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Robert J. Wilke

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 18, 1914 (Died at 75)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthCincinnati, Ohio, USA
Career Span1937 – 1989
Known Credits193 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1.5

Robert J. Wilke

Also known as:Bob WilkeRobert WilkeRobert Joseph Wilke
Total Works

193

124 movies • 69 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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. -

Signature Roles & Milestones

Spartacus
7.5
Spartacus
1960•movie
as Guard captain
The Magnificent Seven
7.5
as Wallace
High Noon
7.7
High Noon
1952•movie
as Jim Pierce
Days of Heaven
7.5
Days of Heaven
1978•movie
as The Farm Foreman

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 193 titles featuring Robert J. Wilke

Spartacus
7.5
Spartacus
1960•movie

as Guard captain

The Magnificent Seven
7.5

as Wallace

High Noon
7.7
High Noon
1952•movie

as Jim Pierce

Days of Heaven
7.5
Days of Heaven
1978•movie

as The Farm Foreman

Stripes
6.6
Stripes
1981•movie

as Gen. Barnicke

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
7.1

as First Mate of the Nautilus

From Here to Eternity
7.3

as Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)

Bonanza
7.5
1 eps
Bonanza
1959•series

as Charlie Sheppard

Written on the Wind
7.0

as Dan Willis

Dallas
6.9
1 eps
Dallas
1978•series

as Tom Owens

Man of the West
6.6
Man of the West
1958•movie

as Ponch

Kung Fu
7.7
1 eps
Kung Fu
1972•series

as Sgt. Bridger

Zorro
7.6
4 eps
Zorro
1957•series

as Capt. Salvador Mendoza

Starsky & Hutch
7.4
1 eps
Starsky & Hutch
1975•series

as Mac Johnson

The Far Country
6.9
The Far Country
1954•movie

as Madden

The Untouchables
8.0
2 eps
The Untouchables
1959•series

as George 'Bugs' Moran

Perry Mason
7.7
1 eps
Perry Mason
1957•series

as Deputy Sheriff Connors

Gunsmoke
6.7
1 eps
Gunsmoke
1955•series

as Hickock

The Tarnished Angels
6.8

as Hank

The Hallelujah Trail
6.1

as Chief Five Barrels

Night Passage
6.5
Night Passage
1957•movie

as Concho

The Wild Wild West
7.6
1 eps
The Wild Wild West
1965•series

as Maj. Gen. Titus Ord Baldwin

The Cheyenne Social Club
6.4

as Corey Bannister

Lassie
6.3
1 eps
Lassie
1954•series

as Mr. Corey

Tony Rome
6.4
Tony Rome
1967•movie

as Ralph Turpin

Adventures of Superman
6.6
1 eps

as Bingham

The Fugitive
7.3
1 eps
The Fugitive
1963•series

as Johnny

Wichita
6.4
Wichita
1955•movie

as Ben Thompson

The Fighting Seabees
6.2

as Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)

Vengeance Valley
5.4
Vengeance Valley
1951•movie

as Cowhand (uncredited)

The Rifleman
7.1
1 eps
The Rifleman
1958•series

as Flory Sheltin

The Lucy Show
7.1
1 eps
The Lucy Show
1962•series

as Tom Carter

Backlash
6.5
Backlash
1956•movie

as Jeff Welker

Rawhide
7.3
1 eps
Rawhide
1959•series

as Sheriff McVey

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3
1 eps

as Will Tybee

Maverick
7.0
1 eps
Maverick
1957•series

as McCabe

Fate Is the Hunter
6.5
Fate Is the Hunter
1964•movie

as Stillman

My Three Sons
6.6
1 eps
My Three Sons
1960•series

as Danny Donnigan

A Gunfight
5.8
A Gunfight
1971•movie

as Marshal Tom Cater

The Las Vegas Story
6.0

as Clayton (as Robert Wilke)

Wanted: Dead or Alive
7.1
1 eps

as Virgil

The Lone Ranger
6.7
1 eps
The Lone Ranger
1949•series

as Henchman (uncredited)

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
2 eps

as Jed - Outlaw

How the West Was Won
7.0
1 eps

as Appleton

The Virginian
6.5
1 eps
The Virginian
1962•series

as Conrad

Daniel Boone
7.0
1 eps
Daniel Boone
1964•series

as Toff

San Quentin
6.7
San Quentin
1937•movie

as Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)

Buck Privates Come Home
6.4

as GI Buddy (uncredited)

Wagon Train
6.6
1 eps
Wagon Train
1957•series

as Sgt. Wick

Arrowhead
6.1
Arrowhead
1953•movie

as Sgt. Stone

The Lone Ranger
6.2
The Lone Ranger
1956•movie

as Cassidy

Cheyenne
6.2
1 eps
Cheyenne
1955•series

as Bob Manson

Peter Gunn
6.6
1 eps
Peter Gunn
1958•series
77 Sunset Strip
7.2
1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
1958•series

as Vern Reece

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
5.8

as The Sheriff

Tarzan
6.9
3 eps
Tarzan
1966•series

as Spooner

The Abbott and Costello Show
7.2
1 eps

as Mike Brodie

Shotgun
5.6
Shotgun
1955•movie

as Bentley (as Robert Wilke)

Return to Warbow
5.9
Return to Warbow
1958•movie

as Red

The Lone Gun
5.6
The Lone Gun
1954•movie

as Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)

Laramie
6.7
1 eps
Laramie
1959•series
Best of the Badmen
6.5
Best of the Badmen
1951•movie

as Jim Younger

Smoke Signal
6.9
Smoke Signal
1955•movie

as Daly

Raw Edge
6.2
Raw Edge
1956•movie

as Sile Doty

Whispering Footsteps
5.2

as Bank Customer

Bat Masterson
6.4
1 eps
Bat Masterson
1958•series

as Bull Kirby

Gun the Man Down
6.5
Gun the Man Down
1956•movie

as Matt Rankin

The Inner Circle
5.7
The Inner Circle
1946•movie

as Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)

The Catman of Paris
5.6

as The Catman (uncredited)

The Rawhide Years
5.6
The Rawhide Years
1956•movie

as Neal (as Robert Wilke)

Cimarron Strip
5.8
1 eps
Cimarron Strip
1967•series
War Paint
5.6
War Paint
1953•movie

as Trooper Grady

Blackmail
4.2
Blackmail
1947•movie

as Policeman

Badman's Territory
6.3
Badman's Territory
1946•movie

as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)

Lawman
6.0
1 eps
Lawman
1958•series

as Marshal Tom Haddon

Santee
5.5
Santee
1973•movie

as Deaks (as Robert Wilke)

The Gun Hawk
5.1
The Gun Hawk
1963•movie

as Johnny Flanders

The Third Man
7.2
1 eps
The Third Man
1959•series

as Vince Gabriel

Four Star Playhouse
6.8
1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
1952•series

as George

Tombstone Territory
6.9
1 eps
Tombstone Territory
1957•series

as Burt Foster

The Westerner
7.0
1 eps
The Westerner
1960•series

as Murdo

The Cisco Kid
6.2
1 eps
The Cisco Kid
1950•series

as Henchman Vic

Hot Summer Night
5.7
Hot Summer Night
1957•movie

as Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)

Hellgate
6.7
Hellgate
1952•movie

as Sgt. Maj. Kearn

The Guns of Will Sonnett
6.5
1 eps

as Sheriff Dan Butler

Strange Lady in Town
4.9

as Karg

The Thin Man
7.6
1 eps
The Thin Man
1957•series
Cow Country
4.6
Cow Country
1953•movie

as Sledge

The Desert Hawk
5.4
The Desert Hawk
1950•movie

as Camel Driver

Shock Treatment
6.8
Shock Treatment
1964•movie

as Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)

Bronco
6.0
1 eps
Bronco
1958•series
Star Reporter
3.9
Star Reporter
1939•movie

as Reporter

They Call It Murder
6.4

as Sheriff Rex Brandon

The Desperate Mission
4.6

as Gant

Run, Joe, Run
6.7
1 eps
Run, Joe, Run
1974•series
The Tall Man
6.9
1 eps
The Tall Man
1960•series

as Marshal Ben Hartley

Adventures in Paradise
6.1
1 eps

as Riker

Canyon River
6.5
Canyon River
1956•movie

as Joe Graycoe

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
5.9

as Hugh Fielding

The Blonde Bandit
6.2
The Blonde Bandit
1949•movie

as Police Det. Walker

Lancer
5.6
1 eps
Lancer
1968•series
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
5.3
1 eps
Riverboat
6.5
1 eps
Riverboat
1959•series

as Bolesy

The Gene Autry Show
4.7
1 eps
The Gene Autry Show
1950•series

as Henchman Cody

Stagecoach West
6.7
1 eps
Stagecoach West
1960•series

as Taylor Norman

The Texan
6.0
1 eps
The Texan
1958•series

as Marshal Bart Pennock

The Deputy
6.5
1 eps
The Deputy
1959•series

as Ace Gentry

Cowboy and the Senorita
5.8

as Townsman (uncredited)

Cattle Town
7.6
Cattle Town
1952•movie

as Keeno

Never Steal Anything Small
8.2

as Lennie

Overland Telegraph
7.0
Overland Telegraph
1951•movie

as Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)

The Long Rope
6.2
The Long Rope
1961•movie

as Ben Matthews

Saddle Legion
6.8
Saddle Legion
1951•movie

as Henchman Hooker

Gunplay
7.0
Gunplay
1951•movie

as Henchman Winslow

Twilight on the Rio Grande
3.1

as Henchman

Earl Carroll Vanities
5.4

as Cab Driver

Fargo
6.6
Fargo
1952•movie

as Link - Henchman

Sunset in El Dorado
5.7

as Curley Roberts

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps

as Red Fischer

Cavalcade of America
4.6
1 eps
The Legend of Jesse James
5.8
34 eps

as Marshal Sam Corbett

Screen Director's Playhouse
7.0
1 eps

as Zecca

The Magnificent Stranger
7.0

as Sheriff McVey

Bandits of the Badlands
4.6

as Keller

The Fighting Devil Dogs
6.8

as Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)

Daredevils of the Red Circle
4.8

as G-Man

Hot Lead
6.8
Hot Lead
1951•movie

as Stoney Dawson

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
6.8

as Cutter Helmsman

In Old Monterey
6.2
In Old Monterey
1939•movie

as Man on Wagon

Traffic in Crime
6.0
Traffic in Crime
1946•movie

as Hogan's Driver

S.O.S Tidal Wave
6.8
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939•movie

as Man in TV Studio

White Tie and Tails
7.8

as Starter (uncredited)

Laramie
6.8
Laramie
1949•movie

as Cronin (uncredited)

The Monroes
6.8
1 eps
The Monroes
1966•series
The Outcasts
6.5
1 eps
The Outcasts
1968•series
The Dakotas
6.5
1 eps
The Dakotas
1963•series
Wichita Town
4.9
1 eps
Wichita Town
1959•series
The Ghost Goes Wild
6.0

as Burglar

Homicide for Three
5.7
Homicide for Three
1948•movie

as Policeman

Smoky
6.7
Smoky
1966•movie

as Jeff Nicks

Road Agent
7.0
Road Agent
1952•movie

as Slab Babcock

Santa Fe Saddlemates
6.7

as Rawhide

Adventures of Red Ryder
6.7

as Henchman

Call of the Rockies
6.3

as Deputy Jim

Pistol Harvest
6.5
Pistol Harvest
1951•movie

as Andy Baylor

Web of Danger
5.5
Web of Danger
1947•movie

as Station Wagon Driver

Faces in the Fog
4.3
Faces in the Fog
1944•movie

as Photographer

Mule Train
6.0
Mule Train
1950•movie

as Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited)

Lone Texas Ranger
6.7
Lone Texas Ranger
1945•movie

as Henchman (uncredited)

Sam Benedict
6.7
2 eps
Sam Benedict
1962•series

as Lt. Mike Radich

Target: The Corruptors!
5.7
1 eps
Outlaws
6.7
1 eps
Outlaws
1960•series
Law of the Plainsman
7.3
1 eps

as Amos Cameron

Hitchhike to Happiness
7.0

as Stage Hand (uncredited)

The Rookies
7.0
The Rookies
1972•movie

as Officer Shaw

The Slowest Gun in the West
4.5

as Billy the Kid Blake

Daredevils of the Clouds
6.5

as Joe

That Man's Here Again
7.0

as (uncredited)

Sheriff of Cimarron
8.0

as Henchman Dobie

Cyclone Fury
6.0
Cyclone Fury
1951•movie

as Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)

In Old Missouri
6.8
In Old Missouri
1940•movie

as Hillbilly

Wyoming Roundup
6.5
Wyoming Roundup
1952•movie

as Wyatt - Henchman

Grand Ole Opry
7.5
Grand Ole Opry
1940•movie

as Hillbilly (uncredited)

The Wyoming Bandit
6.5
The Wyoming Bandit
1949•movie

as Sam

Rendezvous with Annie
7.0

as MP (uncredited)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5

as Self (archive footage)

Wild and Wooly
7.0
Wild and Wooly
1978•movie

as Demas Scott

Bourbon Street Beat
6.0
2 eps
Bourbon Street Beat
1959•series
The Walter Winchell File
7.5
1 eps

as Fisher

Boston Blackie
4.0
1 eps
Boston Blackie
1951•series

as Edgar

Flaming Fury
7.0
Flaming Fury
1949•movie
San Antonio Kid
8.0
San Antonio Kid
1944•movie

as Henchman

Code of the Prairie
7.0
Hidden Valley Outlaws
8.0

as Rancher (uncredited)

Vigilantes of Dodge City
8.0

as Bill

Corpus Christi Bandits
9.0

as Henchman Steve

Frontier Outpost
7.0
Frontier Outpost
1950•movie

as Krag Benson

Two Guns and a Badge
10.0

as Moore - Outlaw

Sierra Sue
7.0
Sierra Sue
1941•movie

as Carnival Spectator (uncredited)

Bordertown Trail
9.0
Bordertown Trail
1944•movie

as Henchman

Passkey to Danger
8.0
Passkey to Danger
1946•movie

as Police Sergeant

Coyote Canyon
10.0
Coyote Canyon
1949•movie

as Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)

Across the Badlands
7.0

as Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)

Outcasts of Black Mesa
9.0

as Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)

The Maverick
9.0
The Maverick
1952•movie

as Massey

Law of the Canyon
7.0
Law of the Canyon
1947•movie

as Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)

Sheriff of Sundown
9.0
Sheriff of Sundown
1944•movie

as Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)

Rough Riders of Cheyenne
7.0

as Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)

Trail of Kit Carson
7.0

as Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)

Carson City Raiders
8.0

as Ed Noble

The Beachcomber
9.0
1 eps
The Beachcomber
1962•series

as Bill Winters

Rango
1 eps
Rango
1967•series