{{short description|American actor}} {{Infobox person | image = Robert Mukes by Gage Skidmore.jpg | image_size = 220px | caption = Mukes in 2018 | name = Robert Allen Mukes | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|3|14}} | birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | other_names = Robert "Bonecrusher" Mukes | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1997–present | height = 2.08 m<ref>{{cite web | title=Robert Mukes - About Me | access-date=June 11, 2024 | url=https://www.backstage.com/u/robert-mukes/ | work=backstage.com }}</ref> | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | website = http://www.robertmukes.com | awards = }}

'''Robert Allen Mukes''' (born March 14, 1964) is an American actor living in Los Angeles.

==Career== Sometimes credited as Robert "Bonecrusher" Mukes, Mukes played professional basketball in Europe until age 30, then trained for pro-wrestling.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://robertmukes.com/resume.html|title=Robert Mukes - Resume|website=robertmukes.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-25}}</ref> His time in that career field was cut short due to injuries.{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}}

The 6' 10" actor is best known for his role as Rufus "R.J." Firefly, Jr. in ''House of 1000 Corpses,'' a role he did not reprise in the sequel ''The Devil's Rejects.''<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Willis |first1=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-vJw1PuV1vcC&dq=Robert+Mukes&pg=PA181 |title=Screen World: 2004 Film Annual; |last2=Monush |first2=Barry |date=2005-06-01 |publisher=Hal Leonard |isbn=978-1-55783-639-7 |language=en}}</ref> Mukes is also known for his role as eskimo bounty hunter Abumchuck in the TV series ''Weeds'' and his work on HBO's TV series, ''Westworld''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bolonik |first=Kera |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZywU32HRqBEC&dq=Robert+Mukes+weeds&pg=PA39 |title=In the Weeds |date=2007-08-07 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-4169-3878-1 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-12 |title=House of 1000 Corpses actor ROBERT MUKES joins the cast of WESTWORLD |url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2016/09/12/house-1000-corpses-actor-robert-mukes-joins-cast-westworld/ |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=Horror Society |language=en-US}}</ref>

Mukes attends fan conventions as a celebrity guest, such as San Diego Comic Con, Monster-Mania Con, Scare-a-Con, Scarefest, Days of the Dead, and Rock & Shock.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://robertmukes.com/appearances.html|title=Robert Mukes - Appearances|website=robertmukes.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-25}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1998 |''MP da Last Don'' |Bodyguard #2 | |- |2000 |''Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists'' |King's guard and Executioner | |- |2001 |''Forbidden Highway'' |Tiny | |- |2002 |''Black Mask 2: City of Masks'' |Snake | |- |2003 |''House of 1000 Corpses'' |Rufus | |- |2008 |''Drillbit Taylor'' |Bodyguard | |- |2012 |''Slumber Party Slaughter'' |Gardener | |- |2015 |''Bone Tomahawk'' |Sentinel | |- |2017 |''Coffin 2'' |Buddy | |- |2018 |''Last American Horror Show'' |The Butcher | |- |2018 |''Valentine DayZ'' |Dark Eyes | |- |2018 |''Alpha Wolf'' |John Carradine | |- |2021 |''Death Park: The End'' |Body Snatcher / Cleaner | |- |2021 |''Hell of the Screaming Undead'' |Warren | |- |2021 |''Appetite for Sin'' |Johnny Coughin | |- |2022 |''Evil at the Door'' |The Cleaner | |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1997 |''Men Behaving Badly'' |Benjamin |Episode: "No Retreat, No Surrender" |- |1998 |''The Parent 'Hood'' |Doorman |Episode: "A Sister Scorned" |- |1998 |''Sliders'' |Security Guard |Episode: "Lipschitz Live!" |- |1998, 2000 |''The Brian Benben Show'' |Athlete / Rabbi |2 episodes |- |2000 |''Choppy'' |Suspect |Television film |- |2001 |''Dharma & Greg'' |Man |Episode: "How This Happened" |- |2001 |''Nikki'' |Tex-asaurus Rex |Episode: "My Best Friend's Day Care" |- |2002 |''She Spies'' |Mac |Episode: "Daddy's Girl" |- |2003 |''Fastlane'' |Bouncer |Episode: "Strap On" |- |2004 |''Las Vegas'' |Hulking Cajun Brother #1 |Episode: "New Orleans" |- |2004 |''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' |Inmate |Episode: "No Humans Involved" |- |2005 |''Rodney'' |Eddie G |Episode: "The Ring" |- |2005 |''The Fallen Ones'' |Aramis |Television film |- |2006–2007 |''Weeds'' |Abumchuk |4 episodes |- |2007 |''Veronica Mars'' |Imposing Guy |Episode: "Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves" |- |2008 |''Backwoods'' |Josiah | rowspan="2" |Television film |- |2008 |''SIS'' |The Samoan |- |2010 |''Fake It Til You Make It'' |Big Swerve |Episode: "Dine and Ditch" |- |2012 |''Criminal Minds'' |Male Visitor |Episode: "Heathridge Manor" |- |2012 |''Person of Interest'' |Titus |Episode: "The Contingency" |- |2013 |''The Mindy Project'' |Big Meat |Episode: "Mindy Lahiri Is a Racist" |- |2015 |''Justified'' |Cell Mate |Episode: "Fugitive Number One" |- |2015 |''Party Monsters'' |Frankie |Television film |- |2016 |''Westworld'' |Behemoth |Episode: "Trace Decay" |- |2017 |''NCIS: Los Angeles'' |Tiny |Episode: "Under Siege" |- |2017 |''School of Rock'' |Metal Dude |Episode: "Leader of the Band" |- |2021 |''Malvolia: The Queen of Screams'' |The Dark Lord |Episode: "Thankskilling: The Guest" |}

=== Video games === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2023 | ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' | Hands | |}

==References== <references />

==External links== *{{official website|http://www.robertmukes.com}} *{{IMDb name|0611476}}{{authority control}}

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