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Robert J. Wilke

Robert J. Wilke

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-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. -

Personal information

Birthday

1914-05-18

Birth Place

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Movies and TV shows :

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954

7.0

Movie
poster

77 Sunset Strip

1958

6.7

TV
A Gunfight

A Gunfight

1971

5.8

Movie
Across the Badlands

Across the Badlands

1950

0.0

Movie
poster

Adventures in Paradise

1959

5.7

TV
Adventures of Red Ryder

Adventures of Red Ryder

1940

5.5

Movie
poster

Adventures of Superman

1952

6.7

TV
Arrowhead

Arrowhead

1953

5.9

Movie
Backlash

Backlash

1956

6.3

Movie
Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory

1946

5.8

Movie
Bandits of the Badlands

Bandits of the Badlands

1945

3.5

Movie
poster

Bat Masterson

1958

6.3

TV
Best of the Badmen

Best of the Badmen

1951

6.5

Movie
Blackmail

Blackmail

1947

4.0

Movie
poster

Bonanza

1959

7.5

TV
Bordertown Trail

Bordertown Trail

1944

0.0

Movie
poster

Bourbon Street Beat

1959

5.0

TV
poster

Bronco

1958

4.8

TV
Buck Privates Come Home

Buck Privates Come Home

1947

6.3

Movie
Call of the Rockies

Call of the Rockies

1944

6.0

Movie
Canyon River

Canyon River

1956

6.4

Movie
Carson City Raiders

Carson City Raiders

1948

0.0

Movie
Cattle Town

Cattle Town

1952

6.7

Movie
poster

Cavalcade of America

1952

3.5

TV
poster

Cheyenne

1955

5.8

TV
poster

Cimarron Strip

1967

5.0

TV
Code of the Prairie

Code of the Prairie

1944

0.0

Movie
Corpus Christi Bandits

Corpus Christi Bandits

1945

0.0

Movie
Cow Country

Cow Country

1953

4.4

Movie
Cowboy and the Senorita

Cowboy and the Senorita

1944

5.0

Movie
Coyote Canyon

Coyote Canyon

1949

0.0

Movie
Cyclone Fury

Cyclone Fury

1951

5.0

Movie
poster

Dallas

1978

6.8

TV
poster

Daniel Boone

1964

6.9

TV
Daredevils of the Clouds

Daredevils of the Clouds

1948

6.0

Movie
Daredevils of the Red Circle

Daredevils of the Red Circle

1939

5.5

Movie
Days of Heaven

Days of Heaven

1978

7.5

Movie
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941

5.7

Movie
Earl Carroll Vanities

Earl Carroll Vanities

1945

5.0

Movie
Faces in the Fog

Faces in the Fog

1944

3.0

Movie
Fargo

Fargo

1952

6.5

Movie
Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter

1964

6.4

Movie
Flaming Fury

Flaming Fury

1949

0.0

Movie
poster

Four Star Playhouse

1952

6.1

TV
From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

1953

7.3

Movie
Frontier Outpost

Frontier Outpost

1950

0.0

Movie
Grand Ole Opry

Grand Ole Opry

1940

7.0

Movie
Gun the Man Down

Gun the Man Down

1956

6.3

Movie
Gunplay

Gunplay

1951

6.2

Movie
poster

Gunsmoke

1955

6.5

TV
poster

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

7.4

TV
Hellgate

Hellgate

1952

6.7

Movie
Hidden Valley Outlaws

Hidden Valley Outlaws

1944

0.0

Movie
High Noon

High Noon

1952

7.7

Movie
Hitchhike to Happiness

Hitchhike to Happiness

1945

5.0

Movie
Homicide for Three

Homicide for Three

1948

5.0

Movie
Hot Lead

Hot Lead

1951

6.3

Movie
Hot Summer Night

Hot Summer Night

1957

5.6

Movie
poster

How the West Was Won

1977

7.0

TV
In Old Missouri

In Old Missouri

1940

5.5

Movie
In Old Monterey

In Old Monterey

1939

5.3

Movie
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

6.0

Movie
poster

Kung Fu

1972

7.6

TV
poster

Lancer

1968

4.7

TV
Laramie

Laramie

1949

6.5

Movie
poster

Laramie

1959

6.4

TV
poster

Lassie

1954

6.1

TV
Law of the Canyon

Law of the Canyon

1947

0.0

Movie
poster

Law of the Plainsman

1959

6.0

TV
poster

Lawman

1958

5.4

TV
Man of the West

Man of the West

1958

6.5

Movie
poster

Maverick

1957

6.8

TV
Mule Train

Mule Train

1950

5.0

Movie
poster

My Three Sons

1960

6.5

TV
Never Steal Anything Small

Never Steal Anything Small

1959

8.0

Movie
Night Passage

Night Passage

1957

6.3

Movie
Outcasts of Black Mesa

Outcasts of Black Mesa

1950

0.0

Movie
poster

Outlaws

1960

6.2

TV
Overland Telegraph

Overland Telegraph

1951

6.7

Movie
Passkey to Danger

Passkey to Danger

1946

0.0

Movie
poster

Perry Mason

1957

7.7

TV
poster

Peter Gunn

1958

6.5

TV
Pistol Harvest

Pistol Harvest

1951

5.2

Movie
poster

Rango

1967

0.0

TV
Raw Edge

Raw Edge

1956

5.8

Movie
poster

Rawhide

1959

7.1

TV
Rendezvous with Annie

Rendezvous with Annie

1946

6.0

Movie
Return to Warbow

Return to Warbow

1958

5.8

Movie
poster

Riverboat

1959

6.2

TV
Road Agent

Road Agent

1952

5.5

Movie
Rough Riders of Cheyenne

Rough Riders of Cheyenne

1945

0.0

Movie
poster

Run, Joe, Run

1974

6.2

TV
S.O.S Tidal Wave

S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

5.7

Movie
Saddle Legion

Saddle Legion

1951

6.3

Movie
poster

Sam Benedict

1962

6.0

TV
San Antonio Kid

San Antonio Kid

1944

0.0

Movie
San Quentin

San Quentin

1937

6.5

Movie
Santa Fe Saddlemates

Santa Fe Saddlemates

1945

5.0

Movie
Santee

Santee

1973

5.3

Movie
poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.0

TV
poster

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955

6.5

TV
Sheriff of Cimarron

Sheriff of Cimarron

1945

6.0

Movie
Sheriff of Sundown

Sheriff of Sundown

1944

0.0

Movie
Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

1964

6.7

Movie
Shotgun

Shotgun

1955

5.2

Movie
Sierra Sue

Sierra Sue

1941

0.0

Movie
Smoke Signal

Smoke Signal

1955

6.7

Movie
Smoky

Smoky

1966

5.5

Movie
Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

7.5

Movie
poster

Stagecoach West

1960

6.0

TV
Star Reporter

Star Reporter

1939

3.9

Movie
poster

Starsky & Hutch

1975

7.2

TV
Strange Lady in Town

Strange Lady in Town

1955

4.5

Movie
Stripes

Stripes

1981

6.5

Movie
Sunset in El Dorado

Sunset in El Dorado

1945

4.2

Movie
poster

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

3.5

TV
poster

Tarzan

1966

6.7

TV
That Man's Here Again

That Man's Here Again

1937

5.0

Movie
poster

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952

7.3

TV
poster

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

1951

4.0

TV
poster

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

3.7

TV
poster

The Beachcomber

1962

0.0

TV
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

1973

5.6

Movie
The Catman of Paris

The Catman of Paris

1946

5.5

Movie
The Cheyenne Social Club

The Cheyenne Social Club

1970

6.4

Movie
poster

The Cisco Kid

1950

6.4

TV
poster

The Dakotas

1963

5.7

TV
poster

The Deputy

1959

6.2

TV
The Desert Hawk

The Desert Hawk

1950

5.1

Movie
The Desperate Mission

The Desperate Mission

1969

4.5

Movie
The Far Country

The Far Country

1954

6.8

Movie
The Fighting Devil Dogs

The Fighting Devil Dogs

1938

6.0

Movie
The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

1944

6.2

Movie
poster

The Fugitive

1963

7.2

TV
poster

The Gene Autry Show

1950

4.8

TV
The Ghost Goes Wild

The Ghost Goes Wild

1947

5.0

Movie
poster

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963

5.0

TV
The Gun Hawk

The Gun Hawk

1963

4.0

Movie
poster

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

6.3

TV
The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail

1965

6.0

Movie
The Inner Circle

The Inner Circle

1946

5.2

Movie
The Las Vegas Story

The Las Vegas Story

1952

5.8

Movie
poster

The Legend of Jesse James

1965

4.8

TV
The Lone Gun

The Lone Gun

1954

5.3

Movie
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

1956

6.1

Movie
poster

The Lone Ranger

1949

6.8

TV
The Long Rope

The Long Rope

1961

5.0

Movie
poster

The Lucy Show

1962

7.1

TV
The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

1960

7.5

Movie
The Magnificent Stranger

The Magnificent Stranger

1966

6.7

Movie
The Maverick

The Maverick

1952

0.0

Movie
poster

The Monroes

1966

5.7

TV
poster

The Outcasts

1968

5.3

TV
The Rawhide Years

The Rawhide Years

1956

5.5

Movie
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

1971

5.4

Movie
poster

The Rifleman

1958

7.0

TV
The Rookies

The Rookies

1972

6.0

Movie
The Slowest Gun in the West

The Slowest Gun in the West

1960

2.0

Movie
The Sweet Creek County War

The Sweet Creek County War

1979

0.0

Movie
poster

The Tall Man

1960

6.3

TV
The Tarnished Angels

The Tarnished Angels

1957

6.6

Movie
poster

The Texan

1958

5.5

TV
poster

The Thin Man

1957

7.6

TV
poster

The Third Man

1959

6.4

TV
poster

The Untouchables

1959

7.9

TV
poster

The Virginian

1962

6.4

TV
poster

The Walter Winchell File

1957

5.0

TV
poster

The Westerner

1960

6.7

TV
poster

The Wild Wild West

1965

7.6

TV
poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

7.6

TV
The Wyoming Bandit

The Wyoming Bandit

1949

4.0

Movie
They Call It Murder

They Call It Murder

1971

6.5

Movie
poster

Tombstone Territory

1957

6.3

TV
Tony Rome

Tony Rome

1967

6.3

Movie
Traffic in Crime

Traffic in Crime

1946

6.0

Movie
Trail of Kit Carson

Trail of Kit Carson

1945

0.0

Movie
Twilight on the Rio Grande

Twilight on the Rio Grande

1947

2.5

Movie
Two Guns and a Badge

Two Guns and a Badge

1954

0.0

Movie
Vengeance Valley

Vengeance Valley

1951

5.3

Movie
Vigilantes of Dodge City

Vigilantes of Dodge City

1944

0.0

Movie
poster

Wagon Train

1957

6.4

TV
poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

6.9

TV
War Paint

War Paint

1953

5.5

Movie
Web of Danger

Web of Danger

1947

4.8

Movie
Whispering Footsteps

Whispering Footsteps

1943

5.3

Movie
White Tie and Tails

White Tie and Tails

1946

7.0

Movie
Wichita

Wichita

1955

6.2

Movie
poster

Wichita Town

1959

4.2

TV
Wild and Wooly

Wild and Wooly

1978

4.0

Movie
Written on the Wind

Written on the Wind

1956

6.9

Movie
Wyoming Roundup

Wyoming Roundup

1952

6.0

Movie
poster

Zorro

1957

7.5

TV