Robert J. Wilke
Acting
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. -
TV Shows(70)
Dallas
Tom Owens
1978
How the West Was Won
Appleton
1977
Starsky & Hutch
Mac Johnson
1975
Run, Joe, Run
1974
Kung Fu
Sgt. Bridger
1972
Lancer
1968
The Outcasts
1968
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Sheriff Dan Butler
1967
Cimarron Strip
1967
Rango
1967
Tarzan
Spooner
1966
The Monroes
1966
The Wild Wild West
Maj. Gen. Titus Ord Baldwin
1965
The Legend of Jesse James
Marshal Sam Corbett
1965
Daniel Boone
Toff
1964
The Greatest Show on Earth
Lou Sirotta
1963
The Fugitive
Johnny
1963
The Dakotas
1963
The Lucy Show
Tom Carter
1962
The Virginian
Conrad
1962
Sam Benedict
Lt. Mike Radich
1962
The Beachcomber
Bill Winters
1962
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Stagecoach West
Taylor Norman
1960
The Westerner
Murdo
1960
My Three Sons
Danny Donnigan
1960
Outlaws
1960
The Tall Man
Marshal Ben Hartley
1960
The Untouchables
George 'Bugs' Moran
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Adventures in Paradise
Riker
1959
The Third Man
Vince Gabriel
1959
Law of the Plainsman
Amos Cameron
1959
Wichita Town
1959
Laramie
1959
Riverboat
Bolesy
1959
Bonanza
Charlie Sheppard
1959
The Deputy
Ace Gentry
1959
Rawhide
Sheriff McVey
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Vern Reece
1958
Bat Masterson
Bull Kirby
1958
Lawman
Marshal Tom Haddon
1958
The Rifleman
Flory Sheltin
1958
The Texan
Marshal Bart Pennock
1958
Bronco
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Virgil
1958
Tombstone Territory
Burt Foster
1957
Zorro
Capt. Salvador Mendoza
1957
The Walter Winchell File
Fisher
1957
Maverick
McCabe
1957
Perry Mason
Deputy Sheriff Connors
1957
The Thin Man
1957
Wagon Train
Sgt. Wick
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Will Tybee
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Screen Director's Playhouse
Zecca
1955
Cheyenne
Bob Manson
1955
Gunsmoke
Hickock
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Jed - Outlaw
1954
Lassie
Mr. Corey
1954
The Abbott and Costello Show
Mike Brodie
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
Four Star Playhouse
George
1952
Adventures of Superman
Bingham
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Red Fischer
1951
Boston Blackie
Edgar
1951
The Cisco Kid
Henchman Vic
1950
The Gene Autry Show
Henchman Cody
1950
The Lone Ranger
Henchman (uncredited)
1949
Movies(124)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
Stripes
Gen. Barnicke
1981
The Sweet Creek County War
1979
Days of Heaven
The Farm Foreman
1978
Wild and Wooly
Demas Scott
1978
Santee
Deaks (as Robert Wilke)
1973
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
The Sheriff
1973
The Rookies
Officer Shaw
1972
They Call It Murder
Sheriff Rex Brandon
1971
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
Hugh Fielding
1971
A Gunfight
Marshal Tom Cater
1971
The Cheyenne Social Club
Corey Bannister
1970
The Desperate Mission
Gant
1969
Tony Rome
Ralph Turpin
1967
The Magnificent Stranger
Sheriff McVey
1966
Smoky
Jeff Nicks
1966
The Hallelujah Trail
Chief Five Barrels
1965
Fate Is the Hunter
Stillman
1964
Shock Treatment
Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)
1964
The Gun Hawk
Johnny Flanders
1963
The Long Rope
Ben Matthews
1961
Spartacus
Guard captain
1960
The Magnificent Seven
Wallace
1960
The Slowest Gun in the West
Billy the Kid Blake
1960
Never Steal Anything Small
Lennie
1959
Man of the West
Ponch
1958
Return to Warbow
Red
1958
The Tarnished Angels
Hank
1957
Night Passage
Concho
1957
Hot Summer Night
Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)
1957
Gun the Man Down
Matt Rankin
1956
Written on the Wind
Dan Willis
1956
Canyon River
Joe Graycoe
1956
The Rawhide Years
Neal (as Robert Wilke)
1956
Raw Edge
Sile Doty
1956
Backlash
Jeff Welker
1956
The Lone Ranger
Cassidy
1956
Wichita
Ben Thompson
1955
Shotgun
Bentley (as Robert Wilke)
1955
Strange Lady in Town
Karg
1955
Smoke Signal
Daly
1955
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
First Mate of the Nautilus
1954
Two Guns and a Badge
Moore - Outlaw
1954
The Lone Gun
Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)
1954
The Far Country
Madden
1954
War Paint
Trooper Grady
1953
From Here to Eternity
Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)
1953
Arrowhead
Sgt. Stone
1953
Cow Country
Sledge
1953
The Maverick
Massey
1952
Wyoming Roundup
Wyatt - Henchman
1952
Fargo
Link - Henchman
1952
Cattle Town
Keeno
1952
Hellgate
Sgt. Maj. Kearn
1952
High Noon
Jim Pierce
1952
Road Agent
Slab Babcock
1952
The Las Vegas Story
Clayton (as Robert Wilke)
1952
Overland Telegraph
Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)
1951
Hot Lead
Stoney Dawson
1951
Pistol Harvest
Andy Baylor
1951
Cyclone Fury
Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)
1951
Best of the Badmen
Jim Younger
1951
Gunplay
Henchman Winslow
1951
Saddle Legion
Henchman Hooker
1951
Vengeance Valley
Cowhand (uncredited)
1951
Frontier Outpost
Krag Benson
1950
Across the Badlands
Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)
1950
The Desert Hawk
Camel Driver
1950
Outcasts of Black Mesa
Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1950
Mule Train
Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited)
1950
The Blonde Bandit
Police Det. Walker
1949
Coyote Canyon
Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)
1949
Flaming Fury
1949
The Wyoming Bandit
Sam
1949
Laramie
Cronin (uncredited)
1949
Homicide for Three
Policeman
1948
Daredevils of the Clouds
Joe
1948
Carson City Raiders
Ed Noble
1948
The Ghost Goes Wild
Burglar
1947
Blackmail
Policeman
1947
Web of Danger
Station Wagon Driver
1947
Law of the Canyon
Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)
1947
Buck Privates Come Home
GI Buddy (uncredited)
1947
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Henchman
1947
White Tie and Tails
Starter (uncredited)
1946
The Inner Circle
Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)
1946
Rendezvous with Annie
MP (uncredited)
1946
Traffic in Crime
Hogan's Driver
1946
Passkey to Danger
Police Sergeant
1946
Badman's Territory
Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
1946
The Catman of Paris
The Catman (uncredited)
1946
Rough Riders of Cheyenne
Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1945
Sunset in El Dorado
Curley Roberts
1945
Bandits of the Badlands
Keller
1945
Hitchhike to Happiness
Stage Hand (uncredited)
1945
Trail of Kit Carson
Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)
1945
Santa Fe Saddlemates
Rawhide
1945
Lone Texas Ranger
Henchman (uncredited)
1945
Corpus Christi Bandits
Henchman Steve
1945
Earl Carroll Vanities
Cab Driver
1945
Sheriff of Cimarron
Henchman Dobie
1945
Faces in the Fog
Photographer
1944
Vigilantes of Dodge City
Bill
1944
Sheriff of Sundown
Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1944
Code of the Prairie
1944
San Antonio Kid
Henchman
1944
Bordertown Trail
Henchman
1944
Call of the Rockies
Deputy Jim
1944
Cowboy and the Senorita
Townsman (uncredited)
1944
Hidden Valley Outlaws
Rancher (uncredited)
1944
The Fighting Seabees
Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
1944
Whispering Footsteps
Bank Customer
1943
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Cutter Helmsman
1941
Sierra Sue
Carnival Spectator (uncredited)
1941
Adventures of Red Ryder
Henchman
1940
Grand Ole Opry
Hillbilly (uncredited)
1940
In Old Missouri
Hillbilly
1940
In Old Monterey
Man on Wagon
1939
Daredevils of the Red Circle
G-Man
1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Man in TV Studio
1939
Star Reporter
Reporter
1939
The Fighting Devil Dogs
Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)
1938
San Quentin
Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)
1937
That Man's Here Again
(uncredited)
1937