People
Robert J. Wilke
- Name: Robert J. Wilke
- Birthday: 1914-05-18
- Also known as: Bob Wilke,Robert Wilke,Robert Joseph Wilke
- Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Popularity: 9.76
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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage) | 1988-11-22 |
| Stripes as Gen. Barnicke | 1981-06-26 |
| The Sweet Creek County War | 1979-01-25 |
| Days of Heaven as The Farm Foreman | 1978-09-13 |
| Wild and Wooly as Demas Scott | 1978-02-20 |
| Santee as Deaks (as Robert Wilke | 1973-09-01 |
| The Boy Who Cried Werewolf as The Sheriff | 1973-08-01 |
| The Rookies as Officer Shaw | 1972-03-07 |
| They Call It Murder as Sheriff Rex Brandon | 1971-12-17 |
| The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler as Hugh Fielding | 1971-11-30 |
| A Gunfight as Marshal Tom Cater | 1971-08-25 |
| The Cheyenne Social Club as Corey Bannister | 1970-06-12 |
| The Desperate Mission as Gant | 1969-11-20 |
| Tony Rome as Ralph Turpin | 1967-11-10 |
| The Magnificent Stranger as Sheriff McVey | 1966-08-26 |
| Smoky as Jeff Nicks | 1966-08-03 |
| The Hallelujah Trail as Chief Five Barrels | 1965-06-23 |
| Fate Is the Hunter as Stillman | 1964-11-08 |
| Shock Treatment as Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke) | 1964-07-22 |
| The Gun Hawk as Johnny Flanders | 1963-08-28 |
| The Long Rope as Ben Matthews | 1961-03-26 |
| Spartacus as Guard captain | 1960-10-13 |
| The Magnificent Seven as Wallace | 1960-10-12 |
| The Slowest Gun in the West as Billy the Kid Blake | 1960-05-07 |
| Never Steal Anything Small as Lennie | 1959-02-11 |
| Man of the West as Ponch | 1958-06-20 |
| Return to Warbow as Red | 1958-01-15 |
| The Tarnished Angels as Hank | 1957-11-21 |
| Night Passage as Concho | 1957-07-24 |
| Hot Summer Night as Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke) | 1957-02-15 |
| Gun the Man Down as Matt Rankin | 1956-11-15 |
| Written on the Wind as Dan Willis | 1956-10-04 |
| Canyon River as Joe Graycoe | 1956-08-04 |
| The Rawhide Years as Neal (as Robert Wilke) | 1956-07-01 |
| Raw Edge as Sile Doty | 1956-03-24 |
| Backlash as Jeff Welker | 1956-03-14 |
| The Lone Ranger as Cassidy | 1956-02-25 |
| Wichita as Ben Thompson | 1955-07-03 |
| Shotgun as Bentley (as Robert Wilke) | 1955-04-23 |
| Strange Lady in Town as Karg | 1955-04-12 |
| Smoke Signal as First Sergeant Daly (as Robert Wilke) | 1955-03-01 |
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea as First Mate of the Nautilus | 1954-12-23 |
| Two Guns and a Badge as Moore - Outlaw | 1954-09-11 |
| The Lone Gun as Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke) | 1954-04-25 |
| The Far Country as Madden | 1954-02-12 |
| From Here to Eternity as Sgt. Henderson (uncredited) | 1953-08-28 |
| War Paint as Trooper Grady | 1953-08-28 |
| Arrowhead as Sgt. Stone | 1953-08-03 |
| Cow Country as Sledge | 1953-04-25 |
| The Maverick as Massey | 1952-12-14 |
| Wyoming Roundup as Wyatt - Henchman | 1952-11-09 |
| Fargo as Link - Henchman | 1952-09-07 |
| Cattle Town as Keeno | 1952-09-06 |
| Hellgate as Sgt. Maj. Kearn | 1952-09-04 |
| High Noon as Jim Pierce | 1952-06-09 |
| Road Agent as Slab Babcock | 1952-03-29 |
| The Las Vegas Story as Clayton (as Robert Wilke) | 1952-01-30 |
| Overland Telegraph as Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke) | 1951-12-15 |
| Hot Lead as Stoney Dawson (as Robert Wilke) | 1951-09-30 |
| Pistol Harvest as Andy Baylor | 1951-08-30 |
| Cyclone Fury as Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke) | 1951-08-14 |
| Best of the Badmen as Jim Younger | 1951-08-09 |
| Gunplay as Henchman Winslow | 1951-07-23 |
| Saddle Legion as Henchman Hooker | 1951-04-07 |
| Vengeance Valley as Cowhand (uncredited) | 1951-02-14 |
| Frontier Outpost as Krag Benson | 1950-12-29 |
| Across the Badlands as Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke) | 1950-09-14 |
| The Desert Hawk as Camel Driver | 1950-08-05 |
| Outcasts of Black Mesa as Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke) | 1950-04-13 |
| Mule Train as Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited) | 1950-02-22 |
| Coyote Canyon as Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie) | 1949-11-17 |
| Flaming Fury | 1949-07-28 |
| The Wyoming Bandit as Sam - Henchman (as Bob Wilke) | 1949-07-15 |
| Laramie as Cronin (uncredited) | 1949-05-19 |
| Homicide for Three as Policeman | 1948-12-08 |
| Daredevils of the Clouds as Joe | 1948-07-26 |
| Carson City Raiders as Ed Noble (as Bob Wilke) | 1948-05-13 |
| The Ghost Goes Wild as Burglar | 1947-08-08 |
| Blackmail as Policeman | 1947-07-24 |
| Web of Danger as Station Wagon Driver | 1947-06-10 |
| Law of the Canyon as Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited) | 1947-04-23 |
| Buck Privates Come Home as GI Buddy (uncredited) | 1947-04-04 |
| Twilight on the Rio Grande as Henchman | 1947-03-31 |
| White Tie and Tails as Starter (uncredited) | 1946-08-30 |
| The Inner Circle as Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke) | 1946-08-07 |
| Rendezvous with Annie as MP (uncredited) | 1946-07-22 |
| Traffic in Crime as Hogan's Driver | 1946-06-28 |
| Passkey to Danger as Police Sergeant | 1946-05-11 |
| Badman's Territory as Deputy Marshal (uncredited) | 1946-05-04 |
| The Catman of Paris as The Catman (uncredited) | 1946-04-20 |
| Rough Riders of Cheyenne as Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke) | 1945-10-31 |
| Sunset in El Dorado as Curley Roberts | 1945-09-29 |
| Bandits of the Badlands as Keller | 1945-09-14 |
| Hitchhike to Happiness as Stage Hand (uncredited) | 1945-07-16 |
| Trail of Kit Carson as Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke) | 1945-07-11 |
| Santa Fe Saddlemates as Rawhide | 1945-06-01 |
| Corpus Christi Bandits as Henchman Steve | 1945-04-20 |
| Earl Carroll Vanities as Cab Driver | 1945-04-05 |
| Sheriff of Cimarron as Henchman Dobie | 1945-02-28 |
| Faces in the Fog as Photographer | 1944-11-30 |
| Vigilantes of Dodge City as Bill | 1944-11-15 |
| Sheriff of Sundown as Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke) | 1944-11-07 |
| Code of the Prairie | 1944-10-06 |
| San Antonio Kid as Henchman (as Bob Wilke) | 1944-08-16 |
| Bordertown Trail as Henchman | 1944-08-11 |
| Call of the Rockies as Deputy Jim | 1944-07-14 |
| Cowboy and the Senorita as Townsman (uncredited) | 1944-05-13 |
| Hidden Valley Outlaws as Rancher (uncredited) | 1944-04-01 |
| The Fighting Seabees as Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited) | 1944-01-27 |
| Whispering Footsteps as Bank Customer | 1943-12-30 |
| Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. as Cutter Helmsman | 1941-12-27 |
| Sierra Sue as Carnival Spectator (uncredited) | 1941-11-12 |
| Adventures of Red Ryder as Henchman | 1940-06-28 |
| Grand Ole Opry as Hillbilly (uncredited) | 1940-06-25 |
| In Old Missouri as Hillbilly | 1940-04-17 |
| In Old Monterey as Man on Wagon | 1939-08-14 |
| Daredevils of the Red Circle as G-Man | 1939-06-10 |
| S.O.S Tidal Wave as Man in TV Studio | 1939-06-02 |
| Star Reporter as Reporter | 1939-02-22 |
| The Fighting Devil Dogs as Marine in Shanghai (uncredited) | 1938-05-27 |
| San Quentin as Young Convict in Yard (uncredited) | 1937-05-24 |
| That Man's Here Again as (uncredited) | 1937-04-16 |
