Robert J. Wilke

Born May 18, 1914· Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

† Died March 28, 1989

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A Cincinnati native who began his public life performing high-dive acts at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair later turned to Hollywood, starting as a stuntman in the 1930s and making his screen debut in San Francisco (1936). He quickly became a reliable on-screen heavy, most famously appearing as one of the three men waiting at the station in High Noon (1952) and as the railroad bully Wallace in The M…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

High Noon

Spartacus

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven1960

Days of Heaven

Days of Heaven1978

The Farm Foreman

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity1953

Sgt. Henderson (uncredited)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea1954

First Mate of the Nautilus

The Fugitive

The Fugitive1963

Written on the Wind

Written on the Wind1956

Dallas

Maverick

Man of the West

Man of the West1958

Lassie