Robert J. Wilke
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
Born
May 18, 1914
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died
Mar 28, 1989
Known For
Acting
Movies
124 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.2
Known For
High Noon
1952
as Jim Pierce
The Magnificent Seven
1960
as Wallace
Spartacus
1960
as Guard captain
Stripes
1981
as Gen. Barnicke
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
as First Mate of the Nautilus
Days of Heaven
1978
as The Farm Foreman
From Here to Eternity
1953
as Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)
Man of the West
1958
as Ponch
Written on the Wind
1956
as Dan Willis
The Far Country
1954
as Madden
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