Robert J. Wilke
male
Born on May 18, 1914 (111 years old)
Passed Away on March 28, 1989
From Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Known for Acting
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. -
Cast Credits
- 1988
- 1981
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
- 1959
Never Steal Anything Small
as
Lennie
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Rawhide
as
Sheriff McVey
1959
Adventures in Paradise
as
Riker
1959
Laramie
1959
Law of the Plainsman
as
Amos Cameron
1959
Riverboat
as
Bolesy
1959
Wichita Town
1959
The Third Man
as
Vince Gabriel
1959
Riverboat
as
Red Dog Hanlon
1959
Rawhide
as
Tom Galt
1959
Rawhide
as
Lafe Thomas
1959
Bonanza
as
Charlie Sheppard
1959
Bonanza
as
Al Simmons
1959
Bonanza
as
Sheriff Claude T. Booker
1959
The Deputy
as
Ace Gentry
1959
The Untouchables
as
George 'Bugs' Moran
1959
Bonanza
as
Brazos
1959
Bonanza
as
Marshal Hollister
1959
The Untouchables
as
Dutch Schultz
1959
- 1958
Man of the West
as
Ponch
1958
Return to Warbow
as
Red
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Bronco
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as
Virgil
1958
Bat Masterson
as
Bull Kirby
1958
Lawman
as
Marshal Tom Haddon
1958
The Texan
as
Marshal Bart Pennock
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as
Ben Hooker
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as
Jack Radovitch
1958
Bat Masterson
as
Rod Clements
1958
77 Sunset Strip
as
Vern Reece
1958
The Texan
as
Sheriff Tip Latta
1958
The Texan
as
Pete Torrey
1958
The Texan
as
Asa Kirby
1958
Lawman
as
Fallon - Bounty Hunter
1958
Lawman
as
Lal Hoard
1958
The Rifleman
as
Flory Sheltin
1958
The Rifleman
as
Ward Haskins
1958
- 1957
Night Passage
as
Concho
1957
The Tarnished Angels
as
Hank
1957
Hot Summer Night
as
Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)
1957
Perry Mason
as
Deputy Sheriff Connors
1957
The Thin Man
1957
The Walter Winchell File
as
Fisher
1957
Maverick
as
McCabe
1957
Maverick
as
Diamond Dan Malone
1957
Wagon Train
as
Sgt. Wick
1957
Wagon Train
as
Wesley Thomas
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
as
Will Tybee
1957
Tombstone Territory
as
Burt Foster
1957
Wagon Train
as
Col. Thomas Stone
1957
Tombstone Territory
as
Jess Caulfield
1957
Wagon Train
as
Jabez Moore
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
as
Casey Bryan
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
as
Walt DeVries
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
as
Trail Boss Rook
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
as
Maj. Blake
1957
Zorro
as
Capt. Salvador Mendoza
1957
- 1956
- 1955
Smoke Signal
as
First Sergeant Daly (as Robert Wilke)
1955
Strange Lady in Town
as
Karg
1955
Wichita
as
Ben Thompson
1955
Shotgun
as
Bentley (as Robert Wilke)
1955
Cheyenne
as
Bob Manson
1955
Gunsmoke
as
Hickock
1955
Cheyenne
as
Carl Banner
1955
Cheyenne
as
Kelso Prather
1955
Cheyenne
as
Jed Begert
1955
Cheyenne
as
Ben Creed
1955
Gunsmoke
as
Pitt
1955
Gunsmoke
as
Pegger
1955
Gunsmoke
as
Tom
1955
Gunsmoke
as
Ab Rankin
1955
Gunsmoke
as
Kelby
1955
Gunsmoke
as
Luke Cumberledge
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
as
Zecca
1955
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
High Noon
as
Jim Pierce
1952
The Las Vegas Story
as
Clayton (as Robert Wilke)
1952
Cattle Town
as
Keeno
1952
Hellgate
as
Sgt. Maj. Kearn
1952
Road Agent
as
Slab Babcock
1952
Wyoming Roundup
as
Wyatt - Henchman
1952
Fargo
as
Link - Henchman
1952
The Maverick
as
Massey
1952
Adventures of Superman
as
Bingham
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
- no image
Four Star Playhouse
as
George
1952
- no image
Four Star Playhouse
as
Ben Crane
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
as
Mike Brodie
1952
- 1951
Best of the Badmen
as
Jim Younger
1951
Overland Telegraph
as
Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)
1951
Saddle Legion
as
Henchman Hooker
1951
Gunplay
as
Henchman Winslow
1951
Pistol Harvest
as
Andy Baylor
1951
Hot Lead
as
Stoney Dawson (as Robert Wilke)
1951
Cyclone Fury
as
Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)
1951
Vengeance Valley
as
Cowhand (uncredited)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as
Red Fischer
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as
Whitey
1951
The Adventures of Boston Blackie
as
Edgar
1951
- 1950
Frontier Outpost
as
Krag Benson
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
1950
Mule Train
as
Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited)
1950
The Gene Autry Show
as
Henchman Cody
1950
The Gene Autry Show
as
Charlie Bolton
1950
The Gene Autry Show
as
Monte - Henchman
1950
The Gene Autry Show
as
Henchman in Plaid Shirt
1950
The Cisco Kid
as
Judd Storme
1950
The Cisco Kid
as
Henchman Vic
1950
The Cisco Kid
as
Barney
1950
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
The Inner Circle
as
Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)
1946
Traffic in Crime
as
Hogan's Driver
1946
The Catman of Paris
as
The Catman (uncredited)
1946
Passkey to Danger
as
Police Sergeant
1946
Rendezvous with Annie
as
MP (uncredited)
1946
Badman's Territory
as
Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
1946
White Tie and Tails
as
Starter (uncredited)
1946
- 1945
Hitchhike to Happiness
as
Stage Hand (uncredited)
1945
Bandits of the Badlands
as
Keller
1945
Corpus Christi Bandits
as
Henchman Steve
1945
Sheriff of Cimarron
as
Henchman Dobie
1945
Santa Fe Saddlemates
as
Rawhide
1945
Earl Carroll Vanities
as
Cab Driver
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)
1945
- 1944
Cowboy and the Senorita
as
Townsman (uncredited)
1944
San Antonio Kid
as
Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1944
Code of the Prairie
1944
Hidden Valley Outlaws
as
Rancher (uncredited)
1944
Vigilantes of Dodge City
as
Bill
1944
Bordertown Trail
as
Henchman
1944
Call of the Rockies
as
Deputy Jim
1944
Faces in the Fog
as
Photographer
1944
The Fighting Seabees
as
Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
1944
Sheriff of Sundown
as
Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1944
- 1943
- 1941
- 1940
- 1939
- 1938
- 1937
