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 s 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. -
Filmography
all 200
Movies 129
TV Shows 71
self 1
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)
Movie
Gen. Barnicke
Stripes (1981)
Movie
4.83
The Farm Foreman
Days of Heaven (1978)
Movie
5.4
Tom Owens
Dallas (1978)
TV
4.2
Demas Scott
Wild and Wooly (1978)
Movie
Appleton
How the West Was Won (1977)
TV
8
Mac Johnson
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
TV
10
Deaks (as Robert Wilke
Santee (1973)
Movie
The Sheriff
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973)
Movie
Sgt. Bridger
Kung Fu (1972)
TV
7.14
Officer Shaw
The Rookies (1972)
Movie
Sheriff Rex Brandon
They Call It Murder (1971)
Movie
Hugh Fielding
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler (1971)
Movie
Marshal Tom Cater
A Gunfight (1971)
Movie
Corey Bannister
The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
Movie
Ralph Turpin
Tony Rome (1967)
Movie
Sheriff Dan Butler / Tom Judd
The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967)
TV
Spooner
Tarzan (1966)
TV
6
Sheriff McVey
The Magnificent Stranger (1966)
Movie
Jeff Nicks
Smoky (1966)
Movie
Maj. Gen. Titus Ord Baldwin
The Wild Wild West (1965)
TV
5.75
Marshal Sam Corbett
The Legend of Jesse James (1965)
TV
Chief Five Barrels
The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
Movie
Stillman
Fate Is the Hunter (1964)
Movie
Jake Manning / Fryman / Toff
Daniel Boone (1964)
TV
5.75
Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)
Shock Treatment (1964)
Movie
Lou Sirotta
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
TV
Johnny
The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
Johnny Flanders
The Gun Hawk (1963)
Movie
Tom Carter
The Lucy Show (1962)
TV
Conrad / Colton
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Lt. Mike Radich
Sam Benedict (1962)
TV
Bill Winters / Jason Despol
The Beachcomber (1962)
TV
Ben Matthews
The Long Rope (1961)
Movie
Capt. Swanson
Blueprint for Robbery (1961)
Movie
Guard captain
Spartacus (1960)
Movie
4
Taylor Norman
Stagecoach West (1960)
TV
Murdo
The Westerner (1960)
TV
Danny Donnigan
My Three Sons (1960)
TV
6
Marshal Ben Hartley
The Tall Man (1960)
TV
Billy the Kid Blake
The Slowest Gun in the West (1960)
Movie
George 'Bugs' Moran / Dutch Schultz
The Untouchables (1959)
TV
5.29
Vince Gabriel
The Third Man (1959)
TV
Amos Cameron
Law of the Plainsman (1959)
TV
Bolesy / Red Dog Hanlon
Riverboat (1959)
TV
Ace Gentry
The Deputy (1959)
TV
Al Simmons / Sheriff Claude T. Booker / Marshal Hollister / Charlie Sheppard / Brazos
Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
Sheriff McVey / Tom Galt / Lafe Thomas
Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Jed - Outlaw
Texas John Slaughter (1958)
TV
Vern Reece
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Rod Clements / Bull Kirby
Bat Masterson (1958)
TV
Marshal Tom Haddon / Fallon - Bounty Hunter / Lal Hoard
Lawman (1958)
TV
Ward Haskins / Flory Sheltin
The Rifleman (1958)
TV
6.67
Asa Kirby / Pete Torrey / Marshal Bart Pennock / Sheriff Tip Latta
The Texan (1958)
TV
Jack Radovitch / Ben Hooker / Virgil
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
TV
Burt Foster / Jess Caulfield
Tombstone Territory (1957)
TV
Capt. Salvador Mendoza
Zorro (1957)
TV
5.73
Ben Tilton
The Saga of Andy Burnett (1957)
Movie
McCabe / Diamond Dan Malone
Maverick (1957)
TV
5.33
Deputy Sheriff Connors
Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
Sgt. Wick / Col. Thomas Stone / Jabez Moore / Wesley Thomas
Wagon Train (1957)
TV
8
Casey Bryan / Will Tybee / Trail Boss Rook / Walt DeVries / Maj. Blake
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
TV
6
Concho
Night age (1957)
Movie
Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)
Hot Summer Night (1957)
Movie
Matt Rankin
Gun the Man Down (1956)
Movie
Dan Willis
Written on the Wind (1956)
Movie
Joe Graycoe
Canyon River (1956)
Movie
Neal (as Robert Wilke)
The Rawhide Years (1956)
Movie
Sile Doty
Raw Edge (1956)
Movie
Jeff Welker
Backlash (1956)
Movie
Cassidy
The Lone Ranger (1956)
Movie
Jed Begert / Bob Manson / Ben Creed / Kelso Prather / Carl Banner
Cheyenne (1955)
TV
Pegger / Tom / Kelby / Pitt / Ab Rankin / Hickock / Luke Cumberledge
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Ben Thompson
Wichita (1955)
Movie
Bentley (as Robert Wilke)
Shotgun (1955)
Movie
First Sergeant Daly (as Robert Wilke)
Smoke Signal (1955)
Movie
First Mate of the Nautilus
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Movie
5.57
Ben Tilton / Jed - Outlaw
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
TV
5.98
Mr. Corey
Lassie (1954)
TV
8
Moore - Outlaw
Two Guns and a Badge (1954)
Movie
Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)
The Lone Gun (1954)
Movie
Madden
The Far Country (1954)
Movie
Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Movie
5.67
Trooper Grady
War Paint (1953)
Movie
Sgt. Stone
Arrowhead (1953)
Movie
Will Horn
Powder River (1953)
Movie
Sledge
Cow Country (1953)
Movie
Massey
The Maverick (1952)
Movie
Mike Brodie
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
TV
Wyatt - Henchman
Wyoming Roundup (1952)
Movie
George / Ben Crane
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
TV
Bingham
Adventures of Superman (1952)
TV
Link - Henchman
Fargo (1952)
Movie
Keeno
Cattle Town (1952)
Movie
Sgt. Maj. Kearn
Hellgate (1952)
Movie
Jim Pierce
High Noon (1952)
Movie
4.44
Slab Babcock
Road Agent (1952)
Movie
Clayton (as Robert Wilke)
The Las Vegas Story (1952)
Movie
Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)
Overland Telegraph (1951)
Movie
Whitey / Red Fischer
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Stoney Dawson (as Robert Wilke)
Hot Lead (1951)
Movie
Andy Baylor
Pistol Harvest (1951)
Movie
Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)
Cyclone Fury (1951)
Movie
Jim Younger
Best of the Ben (1951)
Movie
Henchman Winslow
Gunplay (1951)
Movie
Henchman Hooker
Saddle Legion (1951)
Movie
Cowhand (uncredited)
Vengeance Valley (1951)
Movie
Krag Benson
Frontier Outpost (1950)
Movie
Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)
Across the Badlands (1950)
Movie
Henchman Vic / Barney / Judd Storme
The Cisco Kid (1950)
TV
Camel Driver
The Desert Hawk (1950)
Movie
Henchman Cody / Charlie Bolton / Henchman in Plaid Shirt / Monte - Henchman
The Gene Autry Show (1950)
TV
Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Outcasts of Black Mesa (1950)
Movie
Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited)
Mule Train (1950)
Movie
Police Det. Walker
The Blonde Bandit (1949)
Movie
Bob - Paulette's Husband
French Fried Frolic (1949)
Movie
Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)
Coyote Canyon (1949)
Movie
Henchman (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger (1949)
TV
Sam - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
The Wyoming Bandit (1949)
Movie
Cronin (uncredited)
Laramie (1949)
Movie
Policeman
Homicide for Three (1948)
Movie
Ed Noble (as Bob Wilke)
Carson City Raiders (1948)
Movie
Burglar
The Ghost Goes Wild (1947)
Movie
Policeman
Blackmail (1947)
Movie
Station Wagon Driver
Web of Danger (1947)
Movie
Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)
Law of the Canyon (1947)
Movie
GI Buddy (uncredited)
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
Movie
Starter (uncredited)
White Tie and Tails (1946)
Movie
Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)
The Inner Circle (1946)
Movie
MP (uncredited)
Rendezvous with Annie (1946)
Movie
Hogan's Driver
Traffic in Crime (1946)
Movie
Police Sergeant
key to Danger (1946)
Movie
Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
Ban's Territory (1946)
Movie
The Catman (uncredited)
The Catman of Paris (1946)
Movie
Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Rough Riders of Cheyenne (1945)
Movie
Curley Roberts
Sunset in El Dorado (1945)
Movie
Stage Hand (uncredited)
Hitchhike to Happiness (1945)
Movie
Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)
Trail of Kit Carson (1945)
Movie
Henchman Steve
Corpus Christi Bandits (1945)
Movie
Cab Driver
Earl Carroll Vanities (1945)
Movie
Henchman Dobie
Sheriff of Cimarron (1945)
Movie
Photographer
Faces in the Fog (1944)
Movie
Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Sheriff of Sundown (1944)
Movie
Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
San Antonio Kid (1944)
Movie
Henchman
Bordertown Trail (1944)
Movie
Deputy Jim
Call of the Rockies (1944)
Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Cowboy and the Senorita (1944)
Movie
Rancher (uncredited)
Hidden Valley Outlaws (1944)
Movie
Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
Movie
4
Bank Customer
Whispering Footsteps (1943)
Movie
Cutter Helmsman
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941)
Movie
Carnival Spectator (uncredited)
Sierra Sue (1941)
Movie
Henchman
Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
Movie
Hillbilly (uncredited)
Grand Ole Opry (1940)
Movie
Hillbilly
In Old Missouri (1940)
Movie
Man on Wagon
In Old Monterey (1939)
Movie
Man in TV Studio
S.O.S Tidal Wave (1939)
Movie
Reporter
Star Reporter (1939)
Movie
Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)
The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938)
Movie
Spectator in Stands Wearing Black Hat
Decathlon Champion: The Story of Glenn Morris (1937)
Movie
Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)
San Quentin (1937)
Movie
(uncredited)
That Man's Here Again (1937)
Movie
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-05-18
Deathday
1989-03-28 (74 years old)
Birth Place
Cincinnati, United States
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Bob Wilke, Robert Wilke, Robert Joseph Wilke
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