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birth name: robert joseph wilke robert j. wilke was born may 18, 1914 in cincinnati, ohio he died march 28, 1989 in los angeles, california of cancer
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- the last marshal (1958)... (as robert wilke )
robert j wilke was all over the west in the heyday of tv westerns, usually playing a villain. | laramie villains, visitors, friends | pinterest
- the trail gang (1960)... brazos (as robert wilke )
- the naked gun (1959)... rook (as robert wilke )
- the laughing widow (1960)... brannigan (as robert wilke )
- the old man (1960)... murdo (as robert wilke )
- again the stars (1956)... boudet (as robert wilke )
- mad about money (1952)... barney (as robert wilke )
bonanza town (1951) directed by fred f. sears starring charles starrett, smiley burnette, fred f. sears, myron healey, robert j. wilke
- return to honor (1964)... marshal hollister (as robert wilke )
- the enchanted gun (1966)... jake manning (as robert wilke )
- the sound of fear (1965)... toff (as robert wilke )
- the last wolf (1967)... hardy miller (as robert wilke )
- fall into darkness (1962)... bob laird (as robert wilke )
- the high graders (1958)... casey bryan (as robert wilke )
- robbie the caddy (1962)... danny donnigan (as robert wilke )
- the last letter (1962)... mckee bucklin (as robert wilke )
- hadley' s hunters (1960)... mccabe (as robert wilke )
- the brass lily (1961)... taylor norman (as robert wilke )
- the marked horseshoe (1959)... todd gantry (as robert wilke )
- the westover case (1958)... frank westover (as robert wilke )
- the bound girl (1957)... ethan robertson (as robert wilke )
posted in 1952, columbia, dvd / blu - ray news, george montgomery, ray nazarro, robert j. wilke on october 20, 2017 | 14 comments »
( republic 1944) directed by: lesley selander. cast :
wild bill
elliott, peggy stewart, robert blake, john hamilton, jack kirl, kenne duncan, bud geary, robert j. wilke .
- chase a wild horse (1968)... sam stryker (as robert wilke )
- he learned about women (1962)... ab rankin (as robert wilke )
- the jud steele story (1962)... wesley thomas (as robert wilke )
- the fatal step (1961)... marshal gil fletcher (as robert wilke )
- stranger from the sea (1963)... vern reece (as robert wilke )
- hunt the man down (1959)... walt devries (as robert wilke )
- killer' s road (1960)... asa kirby (as robert wilke )
- outcast of cripple creek (1960)... carl banner (as robert wilke )
- a matter of friendship (1959)... harry brandon (as robert wilke )
- the slowboat murphy case (1958)... slowboat murphy (as robert wilke )
- a spray of bullets (1955)... ben crane (as robert wilke )
- perry white' s scoop (1954)... bingham (as robert wilke )
- the commodore goes west (1953)... judd storme (as robert wilke )
directed by ray nazarro starring george montgomery, audrey long, carl benton reid, eugene iglesias, joe sawyer, douglas kennedy, hugh sanders, george chesebro, robert j. wilke
- the flannel - mouth gun (1965)... al simmons (as robert wilke )
- meeting in a small town (1968)... tom judd (as robert wilke )
- the fort pierce story (1963)... sgt. wick (as robert wilke )
- crisis at high banjo (1963)... judge everett markham (as robert wilke )
- return to fort benjamin (1960)... maj. blake (as robert wilke )
- incident of the mountain man (1963)... lafe thomas (as robert wilke )
- incident of the four horsemen (1962)... tom galt (as robert wilke )
- incident of the running man (1961)... sheriff mcvey (as robert wilke )
- epitaph for a gambler (1962)... diamond dan malone (as robert wilke )
- end of a dream (1960)... red dog hanlon (as robert wilke )
- cowards don' t die (1959)... pete torrey (as robert wilke )
- the long, long ride (1960)... joe webber (as robert wilke )
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- an eye for an eye (1973)... sgt. bridger (as robert wilke )
- no middle ground for harry kyle (1963)... lou sirotta (as robert wilke )
- the johnny masters story (1963)... col. thomas stone (as robert wilke )
it’s been a while since i did a character actor of the day, so i decided on a big one: robert j. wilke (may 18, 1914 – march 28, 1989) .
directed by andrew v. mclaglen written by burt kennedy starring james arness, emile meyer, robert j. wilke, harry carey, jr. , michael ernest, frank fenton, angie dickinson, pedro gonzalez gonzalez
robert j. wilke, the mean, shifty - eyed villain in scores of films, including a memorable performance as one of four gunslingers seeking vengeance against gary cooper in
high noon ,
is dead .
question: i watch encore’s westerns channel a lot. robert j. wilke is not a well - known name, but his face is very recognizable. can you give me a condensed bio on this terrific bad guy ?
- the night of the arrow (1967)... maj. gen. titus ord baldwin (as robert wilke )
robert j. wilke appeared in six episodes of the rifleman ― the marshal as florry sheldon, he was one of the sheldon brothers who wanted to kill micah ― the pet as the heavy haskins, the dude who killed flecker .
- snow white and the seven lady truckers: part 2 (1979)... mr. stevens (as robert wilke )
- snow white and the seven lady truckers: part 1 (1979)... mr. stevens (as robert wilke )
( allied artists, 1963) directed by: edward ludwig. cast: rory calhoun, rod cameron, ruta lee, rod lauren, morgan woodward, robert j. wilke, john litel, jody daniels, ron whelan, rodolfo hoyos jr .
posted in 1954, dorothy malone, douglas kennedy, dvd / blu - ray reviews, frank faylen, george montgomery, neville brand, ray nazarro, robert j. wilke, skip homeier, united artists on october 25, 2017 | 7 comments »
( pathe 1925) directed by: fred jackman. cast: guinn williams, kathleen collins, christian j. frank .
( 20th century fox, 1974) directed by: marvin j. chomsky. cast: elizabeth montgomery, robert foxworth, l. q. jones, arthur hunnicutt, lorna thayer, lurene tuttle, claudette nevins, byron mabe, robert donner, dean smith .
posted in 1956, angie dickinson, dvd reviews, releases, tv, etc. , harry carey jr. , james arness, john wayne, olive films, robert j. wilke, united artists, william h. clothier on may 4, 2016 | 25 comments »
posted in 1958, ads, posters & art, anthony mann, barton maclane, gary cooper, james h. griffith, john agar, john dehner, julie london, lippert / regal, robert j. wilke, royal dano, theaters on december 2, 2017 | 4 comments »
posted in 1952, 1953, barton maclane, bob steele, dvd / blu - ray news, edmond o' brien, lesley selander, monogram / allied artists, peggie castle, robert j. wilke, warner archive, warner bros. on july 24, 2017 | 18 comments »
- the long winter (1956)... kelso prather (as bob wilke )
- the train robbery (1952)... mark bender (as bob wilke )
- trial by fire (1952)... sam burke (as bob wilke )
zod - pursuit plane pilot [ chs. 10 - 11 ] (as bob wilke )
posted in 1950, 1951, 1952, charles starrett, clayton moore, columbia, dvd / blu - ray news, fred f. sears, jock mahoney, mill creek entertainment, myron healey, ray nazarro, robert j. wilke, smiley burnette, the durango kid on october 20, 2017 | 24 comments »
( national general 1968) directed by: robert mulligan. cast: gregory peck, eva marie saint, robert forster, nolan clay, russell thorson, frank silvera .
- go for your gun (1952)... jake lawson (as bob wilke )
- secret of the red raven (1952)... henchman (as bob wilke )
cast: george montgomery (cruze), dorothy malone (charlotte downing), frank faylen (fairweather), neville brand (tray moran), skip homeier (cass downing), douglas kennedy (gad moran), fay roope (mayor booth), douglas fowley (bartender), robert j. wilke (hort moran )
- the western way (1952)... henchman in plaid shirt (as bob wilke )
in liberia during the 1960’s, for reasons i have never known, mr wilke was known among western fans as “jj jason”. for reasons that are obvious, mr wilke was a very popular villain .
posted in andre de toth, arthur hunnicutt, brian keith, dvd / blu - ray reviews, frank ferguson, john dehner, katy jurado, lucien ballard, neville brand, robert j. wilke, sam peckinpah, slim pickens, ted de corsia, television, timeless media group, warren oates on february 24, 2017 | 5 comments »
- m stands for murder (1953)... hal creston - henchman (as bob wilke )
- jimmy the kid (1952)... did not appear (as bob wilke, credit only )
great choice toby! wilke had a downright sneaky, oily air about him that made for a terrific villain .
( 1950) directed by: peter godfrey. cast: dane clark, raymond massey, ruth roman, robert douglas, morgan farley, walter coy, george stern, robert griffin, frank marlowe, tony martinez .
( 1958) directed by: roger corman. cast: robert vaughn, darah marshall, leslie bradley, frank dekova, charles thompson, june jocelyn, jonathan haze, beach dickerson, ed nelson, robert shayne .
garner in his autobiography states that wilke was the best golfer in hollywood. claude akins said that wilke made more money on the golf course than in the movies. it’s a toss up who looks meaner; wilke or leo gordon. i love them both. i’ve seen him as a good guy a couple times and he came off very well. gordon does also .
( universal 1972) directed by: robert aldrich. cast: burt lancaster, bruce davison, richard jaeckel .
( warner bros. , 1956) directed by: stuart heisler. cast: clayton moore, jay silverheels, lyle bettger, bonita granville, perry lopez, robert wilke, john pickard, beverly washburn, michael ansara, frank dekova .
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 ...
i just pulled the far country off the shelf two days ago and had the opportunity to watch the toothy wilke at his best .
( 1989) directed by: eric louzil. cast: gene lebrock, kellee bradley, david crane, alison lepriol, xavier barquet, william j. kulzer, karen michaels, francois papillon, lisa star .
this past friday while watching christmas episodes of tv westerns without any planning i happen to see robert wilke twice in a row, first in a cheyenne christmas then in a laramie christmas show. a christmas wilke coincidence. i know him most from tv and movies from the ’50’s but i’ve spotted a very young wilke occasionally in western movies from the ’30’s when he had black hair and more of it too. i believe i may have seen a young wilke in a hopalong cassidy or 2. and i’ve even seen him play a good guy once in while too. he had a perfect bad guy sneer in both voice and face, but he was a good good guy too .
in an episode of “my three sons” entitled “robby the caddy” wilke played a golf pro. i’ll wager it was one of his favourite jobs .
robert j. wilke was an american television and film actor who is popularly known for portraying negative characters in westerns. he began his career as a stuntman in the 1930s and went on to first appear on the silver screen with the movie san francisco (1936). early in his career he appeared in several television westerns such as the range rider, bonanza, wagon train, and death valley days. wilke also played a cameo in the 1960 movie the magnificent seven. apart from western movies, some of his notable roles came with the movies from here to eternity (1953) and 20000 leagues under the sea (1954) .
robert j. wilkie, born may 18, 1914, was a character actor who, due to his well - weathered countenance, specialized in playing western villains. as a young man, wilkie was a high - diver at the chicago' s world fair in 1933 - 1934. later, working as a lifeguard at a miami hotel, he made…
( 1977) directed by: j. lee thompson. cast: charles bronson, jack warden, will sampson, clint walker, slim pickens, stuart whitman, kim novak, john carradine, shay duffin, cara williams .
( mascot, 1932) 12 - chapter serial directed by: j. p. mcgowan and armand schaefer. cast: tully marshall, conway tearle, john wayne, shirley grey, edmund breese, lloyd whitlock, alan bridge, mathew betz, joseph girard, james burtis, ernie s. adams, charles king, j. farrell macdonald, al ferguson, glenn strange, victor adamson, yakima canutt, eddie parker, fred' snowflake' toones .
( 1934) directed by: alan james. cast: ken maynard, cecilia parker, fred kohler, frank hagney, jack rockwell, james marcus, albert j. smith, eddie barnes, slim whitaker, franklyn farnum, tarzan .
( tv, 1995) directed by: jim wynorski. cast: jennifer rubin, doug wert, daniel j. travanti, melissa brasselle, maria ford, jay richardson, gerritt graham, richard gabai, johnny williams, lenny juliano .
( 1980) directed by: jerry jameson. cast: jason robards, richard jordan, david selby, anne archer, alec guinness, bo brundin, m. emmet walsh, j. d. cannon, norman bartold, elya baskin .
( universal, 1983) directed by: charles band. cast: jeffrey byron, michael preston, tim thomerson, kelly preston, richard moll, r. david smith, larry pennell, mickey fox, j. bill jones, winston jones .
cow country plays like a series western on a larger scale — and that’s a good thing. of course, what would you expect from lesley selander? james millican has a great part here, and robert wilke is badder than usual. and peggie castle alone is worth the price of admission. recommended .
the story’s so simple. montgomery ends up the marshal of malpine, and he’s soon on the trail of the moran brothers (neville brand, douglas kennedy and robert j. wilke), brothers / rustlers / killers / trash who are hiding their rustled cattle among the small herd of charlotte and cass downing (dorothy malone, skip homeier), siblings trying to keep their small ranch afloat. also on hand is fairweather (frank faylen), a gambler who’s cleaned out the pockets of just about everybody in town — and one of cruze’s only friends .
( rko radio, 1945) directed by: edward dmytryk. cast: john wayne, anthony quinn, beulah bondi, fely franquelli, richard loo, philip ahn, j. alex havier,' ducky' louie, lawrence tierney, leonard strong .
( 1990) directed by: j. s. cardone. cast: louise fletcher, david beecroft, james hong, frederick flynn, shawn weatherly, miguel a. nunez jr. , lu leonard, maureen flaherty, robbie rives, david hicks .
i caddied for johnny weissmuller (tarzan) in 1960 – bob wilke was in our foursome. he was a good golfer – probably a 3 or 4 handicap .
perhaps it has already been mentioned here but bob wilke’s last movie appearance was in the bill murray comedy, “stripes. ” he was the general reviewing the troops .
here wilke began as a stunt man before landing his first part in
san francisco ,
a 1936 spectacular starring clark gable, spencer tracy and jeanette macdonald .
( mgm, 1943) directed by: fred m. wilcox. cast: roddy mcdowall, donald crisp, dame may whitty, edmund gwenn, nigel bruce, elsa lanchester, elizabeth taylor, ben webster, j. pat o' malley, alan napier .
( republic, 1946) directed by: frank mcdonald. cast: roy rogers, trigger, george' gabby' hayes, dale evans, douglass dumbrille, leyland hodgson, tristram coffin, rudolph anders, leroy mason, george lynn, george j. lewis .
( republic, 1939) 15 - chapter serial directed by: john english and william witney. cast: robert livingston, chief thundercloud, duncan renaldo, jinx falken, ralph dunn, j. farrell macdonald, william gould, rex lease, ted mapes, henry otho, john beach, glenn strange, stanley blystone, eddie parker, al taylor, carleton young, billy bletcher, ernie adams, griff barnett, forrest burns .
and i just watched a rifleman episode with wilke – and you won’t believe the rest of the cast – the episode was written and directed by sam peckinpah – guest stars beyond wilke were paul fix, warren oates, rg armstrong, james drury & abbe dalton – i was beyond belief that a 1958 tv 30 minute episode could amass that array of talent .
sources: the garner files: a memoir by james garner and jon winokur; confessions of a hollywood director by richard l. bare; last of the cowboy heroes by robert nott
wilke was a star left half - back for the university of notre dame fighting irish. he was the rushing leader for notre dame in 1936 and 1937. he was an all - star game participant in 1937 .
( columbia 1966) directed by: richard brooks. cast: burt lancaster, lee marvin, robert ryan, jack palance, claudia cardinale, ralph bellamy, woody strode, joe de santis .
mayor booth (fay roope): “robert booth’s the name. i own the malpine hotel. ” cruze (george montgomery): “mine’s cruze. i own this shirt and those two horses out there. ”
( 1958) directed by: kenneth g. crane. cast: jim davis, robert griffin, joel fluellen, barbara turner, eduardo ciannelli, vladimir sokoloff, tim huntley, laverne jones, frederic potler .
( 1959) directed by: edward l. cahn. cast: john agar, jean byron, philip tonge, robert hutton, john carradine, hal torey, paul langton, eden hartford, don kennedy .
at the same time, wilke sometimes could carry the role of lead villain in a more modest movie and was still just as strong. i’m thinking especially right now of the not widely seen “gun the man down” (1956), a tight and well - done early directorial effort of andrew v. mclaglen with one of the first scripts written by burt kennedy after his brilliant debut with “seven men from now” just before. in this one, james arness is a hardened protagonist–difficult to simply say hero as the beginning finds him a betrayed outlaw looking for revenge on wilke, while angie dickinson is arness’ girl who has become wilke’s mistress. this is on dvd and recommend to those who haven’t seen it yet .
( mascot, 1933) 12 - chapter serial directed by: colbert clark and armand schaefer. cast: jack mulhall, raymond hatton, francis x. bushman jr. , john wayne, ruth hall, creighton chaney, hooper atchley, gordon de main, robert frazer, noah beery jr. , al ferguson, edward peil, george magrill, robert warwick, yakima canutt, emile chautard, ken cooper, frank ellis .
( 1945) directed by: howard bretherton. cast: robert lowery, george macready, ralph morgan, carole mathews, willie best, jack ingram, anthony warde, ted mapes, eddie parker, stanley price .
( columbia, 1950) directed by: william a. berke. cast: johnny weissmuller, trudy marshall, suzanne dalbert, onslow stevens, robert purcell, pierce lyden, neyle morrow, selmer jackson, holmes herbert .
( 1958) directed by: paul landres. cast: arthur franz, kathleen crowley, robert brown, vincent padula, rodd redwing, kaz oran, grace mathews, pilar del rey, larry duran, bernie gozier .
( 1966) directed by: franklin adreon. cast: jeffrey hunter, france nuyen, harold sakata, donald woods, linda ho, robert ito, david chow, jon lormer, bill walker, virginia ann lee .
( 1986) directed by: fred olen ray. cast: jeffrey combs, sybil danning, susan stokey, michelle bauer, tricia brown, ross hagen, russ tamblyn, william smith, dawn wildsmith, robert quarry .
( 1988) directed by: terence h. winkless. cast: robert lansing, lisa langlois, franc luz, terri treas, stephen davies, diana bellamy, jack collins, nancy morgan, jeff winkless, steve tannen .
( first national, 1930) directed by: frank lloyd. cast: richard barthelmess, mary astor, fred kohler, marian nixon, james rennie, robert edeson, erville alderson, barbara bedford, arthur stone, xavier cugat .
( universal international, 1956) directed by: jack arnold. cast: rory calhoun, martha hyer, dean jagger, robert middleton, grant williams, lita baron, james millican, trevor bardette, leo gordon, david kasday .
( columbia, 1949) directed by: john english. cast: gene autry, champion, gail davis, robert armstrong, dickie jones, frankie darro, irving bacon, russell arms, marie blake, clayton moore, sandy sanders .
( warner bros. , 1955) directed by: lesley selander. cast: randolph scott, dorothy malone, peggie castle, william ching, john baragrey, robert barrat, john dehner, paul richards, lane chandler, mickey simpson .
( universal, 1947) directed by: alfred l. werker. cast: maria montez, rod cameron, mikhail rasumny, philip reed, gilbert roland, gale sondergaard, tamara shayne, robert warwick, michael raffetto, neyle morrow .
( columbia, 1959) directed by: david lowell rich. cast: moe howard, larry fine, joe derita, anna - lisa, robert colbert, jerome cowan, marjorie bennett, nadine duca, don lamond, dal mckennon .
( filmers guild, 1971) directed by: harry essex. cast: pier angeli, kerwin mathews, jeff morrow, david essex, jerome guardino, robert warner, norman fields, jax jason carroll, wally rose, buck kartalian .
( united artists, 1957) directed by: francis d. lyon. cast: joel mccrea, mark stevens, joan weldon, addison richards, darlene fields, carolyn craig, robert griffin, stanford jolley, george chandler, slim pickens .
( united artists, 1959) directed by: thomas carr. cast: audie murphy, terry moore, john dehner, james best, rita lynn, denver pyle, ann doran, stacy s. harris, robert foulk, wright king .
( sorcerer productions, 1982) directed by: albert pyun. cast: lee horsley, kathleen beller, simon maccorkindale, george maharis, richard lynch, richard moll, anthony de longis, robert tessier, nina van pallandt, anna bjorn .
( national general, 1970) directed by: arthur penn. cast: dustin hoffman, faye dunaway, chief dan george, martin balsam, richard mulligan, jeff corey, amy eccles, kelly jean peters, carol androsky, robert little star .
( 1933) directed by: frank r. strayer. cast: lionel atwill, fay wray, melvyn douglas, maude eburne, george e. stone, dwight frye, robert frazer, rita carlisle, lionel belmore, william v. mong .
( marquette productions, 1957) directed by: nathan juran. cast: john agar, joyce meadows, robert fuller, thomas browne henry, ken terrell, henry travis, e. leslie thomas, tim graham, bill giorgio, dale tate .
( lorimar, 1977) directed by: robert aldrich. cast: charles durning, louis gossett jr. , perry king, clyde kusatsu, stephen macht, tim mcintire, susan batson, jeannie bell, clarie brennen, alex a. brown .
( universal, 1970) (tv) directed by: roy huggins. cast: walter brennan, joan hackett, wally cox, pete duel, roger davis, skip young, steve sandor, robert miller driscoll, richard van vleet, elliott street .
( warner bros. / seven arts, 1969) directed by: burt kennedy. cast: robert mitchum, george kennedy, martin balsam, david carradine, tina louise, douglas fowley, lois nettleton, john davis chandler, john carradine, marie windsor .
wilke had left his native cincinnati as a youth to work a series of odd jobs that found him - - in 1933 - 34 - - at the chicago world' s fair. there he was performing in a high - dive act when a friend prevailed on him to go to hollywood .
( republic, 1938) 12 - chapter serial directed by: john english and william witney. cast: bruce bennett, mala, monte blue, jill martin, noble johnson, william royle, tom chatterton, george eldredge, patrick j. kelly, dick wessel, fred' snowflake' toones, phillip armenta, earl askam, chief john big tree, lane chandler, clarence chorre, gertrude chorre, sonny chorre, iron eyes cody, jerome denuccio .
just how important to a film wilke could be in secondary villain roles can be measured not only by mann’s “the far country” and “man of the west” and other works of that calibre in which he is so significant, but even by a single scene if it’s like the one in “the magnificent seven” in which he goads the very cool james coburn into killing him by knife throw in a duel–as coburn’s introductory sequence in the movie, it was memorable enough to give impetus to his whole career but i don’t think it would have meant as much with a less resonant actor than wilke as the antagonist .
what a great way to put it, blake. having immersed myself in so many westerns this year, wilke really symbolizes the ’50s western! using him is almost a kind of filmmaking shorthand, because in most cases the audience knows exactly the kind of character he represents as soon as we see him .
( mascot, 1935) 12 - chapter serial directed by: otto brower and b. reeves eason. cast: gene autry, frankie darro, betsy king ross, dorothy christy, wheeler oakman, charles k. french, warner richmond, j. frnak glendon, lester' smiley' burnette, william moore, edward peil sr. , jack carlyle, chuck baldra, stanley blystone, don brodie, bob burns, fred burns, bob card, lane chandler, jim corey .
( universal, 1922) 18 - chapter serial directed by: edward laemmle. cast: art acord, duke r. lee, george a. williams, jay morley, otto nelson, pat harmon, jim corey, burton c. law, william p. devaull, joel day, j. herbert frank, clark comstock, charles colby, joe hazleton, john w. morris, lafayette mckee, g. b. philips, john w. morris, henry myers, ruth royce .
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 high noon (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 days of heaven (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 .
wilke started out as a stuntman in the 30s, and was soon a very prolific bad guy in movies and eventually on tv. he has hundreds of credits, most in westerns. here he is (center) with lee van cleef and sheb wooley in high noon (1952). he was appearing in many of the tim holt pictures from around the same time .
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. -
this laramie story has robert fuller vouching for gary clarke an old saddle buddy for a job with the stagecoach line. but all clarke has in mind is to be the inside man for a robbery he and dennis patrick plan to pull off. in somewhat spectacular fashion as well with some sabotage. when fuller and john smith figure it out they realize clarke was responsible and fuller trails him to montana. there in addition to the robbers he and later smith have to deal with a crooked marshal in robert wilkie and someone a lot more pleasant in saloon girl allison hayes. wilkie is always a bad dude in any film, especially westerns. as for fuller and clarke they come close to an early entombment .
robert j. wilkie was a great “bad guy” character actor. wilkie was second only to jack elam in the number drama, action adventure but mainly westerns appeared in as a bad guy. that includes both tv westerns and western movies. only jack elam (guy w / bad eye) and james arness (20 years of gunsmoke) appeared in more westerns all total and that would include roy rogers and gene autry. he was a very athletic big man who was a daredevil. he often played an evil character you both despised and feared. he was much respected and constantly requested by the leading actors of his time, to portray their adversary. wilkie, like elam never got the top billing. if you turn on the western channel anytime and watch for a few hours you will most likely see him. you will likely sigh and say “o yeah, i remember him. ” he was a master of portraying the bullying bad guy as one who enjoyed his belligerent ways .
( columbia, 1947) 15 - chapter serial directed by: wallace fox. cast: ralph byrd, ramsay ames, lyle talbot, george offerman jr. , robert barron, hugh prosser, jack ingram, eddie parker, tiny brauer, wallace fox, tex palmer, wally west, ted adams, lane bradford, george chesebro, edmund cobb, george denormand, bob duncan, frank ellis, al ferguson .
yeah, his brief role in the magnificent seven was certainly a classic. i think the old saying that there’s no such thing as a small role, only small actors, certainly applies here. any other character actor would have been immediately forgettable due to coburn’s coolness. wilke was not one of those. i seem to recall him as one of the nasty sergeants that come good in from here to eternity. he certainly stood out as a genuinely underrated support player !
( republic, 1938) 15 - chapter serial directed by: john english and william witney. cast: ralph byrd, lynne roberts, charles middleton, jerry tucker, david sharpe, lee ford, michael kent, john merton, ray bennett, jack roberts, ned glass, edward foster, alan gregg, reed howes, robert terry, tom seidel, jack ingram, harry anderson, john archer, james blaine .
( columbia, 1950) 15 - chapter serial directed by: spencer gordon bennet. cast: kirk alyn, noel neill, lyle talbot, tommy bond, pierre watkin, don c. harvey, terry frost, rusty wescoatt, jack ingram, fred kelsey, paul strader, george robotham, john zaremba, wally west, john hart, robert barron, gloria blondell, stanley blystone, john elliott, frank ellis .
wilke appeared on pretty man tv westerns ― the range rider ― cheyenne ― bonanza ― wagon train ― death valley days ― rawhide ― the cisco kid ― tombstone territory ― daniel boone ― the virginian ― cimarron strip ― the guns of will sonnett ― the tall man ― sky king ― lancer ― the wild wild west ― the monroes ― maverick ― tales of wells fargo ― have gun–will travel ― bronco ― the westerner ― lawman ― wanted: dead or alive ― zorro .
( republic, 1937) 12 - chapter serial directed by: john english and william witney. cast: john carroll, helen christian, reed howes, duncan renaldo, noah beery, richard alexander, nigel de brulier, robert kortman, jack ingram, roger williams, edmund cobb, mona rico, tom london, harry strang, jerry frank, brooks benedict, forrest burns, lane chandler, frank ellis, art feliz .
( columbia, 1948) 15 - chapter serial directed by: spencer gordon bennet and thomas carr. cast: kirk alyn, noel neill, carol forman, tommy bond, pierre watkin, jack ingram, terry frost, charles quigley, charles king, george meeker, herbert rawlinson, rusty wescoatt, forrest taylor, stephen carr, frank lackteen, emmett vogan, nelson leigh, luana walters, robert barron, ed cassidy .
( republic, 1941) 12 - chapter serial directed by: john english and william witney. cast: tom tyler, frank coghlan jr. , william benedict, louise currie, robert strange, harry worth, bryant washborn, john davidson, george pembroke, george lynn, reed hadley, jack mulhall, keene duncan, nigel de brulier, john bagni, carleton young, leyland hodgson, stanley price, ernest sarracino, tetsu komai .
( columbia, 1937) 15 - chapter serial directed by: harry l. fraser and george melford. cast: frank buck, reginald denny, leroy mason, richard tucker, duncan renaldo, william bakewell, charlotte henry, matthew betz, sasha siemel, george rosener, john davidson, robert warwick, gertrude sutton, milburn morante, clarence muse, dirk thane, willie fung, esther ralston, sherwood bailey, john st. polis .
next is a marquee for a theatre on a military base somewhere. friday’s feature is frontier gun, a regalscope picture with john agar, joyce meadows, barton maclane, robert strauss, james h. griffith and morris ankrum. it was directed by one of my favorite unsung directors, paul landres. on tuesday is it! the terror from beyond space, a terrific little science fiction thing starring marshall thompson and directed by edward l. cahn .
cast: randolph scott (capt. buck devlin), james craig (ep clark), angie dickinson (priscilla king), dani crayne (nell garrison), james garner (sgt. john maitland), gordon jones (pvt. wilbur “will” clegg), trevor bardette (sheriff bob massey), don beddoe (mayor sam pelley), myron healey (rafe sanders), john alderson (clyde walters), harry harvey, sr. (elam king), robert warwick (brother abraham) .
actor. a prolific american film and television actor noted primarily for his roles as villains, mostly in westerns. he started as a stuntman in the 1930s and his first appearance on screen was in san francisco (1936). he soon began to acquire regular character parts, mainly as a heavy, and made his mark when, along with lee van cleef and sheb wooley, he played one of the
three men waiting at the station
in high noon (1952). a western
bad guy
, wilke was among those actors who fall into the
man with no name
category. while his face was instantly recognizable, few cinemagoers actually knew his name .
answer: like you, i did not know the name but had an “oh, yeah, that guy” reaction to the face. he was part of the villainous three waiting at the train station in “high noon” (the others were lee van cleef and sheb wooley). according to the
all movie guide ,
the cincinnati native’s “first taste of popularity came while he was performing with a high - dive act at the 1933 world’s fair in chicago. encouraged to give hollywood a try, wilke entered films as a stunt man and bit player in 1936. he spent most of his movie career in westerns... generally playing bad - guy roles which required both menace and physical dexterity. ”
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jess is riding shotgun on a stage that was wrecked by two men to steal a $ 20, 000 payroll. he rides after the men chasing them to montana where he learns one of them is a close friend he helped but there are unexpected dangers .
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jess harper is riding shotgun on a stage carrying a $ 20, 000 payroll and he doesn' t know that the coach has been sabotaged so that it will wreck. jess' friend tad kimball is responsible for the sabotage so that he and wes darrin can steal the money. jess hits the trail after men whole robbed the stage, not knowing that one of them is tad. slim finds evidence that tad' s involved and starts after jess, who' s trailed the bandits to billings. jess sets a trap and catches tad who then takes him to the money. wes is waiting for them and attempts to murder jess but tad saves his life. then the crooked sheriff arrives, takes the money and traps both men in the mine where the money was hidden. slim arrives in billings looking for jess and gets conflicting stories from the sheriff and other people he talks to but time is running out at the mine. slim has to find out what' s going on before it' s too late to help jess and tad .
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robert j. wilke ( may 18 , 1914 – march 28 , 1989 ) was an american film and television actor noted primarily for his roles as villains , mostly in westerns . prior to his film and television career , wilke was a star left half-back for the university of notre dame fighting irish . he was the rushing leader for notre dame in 1936 and 1937 . he was an all-star game participant in 1937 . on november 21 , 1936 , wilke scored two touchdowns , both by way of notre dame 's famous " sucker play " or " perfect play " , versus then # 1-ranked northwestern , crushing northwestern 's championship hopes . this game was ranked the # 2 greatest victory in notre dame stadium . after his collegiate football career , wilke started as a stuntman in the 1930s and his first appearance on screen was in san francisco ( 1936 ) . he soon began to acquire regular character parts , mainly as a heavy , and made his mark when , along with lee van cleef and sheb wooley , he played one of the " three men waiting at the station " in high noon ( 1952 ) . 
robert j. wilke (may 18, 1914 – march 28, 1989) was an american film and television actor noted primarily for his roles as villains, mostly in westerns. prior to his film and television career, wilke was a star left half-back for the university of notre dame fighting irish. he was the rushing leader for notre dame in 1936 and 1937. he was an all-star game participant in 1937. on november 21, 1936, wilke scored two touchdowns, both by way of notre dame's famous " sucker play " or " perfect play ", versus then # 1-ranked northwestern, crushing northwestern's championship hopes. this game was ranked the # 2 greatest victory in notre dame stadium. after his collegiate football career, wilke started as a stuntman in the 1930s and his first appearance on screen was in san francisco (1936). he soon began to acquire regular character parts, mainly as a heavy, and made his mark when, along with lee van cleef and sheb wooley, he played one of the " three men waiting at the station " in high noon (1952).
robert j. wilke (may 18, 1914 – march 28, 1989) was an american film and television actor noted primarily for his roles as villains, mostly in westerns. prior to his film and television career, wilke was a star left half-back for the university of notre dame fighting irish. he was the rushing leader for notre dame in 1936 and 1937. he was an all-star game participant in 1937. on november 21, 1936, wilke scored two touchdowns, both by way of notre dame's famous " sucker play " or " perfect play ", versus then # 1-ranked northwestern, crushing northwestern's championship hopes. this game was ranked the # 2 greatest victory in notre dame stadium. after his collegiate football career, wilke started as a stuntman in the 1930s and his first appearance on screen was in san francisco (1936). he soon began to acquire regular character parts, mainly as a heavy, and made his mark when, along with lee van cleef and sheb wooley, he played one of the " three men waiting at the station " in high noon (1952).