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. -
as Self (archive footage)
as Gen. Barnicke
as The Farm Foreman
as Tom Owens(1 ep)
as Demas Scott
as Appleton(1 ep)
as Mac Johnson(1 ep)
as Deaks (as Robert Wilke)
as The Sheriff
as Sgt. Bridger(1 ep)
as Officer Shaw
as Sheriff Rex Brandon
as Hugh Fielding
as Marshal Tom Cater
as Corey Bannister
as Gant
as Ralph Turpin
as Sheriff Dan Butler(1 ep)
as Tom Judd(1 ep)
as Hardy Miller(1 ep)
as Spooner(3 eps)
as Sheriff McVey
as Jeff Nicks
as Maj. Gen. Titus Ord Baldwin(1 ep)
as Marshal Sam Corbett(34 eps)
as Chief Five Barrels
as Stillman
as Toff(1 ep)
as Jake Manning(1 ep)
as Fryman(1 ep)
as Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)
as Lou Sirotta(1 ep)
as Johnny(1 ep)
as Johnny Flanders
as Tom Carter(1 ep)
as Conrad(1 ep)
as Colton(1 ep)
as Lt. Mike Radich(2 eps)
as Bill Winters(1 ep)
as Jason Despol(1 ep)
as Ben Matthews
as Guard captain
as Wallace
as Taylor Norman(1 ep)
as Murdo(1 ep)
as Danny Donnigan(1 ep)
as Marshal Ben Hartley(1 ep)
as Billy the Kid Blake
as George 'Bugs' Moran(2 eps)
as Dutch Schultz(1 ep)
as Riker(1 ep)
as Vince Gabriel(1 ep)
as Amos Cameron(1 ep)
as Bolesy(1 ep)
as Red Dog Hanlon(1 ep)
as Charlie Sheppard(1 ep)
as Al Simmons(1 ep)
as Sheriff Claude T. Booker(1 ep)
as Ace Gentry(1 ep)
as Brazos(1 ep)
as Marshal Hollister(1 ep)
as Lennie
as Sheriff McVey(1 ep)
as Tom Galt(1 ep)
as Lafe Thomas(1 ep)
as Vern Reece(1 ep)
as Bull Kirby(1 ep)
as Rod Clements(1 ep)
as Marshal Tom Haddon(1 ep)
as Fallon - Bounty Hunter(1 ep)
as Lal Hoard(1 ep)
as Ponch
as Flory Sheltin(1 ep)
as Ward Haskins(1 ep)
as Marshal Bart Pennock(1 ep)
as Sheriff Tip Latta(1 ep)
as Pete Torrey(1 ep)
as Asa Kirby(1 ep)
as Virgil(1 ep)
as Jack Radovitch(1 ep)
as Ben Hooker(1 ep)
as Red
as Hank
as Burt Foster(1 ep)
as Jess Caulfield(1 ep)
as Capt. Salvador Mendoza(4 eps)
as Fisher(1 ep)
as McCabe(1 ep)
as Diamond Dan Malone(1 ep)
as Deputy Sheriff Connors(1 ep)
as Sgt. Wick(1 ep)
as Wesley Thomas(1 ep)
as Col. Thomas Stone(1 ep)
as Jabez Moore(1 ep)
as Will Tybee(1 ep)
as Casey Bryan(1 ep)
as Walt DeVries(1 ep)
as Trail Boss Rook(1 ep)
as Maj. Blake(1 ep)
as Concho
as Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)
as Matt Rankin
as Dan Willis
as Joe Graycoe
as Neal (as Robert Wilke)
as Sile Doty
as Jeff Welker
as Cassidy
as Zecca(1 ep)
as Bob Manson(1 ep)
as Jed Begert(1 ep)
as Kelso Prather(1 ep)
as Ben Creed(1 ep)
as Carl Banner(1 ep)
as Hickock(1 ep)
as Pegger(1 ep)
as Tom(1 ep)
as Pitt(1 ep)
as Ab Rankin(1 ep)
as Kelby(1 ep)
as Luke Cumberledge(1 ep)
as Ben Thompson
as Bentley (as Robert Wilke)
as Karg
as Daly
as First Mate of the Nautilus
as Jed - Outlaw(2 eps)
as Ben Tilton(2 eps)
as Mr. Corey(1 ep)
as Moore - Outlaw
as Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)
as Madden
as Trooper Grady
as Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)
as Sgt. Stone
as Sledge
as Massey
as Mike Brodie(1 ep)
as Wyatt - Henchman
as George(1 ep)
as Ben Crane(1 ep)
as Bingham(1 ep)
as Link - Henchman
as Keeno
as Sgt. Maj. Kearn
as Jim Pierce
as Slab Babcock
as Clayton (as Robert Wilke)
as Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)
as Red Fischer(1 ep)
as Whitey(1 ep)
as Stoney Dawson
as Edgar(1 ep)
as Andy Baylor
as Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)
as Jim Younger
as Henchman Winslow
as Henchman Hooker
as Cowhand (uncredited)
as Krag Benson
as Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)
as Henchman Vic(1 ep)
as Barney(1 ep)
as Judd Storme(1 ep)
as Camel Driver
as Henchman Cody(1 ep)
as Charlie Bolton(1 ep)
as Monte - Henchman(1 ep)
as Henchman in Plaid Shirt(1 ep)
as Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
as Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited)
as Police Det. Walker
as Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)
as Henchman (uncredited)(1 ep)
as Sam
as Cronin (uncredited)
as Policeman
as Joe
as Ed Noble
as Burglar
as Policeman
as Station Wagon Driver
as Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)
as GI Buddy (uncredited)
as Henchman
as Starter (uncredited)
as Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)
as MP (uncredited)
as Hogan's Driver
as Police Sergeant
as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
as The Catman (uncredited)
as Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
as Curley Roberts
as Keller
as Stage Hand (uncredited)
as Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)
as Rawhide
as Henchman (uncredited)
as Henchman Steve
as Cab Driver
as Henchman Dobie
as Photographer
as Bill
as Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
as Henchman
as Henchman
as Deputy Jim
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Rancher (uncredited)
as Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
as Bank Customer
as Cutter Helmsman
as Carnival Spectator (uncredited)
as Henchman
as Hillbilly (uncredited)
as Hillbilly
as Man on Wagon
as G-Man
as Man in TV Studio
as Reporter
as Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)
as Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)
as (uncredited)