The Westerner ( 1 episode ) as Murdo
- 1952 The Abbott and Costello Show ( 1 episode ) as Mike Brodie
- 1957 Wagon Train ( 1 episode ) as Col. Thomas Stone
- 1959 The Untouchables ( 2 episodes ) as George 'Bugs' Moran
- 1957 Tombstone Territory ( 1 episode ) as Jess Caulfield
- 1950 The Cisco Kid ( 1 episode ) as Henchman Vic
- 1950 The Cisco Kid ( 1 episode ) as Barney
- 1950 The Cisco Kid ( 1 episode ) as Judd Storme
- 1977 How the West Was Won ( 1 episode ) as Appleton
- 1975 Starsky & Hutch ( 1 episode ) as Mac Johnson
- 1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff Dan Butler
- 1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett ( 1 episode ) as Tom Judd
- 1965 The Wild Wild West ( 1 episode ) as Maj. Gen. Titus Ord Baldwin
- 1960 My Three Sons ( 1 episode ) as Danny Donnigan
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Brazos
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Marshal Hollister
- 1959 The Untouchables ( 1 episode ) as Dutch Schultz
- 1958 The Texan ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff Tip Latta
- 1958 The Texan ( 1 episode ) as Pete Torrey
- 1958 The Texan ( 1 episode ) as Asa Kirby
- 1958 Lawman ( 1 episode ) as Fallon - Bounty Hunter
- 1958 Lawman ( 1 episode ) as Lal Hoard
- 1958 The Rifleman ( 1 episode ) as Flory Sheltin
- 1958 The Rifleman ( 1 episode ) as Ward Haskins
- 1957 Wagon Train ( 1 episode ) as Jabez Moore
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Casey Bryan
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Walt DeVries
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Trail Boss Rook
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as Maj. Blake
- 1957 Zorro ( 4 episodes ) as Capt. Salvador Mendoza
- 1955 Screen Director's Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Zecca
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Whitey
- 1951 Boston Blackie ( 1 episode ) as Edgar
- 1967 Cimarron Strip ( 1 episode ) as Hardy Miller
