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 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. -
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as First Mate of the Nautilus
Age 40 (now 74)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Age 72 (now 74)
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
as Hugh Fielding
Age 57 (now 74)
Shock Treatment
as Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)
Age 50 (now 74)
The Slowest Gun in the West
as Billy the Kid Blake
Age 45 (now 74)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as First Mate of the Nautilus
Age 40 (now 74)
Overland Telegraph
as Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)
Age 37 (now 74)
Across the Badlands
as Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)
Age 36 (now 74)
Outcasts of Black Mesa
as Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Age 35 (now 74)
Law of the Canyon
as Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)
Age 32 (now 74)
The Inner Circle
as Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)
Age 32 (now 74)
Rough Riders of Cheyenne
as Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Age 31 (now 74)
The Fighting Seabees
as Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
Age 29 (now 74)
The Fighting Devil Dogs
as Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)
Age 24 (now 74)
The Guns of Will Sonnett
as Sheriff Dan Butler
Age 53 (now 74)
The Legend of Jesse James
as Marshal Sam Corbett
Age 51 (now 74)
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Lou Sirotta
Age 49 (now 74)
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Jed - Outlaw
Age 40 (now 74) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Ben Tilton
Age 40 (now 74)
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Mike Brodie
Age 38 (now 74)
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Also Known As
Bob Wilke, Robert Wilke, Robert Joseph Wilke
IMDB
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