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Robert J. Wilke

Robert J. Wilke

Known For Acting
Birthday May 18, 1914
Died Mar 28, 1989 (74)
Birthplace Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 wa ... s 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. -

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Stripes

Stripes

1981

as Gen. Barnicke

Days of Heaven

Days of Heaven

1978

as The Farm Foreman

Wild and Wooly

Wild and Wooly

1978

as Demas Scott

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

1973

as The Sheriff

Santee

Santee

1973

as Deaks (as Robert Wilke

The Rookies

The Rookies

1972

as Officer Shaw

They Call It Murder

They Call It Murder

1971

as Sheriff Rex Brandon

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

1971

as Hugh Fielding

A Gunfight

A Gunfight

1971

as Marshal Tom Cater

The Cheyenne Social Club

The Cheyenne Social Club

1970

as Corey Bannister

The Desperate Mission

The Desperate Mission

1969

as Gant

Tony Rome

Tony Rome

1967

as Ralph Turpin

Smoky

Smoky

1966

as Jeff Nicks

The Magnificent Stranger

The Magnificent Stranger

1966

as Sheriff McVey

The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail

1965

as Chief Five Barrels

Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

1964

as Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)

Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter

1964

as Stillman

The Gun Hawk

The Gun Hawk

1963

as Johnny Flanders

The Long Rope

The Long Rope

1961

as Ben Matthews

The Slowest Gun in the West

The Slowest Gun in the West

1960

as Billy the Kid Blake

Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

as Guard captain

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

1960

as Wallace

Return to Warbow

Return to Warbow

1958

as Red

Man of the West

Man of the West

1958

as Ponch

Hot Summer Night

Hot Summer Night

1957

as Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)

Night Passage

Night Passage

1957

as Concho

The Tarnished Angels

The Tarnished Angels

1957

as Hank

Gun the Man Down

Gun the Man Down

1956

as Matt Rankin

Canyon River

Canyon River

1956

as Joe Graycoe

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

1956

as Cassidy

Backlash

Backlash

1956

as Jeff Welker

Written on the Wind

Written on the Wind

1956

as Dan Willis

Raw Edge

Raw Edge

1956

as Sile Doty

The Rawhide Years

The Rawhide Years

1956

as Neal (as Robert Wilke)

Shotgun

Shotgun

1955

as Bentley (as Robert Wilke)

Smoke Signal

Smoke Signal

1955

as First Sergeant Daly (as Robert Wilke)

Strange Lady in Town

Strange Lady in Town

1955

as Karg

Wichita

Wichita

1955

as Ben Thompson

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954

as First Mate of the Nautilus

The Lone Gun

The Lone Gun

1954

as Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)

The Far Country

The Far Country

1954

as Madden

War Paint

War Paint

1953

as Trooper Grady

Cow Country

Cow Country

1953

as Sledge

Arrowhead

Arrowhead

1953

as Sgt. Stone

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

1953

as Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)

Road Agent

Road Agent

1952

as Slab Babcock

Wyoming Roundup

Wyoming Roundup

1952

as Wyatt - Henchman

Hellgate

Hellgate

1952

as Sgt. Maj. Kearn

Fargo

Fargo

1952

as Link - Henchman

Cattle Town

Cattle Town

1952

as Keeno

The Maverick

The Maverick

1952

as Massey

The Las Vegas Story

The Las Vegas Story

1952

as Clayton (as Robert Wilke)

High Noon

High Noon

1952

as Jim Pierce

Cyclone Fury

Cyclone Fury

1951

as Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)

Hot Lead

Hot Lead

1951

as Stoney Dawson (as Robert Wilke)

Pistol Harvest

Pistol Harvest

1951

as Andy Baylor

Gunplay

Gunplay

1951

as Henchman Winslow

Overland Telegraph

Overland Telegraph

1951

as Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)

Best of the Badmen

Best of the Badmen

1951

as Jim Younger

Saddle Legion

Saddle Legion

1951

as Henchman Hooker

Frontier Outpost

Frontier Outpost

1950

as Krag Benson

Across the Badlands

Across the Badlands

1950

as Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)

Outcasts of Black Mesa

Outcasts of Black Mesa

1950

as Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)

The Desert Hawk

The Desert Hawk

1950

as Camel Driver

Coyote Canyon

Coyote Canyon

1949

as Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)

The Wyoming Bandit

The Wyoming Bandit

1949

as Sam - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)

Laramie

Laramie

1949

as Cronin (uncredited)

Carson City Raiders

Carson City Raiders

1948

as Ed Noble (as Bob Wilke)

Homicide for Three

Homicide for Three

1948

as Policeman

Law of the Canyon

Law of the Canyon

1947

as Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)

The Ghost Goes Wild

The Ghost Goes Wild

1947

as Burglar

Web of Danger

Web of Danger

1947

as Station Wagon Driver

Blackmail

Blackmail

1947

as Policeman

Twilight on the Rio Grande

Twilight on the Rio Grande

1947

as Henchman

Buck Privates Come Home

Buck Privates Come Home

1947

as GI Buddy (uncredited)

Traffic in Crime

Traffic in Crime

1946

as Hogan's Driver

The Inner Circle

The Inner Circle

1946

as Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)

Passkey to Danger

Passkey to Danger

1946

as Police Sergeant

Rendezvous with Annie

Rendezvous with Annie

1946

as MP (uncredited)

White Tie and Tails

White Tie and Tails

1946

as Starter (uncredited)

The Catman of Paris

The Catman of Paris

1946

as The Catman

Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory

1946

as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)

Sheriff of Cimarron

Sheriff of Cimarron

1945

as Henchman Dobie

Santa Fe Saddlemates

Santa Fe Saddlemates

1945

as Rawhide

Corpus Christi Bandits

Corpus Christi Bandits

1945

as Henchman Steve

Sunset in El Dorado

Sunset in El Dorado

1945

as Curley Roberts

Trail of Kit Carson

Trail of Kit Carson

1945

as Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)

Bandits of the Badlands

Bandits of the Badlands

1945

as Keller

Rough Riders of Cheyenne

Rough Riders of Cheyenne

1945

as Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)

Earl Carroll Vanities

Earl Carroll Vanities

1945

as Cab Driver

Hitchhike to Happiness

Hitchhike to Happiness

1945

as Stage Hand (uncredited)

San Antonio Kid

San Antonio Kid

1944

as Henchman (as Bob Wilke)

Sheriff of Sundown

Sheriff of Sundown

1944

as Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)

Cowboy and the Senorita

Cowboy and the Senorita

1944

as Townsman (uncredited)

Bordertown Trail

Bordertown Trail

1944

as Henchman

Hidden Valley Outlaws

Hidden Valley Outlaws

1944

as Rancher (uncredited)

Call of the Rockies

Call of the Rockies

1944

as Deputy Jim

Faces in the Fog

Faces in the Fog

1944

as Photographer

The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

1944

as Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)

Whispering Footsteps

Whispering Footsteps

1943

as Bank Customer

Sierra Sue

Sierra Sue

1941

as Carnival Spectator (uncredited)

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941

as Cutter Helmsman

In Old Missouri

In Old Missouri

1940

as Hillbilly

Grand Ole Opry

Grand Ole Opry

1940

as Hillbilly (uncredited)

Adventures of Red Ryder

Adventures of Red Ryder

1940

as Henchman

Star Reporter

Star Reporter

1939

as Reporter

S.O.S Tidal Wave

S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

as Man in TV Studio

In Old Monterey

In Old Monterey

1939

as Man on Wagon

The Fighting Devil Dogs

The Fighting Devil Dogs

1938

as Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)

That Man's Here Again

That Man's Here Again

1937

as (uncredited)

San Quentin

San Quentin

1937

as Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Legend of Jesse James

as Marshal Sam Corbett

Episodes: 34

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

Zorro

as Capt. Salvador Mendoza

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 10, 1957

Tarzan

as Spooner

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

Sam Benedict

as Lt. Mike Radich

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 15, 1962

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Jed - Outlaw

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Ben Tilton

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

The Untouchables

as George 'Bugs' Moran

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 15, 1959

Cheyenne

as Bob Manson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

Kung Fu

as Sgt. Bridger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1972

Gunsmoke

as Hickock

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Perry Mason

as Deputy Sheriff Connors

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Dallas

as Tom Owens

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1978

Lassie

as Mr. Corey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1954

The Tall Man

as Marshal Ben Hartley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1960

The Greatest Show on Earth

as Lou Sirotta

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Beachcomber

as Bill Winters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 20, 1962

Rawhide

as Sheriff McVey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Daniel Boone

as Toff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

The Fugitive

as Johnny

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Virginian

as Conrad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Red Fischer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Adventures of Superman

as Bingham

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1952

Adventures in Paradise

as Riker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1959

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Virgil

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1958

Bat Masterson

as Bull Kirby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1958

Law of the Plainsman

as Amos Cameron

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1959

Riverboat

as Bolesy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

Cheyenne

as Carl Banner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

Cheyenne

as Kelso Prather

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

Cheyenne

as Jed Begert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

Cheyenne

as Ben Creed

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

The Walter Winchell File

as Fisher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1957

The Third Man

as Vince Gabriel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Maverick

as McCabe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1957

The Gene Autry Show

as Henchman Cody

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 1950

Stagecoach West

as Taylor Norman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1960

The Gene Autry Show

as Charlie Bolton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 1950

Lawman

as Marshal Tom Haddon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1958

The Lone Ranger

as Henchman (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1949

The Texan

as Marshal Bart Pennock

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1958

Riverboat

as Red Dog Hanlon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

Rawhide

as Tom Galt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Rawhide

as Lafe Thomas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Bonanza

as Charlie Sheppard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Gunsmoke

as Pitt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Pegger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Tom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

The Virginian

as Colton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Gunsmoke

as Ab Rankin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Kelby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Luke Cumberledge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

The Lucy Show

as Tom Carter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Four Star Playhouse

as George

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Ben Crane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Daniel Boone

as Fryman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

Daniel Boone

as Jake Manning

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Ben Hooker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Jack Radovitch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1958

The Beachcomber

as Jason Despol

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 20, 1962

Bat Masterson

as Rod Clements

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1958

Maverick

as Diamond Dan Malone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1957

Bonanza

as Al Simmons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

77 Sunset Strip

as Vern Reece

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1958

Bonanza

as Sheriff Claude T. Booker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Wagon Train

as Sgt. Wick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1957

The Gene Autry Show

as Monte - Henchman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 1950

The Deputy

as Ace Gentry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Wagon Train

as Wesley Thomas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Will Tybee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Tombstone Territory

as Burt Foster

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1957

The Gene Autry Show

as Henchman in Plaid Shirt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 1950

The Westerner

as Murdo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1960

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Mike Brodie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 05, 1952

Wagon Train

as Col. Thomas Stone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1957

Tombstone Territory

as Jess Caulfield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1957

The Cisco Kid

as Judd Storme

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1950

The Cisco Kid

as Henchman Vic

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1950

The Cisco Kid

as Barney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1950

How the West Was Won

as Appleton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 1977

Starsky & Hutch

as Mac Johnson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

The Guns of Will Sonnett

as Sheriff Dan Butler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

The Guns of Will Sonnett

as Tom Judd

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

The Wild Wild West

as Maj. Gen. Titus Ord Baldwin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

My Three Sons

as Danny Donnigan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1960

Bonanza

as Brazos

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Bonanza

as Marshal Hollister

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

The Untouchables

as Dutch Schultz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1959

The Texan

as Sheriff Tip Latta

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1958

The Texan

as Pete Torrey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1958

The Texan

as Asa Kirby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1958

Lawman

as Fallon - Bounty Hunter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1958

Lawman

as Lal Hoard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1958

The Rifleman

as Flory Sheltin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

The Rifleman

as Ward Haskins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Wagon Train

as Jabez Moore

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Casey Bryan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Walt DeVries

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Trail Boss Rook

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Maj. Blake

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Zecca

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1955

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Whitey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

as Edgar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Bourbon Street Beat

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 05, 1959

Cimarron Strip

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 07, 1967

Run, Joe, Run

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1974

The Monroes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1966

Outlaws

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1960

Target: The Corruptors!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1961

The Outcasts

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

Lancer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

Peter Gunn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1958

The Thin Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1957

Bronco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1958

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1956

The Dakotas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1963

Laramie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1959

Wichita Town

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1959

Cavalcade of America

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

Rango

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 1967

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