

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


