Robert Gleckler

Robert Gleckler (January 11, 1887 – February 25, 1939) was an American film and stage actor who appeared in nearly 60 movies between 1927 until his death in 1939. He was cast for the role of Jonas Wilkerson, overseer of the slaves at Tara in Gone with the Wind, but died during the filming and was replaced with Victor Jory.

Selected filmography

The Dove (1927) as Minor Role (uncredited) Mother's Boy (1929) as Gus LeGrand The Sea God (1930) as Big Schultz Big Money (1930) as Monk The Finger Points (1931) as Larry Haynes - Sphnix Club Manager Defenders of the Law (1931) as Joe Velet Her Bodyguard (1933) as Hood (uncredited) Take a Chance (1933) as Mike Caruso The Personality Kid (1934) as Gavin Now I'll Tell (1934) as Al Mossiter The Defense Rests (1934) as Lou Gentry Million Dollar Ransom (1934) as 'Doc' Carson Marie Galante (1934) as Steamship Captain (uncredited) The Great Hotel Murder (1935) as Police Captain The Perfect Clue (1935) as Delaney It Happened in New York (1935) as Venitte The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) as Detective Byrd Go Into Your Dance (1935) as Pete Brown (uncredited) Mister Dynamite (1935) as James V. King The Headline Woman (1935) as Harry Chase The Glass Key (1935) as Shad O'Rory The Daring Young Man (1935) as Editor Hooley Dante's Inferno (1935) as Dean The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) as Fisher Here Comes the Band (1935) as Simmons Whipsaw (1935) as Steve Arnold Show Them No Mercy! (1935) as Gus Hansen Too Tough to Kill (1935) as Bill Anderson Absolute Quiet (1936) as Jasper Cowdray Forgotten Faces (1936) as Mike Davidson Yours for the Asking (1936) as Slick Doran I'd Give My Life (1936) as Buck Gordon Love Begins at 20 (1936) as Gangster Mugsy O'Bannon Sworn Enemy (1936) as Hinkle The Girl on the Front Page (1936) as Bill North of Nome (1936) as Bruno Great Guy (1936) as Marty Cavanaugh King of Gamblers (1937) as Ed Merkil Wings Over Honolulu (1937) as Squadron Lieutenant Commander (uncredited) Pick a Star (1937) as Head Waiter The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937) as Capt. Walter Reid Hot Water (1937) as Hal Lynch Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937) as Hardcasle The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937) as Tom 'Skunk' Rogers (uncredited) Gun Law (1938) as Flash Arnold Rascals (1938) as Police Lieutenant Gangs of New York (1938) as Nolan Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) as Eddie Little Miss Broadway (1938) as Detective Boys Town (1938) as Mr. Reynolds (uncredited) Fugitives for a Night (1938) as J. G. McGee (uncredited) Tarnished Angel (1938) as Checkers - Casino Owner (uncredited) Orphans of the Street (1938) as Hughes Ride a Crooked Mile (1938) as Prison Warden Stand Up and Fight (1939) as Sheriff Barney They Made Me a Criminal (1939) as Doc Ward (final film role)