
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. -
Filmograafia
- 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (Self (archive footage))
- 1981Stripes (Gen. Barnicke)
- 1979The Sweet Creek County War
- 1978Days of Heaven (The Farm Foreman)
- 1978Dallas (Tom Owens)
- 1978Wild and Wooly (Demas Scott)
- 1977How the West Was Won (Appleton)
- 1975Starsky & Hutch (Mac Johnson)
- 1974Run, Joe, Run
- 1973Santee (Deaks (as Robert Wilke))
- 1973The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (The Sheriff)
- 1972Kung Fu (Sgt. Bridger)
- 1972The Rookies (Officer Shaw)
- 1971They Call It Murder (Sheriff Rex Brandon)
- 1971The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler (Hugh Fielding)
- 1971A Gunfight (Marshal Tom Cater)
- 1970The Cheyenne Social Club (Corey Bannister)
- 1969The Desperate Mission (Gant)
- 1968Lancer
- 1968The Outcasts
- 1967Tony Rome (Ralph Turpin)
- 1967The Guns of Will Sonnett (Sheriff Dan Butler)
- 1967The Guns of Will Sonnett (Tom Judd)
- 1967Cimarron Strip
- 1967Cimarron Strip (Hardy Miller)
- 1967Rango
- 1966Tarzan (Spooner)
- 1966The Monroes
- 1966El magnifico extranjero (Sheriff McVey)
- 1966Smoky (Jeff Nicks)
- 1965The Wild Wild West (Maj. Gen. Titus Ord Baldwin)
- 1965The Legend of Jesse James (Marshal Sam Corbett)
- 1965The Hallelujah Trail (Chief Five Barrels)
- 1964Fate Is the Hunter (Stillman)
- 1964Daniel Boone (Toff)
- 1964Daniel Boone (Jake Manning)
- 1964Daniel Boone (Fryman)
- 1964Shock Treatment (Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke))
- 1963The Greatest Show on Earth (Lou Sirotta)
- 1963The Fugitive (Johnny)
- 1963The Gun Hawk (Johnny Flanders)
- 1963The Dakotas
- 1962The Lucy Show (Tom Carter)
- 1962The Virginian (Conrad)
- 1962The Virginian (Colton)
- 1962Sam Benedict (Lt. Mike Radich)
- 1962The Beachcomber (Bill Winters)
- 1962The Beachcomber (Jason Despol)
- 1961Target: The Corruptors!
- 1961The Long Rope (Ben Matthews)
- 1960Spartacus (Guard captain)
- 1960The Magnificent Seven (Wallace)
- 1960Stagecoach West (Taylor Norman)
- 1960The Westerner (Murdo)
- 1960My Three Sons (Danny Donnigan)
- 1960Outlaws
- 1960The Tall Man (Marshal Ben Hartley)
- 1960The Slowest Gun in the West (Billy the Kid Blake)
- 1959The Untouchables (George 'Bugs' Moran)
- 1959The Untouchables (Dutch Schultz)
- 1959Bourbon Street Beat
- 1959Adventures in Paradise (Riker)
- 1959The Third Man (Vince Gabriel)
- 1959Law of the Plainsman (Amos Cameron)
- 1959Wichita Town
- 1959Laramie
- 1959Riverboat (Bolesy)
- 1959Riverboat (Red Dog Hanlon)
- 1959Bonanza (Charlie Sheppard)
- 1959Bonanza (Al Simmons)
- 1959Bonanza (Sheriff Claude T. Booker)
- 1959The Deputy (Ace Gentry)
- 1959Bonanza (Brazos)
- 1959Bonanza (Marshal Hollister)
- 1959Never Steal Anything Small (Lennie)
- 1959Rawhide (Sheriff McVey)
- 1959Rawhide (Tom Galt)
- 1959Rawhide (Lafe Thomas)
- 195877 Sunset Strip (Vern Reece)
- 1958Bat Masterson (Bull Kirby)
- 1958Bat Masterson (Rod Clements)
- 1958Lawman (Marshal Tom Haddon)
- 1958Lawman (Fallon - Bounty Hunter)
- 1958Lawman (Lal Hoard)
- 1958Man of the West (Ponch)
- 1958The Rifleman (Flory Sheltin)
- 1958The Rifleman (Ward Haskins)
- 1958The Texan (Marshal Bart Pennock)
- 1958The Texan (Sheriff Tip Latta)
- 1958The Texan (Pete Torrey)
- 1958The Texan (Asa Kirby)
- 1958Bronco
- 1958Peter Gunn
- 1958Wanted: Dead or Alive (Virgil)
- 1958Wanted: Dead or Alive (Jack Radovitch)
- 1958Wanted: Dead or Alive (Ben Hooker)
- 1958Return to Warbow (Red)
- 1957The Tarnished Angels (Hank)
- 1957Tombstone Territory (Burt Foster)
- 1957Tombstone Territory (Jess Caulfield)
- 1957Zorro (Capt. Salvador Mendoza)
- 1957The Walter Winchell File (Fisher)
- 1957Maverick (McCabe)
- 1957Maverick (Diamond Dan Malone)
- 1957Perry Mason (Deputy Sheriff Connors)
- 1957The Thin Man
- 1957Wagon Train (Sgt. Wick)
- 1957Wagon Train (Wesley Thomas)
- 1957Wagon Train (Col. Thomas Stone)
- 1957Wagon Train (Jabez Moore)
- 1957Have Gun, Will Travel (Will Tybee)
- 1957Have Gun, Will Travel (Casey Bryan)
- 1957Have Gun, Will Travel (Walt DeVries)
- 1957Have Gun, Will Travel (Trail Boss Rook)
- 1957Have Gun, Will Travel (Maj. Blake)
- 1957Night Passage (Concho)
- 1957Hot Summer Night (Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke))
- 1956Gun the Man Down (Matt Rankin)
- 1956Written on the Wind (Dan Willis)
- 1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie
- 1956Canyon River (Joe Graycoe)
- 1956The Rawhide Years (Neal (as Robert Wilke))
- 1956Raw Edge (Sile Doty)
- 1956Backlash (Jeff Welker)
- 1956The Lone Ranger (Cassidy)
- 1955Screen Director's Playhouse (Zecca)
- 1955Cheyenne (Bob Manson)
- 1955Cheyenne (Jed Begert)
- 1955Cheyenne (Kelso Prather)
- 1955Cheyenne (Ben Creed)
- 1955Cheyenne (Carl Banner)
- 1955Gunsmoke (Hickock)
- 1955Gunsmoke (Pegger)
- 1955Gunsmoke (Tom)
- 1955Gunsmoke (Pitt)
- 1955Gunsmoke (Ab Rankin)
- 1955Gunsmoke (Kelby)
- 1955Gunsmoke (Luke Cumberledge)
- 1955Wichita (Ben Thompson)
- 1955Shotgun (Bentley (as Robert Wilke))
- 1955Strange Lady in Town (Karg)
- 1955Smoke Signal (Daly)
- 195420,000 Leagues Under the Sea (First Mate of the Nautilus)
- 1954The Wonderful World of Disney (Jed - Outlaw)
- 1954The Wonderful World of Disney (Ben Tilton)
- 1954Lassie (Mr. Corey)
- 1954Two Guns and a Badge (Moore - Outlaw)
- 1954The Lone Gun (Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke))
- 1954The Far Country (Madden)
- 1953War Paint (Trooper Grady)
- 1953From Here to Eternity (Sgt. Henderson (uncredited))
- 1953Arrowhead (Sgt. Stone)
- 1953Cow Country (Sledge)
- 1952The Maverick (Massey)
- 1952The Abbott and Costello Show (Mike Brodie)
- 1952Wyoming Roundup (Wyatt - Henchman)
- 1952Cavalcade of America
- 1952Four Star Playhouse (George)
- 1952Four Star Playhouse (Ben Crane)
- 1952Adventures of Superman (Bingham)
- 1952Fargo (Link - Henchman)
- 1952Cattle Town (Keeno)
- 1952Hellgate (Sgt. Maj. Kearn)
- 1952High Noon (Jim Pierce)
- 1952Road Agent (Slab Babcock)
- 1952The Las Vegas Story (Clayton (as Robert Wilke))
- 1951Overland Telegraph (Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke))
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (Red Fischer)
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (Whitey)
- 1951Hot Lead (Stoney Dawson)
- 1951Boston Blackie (Edgar)
- 1951Pistol Harvest (Andy Baylor)
- 1951Cyclone Fury (Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke))
- 1951Best of the Badmen (Jim Younger)
- 1951Gunplay (Henchman Winslow)
- 1951Saddle Legion (Henchman Hooker)
- 1951Vengeance Valley (Cowhand (uncredited))
- 1950Frontier Outpost (Krag Benson)
- 1950Across the Badlands (Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke))
- 1950The Cisco Kid (Henchman Vic)
- 1950The Cisco Kid (Barney)
- 1950The Cisco Kid (Judd Storme)
- 1950The Desert Hawk (Camel Driver)
- 1950The Gene Autry Show (Henchman Cody)
- 1950The Gene Autry Show (Charlie Bolton)
- 1950The Gene Autry Show (Monte - Henchman)
- 1950The Gene Autry Show (Henchman in Plaid Shirt)
- 1950Outcasts of Black Mesa (Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke))
- 1950Mule Train (Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited))
- 1949The Blonde Bandit (Police Det. Walker)
- 1949Coyote Canyon (Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie))
- 1949The Lone Ranger (Henchman (uncredited))
- 1949Flaming Fury
- 1949The Wyoming Bandit (Sam)
- 1949Laramie (Cronin (uncredited))
- 1948Homicide for Three (Policeman)
- 1948Daredevils of the Clouds (Joe)
- 1948Carson City Raiders (Ed Noble)
- 1947The Ghost Goes Wild (Burglar)
- 1947Blackmail (Policeman)
- 1947Web of Danger (Station Wagon Driver)
- 1947Law of the Canyon (Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited))
- 1947Buck Privates Come Home (GI Buddy (uncredited))
- 1947Twilight on the Rio Grande (Henchman)
- 1946White Tie and Tails (Starter (uncredited))
- 1946The Inner Circle (Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke))
- 1946Rendezvous with Annie (MP (uncredited))
- 1946Traffic in Crime (Hogan's Driver)
- 1946Passkey to Danger (Police Sergeant)
- 1946Badman's Territory (Deputy Marshal (uncredited))
- 1946The Catman of Paris (The Catman (uncredited))
- 1945Rough Riders of Cheyenne (Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke))
- 1945Sunset in El Dorado (Curley Roberts)
- 1945Bandits of the Badlands (Keller)
- 1945Hitchhike to Happiness (Stage Hand (uncredited))
- 1945Trail of Kit Carson (Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke))
- 1945Santa Fe Saddlemates (Rawhide)
- 1945Lone Texas Ranger (Henchman (uncredited))
- 1945Corpus Christi Bandits (Henchman Steve)
- 1945Earl Carroll Vanities (Cab Driver)
- 1945Sheriff of Cimarron (Henchman Dobie)
- 1944Faces in the Fog (Photographer)
- 1944Vigilantes of Dodge City (Bill)
- 1944Sheriff of Sundown (Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke))
- 1944Code of the Prairie
- 1944San Antonio Kid (Henchman)
- 1944Bordertown Trail (Henchman)
- 1944Call of the Rockies (Deputy Jim)
- 1944Cowboy and the Senorita (Townsman (uncredited))
- 1944Hidden Valley Outlaws (Rancher (uncredited))
- 1944The Fighting Seabees (Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited))
- 1943Whispering Footsteps (Bank Customer)
- 1941Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (Cutter Helmsman)
- 1941Sierra Sue (Carnival Spectator (uncredited))
- 1940Adventures of Red Ryder (Henchman)
- 1940Grand Ole Opry (Hillbilly (uncredited))
- 1940In Old Missouri (Hillbilly)
- 1939In Old Monterey (Man on Wagon)
- 1939Daredevils of the Red Circle (G-Man)
- 1939S.O.S Tidal Wave (Man in TV Studio)
- 1939Star Reporter (Reporter)
- 1938The Fighting Devil Dogs (Marine in Shanghai (uncredited))
- 1937San Quentin (Young Convict in Yard (uncredited))
- 1937That Man's Here Again ((uncredited))