Robert J. Wilke

Robert J. Wilke

actor, producer

Robert J. Wilke was born on May 18, 1914 in USA. Robert J. Wilke's big-screen debut came with San Francisco directed by W.S. Van Dyke in 1936, strarring Earthquake Survivor (uncredited). Robert J. Wilke is known for Days of Heaven directed by Terrence Malick, Richard Gere stars as Bill and Brooke Adams as Abby. The most recent award Robert J. Wilke achieved is Golden Boot Awards. The upcoming new movie Robert J. Wilke plays is Stripes which will be released on Jun 26, 1981.

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.

  • Birthday

    May 18, 1914
  • Place of Birth

    Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Golden Boot Awards
1985
Winner - Golden Boot

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