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Robert J. Wilke is a Actor American born on 18 may 1914 at Ohio (USA)
Robert J. Wilke (May 18, 1914 – March 28, 1989) was a prolific American film and television actor noted primarily for his roles as villains, mostly in Westerns.
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).
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.
Parmi ses films notables appartenant à ce genre, mentionnons Le train sifflera trois fois de Fred Zinnemann (1952, avec Gary Cooper et Grace Kelly), Je suis un aventurier (1954, avec James Stewart et Walter Brennan) et L'Homme de l'Ouest (1958, avec Gary Cooper et Julie London) d'Anthony Mann, ainsi que Les Sept Mercenaires (1960, avec Yul Brynner et Steve McQueen) et Sur la piste de la grande caravane (1965, avec Burt Lancaster et Lee Remick) de John Sturges.
En dehors du western, citons Vingt mille lieues sous les mers de Richard Fleischer (1954, avec Kirk Douglas et James Mason), Écrit sur du vent de Douglas Sirk (1956, avec Rock Hudson et Lauren Bacall), Spartacus de Stanley Kubrick (1960, avec Kirk Douglas et Laurence Olivier), ou encore Les Moissons du ciel de Terrence Malick (1978, avec Richard Gere et Brooke Adams), un de ses ultimes films. Le dernier de ses cent-quatre-vingt-dix neuf films américains est Les Bleus d'Ivan Reitman (avec Bill Murray et Harold Ramis), sorti en 1981, année où il se retire.
Très actif également à la télévision (souvent là-aussi dans le domaine du western), Robert J. Wilke contribue à quatre-vingt-quatorze séries entre 1951 et 1981, dont Zorro (quatre épisodes, 1959), Les Incorruptibles (trois épisodes, 1961-1962) et Gunsmoke (sept épisodes, 1958-1967). Il apparaît aussi dans cinq téléfilms, le premier en 1960, le dernier en 1981.
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Birth name Robert Joseph Wilke
Nationality USA
Birth 18 may 1914 at Ohio (USA)
Death 28 march 1989 (at 74 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 18 may 1914 at Ohio (USA)
Death 28 march 1989 (at 74 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Robert J. Wilke (May 18, 1914 – March 28, 1989) was a prolific American film and television actor noted primarily for his roles as villains, mostly in Westerns.
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).
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.
Biography
Au cinéma, Robert J. Wilke débute comme figurant dans San Francisco de W. S. Van Dyke (avec Clark Gable et Jeanette MacDonald), sorti en 1936. À partir des années 1950 (auparavant, il a le plus souvent des petits rôles non-crédités), Il tient régulièrement des seconds rôles de caractère, souvent de « méchants » et principalement dans des westerns.Parmi ses films notables appartenant à ce genre, mentionnons Le train sifflera trois fois de Fred Zinnemann (1952, avec Gary Cooper et Grace Kelly), Je suis un aventurier (1954, avec James Stewart et Walter Brennan) et L'Homme de l'Ouest (1958, avec Gary Cooper et Julie London) d'Anthony Mann, ainsi que Les Sept Mercenaires (1960, avec Yul Brynner et Steve McQueen) et Sur la piste de la grande caravane (1965, avec Burt Lancaster et Lee Remick) de John Sturges.
En dehors du western, citons Vingt mille lieues sous les mers de Richard Fleischer (1954, avec Kirk Douglas et James Mason), Écrit sur du vent de Douglas Sirk (1956, avec Rock Hudson et Lauren Bacall), Spartacus de Stanley Kubrick (1960, avec Kirk Douglas et Laurence Olivier), ou encore Les Moissons du ciel de Terrence Malick (1978, avec Richard Gere et Brooke Adams), un de ses ultimes films. Le dernier de ses cent-quatre-vingt-dix neuf films américains est Les Bleus d'Ivan Reitman (avec Bill Murray et Harold Ramis), sorti en 1981, année où il se retire.
Très actif également à la télévision (souvent là-aussi dans le domaine du western), Robert J. Wilke contribue à quatre-vingt-quatorze séries entre 1951 et 1981, dont Zorro (quatre épisodes, 1959), Les Incorruptibles (trois épisodes, 1961-1962) et Gunsmoke (sept épisodes, 1958-1967). Il apparaît aussi dans cinq téléfilms, le premier en 1960, le dernier en 1981.
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Filmography of Robert J. Wilke (95 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Stripes | Actor | Gen. Barnicke |
| 1978 | Days of Heaven | Actor | The Farm Foreman |
| 1978 | Wild and Wooly | Actor | Demas Scott |
| 1973 | The Boy Who Cried Werewolf | Actor | The Sheriff |
| 1973 | Santee | Actor | Deaks (as Robert Wilke |
| 1973 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Actor | Le commandant en second du Nautilus |
| 1971 | A Gunfight | Actor | Marshal Tom Cater |
| 1971 | They Call It Murder | Actor | Sheriff Rex Brandon |
| 1971 | The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler | Actor | Hugh Fielding |
| 1970 | The Cheyenne Social Club | Actor | Corey Bannister |
| 1967 | Tony Rome | Actor | Ralph Turpin |
| 1966 | Smoky | Actor | Jeff Nicks |
| 1965 | The Hallelujah Trail | Actor | Chief Five Barrels |
| 1964 | Fate Is the Hunter | Actor | Stillman |
| 1964 | Shock Treatment | Actor | Technician Mike Newton (as Robert Wilke) |
| 1961 | Blueprint for Robbery | Actor | Capt. Swanson |
| 1960 | The Magnificent Seven | Actor | Wallace |
| 1960 | Spartacus | Actor | Guard captain |
| 1958 | Man of the West | Actor | Ponch |
| 1957 | Night Passage | Actor | Concho |
| 1957 | Hot Summer Night | Actor | Tom Ellis (as Robert Wilke) |
| 1957 | The Tarnished Angels | Actor | Hank |
| 1956 | Backlash | Actor | Jeff Welker |
| 1956 | Written on the Wind | Actor | Dan Willis |
| 1956 | The Lone Ranger | Actor | Cassidy |
| 1956 | Gun the Man Down | Actor | Matt Rankin |
| 1956 | The Rawhide Years | Actor | Neal (as Robert Wilke) |
| 1956 | The Vagabond King | Actor | |
| 1956 | Raw Edge | Actor | Sile Doty |
| 1956 | Canyon River | Actor | Joe Graycoe |
| 1956 | Canyon River | Actor | Joe Graycoe |
| 1955 | Smoke Signal | Actor | First Sergeant Daly (as Robert Wilke) |
| 1955 | Son of Sinbad | Actor | |
| 1955 | Strange Lady in Town | Actor | Karg |
| 1955 | Wichita | Actor | Ben Thompson |
| 1955 | Shotgun | Actor | Bentley (as Robert Wilke) |
| 1954 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Actor | First Mate of the Nautilus |
| 1954 | The Far Country | Actor | Madden |
| 1954 | The Lone Gun | Actor | Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke) |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity | Actor | Sgt. Henderson (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Arrowhead | Actor | Sgt. Stone |
| 1953 | Powder River | Actor | Will Horn (as Bob Wilke) |
| 1953 | War Paint | Actor | Trooper Grady |
| 1953 | Powder River | Actor | Will Horn (as Bob Wilke) |
| 1953 | Cow Country | Actor | Sledge |
| 1952 | High Noon | Actor | Jim Pierce |
| 1952 | Hellgate | Actor | Sgt. Maj. Kearn |
| 1952 | The Las Vegas Story | Actor | Clayton (as Robert Wilke) |
| 1952 | Carbine Williams | Actor | |
| 1952 | Road Agent | Actor | Slab Babcock |
| 1952 | Cattle Town | Actor | Keeno |
| 1952 | The Maverick | Actor | Massey |
| 1951 | Best of the Badmen | Actor | Jim Younger |
| 1951 | Pistol Harvest | Actor | Andy Baylor |
| 1951 | Vengeance Valley | Actor | |
| 1951 | Gunplay | Actor | Henchman Winslow |
| 1951 | Hot Lead | Actor | Stoney Dawson (as Robert Wilke) |
| 1951 | Overland Telegraph | Actor | Bellew - Henchman (as Robert Wilke) |
| 1951 | Saddle Legion | Actor | Henchman Hooker |
| 1951 | Best of the Badmen | Actor | Jim Younger |
| 1951 | No Questions Asked | Actor | |
| 1950 | The Desert Hawk | Actor | Camel Driver |
| 1950 | Kill the Umpire | Actor | |
| 1948 | Daredevils of the Clouds | Actor | Joe |
| 1947 | Blackmail | Actor | Policeman |
| 1947 | Buck Privates Come Home | Actor | GI Buddy (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Twilight on the Rio Grande | Actor | Henchman |
| 1947 | The Pilgrim Lady | Actor | |
| 1946 | The Inner Circle | Actor | Police Officer Cummings (as Bob Wilke) |
| 1946 | Badman's Territory | Actor | Deputy Marshal (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Rendezvous with Annie | Actor | MP (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Sunset in El Dorado | Actor | Curley Roberts |
| 1945 | Hitchhike to Happiness | Actor | Stage Hand (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Earl Carroll Vanities | Actor | Cab Driver |
| 1944 | The Fighting Seabees | Actor | Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Cowboy and the Senorita | Actor | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1944 | San Antonio Kid | Actor | Henchman (as Bob Wilke) |
| 1944 | The Yellow Rose of Texas | Actor | |
| 1944 | Sheriff of Sundown | Actor | Bradley - Henchman (as Bob Wilke) |
| 1944 | Vigilantes of Dodge City | Actor | Bill |
| 1944 | Faces in the Fog | Actor | Photographer |
| 1943 | Whispering Footsteps | Actor | Bank Customer |
| 1941 | Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. | Actor | Cutter Helmsman |
| 1941 | Sierra Sue | Actor | Carnival Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Adventures of Red Ryder | Actor | Henchman |
| 1940 | In Old Missouri | Actor | Hillbilly |
| 1939 | Daredevils of the Red Circle | Actor | G-Man |
| 1939 | In Old Monterey | Actor | Man on Wagon |
| 1939 | Jeepers Creepers | Actor | Gangster (as Bob Wilke) |
| 1939 | Star Reporter | Actor | Reporter |
| 1939 | S.O.S Tidal Wave | Actor | Man in TV Studio |
| 1938 | The Fighting Devil Dogs | Actor | Marine in Shanghai (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Lone Ranger | Actor | |
| 1937 | San Quentin | Actor | Young Convict in Yard (uncredited) |
| 1937 | That Man's Here Again | Actor | (uncredited) |