Cast
Robert J. Wilke
Acting
Cast
Robert J. Wilke
Known for
Acting
Born
1914-05-18
From
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died
1989-03-28
Also known as Bob Wilke, Robert Wilke, Robert Joseph Wilke
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. -
The Magnificent Seven
as Wallace
Spartacus
as Guard captain
High Noon
as Jim Pierce
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as First Mate of the Nautilus
Stripes
as Gen. Barnicke
Days of Heaven
as The Farm Foreman
Backlash
as Jeff Welker
From Here to Eternity
as Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
as Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
Hellgate
as Sgt. Maj. Kearn
Raw Edge
as Sile Doty
Man of the West
as Ponch
Shock Treatment
as Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)
Wichita
as Ben Thompson
The Far Country
as Madden
Fargo
as Link - Henchman
Written on the Wind
as Dan Willis
Santee
as Deaks (as Robert Wilke)
Best of the Badmen
as Jim Younger
Cow Country
as Sledge
Tony Rome
as Ralph Turpin
Arrowhead
as Sgt. Stone
Night Passage
as Concho
Flaming Fury
The Hallelujah Trail
as Chief Five Barrels
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
The Cheyenne Social Club
as Corey Bannister
Vengeance Valley
as Cowhand (uncredited)
Saddle Legion
as Henchman Hooker
Smoky
as Jeff Nicks
Overland Telegraph
as Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)
The Tarnished Angels
as Hank
Never Steal Anything Small
as Lennie
The Inner Circle
as Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)
Fate Is the Hunter
as Stillman
The Lone Ranger
as Cassidy
Shotgun
as Bentley (as Robert Wilke)
Strange Lady in Town
as Karg
The Slowest Gun in the West
as Billy the Kid Blake
Frontier Outpost
as Krag Benson
Canyon River
as Joe Graycoe
Hitchhike to Happiness
as Stage Hand (uncredited)
A Gunfight
as Marshal Tom Cater
Buck Privates Come Home
as GI Buddy (uncredited)
War Paint
as Trooper Grady
The Rawhide Years
as Neal (as Robert Wilke)
The Maverick
as Massey
Homicide for Three
as Policeman
Badman's Territory
as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
The Las Vegas Story
as Clayton (as Robert Wilke)
Wild and Wooly
as Demas Scott
Trail of Kit Carson
as Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)
Daredevils of the Red Circle
as G-Man
The Rookies
as Officer Shaw
Gun the Man Down
as Matt Rankin
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
as Hugh Fielding
Smoke Signal
as Daly
San Quentin
as Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)
The Gun Hawk
as Johnny Flanders
The Lone Gun
as Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)
The Magnificent Stranger
as Sheriff McVey
Blackmail
as Policeman
White Tie and Tails
as Starter (uncredited)
Cattle Town
as Keeno
The Desert Hawk
as Camel Driver
They Call It Murder
as Sheriff Rex Brandon
The Wyoming Bandit
as Sam
Return to Warbow
as Red
The Desperate Mission
as Gant
Passkey to Danger
as Police Sergeant
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
as The Sheriff
Outcasts of Black Mesa
as Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
The Sweet Creek County War
Sunset in El Dorado
as Curley Roberts
The Fighting Devil Dogs
as Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)
Across the Badlands
as Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)
Cowboy and the Senorita
as Townsman (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities
as Cab Driver
Mule Train
as Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited)
Santa Fe Saddlemates
as Rawhide
Bandits of the Badlands
as Keller
Hot Summer Night
as Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)
Lone Texas Ranger
as Henchman (uncredited)
Pistol Harvest
as Andy Baylor
Faces in the Fog
as Photographer
Sierra Sue
as Carnival Spectator (uncredited)
Star Reporter
as Reporter
Code of the Prairie
Hidden Valley Outlaws
as Rancher (uncredited)
The Catman of Paris
as The Catman (uncredited)
Laramie
as Cronin (uncredited)
Sheriff of Sundown
as Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Man in TV Studio
Adventures of Red Ryder
as Henchman
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Burglar
Rendezvous with Annie
as MP (uncredited)
Bordertown Trail
as Henchman
Grand Ole Opry
as Hillbilly (uncredited)
Twilight on the Rio Grande
as Henchman
Whispering Footsteps
as Bank Customer
Carson City Raiders
as Ed Noble
Gunplay
as Henchman Winslow
Wyoming Roundup
as Wyatt - Henchman
Rough Riders of Cheyenne
as Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Law of the Canyon
as Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)
Road Agent
as Slab Babcock
Call of the Rockies
as Deputy Jim
In Old Missouri
as Hillbilly
Vigilantes of Dodge City
as Bill
Cyclone Fury
as Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)
Daredevils of the Clouds
as Joe
Hot Lead
as Stoney Dawson
The Blonde Bandit
as Police Det. Walker
That Man's Here Again
as (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
as Cutter Helmsman
San Antonio Kid
as Henchman
In Old Monterey
as Man on Wagon
Corpus Christi Bandits
as Henchman Steve
Two Guns and a Badge
as Moore - Outlaw
Sheriff of Cimarron
as Henchman Dobie
Web of Danger
as Station Wagon Driver
The Long Rope
as Ben Matthews
Traffic in Crime
as Hogan's Driver
Coyote Canyon
as Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)