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Robert J. Wilke

Actor | * 05/18/1914 († 74, 03/28/1989) | Cincinnati, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
Robert Joseph Wilke (May 18, 1914 – March 28, 1989) was an American film and television actor noted primarily for his roles as villains, mostly in Westerns. ()

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 inLe 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 inLes moissons du ciel(1978). An expert golfer, he was said by his friendClaude Akinsto have earned more money on the golf course than he ever did in movies. He died in 1989. -.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Western | Drama | Action

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The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other ...

Spartacus

Certification unknown

1960 | 3.8/5 | 3h 17min
History, War, Drama, Adventure
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Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kil ...

High Noon

Certification unknown

1952 | 3.9/5 | 1h 25min
Western, Drama
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John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the U.S. Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment. ...

Stripes

R

1981 | 3.3/5 | 1h 46min
Action, Comedy
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An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes. ...

The Magnificent Seven

NR

1960 | 3.8/5 | 2h 8min
Western, Action, Adventure
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Movies with Robert J. Wilke as Actor(116)

as Self (archive footage)1988 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Gen. Barnicke1981 Stripes
1979 The Sweet Creek County War
as The Farm Foreman1978 Days of Heaven
as Demas Scott1978 Wild and Wooly
as The Sheriff1973 The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
as Deaks (as Robert Wilke1973 Santee
as Sheriff Rex Brandon1971 They Call It Murder
as Marshal Tom Cater1971 A Gunfight
as Hugh Fielding1971 The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
as Corey Bannister1970 The Cheyenne Social Club
as Gant1969 The Desperate Mission
as Ralph Turpin1967 Tony Rome
as Sheriff McVey1966 The Magnificent Stranger
as Jeff Nicks1966 Smoky
as Chief Five Barrels1965 The Hallelujah Trail
as Stillman1964 Fate Is the Hunter
as Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)1964 Shock Treatment
as Johnny Flanders1963 The Gun Hawk
as Ben Matthews1961 The Long Rope
as Billy the Kid Blake1960 The Slowest Gun in the West
as Wallace1960 The Magnificent Seven
as Guard captain1960 Spartacus
as Lennie1959 Never Steal Anything Small
as Red1958 Return to Warbow
as Ponch1958 Man of the West
as Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)1957 Hot Summer Night
as Concho1957 Night Passage
as Hank1957 The Tarnished Angels
as Joe Graycoe1956 Canyon River
as Dan Willis1956 Written on the Wind
as Cassidy1956 The Lone Ranger
as Sile Doty1956 Raw Edge
as Jeff Welker1956 Backlash
as Neal (as Robert Wilke)1956 The Rawhide Years
as Matt Rankin1956 Gun the Man Down
as Karg1955 Strange Lady in Town
as Ben Thompson1955 Wichita
as First Sergeant Daly (as Robert Wilke)1955 Smoke Signal
as Bentley (as Robert Wilke)1955 Shotgun
as Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)1954 The Lone Gun
as Madden1954 The Far Country
as Moore - Outlaw (as Robert Wilke)1954 Two Guns and a Badge
as First Mate of the Nautilus1954 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Sledge1953 Cow Country
as Trooper Grady1953 War Paint
as Sgt. Stone1953 Arrowhead
as Jim Pierce1952 High Noon
as Wyatt - Henchman1952 Wyoming Roundup
as Keeno1952 Cattle Town
as Slab Babcock1952 Road Agent
as Massey1952 The Maverick
as Link - Henchman1952 Fargo
as Sgt. Maj. Kearn1952 Hellgate
as Clayton (as Robert Wilke)1952 The Las Vegas Story
as Jim Younger1951 Best of the Badmen
as Henchman Winslow1951 Gunplay
as Andy Baylor1951 Pistol Harvest
as Henchman Hooker1951 Saddle Legion
as Stoney Dawson (as Robert Wilke)1951 Hot Lead
as Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)1951 Overland Telegraph
as Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)1951 Cyclone Fury
as Krag Benson1950 Frontier Outpost
as Camel Driver1950 The Desert Hawk
as Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)1950 Across the Badlands
as Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)1950 Outcasts of Black Mesa
1949 Flaming Fury
as Sam - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)1949 The Wyoming Bandit
as Cronin (uncredited)1949 Laramie
as Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)1949 Coyote Canyon
as Policeman1948 Homicide for Three
as Ed Noble (as Bob Wilke)1948 Carson City Raiders
as Joe1948 Daredevils of the Clouds
as Station Wagon Driver1947 Web of Danger
as Burglar1947 The Ghost Goes Wild
as Policeman1947 Blackmail
as GI Buddy (uncredited)1947 Buck Privates Come Home
as Henchman1947 Twilight on the Rio Grande
as Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)1947 Law of the Canyon
as Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)1946 The Inner Circle
as Police Sergeant1946 Passkey to Danger
as Hogan's Driver1946 Traffic in Crime
as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)1946 Badman's Territory
as Starter (uncredited)1946 White Tie and Tails
as MP1946 Rendezvous with Annie
as The Catman1946 The Catman of Paris
as Keller1945 Bandits of the Badlands
as Rawhide1945 Santa Fe Saddlemates
as Cab Driver1945 Earl Carroll Vanities
as Henchman Steve1945 Corpus Christi Bandits
as Curley Roberts1945 Sunset in El Dorado
as Stage Hand (uncredited)1945 Hitchhike to Happiness
as Henchman Dobie1945 Sheriff of Cimarron
as Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)1945 Rough Riders of Cheyenne
as Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)1945 Trail of Kit Carson
as Townsman (uncredited)1944 Cowboy and the Senorita
as Photographer1944 Faces in the Fog
as Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)1944 The Fighting Seabees
as Henchman (as Bob Wilke)1944 San Antonio Kid
as Bill1944 Vigilantes of Dodge City
as Deputy Jim1944 Call of the Rockies
as Henchman1944 Bordertown Trail
1944 Code of the Prairie
as Rancher (uncredited)1944 Hidden Valley Outlaws
as Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)1944 Sheriff of Sundown
as Bank Customer1943 Whispering Footsteps
as Cutter Helmsman1941 Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
as Carnival Spectator (uncredited)1941 Sierra Sue
as Hillbilly1940 In Old Missouri
as Henchman1940 Adventures of Red Ryder
as Hillbilly (uncredited)1940 Grand Ole Opry
as Man in TV Studio1939 S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Reporter1939 Star Reporter
as G-Man1939 Daredevils of the Red Circle
as Man on Wagon1939 In Old Monterey
as (uncredited)1937 That Man's Here Again

TV Shows/Series with Robert J. Wilke as Actor(78)

as Tom Owens1978 Dallas
1974 Run, Joe, Run
1972 Kung Fu
1968 Lancer
1968 The Outcasts
1967 Cimarron Strip
1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett
as Spooner1966 Tarzan
1966 The Monroes
as Marshal Sam Corbett1965 The Legend of Jesse James
as Toff1964 Daniel Boone
as Jake Manning1964 Daniel Boone
as Fryman1964 Daniel Boone
as Johnny1963 The Fugitive
1963 The Dakotas
1963 The Greatest Show on Earth
1962 Sam Benedict
as Conrad1962 The Virginian
as Colton1962 The Virginian
as Bill Winters1962 The Beachcomber
as Jason Despol1962 The Beachcomber
1961 Target: The Corruptors!
1960 The Tall Man
1960 Outlaws
as Murdo1960 The Westerner
1959 Laramie
1959 Bourbon Street Beat
as Sheriff McVey1959 Rawhide
as Tom Galt1959 Rawhide
as Lafe Thomas1959 Rawhide
as Bolesy1959 Riverboat
as Red Dog Hanlon1959 Riverboat
as Sheriff Claude T. Booker1959 Bonanza
as Amos Cameron1959 Law of the Plainsman
as Riker1959 Adventures in Paradise
1959 The Third Man
1959 Wichita Town
1958 The Texan
1958 77 Sunset Strip
as Virgil1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Jack Radovitch1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Ben Hooker1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Bull Kirby1958 Bat Masterson
as Rod Clements1958 Bat Masterson
1958 Lawman
1958 The Rifleman
1958 Peter Gunn
1958 Bronco
1957 The Walter Winchell File
1957 The Thin Man
1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
as Deputy Sheriff Connors1957 Perry Mason
1957 Zorro
as McCabe1957 Maverick
as Burt Foster1957 Tombstone Territory
1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie
as Hickock1955 Gunsmoke
as Pegger1955 Gunsmoke
as Tom1955 Gunsmoke
as Pitt1955 Gunsmoke
as Ab Rankin1955 Gunsmoke
as Kelby1955 Gunsmoke
as Luke Cumberledge1955 Gunsmoke
as Bob Manson1955 Cheyenne
as Jed Begert1955 Cheyenne
as Kelso Prather1955 Cheyenne
as Ben Creed1955 Cheyenne
as Carl Banner1955 Cheyenne
1954 Lassie
as Jed - Outlaw1954 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
as George1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Ben Crane1952 Four Star Playhouse
1952 Adventures of Superman
1952 Cavalcade of America
as Red Fischer1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Henchman in Plaid Shirt1950 The Gene Autry Show
as Charlie Bolton1950 The Gene Autry Show

Full Name: Robert Wilke
Born: Monday, 05/18 1914 (May) in Cincinnati, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 03/28 1989 (March) in Los Angeles (aged: 74)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Robert J. Wilke (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Bob Wilke"
"Robert Wilke"
Robert J. Wilke frequently works together with these people:
Harry Harvey (59x, Actor)
John Dehner (48x, Actor)
Claude Akins (48x, Actor)
John Anderson (47x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (46x, Actor)
Harry Lauter (44x, Actor)
Karl Swenson (40x, Actor)
Dabbs Greer (39x, Actor)
John Hoyt (39x, Actor)
Hal Baylor (39x, Actor)
Gregg Palmer (39x, Actor)
Tom London (18x, Actor)
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