Birth Day: 1914-05-18
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. -
Credits
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As Self (archive footage) -
As Gen. Barnicke -
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As Demas Scott -
As The Farm Foreman -
As The Sheriff -
As Deaks (as Robert Wilke -
As Officer Shaw -
As Sheriff Rex Brandon -
As Hugh Fielding -
As Marshal Tom Cater -
As Corey Bannister -
As Gant -
As Ralph Turpin -
As Jeff Nicks -
As Sheriff McVey -
As Chief Five Barrels -
As Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke) -
As Stillman -
As Johnny Flanders -
As Ben Matthews -
As Wallace -
As Guard captain -
As Billy the Kid Blake -
As Lennie -
As Red -
As Ponch -
As Concho -
As Hank -
As Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke) -
As Jeff Welker -
As Neal (as Robert Wilke) -
As Cassidy -
As Dan Willis -
As Joe Graycoe -
As Matt Rankin -
As Sile Doty -
As Ben Thompson -
As Karg -
As Daly -
As Bentley (as Robert Wilke) -
As Moore - Outlaw -
As Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke) -
As First Mate of the Nautilus -
As Madden -
As Trooper Grady -
As Sgt. Henderson (uncredited) -
As Sledge -
As Sgt. Stone -
As Massey -
As Slab Babcock -
As Keeno -
As Sgt. Maj. Kearn -
As Jim Pierce -
As Clayton (as Robert Wilke) -
As Link - Henchman -
As Wyatt - Henchman -
As Henchman Hooker -
As Jim Younger -
As Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke) -
As Stoney Dawson -
As Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke) -
As Andy Baylor -
As Cowhand (uncredited) -
As Henchman Winslow -
As Krag Benson -
As Camel Driver -
As Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited) -
As Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke) -
As Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke) -
As Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie) -
As Sam -
As Police Det. Walker -
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As Cronin (uncredited) -
As Ed Noble -
As Joe -
As Policeman -
As Station Wagon Driver -
As Henchman -
As Burglar -
As Policeman -
As GI Buddy (uncredited) -
As Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited) -
As Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke) -
As Deputy Marshal (uncredited) -
As MP (uncredited) -
As Starter (uncredited) -
As Police Sergeant -
As The Catman (uncredited) -
As Hogan's Driver -
As Henchman (uncredited) -
As Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke) -
As Keller -
As Rawhide -
As Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke) -
As Curley Roberts -
As Stage Hand (uncredited) -
As Henchman Dobie -
As Henchman Steve -
As Cab Driver -
As Henchman -
As Bill -
As Rancher (uncredited) -
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As Townsman (uncredited) -
As Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited) -
As Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke) -
As Photographer -
As Henchman -
As Deputy Jim -
As Bank Customer -
As Cutter Helmsman -
As Carnival Spectator (uncredited) -
As Hillbilly (uncredited) -
As Henchman -
As Hillbilly -
As Man in TV Studio -
As Man on Wagon -
As Reporter -
As G-Man -
As Marine in Shanghai (uncredited) -
As (uncredited) -
As Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)