Robert J. Wilke

Robert J. Wilke

Date of Birth:

May 18, 1914

Place of Birth:

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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. -

filmography:

Fargo Fargo

1952

The Maverick The Maverick

1952

The Desert Hawk The Desert Hawk

1950

Smoky Smoky

1966

Overland Telegraph Overland Telegraph

1951

Grand Ole Opry Grand Ole Opry

1940

The Hallelujah Trail The Hallelujah Trail

1965

Law of the Canyon Law of the Canyon

1947

Trail of Kit Carson Trail of Kit Carson

1945

Carson City Raiders Carson City Raiders

1948

Sunset in El Dorado Sunset in El Dorado

1945

Rough Riders of Cheyenne Rough Riders of Cheyenne

1945

Sheriff of Sundown Sheriff of Sundown

1944

Santa Fe Saddlemates Santa Fe Saddlemates

1945

The Wyoming Bandit The Wyoming Bandit

1949

Coyote Canyon Coyote Canyon

1949

Traffic in Crime Traffic in Crime

1946

Passkey to Danger Passkey to Danger

1946

Twilight on the Rio Grande Twilight on the Rio Grande

1947

Web of Danger Web of Danger

1947

In Old Monterey In Old Monterey

1939

Blackmail Blackmail

1947

The Catman of Paris The Catman of Paris

1946

Earl Carroll Vanities Earl Carroll Vanities

1945

Across the Badlands Across the Badlands

1950

Outcasts of Black Mesa Outcasts of Black Mesa

1950

Vigilantes of Dodge City Vigilantes of Dodge City

1944

The Fighting Seabees The Fighting Seabees

1944

Faces in the Fog Faces in the Fog

1944

The Rawhide Years The Rawhide Years

1956

The Lone Gun The Lone Gun

1954

Hidden Valley Outlaws Hidden Valley Outlaws

1944

Code of the Prairie Code of the Prairie

1944

Hitchhike to Happiness Hitchhike to Happiness

1945

Flaming Fury Flaming Fury

1949

Stripes Stripes

1981

Wild and Wooly Wild and Wooly

1978

Daredevils of the Clouds Daredevils of the Clouds

1948

Smoke Signal Smoke Signal

1955

San Quentin San Quentin

1937

From Here to Eternity From Here to Eternity

1953

The Fighting Devil Dogs The Fighting Devil Dogs

1938

The Rookies The Rookies

1972

The Magnificent Stranger The Magnificent Stranger

1966

Laramie Laramie

1949

Shock Treatment Shock Treatment

1964

The Gun Hawk The Gun Hawk

1963

S.O.S Tidal Wave S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

Raw Edge Raw Edge

1956

Wichita Wichita

1955

Two Guns and a Badge Two Guns and a Badge

1954

Shotgun Shotgun

1955

Rendezvous with Annie Rendezvous with Annie

1946

Whispering Footsteps Whispering Footsteps

1943

Buck Privates Come Home Buck Privates Come Home

1947

White Tie and Tails White Tie and Tails

1946

Badman's Territory Badman's Territory

1946

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

The Sweet Creek County War The Sweet Creek County War

1979

Wyoming Roundup Wyoming Roundup

1952

The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger

1956

Hot Summer Night Hot Summer Night

1957

Fate Is the Hunter Fate Is the Hunter

1964

Gun the Man Down Gun the Man Down

1956

Santee Santee

1973

Bandits of the Badlands Bandits of the Badlands

1945

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

1973

Homicide for Three Homicide for Three

1948

War Paint War Paint

1953

Canyon River Canyon River

1956

Return to Warbow Return to Warbow

1958

San Antonio Kid San Antonio Kid

1944

Cattle Town Cattle Town

1952

Best of the Badmen Best of the Badmen

1951

A Gunfight A Gunfight

1971

The Inner Circle The Inner Circle

1946

The Las Vegas Story The Las Vegas Story

1952

Man of the West Man of the West

1958

Tony Rome Tony Rome

1967

Night Passage Night Passage

1957

High Noon High Noon

1952

Spartacus Spartacus

1960

Arrowhead Arrowhead

1953

Backlash Backlash

1956

Written on the Wind Written on the Wind

1956

The Ghost Goes Wild The Ghost Goes Wild

1947

The Far Country The Far Country

1954

Cowboy and the Senorita Cowboy and the Senorita

1944

The Tarnished Angels The Tarnished Angels

1957

Hellgate Hellgate

1952

Never Steal Anything Small Never Steal Anything Small

1959

Bordertown Trail Bordertown Trail

1944

Gunplay Gunplay

1951

Call of the Rockies Call of the Rockies

1944

Adventures of Red Ryder Adventures of Red Ryder

1940

The Long Rope The Long Rope

1961

Saddle Legion Saddle Legion

1951

Pistol Harvest Pistol Harvest

1951

Hot Lead Hot Lead

1951

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941

Strange Lady in Town Strange Lady in Town

1955

In Old Missouri In Old Missouri

1940

The Cheyenne Social Club The Cheyenne Social Club

1970

Cyclone Fury Cyclone Fury

1951

Days of Heaven Days of Heaven

1978

The Desperate Mission The Desperate Mission

1969

That Man's Here Again That Man's Here Again

1937

Star Reporter Star Reporter

1939

Daredevils of the Red Circle Daredevils of the Red Circle

1939

Cow Country Cow Country

1953

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

1971

The Slowest Gun in the West The Slowest Gun in the West

1960

Sheriff of Cimarron Sheriff of Cimarron

1945

Road Agent Road Agent

1952

The Magnificent Seven The Magnificent Seven

1960

Sierra Sue Sierra Sue

1941

They Call It Murder They Call It Murder

1971

Corpus Christi Bandits Corpus Christi Bandits

1945

Frontier Outpost Frontier Outpost

1950

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954

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