Robert J. Wilke

Robert J. Wilke

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Stripes ★ 6.6 Stripes 1981 The Sweet Creek County War ★ 6.5 The Sweet Creek County War 1979 Days of Heaven ★ 7.5 Days of Heaven 1978 Dallas ★ 6.8 Dallas 1978 Wild and Wooly ★ 7.0 Wild and Wooly 1978 How the West Was Won ★ 7.0 How the West Was Won 1977 Starsky & Hutch ★ 7.3 Starsky & Hutch 1975 Run, Joe, Run ★ 6.7 Run, Joe, Run 1974 Santee ★ 5.5 Santee 1973 The Boy Who Cried Werewolf ★ 5.8 The Boy Who Cried Werewolf 1973 Kung Fu ★ 7.7 Kung Fu 1972 The Rookies ★ 7.0 The Rookies 1972 They Call It Murder ★ 5.4 They Call It Murder 1971 The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler ★ 5.9 The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler 1971 A Gunfight ★ 5.8 A Gunfight 1971 The Cheyenne Social Club ★ 6.4 The Cheyenne Social Club 1970 The Desperate Mission ★ 4.6 The Desperate Mission 1969 Lancer ★ 5.6 Lancer 1968 The Outcasts ★ 6.5 The Outcasts 1968 Tony Rome ★ 6.3 Tony Rome 1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett ★ 6.3 The Guns of Will Sonnett 1967 Cimarron Strip ★ 5.7 Cimarron Strip 1967 Rango Rango 1967 Tarzan ★ 6.9 Tarzan 1966 The Monroes ★ 6.8 The Monroes 1966 The Magnificent Stranger ★ 7.0 The Magnificent Stranger 1966 Smoky ★ 6.7 Smoky 1966 The Wild Wild West ★ 7.6 The Wild Wild West 1965 The Legend of Jesse James ★ 5.8 The Legend of Jesse James 1965 The Hallelujah Trail ★ 6.1 The Hallelujah Trail 1965 Fate Is the Hunter ★ 6.5 Fate Is the Hunter 1964 Daniel Boone ★ 7.0 Daniel Boone 1964 Shock Treatment ★ 6.8 Shock Treatment 1964 The Greatest Show on Earth ★ 7.5 The Greatest Show on Earth 1963 The Fugitive ★ 7.3 The Fugitive 1963 The Gun Hawk ★ 5.1 The Gun Hawk 1963 The Dakotas ★ 6.5 The Dakotas 1963 The Lucy Show ★ 7.1 The Lucy Show 1962 The Virginian ★ 6.5 The Virginian 1962 Sam Benedict ★ 6.7 Sam Benedict 1962 The Beachcomber ★ 9.0 The Beachcomber 1962 Target: The Corruptors! ★ 5.7 Target: The Corruptors! 1961 The Long Rope ★ 6.2 The Long Rope 1961 Spartacus ★ 7.5 Spartacus 1960 The Magnificent Seven ★ 7.5 The Magnificent Seven 1960 Stagecoach West ★ 6.7 Stagecoach West 1960 The Westerner ★ 7.0 The Westerner 1960 My Three Sons ★ 6.6 My Three Sons 1960 Outlaws ★ 6.7 Outlaws 1960 The Tall Man ★ 6.9 The Tall Man 1960 The Slowest Gun in the West ★ 4.5 The Slowest Gun in the West 1960 The Untouchables ★ 7.9 The Untouchables 1959 Bourbon Street Beat ★ 6.0 Bourbon Street Beat 1959 Adventures in Paradise ★ 6.1 Adventures in Paradise 1959 The Third Man ★ 7.2 The Third Man 1959 Law of the Plainsman ★ 7.3 Law of the Plainsman 1959 Wichita Town ★ 4.9 Wichita Town 1959 Laramie ★ 6.7 Laramie 1959 Riverboat ★ 6.5 Riverboat 1959 Bonanza ★ 7.5 Bonanza 1959 The Deputy ★ 6.5 The Deputy 1959 Never Steal Anything Small ★ 8.2 Never Steal Anything Small 1959 Rawhide ★ 7.2 Rawhide 1959 77 Sunset Strip ★ 7.1 77 Sunset Strip 1958 Bat Masterson ★ 6.1 Bat Masterson 1958 Lawman ★ 5.8 Lawman 1958 Man of the West ★ 6.6 Man of the West 1958 The Rifleman ★ 7.1 The Rifleman 1958 The Texan ★ 6.0 The Texan 1958 Bronco ★ 6.0 Bronco 1958 Peter Gunn ★ 6.6 Peter Gunn 1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive ★ 7.0 Wanted: Dead or Alive 1958 Return to Warbow ★ 5.9 Return to Warbow 1958 The Tarnished Angels ★ 6.8 The Tarnished Angels 1957 Tombstone Territory ★ 6.8 Tombstone Territory 1957 Zorro ★ 7.5 Zorro 1957 The Walter Winchell File ★ 7.5 The Walter Winchell File 1957 Maverick ★ 6.9 Maverick 1957 Perry Mason ★ 7.7 Perry Mason 1957 The Thin Man ★ 7.6 The Thin Man 1957