Robert J. Wilke
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA — May 18 1914• Died Mar 28 1989
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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-quali…
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Robert J. Wilke's Credits
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The Fugitive
Johnny
Perry Mason
Deputy Sheriff Connors
Bonanza
Charlie Sheppard
Dallas
Tom Owens
Wagon Train
Sgt. Wick
Have Gun, Will Travel
Will Tybee
Lassie
Mr. Corey
Maverick
McCabe
My Three Sons
Danny Donnigan
The Virginian
Conrad
Starsky & Hutch
Mac Johnson
The Rifleman
Flory Sheltin
The Untouchables
George 'Bugs' Moran
Lawman
Marshal Tom Haddon
The Wild Wild West
Maj. Gen. Titus Ord Baldwin
Rawhide
Sheriff McVey
Cheyenne
Bob Manson
Four Star Playhouse
George
Daniel Boone
Toff
The Lucy Show
Tom Carter
77 Sunset Strip
Vern Reece
Bat Masterson
Bull Kirby
The Lone Ranger
Henchman (uncredited)
Adventures in Paradise
Riker
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Virgil
Peter Gunn
Zorro
Capt. Salvador Mendoza
Adventures of Superman
Bingham
Gunsmoke
Hickock
The Texan
Marshal Bart Pennock
Bronco
Tarzan
Spooner
Lancer
Laramie
The Abbott and Costello Show
Mike Brodie
The Gene Autry Show
Henchman Cody
Cavalcade of America
Sam Benedict
Lt. Mike Radich
The Deputy
Ace Gentry
The Tall Man
Marshal Ben Hartley
Tombstone Territory
Burt Foster
How the West Was Won
Appleton
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Sheriff Dan Butler
The Cisco Kid
Judd Storme
Screen Director's Playhouse
Zecca
Outlaws
The Third Man
Vince Gabriel
The Thin Man
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Riverboat
Bolesy
The Magnificent Seven
Wallace
Cimarron Strip
Spartacus
Guard captain
Target: The Corruptors!
The Dakotas
Bourbon Street Beat
The Greatest Show on Earth
Lou Sirotta
Law of the Plainsman
Amos Cameron
Stagecoach West
Taylor Norman
The Wonderful World of Disney
Jed - Outlaw
The Monroes
The Westerner
Murdo
The Legend of Jesse James
Marshal Sam Corbett
High Noon
Jim Pierce
The Outcasts
Rango
Wichita Town
From Here to Eternity
Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)
Days of Heaven
The Farm Foreman
Boston Blackie
Edgar
The Walter Winchell File
Fisher
Stripes
Gen. Barnicke
The Beachcomber
Bill Winters
Run, Joe, Run
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
First Mate of the Nautilus
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Red Fischer
Man of the West
Ponch
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
Hitchhike to Happiness
Stage Hand (uncredited)
The Hallelujah Trail
Chief Five Barrels
The Far Country
Madden
Wichita
Ben Thompson
A Gunfight
Marshal Tom Cater
Hellgate
Sgt. Maj. Kearn
The Lone Ranger
Cassidy
The Desert Hawk
Camel Driver
Tony Rome
Ralph Turpin
Adventures of Red Ryder
Henchman
Kung Fu
Sgt. Bridger
The Cheyenne Social Club
Corey Bannister
The Lone Gun
Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)
The Tarnished Angels
Hank
Grand Ole Opry
Hillbilly (uncredited)
In Old Monterey
Man on Wagon
Cow Country
Sledge
Rendezvous with Annie
MP (uncredited)
Gun the Man Down
Matt Rankin
Daredevils of the Red Circle
G-Man
Badman's Territory
Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
Raw Edge
Sile Doty
Night Passage
Concho
Vengeance Valley
Cowhand (uncredited)
The Ghost Goes Wild
Burglar
Written on the Wind
Dan Willis
Canyon River
Joe Graycoe
The Gun Hawk
Johnny Flanders
Backlash
Jeff Welker
Smoke Signal
Daly
The Inner Circle
Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)
Saddle Legion
Henchman Hooker
Call of the Rockies
Deputy Jim
Best of the Badmen
Jim Younger
The Fighting Devil Dogs
Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)
Hot Lead
Stoney Dawson
The Slowest Gun in the West
Billy the Kid Blake
Traffic in Crime
Hogan's Driver
The Rookies
Officer Shaw
Mule Train
Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited)
The Las Vegas Story
Clayton (as Robert Wilke)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Cutter Helmsman
Strange Lady in Town
Karg
Earl Carroll Vanities
Cab Driver
In Old Missouri
Hillbilly
Bandits of the Badlands
Keller
Shock Treatment
Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)
Two Guns and a Badge
Moore - Outlaw
Shotgun
Bentley (as Robert Wilke)
The Wyoming Bandit
Sam
San Quentin
Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)
The Desperate Mission
Gant
The Fighting Seabees
Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
Buck Privates Come Home
GI Buddy (uncredited)
They Call It Murder
Sheriff Rex Brandon
Fate Is the Hunter
Stillman
Homicide for Three
Policeman
Web of Danger
Station Wagon Driver
Carson City Raiders
Ed Noble
Daredevils of the Clouds
Joe
Wild and Wooly
Demas Scott
White Tie and Tails
Starter (uncredited)
Faces in the Fog
Photographer
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Man in TV Studio
Hidden Valley Outlaws
Rancher (uncredited)
Hot Summer Night
Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)
The Rawhide Years
Neal (as Robert Wilke)
That Man's Here Again
(uncredited)
Sunset in El Dorado
Curley Roberts
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Henchman
Cyclone Fury
Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)
The Catman of Paris
The Catman (uncredited)
Pistol Harvest
Andy Baylor
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
Hugh Fielding
Bordertown Trail
Henchman
Road Agent
Slab Babcock
Never Steal Anything Small
Lennie
Star Reporter
Reporter
San Antonio Kid
Henchman
The Blonde Bandit
Police Det. Walker
War Paint
Trooper Grady
The Maverick
Massey
Arrowhead
Sgt. Stone
Smoky
Jeff Nicks
Santee
Deaks (as Robert Wilke)
Overland Telegraph
Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)
Passkey to Danger
Police Sergeant
Frontier Outpost
Krag Benson
Outcasts of Black Mesa
Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Gunplay
Henchman Winslow
Law of the Canyon
Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)
Corpus Christi Bandits
Henchman Steve
Sheriff of Sundown
Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
The Magnificent Stranger
Sheriff McVey
Code of the Prairie
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
The Sheriff
Santa Fe Saddlemates
Rawhide
Fargo
Link - Henchman
Vigilantes of Dodge City
Bill
Cowboy and the Senorita
Townsman (uncredited)
Lone Texas Ranger
Henchman (uncredited)
Flaming Fury
Wyoming Roundup
Wyatt - Henchman
Sierra Sue
Carnival Spectator (uncredited)
Sheriff of Cimarron
Henchman Dobie
Rough Riders of Cheyenne
Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Return to Warbow
Red
Trail of Kit Carson
Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)
Laramie
Cronin (uncredited)
The Sweet Creek County War
The Long Rope
Ben Matthews
Cattle Town
Keeno
Blackmail
Policeman
Coyote Canyon
Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)
Across the Badlands
Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)
Whispering Footsteps
Bank Customer