Robert J. Wilke
Acting
Born: May 18, 1914 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died: March 28, 1989 (aged 74)
Highest Rated
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
Spartacus
1960
The Magnificent Seven
1960
High Noon
1952
Days of Heaven
1978
Stripes
1981
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
From Here to Eternity
1953
Bonanza
1959
Written on the Wind
1956
Dallas
1978
Man of the West
1958
Kung Fu
1972
Photos (2)
Movies (123)
The Magnificent Seven
Wallace
Spartacus
Guard captain
High Noon
Jim Pierce
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
First Mate of the Nautilus
Stripes
Gen. Barnicke
From Here to Eternity
Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)
Days of Heaven
The Farm Foreman
Written on the Wind
Dan Willis
The Cheyenne Social Club
Corey Bannister
Man of the West
Ponch
Fate Is the Hunter
Stillman
The Far Country
Madden
The Lone Ranger
Cassidy
The Hallelujah Trail
Chief Five Barrels
Night Passage
Concho
The Tarnished Angels
Hank
Best of the Badmen
Jim Younger
The Las Vegas Story
Clayton (as Robert Wilke)
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Henchman
Vengeance Valley
Cowhand (uncredited)
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
Hugh Fielding
Wichita
Ben Thompson
Adventures of Red Ryder
Henchman
Buck Privates Come Home
GI Buddy (uncredited)
The Slowest Gun in the West
Billy the Kid Blake
That Man's Here Again
(uncredited)
Tony Rome
Ralph Turpin
Gun the Man Down
Matt Rankin
Arrowhead
Sgt. Stone
Star Reporter
Reporter
A Gunfight
Marshal Tom Cater
The Fighting Seabees
Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
The Desert Hawk
Camel Driver
Strange Lady in Town
Karg
Smoke Signal
Daly
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Cutter Helmsman
They Call It Murder
Sheriff Rex Brandon
Backlash
Jeff Welker
Daredevils of the Clouds
Joe
Badman's Territory
Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
The Desperate Mission
Gant
Daredevils of the Red Circle
G-Man
Never Steal Anything Small
Lennie
Two Guns and a Badge
Moore - Outlaw
White Tie and Tails
Starter (uncredited)
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
The Sheriff
Trail of Kit Carson
Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)
The Fighting Devil Dogs
Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)
The Catman of Paris
The Catman (uncredited)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Man in TV Studio
The Rawhide Years
Neal (as Robert Wilke)
The Lone Gun
Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)
The Ghost Goes Wild
Burglar
Faces in the Fog
Photographer
The Gun Hawk
Johnny Flanders
Raw Edge
Sile Doty
Sunset in El Dorado
Curley Roberts
Outcasts of Black Mesa
Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Hot Summer Night
Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)
Cowboy and the Senorita
Townsman (uncredited)
Passkey to Danger
Police Sergeant
War Paint
Trooper Grady
Code of the Prairie
1944
Call of the Rockies
Deputy Jim
The Sweet Creek County War
1979
Bandits of the Badlands
Keller
Flaming Fury
1949
Shotgun
Bentley (as Robert Wilke)
Rough Riders of Cheyenne
Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
The Rookies
Officer Shaw
Wild and Wooly
Demas Scott
Road Agent
Slab Babcock
Hellgate
Sgt. Maj. Kearn
Vigilantes of Dodge City
Bill
The Wyoming Bandit
Sam
Hitchhike to Happiness
Stage Hand (uncredited)
Canyon River
Joe Graycoe
Grand Ole Opry
Hillbilly (uncredited)
Shock Treatment
Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)
Law of the Canyon
Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)
Smoky
Jeff Nicks
San Quentin
Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)
The Inner Circle
Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)
Laramie
Cronin (uncredited)
The Magnificent Stranger
Sheriff McVey
Cow Country
Sledge
Santee
Deaks (as Robert Wilke)
Cattle Town
Keeno
Mule Train
Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited)
The Long Rope
Ben Matthews
In Old Monterey
Man on Wagon
Saddle Legion
Henchman Hooker
The Maverick
Massey
Hidden Valley Outlaws
Rancher (uncredited)
Santa Fe Saddlemates
Rawhide
Fargo
Link - Henchman
Whispering Footsteps
Bank Customer
Overland Telegraph
Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)
Rendezvous with Annie
MP (uncredited)
Web of Danger
Station Wagon Driver
San Antonio Kid
Henchman
Earl Carroll Vanities
Cab Driver
Sheriff of Sundown
Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Pistol Harvest
Andy Baylor
Hot Lead
Stoney Dawson
Sierra Sue
Carnival Spectator (uncredited)
Traffic in Crime
Hogan's Driver
Homicide for Three
Policeman
Blackmail
Policeman
The Blonde Bandit
Police Det. Walker
Frontier Outpost
Krag Benson
Return to Warbow
Red
Corpus Christi Bandits
Henchman Steve
Carson City Raiders
Ed Noble
Bordertown Trail
Henchman
Sheriff of Cimarron
Henchman Dobie
In Old Missouri
Hillbilly
Wyoming Roundup
Wyatt - Henchman
Cyclone Fury
Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)
Lone Texas Ranger
Henchman (uncredited)
Coyote Canyon
Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)
Across the Badlands
Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)
Gunplay
Henchman Winslow
TV Shows (118)
Perry Mason
Deputy Sheriff Connors · 1 eps
Bonanza
Charlie Sheppard · 1 eps
Bonanza
Al Simmons · 1 eps
Bonanza
Sheriff Claude T. Booker · 1 eps
Bonanza
Brazos · 1 eps
Bonanza
Marshal Hollister · 1 eps
Dallas
Tom Owens · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Sgt. Wick · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Wesley Thomas · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Col. Thomas Stone · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Jabez Moore · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Johnny · 1 eps
Maverick
McCabe · 1 eps
Maverick
Diamond Dan Malone · 1 eps
The Rifleman
Flory Sheltin · 1 eps
The Rifleman
Ward Haskins · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
Will Tybee · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
Casey Bryan · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
Walt DeVries · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
Trail Boss Rook · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
Maj. Blake · 1 eps
The Virginian
Conrad · 1 eps
The Virginian
Colton · 1 eps
Lassie
Mr. Corey · 1 eps
Cheyenne
Bob Manson · 1 eps
Cheyenne
Jed Begert · 1 eps
Cheyenne
Kelso Prather · 1 eps
Cheyenne
Ben Creed · 1 eps
Cheyenne
Carl Banner · 1 eps
My Three Sons
Danny Donnigan · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Toff · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Jake Manning · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Fryman · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
George · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Ben Crane · 1 eps
Starsky & Hutch
Mac Johnson · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
Maj. Gen. Titus Ord Baldwin · 1 eps
The Untouchables
George 'Bugs' Moran · 2 eps
The Untouchables
Dutch Schultz · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Virgil · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Jack Radovitch · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Ben Hooker · 1 eps
The Lucy Show
Tom Carter · 1 eps
Rawhide
Sheriff McVey · 1 eps
Rawhide
Tom Galt · 1 eps
Rawhide
Lafe Thomas · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Hickock · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Pegger · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Tom · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Pitt · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Ab Rankin · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Kelby · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Luke Cumberledge · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Henchman (uncredited) · 1 eps
Lawman
Marshal Tom Haddon · 1 eps
Lawman
Fallon - Bounty Hunter · 1 eps
Lawman
Lal Hoard · 1 eps
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Sheriff Dan Butler · 1 eps
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Tom Judd · 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Vern Reece · 1 eps
Bat Masterson
Bull Kirby · 1 eps
Bat Masterson
Rod Clements · 1 eps
Peter Gunn
1 eps
Adventures in Paradise
Riker · 1 eps
The Texan
Marshal Bart Pennock · 1 eps
The Texan
Sheriff Tip Latta · 1 eps
The Texan
Pete Torrey · 1 eps
The Texan
Asa Kirby · 1 eps
Zorro
Capt. Salvador Mendoza · 4 eps
Laramie
1 eps
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1 eps
Bronco
1 eps
The Abbott and Costello Show
Mike Brodie · 1 eps
Adventures of Superman
Bingham · 1 eps
Outlaws
1 eps
The Gene Autry Show
Henchman Cody · 1 eps
The Gene Autry Show
Charlie Bolton · 1 eps
The Gene Autry Show
Monte - Henchman · 1 eps
The Gene Autry Show
Henchman in Plaid Shirt · 1 eps
Lancer
1 eps
Target: The Corruptors!
1 eps
The Tall Man
Marshal Ben Hartley · 1 eps
The Cisco Kid
Henchman Vic · 1 eps
The Cisco Kid
Barney · 1 eps
The Cisco Kid
Judd Storme · 1 eps
The Deputy
Ace Gentry · 1 eps
Riverboat
Bolesy · 1 eps
Riverboat
Red Dog Hanlon · 1 eps
Law of the Plainsman
Amos Cameron · 1 eps
Tarzan
Spooner · 3 eps
Sam Benedict
Lt. Mike Radich · 2 eps
Tombstone Territory
Burt Foster · 1 eps
Tombstone Territory
Jess Caulfield · 1 eps
How the West Was Won
Appleton · 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
1 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
Zecca · 1 eps
Cimarron Strip
1 eps
Cimarron Strip
Hardy Miller · 1 eps
The Thin Man
1 eps
Stagecoach West
Taylor Norman · 1 eps
The Third Man
Vince Gabriel · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Jed - Outlaw · 2 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Ben Tilton · 2 eps
The Dakotas
1 eps
Bourbon Street Beat
2 eps
The Outcasts
1 eps
The Monroes
1 eps
The Walter Winchell File
Fisher · 1 eps
Boston Blackie
Edgar · 1 eps
The Legend of Jesse James
Marshal Sam Corbett · 34 eps
Wichita Town
1 eps
The Westerner
Murdo · 1 eps
Run, Joe, Run
1 eps
Rango
1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Red Fischer · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
3 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Whitey · 1 eps
Kung Fu
Sgt. Bridger · 1 eps
