Robert J. Wilke

Robert J. Wilke

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

18/05/1914

Day of Death

28/03/1989
(75) years old

Place of Birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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 wa... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1981

Stripes

as Gen. Barnicke

1978

Days of Heaven

as The Farm Foreman

1978

Wild and Wooly

as Demas Scott

1973

Santee

as Deaks (as Robert Wilke

1973

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

as The Sheriff

1972

The Rookies

as Officer Shaw

1971

They Call It Murder

as Sheriff Rex Brandon

1971

A Gunfight

as Marshal Tom Cater

1970

The Cheyenne Social Club

as Corey Bannister

1967

Tony Rome

as Ralph Turpin

1966

The Magnificent Stranger

as Sheriff McVey

1966

Smoky

as Jeff Nicks

1965

The Hallelujah Trail

as Chief Five Barrels

1964

Fate Is the Hunter

as Stillman

1964

Shock Treatment

as Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)

1963

The Gun Hawk

as Johnny Flanders

1961

The Long Rope

as Ben Matthews

1960

Spartacus

as Guard captain

1960

The Magnificent Seven

as Wallace

1960

The Slowest Gun in the West

as Billy the Kid Blake

1958

Man of the West

as Ponch

1957

Night Passage

as Concho

1957

Hot Summer Night

as Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)

1956

Gun the Man Down

as Matt Rankin

1956

Written on the Wind

as Dan Willis

1956

Canyon River

as Joe Graycoe

1956

The Rawhide Years

as Neal (as Robert Wilke)

1956

Raw Edge

as Sile Doty

1956

Backlash

as Jeff Welker

1956

The Lone Ranger

as Cassidy

1955

Wichita

as Ben Thompson

1955

Shotgun

as Bentley (as Robert Wilke)

1955

Smoke Signal

as First Sergeant Daly (as Robert Wilke)

1954

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

as First Mate of the Nautilus

1954

Two Guns and a Badge

as Moore - Outlaw

1954

The Lone Gun

as Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)

1954

The Far Country

as Madden

1953

War Paint

as Trooper Grady

1953

From Here to Eternity

as Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)

1953

Arrowhead

as Sgt. Stone

1953

Cow Country

as Sledge

1952

The Maverick

as Massey

1952

Wyoming Roundup

as Wyatt - Henchman

1952

Fargo

as Link - Henchman

1952

Cattle Town

as Keeno

1952

Hellgate

as Sgt. Maj. Kearn

1952

High Noon

as Jim Pierce

1952

Road Agent

as Slab Babcock

1952

The Las Vegas Story

as Clayton (as Robert Wilke)

1951

Overland Telegraph

as Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)

1951

Hot Lead

as Stoney Dawson (as Robert Wilke)

1951

Pistol Harvest

as Andy Baylor

1951

Cyclone Fury

as Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)

1951

Best of the Badmen

as Jim Younger

1951

Gunplay

as Henchman Winslow

1951

Saddle Legion

as Henchman Hooker

1951

Vengeance Valley

as Cowhand (uncredited)

1950

Frontier Outpost

as Krag Benson

1950

Across the Badlands

as Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilk...

1950

The Desert Hawk

as Camel Driver

1950

Outcasts of Black Mesa

as Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)

1950

Mule Train

as Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited)

1949

The Blonde Bandit

as Police Det. Walker

1949

Coyote Canyon

as Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)

1949

The Wyoming Bandit

as Sam - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)

1949

Laramie

as Cronin (uncredited)

1948

Homicide for Three

as Policeman

1948

Carson City Raiders

as Ed Noble (as Bob Wilke)

1947

The Ghost Goes Wild

as Burglar

1947

Blackmail

as Policeman

1947

Web of Danger

as Station Wagon Driver

1947

Law of the Canyon

as Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)

1947

Buck Privates Come Home

as GI Buddy (uncredited)

1946

White Tie and Tails

as Starter (uncredited)

1946

The Inner Circle

as Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)

1946

Rendezvous with Annie

as MP (uncredited)

1946

Traffic in Crime

as Hogan's Driver

1946

Passkey to Danger

as Police Sergeant

1946

Badman's Territory

as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)

1946

The Catman of Paris

as The Catman (uncredited)

1945

Rough Riders of Cheyenne

as Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)

1945

Sunset in El Dorado

as Curley Roberts

1945

Hitchhike to Happiness

as Stage Hand (uncredited)

1945

Trail of Kit Carson

as Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)

1945

Santa Fe Saddlemates

as Rawhide

1945

Corpus Christi Bandits

as Henchman Steve

1945

Earl Carroll Vanities

as Cab Driver

1945

Sheriff of Cimarron

as Henchman Dobie

1944

Faces in the Fog

as Photographer

1944

Sheriff of Sundown

as Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)

1944

San Antonio Kid

as Henchman (as Bob Wilke)

1944

Bordertown Trail

as Henchman

1944

Call of the Rockies

as Deputy Jim

1944

Cowboy and the Senorita

as Townsman (uncredited)

1944

Hidden Valley Outlaws

as Rancher (uncredited)

1944

The Fighting Seabees

as Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited...

1943

Whispering Footsteps

as Bank Customer

1941

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

as Cutter Helmsman

1941

Sierra Sue

as Carnival Spectator (uncredited)

1940

Grand Ole Opry

as Hillbilly (uncredited)

1940

In Old Missouri

as Hillbilly

1939

In Old Monterey

as Man on Wagon

1939

S.O.S Tidal Wave

as Man in TV Studio

1939

Star Reporter

as Reporter

1938

The Fighting Devil Dogs

as Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)

1937

San Quentin

as Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)

1937

That Man's Here Again

as (uncredited)