Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Vanslyck Cook, Jr. (December 26, 1903 – May 18, 1995) was an American character actor who made a career out of playing cowardly villains and weedy neurotics in dozens of films. He was perhaps most noted for his portrayal of the "gunsel" Wilmer, who tries to intimidate Humphrey Bogart's Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon.
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Born
Dec 26, 1903
San Francisco, California, USA
Died
May 18, 1995
Known For
Acting
Movies
125 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.4
Known For
Rosemary's Baby
1968
as Mr. Nicklas
Shane
1953
as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Wilmer Cook
The Big Sleep
1946
as Harry Jones
1941
1979
as The Patron (Dexter)
The Killing
1956
as George Peatty
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Cody
Sergeant York
1941
as Piano Player (uncredited)
One-Eyed Jacks
1961
as Carvey
House on Haunted Hill
1959
as Watson Pritchard
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