Robert J. Wilke

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 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. -

Known For

The Fugitive

Perry Mason

Bonanza

Bonanza

Bonanza

Bonanza

Bonanza

Dallas

All Movies (124)

• James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · as Self (archive footage)
• Stripes1981 · as Gen. Barnicke
• The Sweet Creek County War1979
• Days of Heaven1978 · as The Farm Foreman
• Wild and Wooly1978 · as Demas Scott
• Santee1973 · as Deaks (as Robert Wilke)
• The Boy Who Cried Werewolf1973 · as The Sheriff
• The Rookies1972 · as Officer Shaw
• They Call It Murder1971 · as Sheriff Rex Brandon
• The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler1971 · as Hugh Fielding
• A Gunfight1971 · as Marshal Tom Cater
• The Cheyenne Social Club1970 · as Corey Bannister
• The Desperate Mission1969 · as Gant
• Tony Rome1967 · as Ralph Turpin
• The Magnificent Stranger1966 · as Sheriff McVey
• Smoky1966 · as Jeff Nicks
• The Hallelujah Trail1965 · as Chief Five Barrels
• Fate Is the Hunter1964 · as Stillman
• Shock Treatment1964 · as Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)
• The Gun Hawk1963 · as Johnny Flanders
• The Long Rope1961 · as Ben Matthews
• Spartacus1960 · as Guard captain
• The Magnificent Seven1960 · as Wallace
• The Slowest Gun in the West1960 · as Billy the Kid Blake
• Never Steal Anything Small1959 · as Lennie
• Man of the West1958 · as Ponch
• Return to Warbow1958 · as Red
• The Tarnished Angels1957 · as Hank
• Night Passage1957 · as Concho
• Hot Summer Night1957 · as Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)
• Gun the Man Down1956 · as Matt Rankin
• Written on the Wind1956 · as Dan Willis
• Canyon River1956 · as Joe Graycoe
• The Rawhide Years1956 · as Neal (as Robert Wilke)
• Raw Edge1956 · as Sile Doty
• Backlash1956 · as Jeff Welker
• The Lone Ranger1956 · as Cassidy
• Wichita1955 · as Ben Thompson
• Shotgun1955 · as Bentley (as Robert Wilke)
• Strange Lady in Town1955 · as Karg
• Smoke Signal1955 · as Daly
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea1954 · as First Mate of the Nautilus
• Two Guns and a Badge1954 · as Moore - Outlaw
• The Lone Gun1954 · as Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)
• The Far Country1954 · as Madden
• War Paint1953 · as Trooper Grady
• From Here to Eternity1953 · as Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)
• Arrowhead1953 · as Sgt. Stone
• Cow Country1953 · as Sledge
• The Maverick1952 · as Massey
• Wyoming Roundup1952 · as Wyatt - Henchman
• Fargo1952 · as Link - Henchman
• Cattle Town1952 · as Keeno
• Hellgate1952 · as Sgt. Maj. Kearn
• High Noon1952 · as Jim Pierce
• Road Agent1952 · as Slab Babcock
• The Las Vegas Story1952 · as Clayton (as Robert Wilke)
• Overland Telegraph1951 · as Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)
• Hot Lead1951 · as Stoney Dawson
• Pistol Harvest1951 · as Andy Baylor
• Cyclone Fury1951 · as Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)
• Best of the Badmen1951 · as Jim Younger
• Gunplay1951 · as Henchman Winslow
• Saddle Legion1951 · as Henchman Hooker
• Vengeance Valley1951 · as Cowhand (uncredited)
• Frontier Outpost1950 · as Krag Benson
• Across the Badlands1950 · as Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)
• The Desert Hawk1950 · as Camel Driver
• Outcasts of Black Mesa1950 · as Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
• Mule Train1950 · as Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited)
• The Blonde Bandit1949 · as Police Det. Walker
• Coyote Canyon1949 · as Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)
• Flaming Fury1949
• The Wyoming Bandit1949 · as Sam
• Laramie1949 · as Cronin (uncredited)
• Homicide for Three1948 · as Policeman
• Daredevils of the Clouds1948 · as Joe
• Carson City Raiders1948 · as Ed Noble
• The Ghost Goes Wild1947 · as Burglar
• Blackmail1947 · as Policeman
• Web of Danger1947 · as Station Wagon Driver
• Law of the Canyon1947 · as Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)
• Buck Privates Come Home1947 · as GI Buddy (uncredited)
• Twilight on the Rio Grande1947 · as Henchman
• White Tie and Tails1946 · as Starter (uncredited)
• The Inner Circle1946 · as Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)
• Rendezvous with Annie1946 · as MP (uncredited)
• Traffic in Crime1946 · as Hogan's Driver
• Passkey to Danger1946 · as Police Sergeant
• Badman's Territory1946 · as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
• The Catman of Paris1946 · as The Catman (uncredited)
• Rough Riders of Cheyenne1945 · as Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
• Sunset in El Dorado1945 · as Curley Roberts
• Bandits of the Badlands1945 · as Keller
• Hitchhike to Happiness1945 · as Stage Hand (uncredited)
• Trail of Kit Carson1945 · as Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)
• Santa Fe Saddlemates1945 · as Rawhide
• Lone Texas Ranger1945 · as Henchman (uncredited)
• Corpus Christi Bandits1945 · as Henchman Steve
• Earl Carroll Vanities1945 · as Cab Driver
• Sheriff of Cimarron1945 · as Henchman Dobie
• Faces in the Fog1944 · as Photographer
• Vigilantes of Dodge City1944 · as Bill
• Sheriff of Sundown1944 · as Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
• Code of the Prairie1944
• San Antonio Kid1944 · as Henchman
• Bordertown Trail1944 · as Henchman
• Call of the Rockies1944 · as Deputy Jim
• Cowboy and the Senorita1944 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• Hidden Valley Outlaws1944 · as Rancher (uncredited)
• The Fighting Seabees1944 · as Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
• Whispering Footsteps1943 · as Bank Customer
• Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.1941 · as Cutter Helmsman
• Sierra Sue1941 · as Carnival Spectator (uncredited)
• Adventures of Red Ryder1940 · as Henchman
• Grand Ole Opry1940 · as Hillbilly (uncredited)
• In Old Missouri1940 · as Hillbilly
• In Old Monterey1939 · as Man on Wagon
• Daredevils of the Red Circle1939 · as G-Man
• S.O.S Tidal Wave1939 · as Man in TV Studio
• Star Reporter1939 · as Reporter
• The Fighting Devil Dogs1938 · as Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)
• San Quentin1937 · as Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)
• That Man's Here Again1937 · as (uncredited)

All TV Shows (121)

• Dallas1978 · as Tom Owens
• How the West Was Won1977 · as Appleton
• Starsky & Hutch1975 · as Mac Johnson
• Run, Joe, Run1974
• Kung Fu1972 · as Sgt. Bridger
• Lancer1968
• The Outcasts1968
• The Guns of Will Sonnett1967 · as Sheriff Dan Butler
• The Guns of Will Sonnett1967 · as Tom Judd
• Cimarron Strip1967
• Cimarron Strip1967 · as Hardy Miller
• Rango1967
• Tarzan1966 · as Spooner
• The Monroes1966
• The Wild Wild West1965 · as Maj. Gen. Titus Ord Baldwin
• The Legend of Jesse James1965 · as Marshal Sam Corbett
• Daniel Boone1964 · as Toff
• Daniel Boone1964 · as Jake Manning
• Daniel Boone1964 · as Fryman
• The Greatest Show on Earth1963 · as Lou Sirotta
• The Fugitive1963 · as Johnny
• The Dakotas1963
• The Lucy Show1962 · as Tom Carter
• The Virginian1962 · as Conrad
• The Virginian1962 · as Colton
• Sam Benedict1962 · as Lt. Mike Radich
• The Beachcomber1962 · as Bill Winters
• The Beachcomber1962 · as Jason Despol
• Target: The Corruptors!1961
• Stagecoach West1960 · as Taylor Norman
• The Westerner1960 · as Murdo
• My Three Sons1960 · as Danny Donnigan
• Outlaws1960
• The Tall Man1960 · as Marshal Ben Hartley
• The Untouchables1959 · as George 'Bugs' Moran
• The Untouchables1959 · as Dutch Schultz
• Bourbon Street Beat1959
• Adventures in Paradise1959 · as Riker
• The Third Man1959 · as Vince Gabriel
• Law of the Plainsman1959 · as Amos Cameron
• Wichita Town1959
• Laramie1959
• Riverboat1959 · as Bolesy
• Riverboat1959 · as Red Dog Hanlon
• Bonanza1959 · as Charlie Sheppard
• Bonanza1959 · as Al Simmons
• Bonanza1959 · as Sheriff Claude T. Booker
• The Deputy1959 · as Ace Gentry
• Bonanza1959 · as Brazos
• Bonanza1959 · as Marshal Hollister
• Rawhide1959 · as Sheriff McVey
• Rawhide1959 · as Tom Galt
• Rawhide1959 · as Lafe Thomas
• 77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Vern Reece
• Bat Masterson1958 · as Bull Kirby
• Bat Masterson1958 · as Rod Clements
• Lawman1958 · as Marshal Tom Haddon
• Lawman1958 · as Fallon - Bounty Hunter
• Lawman1958 · as Lal Hoard
• The Rifleman1958 · as Flory Sheltin
• The Rifleman1958 · as Ward Haskins
• The Texan1958 · as Marshal Bart Pennock
• The Texan1958 · as Sheriff Tip Latta
• The Texan1958 · as Pete Torrey
• The Texan1958 · as Asa Kirby
• Bronco1958
• Peter Gunn1958
• Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · as Virgil
• Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · as Ben Hooker
• Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · as Jack Radovitch
• Tombstone Territory1957 · as Burt Foster
• Tombstone Territory1957 · as Jess Caulfield
• Zorro1957 · as Capt. Salvador Mendoza
• The Walter Winchell File1957 · as Fisher
• Maverick1957 · as McCabe
• Maverick1957 · as Diamond Dan Malone
• Perry Mason1957 · as Deputy Sheriff Connors
• The Thin Man1957
• Wagon Train1957 · as Sgt. Wick
• Wagon Train1957 · as Wesley Thomas
• Wagon Train1957 · as Col. Thomas Stone
• Wagon Train1957 · as Jabez Moore
• Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · as Will Tybee
• Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · as Casey Bryan
• Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · as Walt DeVries
• Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · as Trail Boss Rook
• Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · as Maj. Blake
• The Adventures of Jim Bowie1956
• Screen Director's Playhouse1955 · as Zecca
• Cheyenne1955 · as Bob Manson
• Cheyenne1955 · as Jed Begert
• Cheyenne1955 · as Kelso Prather
• Cheyenne1955 · as Ben Creed
• Cheyenne1955 · as Carl Banner
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Hickock
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Tom
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Pegger
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Pitt
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Ab Rankin
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Kelby
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Luke Cumberledge
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Jed - Outlaw
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Ben Tilton
• Lassie1954 · as Mr. Corey
• The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · as Mike Brodie
• Cavalcade of America1952
• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as George
• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Ben Crane
• Adventures of Superman1952 · as Bingham
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Red Fischer
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Whitey
• Boston Blackie1951 · as Edgar
• The Cisco Kid1950 · as Henchman Vic
• The Cisco Kid1950 · as Judd Storme
• The Cisco Kid1950 · as Barney
• The Gene Autry Show1950 · as Henchman Cody
• The Gene Autry Show1950 · as Charlie Bolton
• The Gene Autry Show1950 · as Monte - Henchman
• The Gene Autry Show1950 · as Henchman in Plaid Shirt
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Henchman (uncredited)