Caption: Still of Burt Lancaster, Donald Pleasence, Jim Hutton, Martin Landau, Lee Remick, Pamela Tiffin and Robert J. Wilke in The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
Actor, Producer
Born: May 18, 1914
Star sign: Taurus
Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Known for: Days of Heaven (1978), High Noon (1952), Spartacus (1960), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Source: IMDB
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 ...