Robert J. Wilke
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-05-18 (75 years old)
Deathday
1989-03-28
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Also known As
Bob Wilke
Robert Wilke
Robert Joseph Wilke
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 ...
Acting
1954
as First Mate of the Nautilus
1952
as Jim Pierce
1960
as Guard captain
1949
1957
as Concho
1967
as Ralph Turpin
1952
as Clayton (as Robert Wilke)
1945
as Stage Hand (uncredited)
1966
as Sheriff McVey
1958
as Ponch
1953
as Sgt. Stone
1956
as Jeff Welker
1957
as Hank
1944
as Townsman (uncredited)
1954
as Madden
1956
as Dan Willis
1947
as Burglar
1971
as Marshal Tom Cater
1972
as Officer Shaw
1946
as Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)
1945
as Keller
1973
as The Sheriff
1973
as Deaks (as Robert Wilke
1956
as Matt Rankin
1957
as Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)
1964
as Stillman
1956
as Cassidy
1938
as Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)
1963
as Johnny Flanders
1948
as Policeman
1953
as Trooper Grady
1951
as Jim Younger
1937
as Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)
1956
as Joe Graycoe
1944
as Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1952
as Keeno
1958
as Red
1952
as Sgt. Maj. Kearn
1959
as Lennie
1971
as Hugh Fielding
1960
as Billy the Kid Blake
1944
as Rancher (uncredited)
1948
as Joe
1951
as Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)
1953
as Sledge
1953
as Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)
1955
as First Sergeant Daly (as Robert Wilke)
1966
as Jeff Nicks
1939
as G-Man
1937
as (uncredited)
1939
as Reporter
1944
as Bill
1945
as Henchman Steve
1945
as Henchman Dobie
1952
as Slab Babcock
1950
as Krag Benson
1971
as Sheriff Rex Brandon
1960
as Wallace
1954
as Moore - Outlaw
1945
as Rawhide
1941
as Carnival Spectator (uncredited)
1969
as Gant
1961
as Ben Matthews
1978
as The Farm Foreman
1951
as Henchman Hooker
1940
as Henchman
1944
as Henchman
1944
as Deputy Jim
1951
as Henchman Winslow
1951
as Andy Baylor
1951
as Stoney Dawson (as Robert Wilke)
1951
as Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)
1970
as Corey Bannister
1940
as Hillbilly
1941
as Cutter Helmsman
1955
as Karg
1952
as Wyatt - Henchman
1939
as Man on Wagon
1940
as Hillbilly (uncredited)
1947
as Policeman
1947
as Station Wagon Driver
1947
as Henchman
1946
as Hogan's Driver
1946
as Police Sergeant
1946
as The Catman (uncredited)
1945
as Cab Driver
1944
as Photographer
1944
as Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
1949
as Sam - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1949
as Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)
1950
as Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)
1950
as Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1950
as Camel Driver
1952
as Link - Henchman
1952
as Massey
1965
as Chief Five Barrels
1947
as Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)
1944
as Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1945
as Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1945
as Curley Roberts
1945
as Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)
1948
as Ed Noble (as Bob Wilke)
1956
as Neal (as Robert Wilke)
1954
as Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)
1955
as Bentley (as Robert Wilke)
1955
as Ben Thompson
1956
as Sile Doty
1939
as Man in TV Studio
1946
as MP (uncredited)
1943
as Bank Customer
1987
as Self (archive footage)
1946
as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
1947
as GI Buddy (uncredited)
1946
as Starter (uncredited)
1964
as Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)
1949
as Cronin (uncredited)
1981
as Gen. Barnicke
1978
as Demas Scott
1951
as Cowhand (uncredited)
1950
as Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited)
1949
as Police Det. Walker
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