Deceased

How Did Robert J. Wilke Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 74

Also known asBob Wilke, Robert Wilke, Robert Joseph WilkeGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn18/05/1914Born inCincinnati, Ohio, USADied28/03/1989 (aged 74)Died inLos AngelesCausecancerWikidataQ45553 ↗TMDb#2096 ↗

Robert Joseph Wilke was an American film and television actor noted primarily for his roles as villains, mostly in Westerns.

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Filmography162 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1987	James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeMovie	Self (archive footage)	73
1981	StripesMovie	Gen. Barnicke	67
1978	DallasSeries	Tom Owens	64
1978	Wild and WoolyMovie	Demas Scott	64
1977	How the West Was WonSeries	Appleton	63
1975	Starsky & HutchSeries	Mac Johnson	61
1974	Run, Joe, RunSeries	—	60
1973	SanteeMovie	Deaks (as Robert Wilke)	59
1972	Kung FuSeries	Sgt. Bridger	58
1972	The RookiesMovie	Officer Shaw	58
1971	The Resurrection of Zachary WheelerMovie	Hugh Fielding	57
1971	They Call It MurderMovie	Sheriff Rex Brandon	57
1971	A GunfightMovie	Marshal Tom Cater	57
1970	The Cheyenne Social ClubMovie	Corey Bannister	56
1969	The Desperate MissionMovie	Gant	55
1968	LancerSeries	—	54
1968	The OutcastsSeries	—	54
1967	The Guns of Will SonnettSeries	Sheriff Dan Butler	53
1967	Cimarron StripSeries	—	53
1967	Tony RomeMovie	Ralph Turpin	53
1967	RangoSeries	—	53
1966	TarzanSeries	Spooner	52
1966	The MonroesSeries	—	52
1966	The Magnificent StrangerMovie	Sheriff McVey	52
1966	SmokyMovie	Jeff Nicks	52
1965	The Wild Wild WestSeries	Maj. Gen. Titus Ord Baldwin	51
1965	The Legend of Jesse JamesSeries	Marshal Sam Corbett	51
1965	The Hallelujah TrailMovie	Chief Five Barrels	51
1964	Daniel BooneSeries	Fryman	50
1964	Fate Is the HunterMovie	Stillman	50
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Johnny	49
1963	The Greatest Show on EarthSeries	Lou Sirotta	49
1963	The Gun HawkMovie	Johnny Flanders	49
1963	The DakotasSeries	—	49
1962	The VirginianSeries	Conrad	48
1962	Sam BenedictSeries	Lt. Mike Radich	48
1962	The Lucy ShowSeries	Tom Carter	48
1962	The BeachcomberSeries	Bill Winters	48
1961	Target: The Corruptors!Series	—	47
1961	The Long RopeMovie	Ben Matthews	47
1960	The Magnificent SevenMovie	Wallace	46
1960	SpartacusMovie	Guard captain	46
1960	My Three SonsSeries	Danny Donnigan	46
1960	Stagecoach WestSeries	Taylor Norman	46
1960	OutlawsSeries	—	46
1960	The WesternerSeries	Murdo	46
1960	The Tall ManSeries	Marshal Ben Hartley	46
1959	BonanzaSeries	Al Simmons	45
1959	The UntouchablesSeries	George 'Bugs' Moran	45
1959	RawhideSeries	Sheriff McVey	45
1959	LaramieSeries	—	45
1959	Law of the PlainsmanSeries	Amos Cameron	45
1959	The Third ManSeries	Vince Gabriel	45
1959	Adventures in ParadiseSeries	Riker	45
1959	Wichita TownSeries	—	45
1959	RiverboatSeries	Bolesy	45
1959	The DeputySeries	Ace Gentry	45
1959	Bourbon Street BeatSeries	—	45
1959	Never Steal Anything SmallMovie	Lennie	45
1958	The RiflemanSeries	Flory Sheltin	44
1958	BroncoSeries	—	44
1958	Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries	Ben Hooker	44
1958	Bat MastersonSeries	Rod Clements	44
1958	77 Sunset StripSeries	Vern Reece	44
1958	Man of the WestMovie	Ponch	44
1958	Peter GunnSeries	—	44
1958	The TexanSeries	Asa Kirby	44
1958	LawmanSeries	Marshal Tom Haddon	44
1957	Wagon TrainSeries	Sgt. Wick	43
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Deputy Sheriff Connors	43
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	Casey Bryan	43
1957	MaverickSeries	McCabe	43
1957	Tombstone TerritorySeries	Jess Caulfield	43
1957	The Thin ManSeries	—	43
1957	The Walter Winchell FileSeries	Fisher	43
1957	ZorroSeries	Capt. Salvador Mendoza	43
1957	The Tarnished AngelsMovie	Hank	43
1957	Night PassageMovie	Concho	43
1957	Hot Summer NightMovie	Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke)	43
1956	The Lone RangerMovie	Cassidy	42
1956	Written on the WindMovie	Dan Willis	42
1956	The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries	—	42
1956	Gun the Man DownMovie	Matt Rankin	42
1956	BacklashMovie	Jeff Welker	42
1956	The Rawhide YearsMovie	Neal (as Robert Wilke)	42
1956	Canyon RiverMovie	Joe Graycoe	42
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Ab Rankin	41
1955	CheyenneSeries	Ben Creed	41
1955	WichitaMovie	Ben Thompson	41
1955	Strange Lady in TownMovie	Karg	41
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Ben Tilton	40
1954	LassieSeries	Mr. Corey	40
1954	The Far CountryMovie	Madden	40
1954	20,000 Leagues Under the SeaMovie	First Mate of the Nautilus	40
1953	ArrowheadMovie	Sgt. Stone	39
1953	Cow CountryMovie	Sledge	39
1953	From Here to EternityMovie	Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)	39
1953	War PaintMovie	Trooper Grady	39
1952	High NoonMovie	Jim Pierce	38
1952	Four Star PlayhouseSeries	George	38
1952	Cavalcade of AmericaSeries	—	38
1952	Adventures of SupermanSeries	Bingham	38
1952	The Las Vegas StoryMovie	Clayton (as Robert Wilke)	38
1952	The Abbott and Costello ShowSeries	Mike Brodie	38
1952	HellgateMovie	Sgt. Maj. Kearn	38
1952	Wyoming RoundupMovie	Wyatt - Henchman	38
1952	Cattle TownMovie	Keeno	38
1952	The MaverickMovie	Massey	38
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	—	37
1951	Best of the BadmenMovie	Jim Younger	37
1951	Vengeance ValleyMovie	Cowhand (uncredited)	37
1951	Boston BlackieSeries	Edgar	37
1951	GunplayMovie	Henchman Winslow	37
1951	Saddle LegionMovie	Henchman Hooker	37
1951	Hot LeadMovie	Stoney Dawson	37
1951	Cyclone FuryMovie	Henchman Bunco (as Bob Wilke)	37
1950	The Desert HawkMovie	Camel Driver	36
1950	The Cisco KidSeries	Henchman Vic	36
1950	The Gene Autry ShowSeries	Henchman Cody	36
1950	Across the BadlandsMovie	Duke Jackson / Keno Jackson (as Bob Wilke)	36
1950	Outcasts of Black MesaMovie	Curt - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)	36
1950	Frontier OutpostMovie	Krag Benson	36
1949	The Lone RangerSeries	Henchman (uncredited)	35
1949	LaramieMovie	Cronin (uncredited)	35
1949	Coyote CanyonMovie	Deputy Sheriff Ed (as Bob Wilkie)	35
1949	Flaming FuryMovie	—	35
1948	Daredevils of the CloudsMovie	Joe	34
1948	Homicide for ThreeMovie	Policeman	34
1948	Carson City RaidersMovie	Ed Noble	34
1947	Buck Privates Come HomeMovie	GI Buddy (uncredited)	33
1947	BlackmailMovie	Policeman	33
1947	Law of the CanyonMovie	Knife-Throwing Henchman (uncredited)	33
1947	Web of DangerMovie	Station Wagon Driver	33
1946	Passkey to DangerMovie	Police Sergeant	32
1946	The Catman of ParisMovie	The Catman (uncredited)	32
1946	The Inner CircleMovie	Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke)	32
1946	White Tie and TailsMovie	Starter (uncredited)	32
1945	Bandits of the BadlandsMovie	Keller	31
1945	Earl Carroll VanitiesMovie	Cab Driver	31
1945	Corpus Christi BanditsMovie	Henchman Steve	31
1945	Sunset in El DoradoMovie	Curley Roberts	31
1945	Trail of Kit CarsonMovie	Dave MacRoy (as Bob Wilke)	31
1945	Lone Texas RangerMovie	Henchman (uncredited)	31
1945	Santa Fe SaddlematesMovie	Rawhide	31
1945	Sheriff of CimarronMovie	Henchman Dobie	31
1945	Rough Riders of CheyenneMovie	Smoke - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)	31
1944	Code of the PrairieMovie	—	30
1944	Faces in the FogMovie	Photographer	30
1944	The Fighting SeabeesMovie	Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)	30
1944	Hidden Valley OutlawsMovie	Rancher (uncredited)	30
1944	Bordertown TrailMovie	Henchman	30
1944	Call of the RockiesMovie	Deputy Jim	30
1944	Cowboy and the SenoritaMovie	Townsman (uncredited)	30
1944	San Antonio KidMovie	Henchman	30
1944	Sheriff of SundownMovie	Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke)	30
1941	Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.Movie	Cutter Helmsman	27
1940	In Old MissouriMovie	Hillbilly	26
1940	Adventures of Red RyderMovie	Henchman	26
1940	Grand Ole OpryMovie	Hillbilly (uncredited)	26
1939	Daredevils of the Red CircleMovie	G-Man	25
1938	The Fighting Devil DogsMovie	Marine in Shanghai (uncredited)	24
1937	San QuentinMovie	Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)	23