Cast & creator
Robert J. Wilke
Best known for Perry Mason, Bonanza, Bonanza
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. -
Also known as: Bob Wilke, Robert Wilke, Robert Joseph Wilke
124
film credits
121
television credits
245
1937–1987 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (245)
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Perry Mason
Deputy Sheriff Connors
1957
Bonanza
Charlie Sheppard
1959Bonanza
Al Simmons
1959Bonanza
Sheriff Claude T. Booker
1959Bonanza
Brazos
1959Bonanza
Marshal Hollister
1959
Dallas
Tom Owens
1978
Wagon Train
Sgt. Wick
1957Wagon Train
Wesley Thomas
1957Wagon Train
Col. Thomas Stone
1957Wagon Train
Jabez Moore
1957
The Fugitive
Johnny
1963
Maverick
McCabe
1957Maverick
Diamond Dan Malone
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Will Tybee
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Casey Bryan
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Walt DeVries
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Trail Boss Rook
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Maj. Blake
1957
The Rifleman
Flory Sheltin
1958The Rifleman
Ward Haskins
1958
Four Star Playhouse
George
1952Four Star Playhouse
Ben Crane
1952
Lassie
Mr. Corey
1954
The Virginian
Conrad
1962The Virginian
Colton
1962
My Three Sons
Danny Donnigan
1960
The Untouchables
George 'Bugs' Moran
1959The Untouchables
Dutch Schultz
1959
Starsky & Hutch
Mac Johnson
1975
The Wild Wild West
Maj. Gen. Titus Ord Baldwin
1965
Daniel Boone
Toff
1964Daniel Boone
Fryman
1964Daniel Boone
Jake Manning
1964
Rawhide
Sheriff McVey
1959Rawhide
Tom Galt
1959Rawhide
Lafe Thomas
1959
Cheyenne
Bob Manson
1955Cheyenne
Carl Banner
1955Cheyenne
Kelso Prather
1955Cheyenne
Jed Begert
1955Cheyenne
Ben Creed
1955
The Lucy Show
Tom Carter
1962
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Virgil
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive
Ben Hooker
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive
Jack Radovitch
1958
The Lone Ranger
Henchman (uncredited)
1949
Lawman
Marshal Tom Haddon
1958Lawman
Fallon - Bounty Hunter
1958Lawman
Lal Hoard
1958
Gunsmoke
Hickock
1955Gunsmoke
Pitt
1955Gunsmoke
Pegger
1955Gunsmoke
Tom
1955Gunsmoke
Ab Rankin
1955Gunsmoke
Kelby
1955Gunsmoke
Luke Cumberledge
1955
Bat Masterson
Bull Kirby
1958Bat Masterson
Rod Clements
1958
77 Sunset Strip
Vern Reece
1958
Zorro
Capt. Salvador Mendoza
1957
Peter Gunn
1958
Adventures in Paradise
Riker
1959
The Texan
Marshal Bart Pennock
1958The Texan
Sheriff Tip Latta
1958The Texan
Pete Torrey
1958The Texan
Asa Kirby
1958
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Sheriff Dan Butler
1967The Guns of Will Sonnett
Tom Judd
1967
Bronco
1958
Laramie
1959
Adventures of Superman
Bingham
1952
Outlaws
1960
The Deputy
Ace Gentry
1959
The Abbott and Costello Show
Mike Brodie
1952
Tombstone Territory
Burt Foster
1957Tombstone Territory
Jess Caulfield
1957
The Tall Man
Marshal Ben Hartley
1960
The Gene Autry Show
Henchman Cody
1950The Gene Autry Show
Charlie Bolton
1950The Gene Autry Show
Monte - Henchman
1950The Gene Autry Show
Henchman in Plaid Shirt
1950
The Cisco Kid
Judd Storme
1950The Cisco Kid
Henchman Vic
1950The Cisco Kid
Barney
1950
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Lancer
1968
Tarzan
Spooner
1966
Riverboat
Bolesy
1959Riverboat
Red Dog Hanlon
1959
The Third Man
Vince Gabriel
1959
Cavalcade of America
1952
How the West Was Won
Appleton
1977
Sam Benedict
Lt. Mike Radich
1962
The Thin Man
1957
Screen Director's Playhouse
Zecca
1955
Law of the Plainsman
Amos Cameron
1959
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Cimarron Strip
1967Cimarron Strip
Hardy Miller
1967
Boston Blackie
Edgar
1951
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
The Magnificent Seven
Wallace
1960
The Dakotas
1963
The Wonderful World of Disney
Jed - Outlaw
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
Ben Tilton
1954The Greatest Show on Earth
Lou Sirotta
1963
The Legend of Jesse James
Marshal Sam Corbett
1965
Spartacus
Guard captain
1960
The Outcasts
1968
Stagecoach West
Taylor Norman
1960
High Noon
Jim Pierce
1952
Wichita Town
1959
The Walter Winchell File
Fisher
1957
The Monroes
1966The Beachcomber
Bill Winters
1962The Beachcomber
Jason Despol
1962
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
First Mate of the Nautilus
1954
Rango
1967
Stripes
Gen. Barnicke
1981
The Westerner
Murdo
1960
Days of Heaven
The Farm Foreman
1978
Run, Joe, Run
1974
From Here to Eternity
Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Red Fischer
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Whitey
1951
Written on the Wind
Dan Willis
1956
The Lone Ranger
Cassidy
1956
Man of the West
Ponch
1958
The Far Country
Madden
1954
The Cheyenne Social Club
Corey Bannister
1970
The Hallelujah Trail
Chief Five Barrels
1965
Fate Is the Hunter
Stillman
1964
Best of the Badmen
Jim Younger
1951
Buck Privates Come Home
GI Buddy (uncredited)
1947
The Desert Hawk
Camel Driver
1950
Night Passage
Concho
1957
Vengeance Valley
Cowhand (uncredited)
1951
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Cutter Helmsman
1941
The Tarnished Angels
Hank
1957
The Rawhide Years
Neal (as Robert Wilke)
1956
Strange Lady in Town
Karg
1955
Smoke Signal
Daly
1955
The Las Vegas Story
Clayton (as Robert Wilke)
1952
A Gunfight
Marshal Tom Cater
1971
They Call It Murder
Sheriff Rex Brandon
1971
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
Arrowhead
Sgt. Stone
1953
The Slowest Gun in the West
Billy the Kid Blake
1960
Tony Rome
Ralph Turpin
1967
Gun the Man Down
Matt Rankin
1956
The Lone Gun
Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)
1954
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
Hugh Fielding
1971
Star Reporter
Reporter
1939
Daredevils of the Clouds
Joe
1948
Kung Fu
Sgt. Bridger
1972
Adventures of Red Ryder
Henchman
1940
Hot Summer Night
Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)
1957
Wichita
Ben Thompson
1955
Backlash
Jeff Welker
1956
San Quentin
Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)
1937
Never Steal Anything Small
Lennie
1959
Two Guns and a Badge
Moore - Outlaw
1954
Santee
Deaks (as Robert Wilke)
1973
The Rookies
Officer Shaw
1972
The Desperate Mission
Gant
1969
The Fighting Seabees
Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
1944
That Man's Here Again
(uncredited)
1937
The Ghost Goes Wild
Burglar
1947
Call of the Rockies
Deputy Jim
1944
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
The Sheriff
1973
The Sweet Creek County War
1979
Shotgun
Bentley (as Robert Wilke)
1955
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Man in TV Studio
1939
The Fighting Devil Dogs
Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)
1938
Wild and Wooly
Demas Scott
1978
Daredevils of the Red Circle
G-Man
1939
Badman's Territory
Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
1946
Rough Riders of Cheyenne
Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1945
The Gun Hawk
Johnny Flanders
1963
White Tie and Tails
Starter (uncredited)
1946
Raw Edge
Sile Doty
1956
War Paint
Trooper Grady
1953
Cowboy and the Senorita
Townsman (uncredited)
1944
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Henchman
1947
Faces in the Fog
Photographer
1944
Sunset in El Dorado
Curley Roberts
1945
The Inner Circle
Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)
1946
Vigilantes of Dodge City
Bill
1944
Law of the Canyon
Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)
1947
The Catman of Paris
The Catman (uncredited)
1946
Cattle Town
Keeno
1952
The Magnificent Stranger
Sheriff McVey
1966
Code of the Prairie
1944
Trail of Kit Carson
Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)
1945
Laramie
Cronin (uncredited)
1949
Hellgate
Sgt. Maj. Kearn
1952
The Maverick
Massey
1952
Bandits of the Badlands
Keller
1945
Earl Carroll Vanities
Cab Driver
1945
Outcasts of Black Mesa
Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1950
Canyon River
Joe Graycoe
1956
Mule Train
Bradshaw - Henchman (uncredited)
1950
Shock Treatment
Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke)
1964
Hitchhike to Happiness
Stage Hand (uncredited)
1945
The Long Rope
Ben Matthews
1961
Homicide for Three
Policeman
1948
Carson City Raiders
Ed Noble
1948
Road Agent
Slab Babcock
1952
In Old Monterey
Man on Wagon
1939
Rendezvous with Annie
MP (uncredited)
1946
Fargo
Link - Henchman
1952
Return to Warbow
Red
1958
Cow Country
Sledge
1953
Santa Fe Saddlemates
Rawhide
1945
Pistol Harvest
Andy Baylor
1951
Smoky
Jeff Nicks
1966
Overland Telegraph
Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke)
1951
The Blonde Bandit
Police Det. Walker
1949
San Antonio Kid
Henchman
1944
The Wyoming Bandit
Sam
1949
Hidden Valley Outlaws
Rancher (uncredited)
1944
Lone Texas Ranger
Henchman (uncredited)
1945
Flaming Fury
1949
Passkey to Danger
Police Sergeant
1946
Saddle Legion
Henchman Hooker
1951
Sheriff of Sundown
Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)
1944
Grand Ole Opry
Hillbilly (uncredited)
1940
Traffic in Crime
Hogan's Driver
1946
Whispering Footsteps
Bank Customer
1943
Wyoming Roundup
Wyatt - Henchman
1952
Sierra Sue
Carnival Spectator (uncredited)
1941
Hot Lead
Stoney Dawson
1951
Blackmail
Policeman
1947
In Old Missouri
Hillbilly
1940
Gunplay
Henchman Winslow
1951
Frontier Outpost
Krag Benson
1950
Bordertown Trail
Henchman
1944
Coyote Canyon
Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)
1949
Corpus Christi Bandits
Henchman Steve
1945
Web of Danger
Station Wagon Driver
1947
Sheriff of Cimarron
Henchman Dobie
1945
Across the Badlands
Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)
1950
Cyclone Fury
Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)
1951