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. -
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(First Mate of the Nautilus)
High Noon
(Jim Pierce)
Spartacus
(Guard captain)
Flaming Fury
Night Passage
(Concho)
Tony Rome
(Ralph Turpin)
The Las Vegas Story
(Clayton (as Robert Wilke))
Hitchhike to Happiness
(Stage Hand (uncredited))
The Magnificent Stranger
(Sheriff McVey)
Man of the West
(Ponch)
Arrowhead
(Sgt. Stone)
Backlash
(Jeff Welker)
The Tarnished Angels
(Hank)
Cowboy and the Senorita
(Townsman (uncredited))
The Far Country
(Madden)
Written on the Wind
(Dan Willis)
The Ghost Goes Wild
(Burglar)
A Gunfight
(Marshal Tom Cater)
The Rookies
(Officer Shaw)
The Inner Circle
(Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke))
Bandits of the Badlands
(Keller)
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
(The Sheriff)
Santee
(Deaks (as Robert Wilke)
Gun the Man Down
(Matt Rankin)
Hot Summer Night
(Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke))
Fate Is the Hunter
(Stillman)
The Lone Ranger
(Cassidy)
The Fighting Devil Dogs
(Marine in Shanghai (uncredited))
The Gun Hawk
(Johnny Flanders)
Homicide for Three
(Policeman)
War Paint
(Trooper Grady)
Best of the Badmen
(Jim Younger)
San Quentin
(Young Convict in Yard (uncredited))
Canyon River
(Joe Graycoe)
San Antonio Kid
(Henchman (as Bob Wilke))
Cattle Town
(Keeno)
Return to Warbow
(Red)
Hellgate
(Sgt. Maj. Kearn)
Never Steal Anything Small
(Lennie)
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
(Hugh Fielding)
The Slowest Gun in the West
(Billy the Kid Blake)
Code of the Prairie
Hidden Valley Outlaws
(Rancher (uncredited))
Daredevils of the Clouds
(Joe)
Overland Telegraph
(Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke))
Cow Country
(Sledge)
From Here to Eternity
(Sgt. Henderson (uncredited))
Smoke Signal
(First Sergeant Daly (as Robert Wilke))
Smoky
(Jeff Nicks)
Daredevils of the Red Circle
(G-Man)
That Man's Here Again
((uncredited))
Star Reporter
(Reporter)
Vigilantes of Dodge City
(Bill)
Corpus Christi Bandits
(Henchman Steve)
Sheriff of Cimarron
(Henchman Dobie)
Road Agent
(Slab Babcock)
Frontier Outpost
(Krag Benson)
They Call It Murder
(Sheriff Rex Brandon)
The Magnificent Seven
(Wallace)
Two Guns and a Badge
(Moore - Outlaw)
Santa Fe Saddlemates
(Rawhide)
Sierra Sue
(Carnival Spectator (uncredited))
The Desperate Mission
(Gant)
The Long Rope
(Ben Matthews)
Days of Heaven
(The Farm Foreman)
Saddle Legion
(Henchman Hooker)
Adventures of Red Ryder
(Henchman)
Bordertown Trail
(Henchman)
Call of the Rockies
(Deputy Jim)
Gunplay
(Henchman Winslow)
Pistol Harvest
(Andy Baylor)
Hot Lead
(Stoney Dawson (as Robert Wilke))
Cyclone Fury
(Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke))
The Cheyenne Social Club
(Corey Bannister)
In Old Missouri
(Hillbilly)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
(Cutter Helmsman)
Strange Lady in Town
(Karg)
Wyoming Roundup
(Wyatt - Henchman)
In Old Monterey
(Man on Wagon)
Grand Ole Opry
(Hillbilly (uncredited))
Twilight on the Rio Grande
(Henchman)
Web of Danger
(Station Wagon Driver)
Blackmail
(Policeman)
Traffic in Crime
(Hogan's Driver)
The Catman of Paris
(The Catman (uncredited))
Passkey to Danger
(Police Sergeant)
Earl Carroll Vanities
(Cab Driver)
Faces in the Fog
(Photographer)
The Fighting Seabees
(Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited))
The Wyoming Bandit
(Sam - Henchman (as Bob Wilke))
Coyote Canyon
(Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie))
Across the Badlands
(Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke))
Outcasts of Black Mesa
(Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke))
The Desert Hawk
(Camel Driver)
Fargo
(Link - Henchman)
The Maverick
(Massey)
The Hallelujah Trail
(Chief Five Barrels)
Law of the Canyon
(Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited))
Sheriff of Sundown
(Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke))
Rough Riders of Cheyenne
(Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke))
Sunset in El Dorado
(Curley Roberts)
Trail of Kit Carson
(Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke))
Carson City Raiders
(Ed Noble (as Bob Wilke))
The Rawhide Years
(Neal (as Robert Wilke))
The Lone Gun
(Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke))
Wichita
(Ben Thompson)
Shotgun
(Bentley (as Robert Wilke))
Raw Edge
(Sile Doty)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
(Man in TV Studio)
Rendezvous with Annie
(MP (uncredited))
Whispering Footsteps
(Bank Customer)
The Sweet Creek County War
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
(Self (archive footage))
Badman's Territory
(Deputy Marshal (uncredited))
Buck Privates Come Home
(GI Buddy (uncredited))
White Tie and Tails
(Starter (uncredited))
Shock Treatment
(Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke))
Laramie
(Cronin (uncredited))
Stripes
(Gen. Barnicke)
Wild and Wooly
(Demas Scott)
Vengeance Valley
(Cowhand (uncredited))
Mule Train
(Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited))
Cheyenne
(Bob Manson)
Bourbon Street Beat
Kung Fu
(Sgt. Bridger)
Gunsmoke
(Hickock)
Perry Mason
(Deputy Sheriff Connors)
Dallas
(Tom Owens)
Lassie
(Mr. Corey)
Run, Joe, Run
The Tall Man
(Marshal Ben Hartley)
The Monroes
The Greatest Show on Earth
(Lou Sirotta)
Sam Benedict
(Lt. Mike Radich)
Target: The Corruptors!
Outlaws
The Beachcomber
(Bill Winters)
Rawhide
(Sheriff McVey)
Cimarron Strip
The Outcasts
Daniel Boone
(Toff)
The Fugitive
(Johnny)
The Virginian
(Conrad)
Lancer
Peter Gunn
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(Red Fischer)
The Thin Man
Adventures of Superman
(Bingham)
Adventures in Paradise
(Riker)
Bronco
Tarzan
(Spooner)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Wanted: Dead or Alive
(Virgil)
The Dakotas
Bat Masterson
(Bull Kirby)
Laramie
Law of the Plainsman
(Amos Cameron)
Riverboat
(Bolesy)
Wichita Town
Cavalcade of America
Rango
The Legend of Jesse James
(Marshal Sam Corbett)
Cheyenne
(Jed Begert)
Cheyenne
(Kelso Prather)
Cheyenne
(Ben Creed)
Cheyenne
(Carl Banner)
The Walter Winchell File
(Fisher)
The Third Man
(Vince Gabriel)
Maverick
(McCabe)
The Gene Autry Show
(Henchman Cody)
The Wonderful World of Disney
(Jed - Outlaw)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Stagecoach West
(Taylor Norman)
The Gene Autry Show
(Charlie Bolton)
Lawman
(Marshal Tom Haddon)
The Lone Ranger
(Henchman (uncredited))
The Texan
(Marshal Bart Pennock)
Riverboat
(Red Dog Hanlon)
Rawhide
(Tom Galt)
Rawhide
(Lafe Thomas)
Bonanza
(Charlie Sheppard)
Gunsmoke
(Tom)
Gunsmoke
(Pegger)
Gunsmoke
(Pitt)
The Virginian
(Colton)
Gunsmoke
(Ab Rankin)
Gunsmoke
(Kelby)
Gunsmoke
(Luke Cumberledge)
The Lucy Show
(Tom Carter)
Four Star Playhouse
(George)
Four Star Playhouse
(Ben Crane)
Daniel Boone
(Jake Manning)
Daniel Boone
(Fryman)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
(Ben Hooker)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
(Jack Radovitch)
The Beachcomber
(Jason Despol)
Bat Masterson
(Rod Clements)
Maverick
(Diamond Dan Malone)
Bonanza
(Al Simmons)
77 Sunset Strip
(Vern Reece)
Bonanza
(Sheriff Claude T. Booker)
Wagon Train
(Sgt. Wick)
The Wonderful World of Disney
(Ben Tilton)
The Gene Autry Show
(Monte - Henchman)
The Deputy
(Ace Gentry)
Wagon Train
(Wesley Thomas)
Have Gun, Will Travel
(Will Tybee)
Tombstone Territory
(Burt Foster)
The Gene Autry Show
(Henchman in Plaid Shirt)
The Westerner
(Murdo)
The Abbott and Costello Show
(Mike Brodie)
Wagon Train
(Col. Thomas Stone)
The Untouchables
(George 'Bugs' Moran)
Tombstone Territory
(Jess Caulfield)
The Cisco Kid
(Henchman Vic)
The Cisco Kid
(Judd Storme)
The Cisco Kid
(Barney)
How the West Was Won
(Appleton)
Starsky & Hutch
(Mac Johnson)
The Guns of Will Sonnett
(Sheriff Dan Butler)
The Guns of Will Sonnett
(Tom Judd)
The Wild Wild West
(Maj. Gen. Titus Ord Baldwin)
My Three Sons
(Danny Donnigan)
Bonanza
(Brazos)
Bonanza
(Marshal Hollister)
The Untouchables
(Dutch Schultz)
The Texan
(Sheriff Tip Latta)
The Texan
(Pete Torrey)
The Texan
(Asa Kirby)
Lawman
(Fallon - Bounty Hunter)
Lawman
(Lal Hoard)
The Rifleman
(Flory Sheltin)
The Rifleman
(Ward Haskins)
Wagon Train
(Jabez Moore)
Have Gun, Will Travel
(Casey Bryan)
Have Gun, Will Travel
(Walt DeVries)
Have Gun, Will Travel
(Trail Boss Rook)
Have Gun, Will Travel
(Maj. Blake)
Zorro
(Capt. Salvador Mendoza)
Screen Director's Playhouse
(Zecca)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(Whitey)
The Adventures of Boston Blackie
(Edgar)