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. -
Guard captain
Film 1960
Film 1949
Clayton (as Robert Wilke)
Film 1952
Stage Hand (uncredited)
Film 1945
Sheriff McVey
Film 1966
Ponch
Film 1958
Sgt. Stone
Film 1953
Townsman (uncredited)
Film 1944
Burglar
Film 1947
Officer Shaw
Film 1972
Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)
Film 1946
Keller
Film 1945
The Sheriff
Film 1973
Matt Rankin
Film 1956
Cassidy
Film 1956
Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)
Film 1938
Johnny Flanders
Film 1963
Policeman
Film 1948
Jim Younger
Film 1951
Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)
Film 1937
Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Film 1944
Keeno
Film 1952
Red
Film 1958
Sgt. Maj. Kearn
Film 1952
Lennie
Film 1959
Film 1944
Rancher (uncredited)
Film 1944
Joe
Film 1948
Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)
Film 1951
Sledge
Film 1953
Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)
Film 1953
First Sergeant Daly (as Robert Wilke)
Film 1955
Jeff Nicks
Film 1966
G-Man
Film 1939
(uncredited)
Film 1937
Reporter
Film 1939
Bill
Film 1944
Henchman Steve
Film 1945
Henchman Dobie
Film 1945
Krag Benson
Film 1950
Sheriff Rex Brandon
Film 1971
Carnival Spectator (uncredited)
Film 1941
Gant
Film 1969
Ben Matthews
Film 1961
Henchman Hooker
Film 1951
Henchman
Film 1940
Henchman
Film 1944
Deputy Jim
Film 1944
Henchman Winslow
Film 1951
Andy Baylor
Film 1951
Stoney Dawson (as Robert Wilke)
Film 1951
Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)
Film 1951
Hillbilly
Film 1940
Cutter Helmsman
Film 1941
Karg
Film 1955
Man on Wagon
Film 1939
Hillbilly (uncredited)
Film 1940
Henchman
Film 1947
Station Wagon Driver
Film 1947
Policeman
Film 1947
Hogan's Driver
Film 1946
The Catman (uncredited)
Film 1946
Police Sergeant
Film 1946
Cab Driver
Film 1945
Photographer
Film 1944
Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
Film 1944
Sam - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Film 1949
Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)
Film 1949
Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)
Film 1950
Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Film 1950
Link - Henchman
Film 1952
Massey
Film 1952
Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)
Film 1947
Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Film 1944
Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
Film 1945
Curley Roberts
Film 1945
Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)
Film 1945
Ed Noble (as Bob Wilke)
Film 1948
Neal (as Robert Wilke)
Film 1956
Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)
Film 1954
Bentley (as Robert Wilke)
Film 1955
Sile Doty
Film 1956
Man in TV Studio
Film 1939
MP (uncredited)
Film 1946
Bank Customer
Film 1943
Film 1979
Self (archive footage)
Film 1988
Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
Film 1946
GI Buddy (uncredited)
Film 1947
Starter (uncredited)
Film 1946
Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)
Film 1964
Cronin (uncredited)
Film 1949
Demas Scott
Film 1978
Cowhand (uncredited)
Film 1951
Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited)
Film 1950
Bob Manson
Tv 1955
Tv 1959
Sgt. Bridger
Tv 1972
Deputy Sheriff Connors
Tv 1957
Mr. Corey
Tv 1954
Tv 1974
Marshal Ben Hartley
Tv 1960
Tv 1966
Lou Sirotta
Tv 1963
Lt. Mike Radich
Tv 1962
Tv 1961
Tv 1960
Bill Winters
Tv 1962
Sheriff McVey
Tv 1959
Tv 1967
Tv 1968
Tv 1968
Tv 1958
Tv 1957
Tv 1958
Tv 1956
Tv 1963
Bull Kirby
Tv 1958
Tv 1959
Amos Cameron
Tv 1959
Bolesy
Tv 1959
Tv 1959
Tv 1952
Tv 1967
Jed Begert
Tv 1955
Kelso Prather
Tv 1955
Ben Creed
Tv 1955
Carl Banner
Tv 1955
Fisher
Tv 1957
Vince Gabriel
Tv 1959
Henchman Cody
Tv 1950
Jed - Outlaw
Tv 1954
Taylor Norman
Tv 1960
Charlie Bolton
Tv 1950
Marshal Tom Haddon
Tv 1958
Henchman (uncredited)
Tv 1949
Marshal Bart Pennock
Tv 1958
Red Dog Hanlon
Tv 1959
Tom Galt
Tv 1959
Lafe Thomas
Tv 1959
George
Tv 1952
Ben Crane
Tv 1952
Jason Despol
Tv 1962
Rod Clements
Tv 1958
Vern Reece
Tv 1958
Sgt. Wick
Tv 1957
Ben Tilton
Tv 1954
Monte - Henchman
Tv 1950
Ace Gentry
Tv 1959
Wesley Thomas
Tv 1957
Will Tybee
Tv 1957
Burt Foster
Tv 1957
Henchman in Plaid Shirt
Tv 1950
Mike Brodie
Tv 1952
Col. Thomas Stone
Tv 1957
Jess Caulfield
Tv 1957
Mac Johnson
Tv 1975
Sheriff Dan Butler
Tv 1967
Tom Judd
Tv 1967
Maj. Gen. Titus Ord Baldwin
Tv 1965
Danny Donnigan
Tv 1960
Sheriff Tip Latta
Tv 1958
Pete Torrey
Tv 1958
Asa Kirby
Tv 1958
Fallon - Bounty Hunter
Tv 1958
Lal Hoard
Tv 1958
Flory Sheltin
Tv 1958
Ward Haskins
Tv 1958
Jabez Moore
Tv 1957
Casey Bryan
Tv 1957
Walt DeVries
Tv 1957
Trail Boss Rook
Tv 1957
Maj. Blake
Tv 1957
Capt. Salvador Mendoza
Tv 1957
Zecca
Tv 1955
Edgar
Tv 1951