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