Robert J. Wilke
Acting
đ 1914-05-18
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(243)
Mr. Corey
1954
Tom Owens
1978
Flory Sheltin
1958
Ward Haskins
1958
Riker
1959
Maj. Gen. Titus Ord Baldwin
1965
Charlie Sheppard
1959
Al Simmons
1959
Sheriff Claude T. Booker
1959
Brazos
1959
Marshal Hollister
1959
McCabe
1957
Diamond Dan Malone
1957
Sgt. Wick
1957
Wesley Thomas
1957
Col. Thomas Stone
1957
Jabez Moore
1957
Zecca
1955
Marshal Sam Corbett
1965
Marshal Bart Pennock
1958
Sheriff Tip Latta
1958
Pete Torrey
1958
Asa Kirby
1958
Lt. Mike Radich
1962
Fisher
1957
Will Tybee
1957
Casey Bryan
1957
Walt DeVries
1957
Trail Boss Rook
1957
Maj. Blake
1957
Virgil
1958
Jack Radovitch
1958
Ben Hooker
1958
1968
Sheriff Dan Butler
1967
Tom Judd
1967
Capt. Salvador Mendoza
1957
Toff
1964
Jake Manning
1964
Fryman
1964
Lou Sirotta
1963
1961
Deputy Sheriff Connors
1957
Burt Foster
1957
Jess Caulfield
1957
1966
Tom Carter
1962
Bob Manson
1955
Jed Begert
1955
Kelso Prather
1955
Ben Creed
1955
Carl Banner
1955
Amos Cameron
1959
1959
1958
1958
1956
Henchman Vic
1950
Barney
1950
Judd Storme
1950
Bull Kirby
1958
Rod Clements
1958
Sheriff McVey
1959
Tom Galt
1959
Lafe Thomas
1959
Mac Johnson
1975
1960
Bill Winters
1962
Jason Despol
1962
Johnny
1963
1957
George
1952
Ben Crane
1952
Vince Gabriel
1959
1959
Edgar
1951
1968
Vern Reece
1958
Spooner
1966
1959
Ace Gentry
1959
Taylor Norman
1960
Bolesy
1959
Red Dog Hanlon
1959
Conrad
1962
Colton
1962
1974
Mike Brodie
1952
Appleton
1977
1963
Danny Donnigan
1960
Bingham
1952
George 'Bugs' Moran
1959
Dutch Schultz
1959
Murdo
1960
Jed - Outlaw
1954
Ben Tilton
1954
Henchman (uncredited)
1949
Marshal Tom Haddon
1958
Fallon - Bounty Hunter
1958
Lal Hoard
1958
Hickock
1955
Pegger
1955
Tom
1955
Pitt
1955
Ab Rankin
1955
Kelby
1955
Luke Cumberledge
1955
1967
Marshal Ben Hartley
1960
1967
Henchman Cody
1950
Charlie Bolton
1950
Monte - Henchman
1950
Henchman in Plaid Shirt
1950
Guard captain
1960
1952
Wallace
1960
Jim Pierce
1952
Red Fischer
1951
1951
Whitey
1951
The Farm Foreman
1978
First Mate of the Nautilus
1954
Gen. Barnicke
1981
Ponch
1958
Sgt. Bridger
1972
Cowhand (uncredited)
1951
Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)
1953
Madden
1954
Dan Willis
1956
Chief Five Barrels
1965
Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
1944
GI Buddy (uncredited)
1947
Bentley (as Robert Wilke)
1955
Sgt. Stone
1953
Self (archive footage)
1988
Gant
1969
Concho
1957
Jim Younger
1951
Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
1946
Ben Thompson
1955
Jeff Welker
1956
Corey Bannister
1970
Townsman (uncredited)
1944
Cassidy
1956
Billy the Kid Blake
1960
Ralph Turpin
1967
First Sergeant Daly (as Robert Wilke)
1955
Officer Shaw
1972
Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)
1937
Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)
1954
Sile Doty
1956
Hank
1957
Stage Hand (uncredited)
1945
Link - Henchman
1952
Stillman
1964
Clayton (as Robert Wilke)
1952
The Sheriff
1973
Joe Graycoe
1956
Matt Rankin
1956
Photographer
1944
Hogan's Driver
1946
Bank Customer
1943
Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)
1946
Camel Driver
1950
Cronin (uncredited)
1949
Sgt. Maj. Kearn
1952
Station Wagon Driver
1947
The Catman (uncredited)
1946
Policeman
1947
Red
1958
Hugh Fielding
1971
Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)
1945
Trooper Grady
1953
Marshal Tom Cater
1971
Jeff Nicks
1966
MP (uncredited)
1946
Deaks (as Robert Wilke
1973
Sheriff McVey
1966
Sam - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1949
Neal (as Robert Wilke)
1956
Karg
1955
Ed Noble (as Bob Wilke)
1948
Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)
1947
Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1944
Cab Driver
1945
Henchman Steve
1945
Carnival Spectator (uncredited)
1941
Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited)
1950
Moore - Outlaw
1954
Henchman
1940
Burglar
1947
Man in TV Studio
1939
Keeno
1952
Cutter Helmsman
1941
Sledge
1953
Man on Wagon
1939
(uncredited)
1937
Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)
1951
Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)
1957
Sheriff Rex Brandon
1971
Rancher (uncredited)
1944
Joe
1948
Policeman
1948
Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)
1949
1979
Henchman Hooker
1951
Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)
1964
Slab Babcock
1952
Deputy Jim
1944
Starter (uncredited)
1946
Stoney Dawson (as Robert Wilke)
1951
Lennie
1959
Police Det. Walker
1949
Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1944
1949
Hillbilly (uncredited)
1940
Police Sergeant
1946
Massey
1952
Wyatt - Henchman
1952
Johnny Flanders
1963
Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1950
Demas Scott
1978
Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)
1951
Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)
1938
Henchman
1947
1944
Rawhide
1945
G-Man
1939
Henchman Winslow
1951
Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1945
Hillbilly
1940
Reporter
1939
Bill
1944
Curley Roberts
1945
Henchman
1944
Krag Benson
1950
Keller
1945
Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)
1950
Andy Baylor
1951
Ben Matthews
1961
Henchman Dobie
1945