
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. -
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. -
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/03/1987

Stripes
Character:Gen. Barnicke
Release Date:26/06/1981

The Sweet Creek County War
Character:
Release Date:25/01/1979

Days of Heaven
Character:The Farm Foreman
Release Date:13/09/1978

Wild and Wooly
Character:Demas Scott
Release Date:20/02/1978

Santee
Character:Deaks (as Robert Wilke
Release Date:01/09/1973

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
Character:The Sheriff
Release Date:01/08/1973

The Rookies
Character:Officer Shaw
Release Date:07/03/1972

They Call It Murder
Character:Sheriff Rex Brandon
Release Date:17/12/1971

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
Character:Hugh Fielding
Release Date:30/11/1971

A Gunfight
Character:Marshal Tom Cater
Release Date:25/08/1971

The Cheyenne Social Club
Character:Corey Bannister
Release Date:12/06/1970

The Desperate Mission
Character:Gant
Release Date:20/11/1969

Tony Rome
Character:Ralph Turpin
Release Date:10/11/1967

The Magnificent Stranger
Character:Sheriff McVey
Release Date:26/08/1966

Smoky
Character:Jeff Nicks
Release Date:03/08/1966

The Hallelujah Trail
Character:Chief Five Barrels
Release Date:23/06/1965

Fate Is the Hunter
Character:Stillman
Release Date:16/10/1964

Shock Treatment
Character:Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)
Release Date:22/07/1964

The Gun Hawk
Character:Johnny Flanders
Release Date:28/08/1963

The Long Rope
Character:Ben Matthews
Release Date:26/03/1961

Spartacus
Character:Guard captain
Release Date:13/10/1960

The Magnificent Seven
Character:Wallace
Release Date:12/10/1960

The Slowest Gun in the West
Character:Billy the Kid Blake
Release Date:07/05/1960

Never Steal Anything Small
Character:Lennie
Release Date:11/02/1959

Man of the West
Character:Ponch
Release Date:01/10/1958

Return to Warbow
Character:Red
Release Date:15/01/1958

The Tarnished Angels
Character:Hank
Release Date:21/11/1957

Night Passage
Character:Concho
Release Date:24/07/1957

Hot Summer Night
Character:Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)
Release Date:15/02/1957

Gun the Man Down
Character:Matt Rankin
Release Date:15/11/1956

Written on the Wind
Character:Dan Willis
Release Date:04/10/1956

Canyon River
Character:Joe Graycoe
Release Date:04/08/1956

The Rawhide Years
Character:Neal (as Robert Wilke)
Release Date:01/07/1956

Raw Edge
Character:Sile Doty
Release Date:24/03/1956

Backlash
Character:Jeff Welker
Release Date:14/03/1956

The Lone Ranger
Character:Cassidy
Release Date:25/02/1956

Wichita
Character:Ben Thompson
Release Date:03/07/1955

Shotgun
Character:Bentley (as Robert Wilke)
Release Date:23/04/1955

Strange Lady in Town
Character:Karg
Release Date:12/04/1955

Smoke Signal
Character:Daly
Release Date:01/03/1955

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Character:First Mate of the Nautilus
Release Date:23/12/1954

Two Guns and a Badge
Character:Moore - Outlaw
Release Date:11/09/1954

The Lone Gun
Character:Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)
Release Date:25/04/1954

The Far Country
Character:Madden
Release Date:12/02/1954

War Paint
Character:Trooper Grady
Release Date:28/08/1953

From Here to Eternity
Character:Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)
Release Date:28/08/1953

Arrowhead
Character:Sgt. Stone
Release Date:03/08/1953

Cow Country
Character:Sledge
Release Date:25/04/1953

The Maverick
Character:Massey
Release Date:14/12/1952

Wyoming Roundup
Character:Wyatt - Henchman
Release Date:09/11/1952

Fargo
Character:Link - Henchman
Release Date:07/09/1952

Cattle Town
Character:Keeno
Release Date:06/09/1952

Hellgate
Character:Sgt. Maj. Kearn
Release Date:04/09/1952

High Noon
Character:Jim Pierce
Release Date:09/06/1952

Road Agent
Character:Slab Babcock
Release Date:29/03/1952

The Las Vegas Story
Character:Clayton (as Robert Wilke)
Release Date:30/01/1952

Overland Telegraph
Character:Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)
Release Date:15/12/1951

Hot Lead
Character:Stoney Dawson
Release Date:30/09/1951

Pistol Harvest
Character:Andy Baylor
Release Date:30/08/1951

Cyclone Fury
Character:Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)
Release Date:14/08/1951

Best of the Badmen
Character:Jim Younger
Release Date:09/08/1951

Gunplay
Character:Henchman Winslow
Release Date:23/07/1951

Saddle Legion
Character:Henchman Hooker
Release Date:07/04/1951

Vengeance Valley
Character:Cowhand (uncredited)
Release Date:14/02/1951

Frontier Outpost
Character:Krag Benson
Release Date:29/12/1950

Across the Badlands
Character:Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)
Release Date:14/09/1950

The Desert Hawk
Character:Camel Driver
Release Date:05/08/1950

Outcasts of Black Mesa
Character:Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Release Date:13/04/1950

Mule Train
Character:Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited)
Release Date:22/02/1950

The Blonde Bandit
Character:Police Det. Walker
Release Date:22/12/1949

Coyote Canyon
Character:Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)
Release Date:17/11/1949

Flaming Fury
Character:
Release Date:28/07/1949

The Wyoming Bandit
Character:Sam
Release Date:15/07/1949

Laramie
Character:Cronin (uncredited)
Release Date:19/05/1949

Homicide for Three
Character:Policeman
Release Date:08/12/1948

Daredevils of the Clouds
Character:Joe
Release Date:26/07/1948

Carson City Raiders
Character:Ed Noble
Release Date:13/05/1948

The Ghost Goes Wild
Character:Burglar
Release Date:08/08/1947

Blackmail
Character:Policeman
Release Date:24/07/1947

Web of Danger
Character:Station Wagon Driver
Release Date:10/06/1947

Law of the Canyon
Character:Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)
Release Date:23/04/1947

Buck Privates Come Home
Character:GI Buddy (uncredited)
Release Date:04/04/1947

Twilight on the Rio Grande
Character:Henchman
Release Date:31/03/1947

White Tie and Tails
Character:Starter (uncredited)
Release Date:30/08/1946

The Inner Circle
Character:Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)
Release Date:07/08/1946

Rendezvous with Annie
Character:MP (uncredited)
Release Date:22/07/1946

Traffic in Crime
Character:Hogan's Driver
Release Date:28/06/1946

Passkey to Danger
Character:Police Sergeant
Release Date:11/05/1946

Badman's Territory
Character:Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
Release Date:04/05/1946

The Catman of Paris
Character:The Catman (uncredited)
Release Date:20/04/1946

Rough Riders of Cheyenne
Character:Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Release Date:31/10/1945

Sunset in El Dorado
Character:Curley Roberts
Release Date:29/09/1945

Bandits of the Badlands
Character:Keller
Release Date:14/09/1945

Hitchhike to Happiness
Character:Stage Hand (uncredited)
Release Date:16/07/1945

Trail of Kit Carson
Character:Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)
Release Date:11/07/1945

Santa Fe Saddlemates
Character:Rawhide
Release Date:01/06/1945

Lone Texas Ranger
Character:Henchman (uncredited)
Release Date:20/05/1945

Corpus Christi Bandits
Character:Henchman Steve
Release Date:20/04/1945

Earl Carroll Vanities
Character:Cab Driver
Release Date:05/04/1945

Sheriff of Cimarron
Character:Henchman Dobie
Release Date:28/02/1945

Faces in the Fog
Character:Photographer
Release Date:30/11/1944

Vigilantes of Dodge City
Character:Bill
Release Date:15/11/1944

Sheriff of Sundown
Character:Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Release Date:07/11/1944

Code of the Prairie
Character:
Release Date:06/10/1944

San Antonio Kid
Character:Henchman
Release Date:16/08/1944

Bordertown Trail
Character:Henchman
Release Date:11/08/1944

Call of the Rockies
Character:Deputy Jim
Release Date:14/07/1944

Cowboy and the Senorita
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:13/05/1944

Hidden Valley Outlaws
Character:Rancher (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1944

The Fighting Seabees
Character:Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
Release Date:27/01/1944

Whispering Footsteps
Character:Bank Customer
Release Date:30/12/1943

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Character:Cutter Helmsman
Release Date:27/12/1941

Sierra Sue
Character:Carnival Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:12/11/1941

Adventures of Red Ryder
Character:Henchman
Release Date:28/06/1940

Grand Ole Opry
Character:Hillbilly (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/1940

In Old Missouri
Character:Hillbilly
Release Date:17/04/1940

In Old Monterey
Character:Man on Wagon
Release Date:14/08/1939

Daredevils of the Red Circle
Character:G-Man
Release Date:10/06/1939

S.O.S Tidal Wave
Character:Man in TV Studio
Release Date:02/06/1939

Star Reporter
Character:Reporter
Release Date:22/02/1939

The Fighting Devil Dogs
Character:Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)
Release Date:27/05/1938

San Quentin
Character:Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)
Release Date:24/05/1937

That Man's Here Again
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:16/04/1937

Dallas
Character:Tom Owens

How the West Was Won
Character:Appleton

Starsky & Hutch
Character:Mac Johnson

Run, Joe, Run
Character:

Kung Fu
Character:Sgt. Bridger

Lancer
Character:

The Outcasts
Character:

The Guns of Will Sonnett
Character:Sheriff Dan Butler

The Guns of Will Sonnett
Character:Tom Judd

Cimarron Strip
Character:

Rango
Character:

Tarzan
Character:Spooner

The Monroes
Character:

The Wild Wild West
Character:Maj. Gen. Titus Ord Baldwin

The Legend of Jesse James
Character:Marshal Sam Corbett

Daniel Boone
Character:Toff

Daniel Boone
Character:Jake Manning

Daniel Boone
Character:Fryman

The Greatest Show on Earth
Character:Lou Sirotta

The Fugitive
Character:Johnny

The Dakotas
Character:

The Lucy Show
Character:Tom Carter

The Virginian
Character:Conrad

The Virginian
Character:Colton

Sam Benedict
Character:Lt. Mike Radich

The Beachcomber
Character:Bill Winters

The Beachcomber
Character:Jason Despol

Target: The Corruptors!
Character:

Stagecoach West
Character:Taylor Norman

The Westerner
Character:Murdo

My Three Sons
Character:Danny Donnigan

Outlaws
Character:

The Tall Man
Character:Marshal Ben Hartley

The Untouchables
Character:George 'Bugs' Moran

The Untouchables
Character:Dutch Schultz

Bourbon Street Beat
Character:

Adventures in Paradise
Character:Riker

The Third Man
Character:Vince Gabriel

Law of the Plainsman
Character:Amos Cameron

Wichita Town
Character:

Laramie
Character:

Riverboat
Character:Bolesy

Riverboat
Character:Red Dog Hanlon

Bonanza
Character:Charlie Sheppard

Bonanza
Character:Al Simmons

Bonanza
Character:Sheriff Claude T. Booker

The Deputy
Character:Ace Gentry

Bonanza
Character:Brazos

Bonanza
Character:Marshal Hollister

Rawhide
Character:Sheriff McVey

Rawhide
Character:Tom Galt

Rawhide
Character:Lafe Thomas

77 Sunset Strip
Character:Vern Reece

Bat Masterson
Character:Bull Kirby

Bat Masterson
Character:Rod Clements

Lawman
Character:Marshal Tom Haddon

Lawman
Character:Fallon - Bounty Hunter

Lawman
Character:Lal Hoard

The Rifleman
Character:Flory Sheltin

The Rifleman
Character:Ward Haskins

The Texan
Character:Marshal Bart Pennock

The Texan
Character:Sheriff Tip Latta

The Texan
Character:Pete Torrey

The Texan
Character:Asa Kirby

Bronco
Character:

Peter Gunn
Character:

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Virgil

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Ben Hooker

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Jack Radovitch

Tombstone Territory
Character:Burt Foster

Tombstone Territory
Character:Jess Caulfield

Zorro
Character:Capt. Salvador Mendoza

The Walter Winchell File
Character:Fisher

Maverick
Character:McCabe

Maverick
Character:Diamond Dan Malone

Perry Mason
Character:Deputy Sheriff Connors

The Thin Man
Character:

Wagon Train
Character:Sgt. Wick

Wagon Train
Character:Wesley Thomas

Wagon Train
Character:Col. Thomas Stone

Wagon Train
Character:Jabez Moore

Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Will Tybee

Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Casey Bryan

Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Walt DeVries

Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Trail Boss Rook

Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Maj. Blake

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Character:

Screen Director's Playhouse
Character:Zecca

Cheyenne
Character:Bob Manson

Cheyenne
Character:Jed Begert

Cheyenne
Character:Kelso Prather

Cheyenne
Character:Ben Creed

Cheyenne
Character:Carl Banner

Gunsmoke
Character:Hickock

Gunsmoke
Character:Tom

Gunsmoke
Character:Pegger

Gunsmoke
Character:Pitt

Gunsmoke
Character:Ab Rankin

Gunsmoke
Character:Kelby

Gunsmoke
Character:Luke Cumberledge

The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Jed - Outlaw

The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Ben Tilton

Lassie
Character:Mr. Corey

The Abbott and Costello Show
Character:Mike Brodie

Cavalcade of America
Character:

Four Star Playhouse
Character:George

Four Star Playhouse
Character:Ben Crane

Adventures of Superman
Character:Bingham

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Red Fischer

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Whitey

Boston Blackie
Character:Edgar

The Cisco Kid
Character:Henchman Vic

The Cisco Kid
Character:Judd Storme

The Cisco Kid
Character:Barney

The Gene Autry Show
Character:Henchman Cody

The Gene Autry Show
Character:Charlie Bolton

The Gene Autry Show
Character:Monte - Henchman

The Gene Autry Show
Character:Henchman in Plaid Shirt

The Lone Ranger
Character:Henchman (uncredited)