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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. -

Stripes ( 1981) | IMDb: 6.8

Action , Comedy

John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the US Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.

Starring:

Bill Murray , Harold Ramis , Warren Oates , P.J. Soles , Sean Young , John Candy

Directed by:

Lloyd Nelson , James M. Freitag , Ivan Reitman

Produced by:

Joe Medjuck , Karen Rea , Ivan Reitman

Days of Heaven ( 1978) | IMDb: 7.8

Drama , Romance

In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.

Starring:

Richard Gere , Brooke Adams , Sam Shepard , Linda Manz , Robert J. Wilke , Jackie Shultis

Directed by:

Skip Cosper , Jacob Brackman , Terrence Malick

Produced by:

Marilyn Tasso , Barbara Claman , Coulter Adams

Tony Rome ( 1967) | IMDb: 6.5

Crime , Mystery , Thriller

Tony Rome, a tough Miami PI living on a houseboat, is hired by a local millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter, and in the process has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami Beach PD.

Starring:

Frank Sinatra , Jill St. John , Richard Conte , Gena Rowlands , Simon Oakland , Robert J. Wilke

Directed by:

Richard Lang , Gordon Douglas , Dolores Rubin

Produced by:

Joe Scully , Aaron Rosenberg , Beverly McDermott

The Hallelujah Trail ( 1965) | IMDb: 6.5

Comedy , Western

A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.

Starring:

Burt Lancaster , Lee Remick , Jim Hutton , Donald Pleasence , Brian Keith , Martin Landau

Directed by:

Tim Zinnemann , Robert E. Relyea , John Franco

Produced by:

Patrick J. Palmer , Robert E. Relyea , Lynn Stalmaster

Spartacus ( 1960) | IMDb: 7.9

Adventure , Drama , History , War

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.

Starring:

Kirk Douglas , Laurence Olivier , Jean Simmons , Charles Laughton , Peter Ustinov , John Gavin

Directed by:

Marshall Green , Stanley Kubrick , Anthony Mann

Produced by:

Tadeo Villalba , Edward Lewis , Kirk Douglas

The Magnificent Seven ( 1960) | IMDb: 7.7

Action , Adventure , Western

An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.

Starring:

Yul Brynner , Eli Wallach , Steve McQueen , Charles Bronson , Robert Vaughn , Brad Dexter

Directed by:

John Sturges , Emilio Fernández , Jaime Contreras

Produced by:

John Veitch , Lou Morheim , Allen K. Wood

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ( 1954) | IMDb: 7.2

Adventure , Family , Science fiction

A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.

Starring:

Kirk Douglas , James Mason , Paul Lukas , Peter Lorre , Robert J. Wilke , Ted de Corsia

Directed by:

Richard Fleischer

Produced by:

Walt Disney , Frederic Leahy

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