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