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name: "Robert J. Wilke"
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born: "18 May 1914"
died: "28 March 1989"
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updated: "2026-09-16T10:23:02.621097+00:00"
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# Robert J. Wilke

Actor. Born 18 May 1914 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Died 28 March 1989.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 May 1914, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- **Died:** 28 March 1989
- **Also known as:** Bob Wilke, Robert Wilke, Robert Joseph Wilke

## Biography

Robert J. Wilke was an American actor, also credited as Bob Wilke, Robert Wilke and Robert Joseph Wilke. He appeared in numerous films and television series, primarily in villainous roles in Westerns.

Wilke began his career as a stuntman in the 1930s, with his first screen appearance in *San Francisco* (1936). He gained wider recognition for his role as one of the gunmen in *High Noon* (1952). Among his best-known film roles are Wallace in *The Magnificent Seven* (1960), the guard captain in *Spartacus* (1960) and the farm foreman in *Days of Heaven* (1978). He also appeared in *20,000 Leagues Under the Sea* (1954) and *Stripes* (1981), and worked extensively in television Westerns including *Bonanza* and *Gunsmoke*.

An expert golfer, Wilke won the World Entertainment Championship golf title in 1960, 1963 and 1964. He died in Los Angeles in 1989.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Days of Heaven* (1978), Fi1m 85, as The Farm Foreman — [page](https://film.one/film/days-of-heaven.md)

## Also known for

- *Spartacus* (1960), Guard captain
- *The Magnificent Seven* (1960), Wallace
- *High Noon* (1952), Jim Pierce — [page](https://film.one/film/high-noon.md)
- *Stripes* (1981), Gen. Barnicke
- *20,000 Leagues Under the Sea* (1954), First Mate of the Nautilus
- *From Here to Eternity* (1953), Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)
- *Bonanza* (1959), Charlie Sheppard, Al Simmons, Sheriff Claude T. Booker, Brazos, Marshal Hollister
- *Written on the Wind* (1956), Dan Willis

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