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Elisha Cook Jr.

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
Rosemary's Baby
1968 as Mr. Nicklas
★ 7.8
Shane
Shane
1953 as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
★ 7.3
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
1941 as Wilmer Cook
★ 7.7
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
1946 as Harry Jones
★ 7.6
1941
1941
1979 as The Patron (Dexter)
★ 5.8
The Killing
The Killing
1956 as George Peatty
★ 7.6
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
★ 7.2
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
1941 as Piano Player (uncredited)
★ 7.2
One-Eyed Jacks
One-Eyed Jacks
1961 as Carvey
★ 6.7
House on Haunted Hill
House on Haunted Hill
1959 as Watson Pritchard
★ 6.8
The Outfit
The Outfit
1973 as Carl
★ 6.8
The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker
1972 as Mickey Crawford
★ 6.9
Day of the Outlaw
Day of the Outlaw
1959 as Larry Teter, Town Barber
★ 6.8
Tom Horn
Tom Horn
1980 as Stable Hand
★ 6.4
The Indian Fighter
The Indian Fighter
1955 as Briggs
★ 6.3
Hammett
Hammett
1982 as Eli the Taxi Driver
★ 6.2
The Champ
The Champ
1979 as Georgie
★ 7.0
Emperor of the North
Emperor of the North
1973 as Gray Cat
★ 6.8
Hellzapoppin'
Hellzapoppin'
1941 as Harry Selby
★ 7.2
Carny
Carny
1980 as On-Your-Mark
★ 6.2
The Haunted Palace
The Haunted Palace
1963 as Gideon Smith / Micah Smith
★ 6.7
Born to Kill
Born to Kill
1947 as Marty
★ 6.7
Messiah of Evil
Messiah of Evil
1975 as Charlie
★ 6.3
Electra Glide in Blue
Electra Glide in Blue
1973 as Willie
★ 6.9
St. Ives
St. Ives
1976 as Eddie
★ 5.7
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982 as Mousy ("Municipalians")
★ 3.3
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire
1941 as Waiter
★ 7.4
Drum Beat
Drum Beat
1954 as Blaine Crackel
★ 6.1
The Spy in the Green Hat
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967 as Arnold
★ 6.6
Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1
1940 as Communist
★ 4.9
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady
1944 as Cliff Milburn
★ 7.0
Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock
1952 as Eddie Forbes
★ 6.6
Blacula
Blacula
1972 as Sam
★ 5.5
Love Crazy
Love Crazy
1941 as Joe (elevator operator)
★ 6.8
Johnny Cool
Johnny Cool
1963 as Underworld Leader
★ 5.3
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987 as Pappy Glue
★ 6.7
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972 as Bunker (as Elisha Cook)
★ 5.6
Winterhawk
Winterhawk
1975 as Finley
★ 6.6
Trial
Trial
1955 as Finn
★ 6.9
The Long Night
The Long Night
1947 as Frank Dunlap
★ 5.7
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 as Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Dead of Night
Dead of Night
1977 as Karel
★ 6.3
Mad Bull
Mad Bull
1977 as Sweeper
★ 8.0
El Condor
El Condor
1970 as Old Convict
★ 5.5
They Came from the Attic
They Came from the Attic
2022 as Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)
★ 9.0
Dillinger
Dillinger
1945 as Kirk Otto
★ 5.9
Blonde Alibi
Blonde Alibi
1946 as Sam Collins
★ 4.8
Pigskin Parade
Pigskin Parade
1936 as Herbert Van Dyke
★ 6.2
Plunder Road
Plunder Road
1957 as Skeets Jonas
★ 7.0
Welcome to Hard Times
Welcome to Hard Times
1967 as Hanson
★ 5.3
Behave Yourself!
Behave Yourself!
1951 as Albert Jonas
★ 6.2
The Gangster
The Gangster
1947 as Oval
★ 5.2
Dark Waters
Dark Waters
1944 as Cleeve
★ 5.9
Black Zoo
Black Zoo
1963 as Joe
★ 5.7
A Gentleman at Heart
A Gentleman at Heart
1942 as Genius
★ 7.5
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.6
They Won't Forget
They Won't Forget
1937 as Joe Turner
★ 5.9
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
1984 as Novatney
★ 4.5
Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940 as Joe Briggs
★ 6.5
The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man
1957 as Willie
★ 6.1
I, the Jury
★ 5.9
I, the Jury
I, the Jury
1953 as Bobo
★ 5.9
Wildcat
Wildcat
1942 as Harold 'Chicopee' Nevins
★ 5.7
The Great Bank Robbery
The Great Bank Robbery
1969 as Jeb
★ 6.7
Up in Arms
Up in Arms
1944 as Info Jones
★ 5.7
Thunder Over the Plains
Thunder Over the Plains
1953 as Joseph Standish
★ 5.6
Submarine Patrol
Submarine Patrol
1938 as Seaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor'
★ 6.7
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
1949 as Klipspringer
★ 5.4
This Girl for Hire
This Girl for Hire
1983 as Eddie
★ 5.0
Voodoo Island
Voodoo Island
1957 as Martin Schuyler
★ 4.6
College Confidential
College Confidential
1960 as Ted Blake
★ 6.5
Timberjack
Timberjack
1955 as Punky (as Elisha Cook)
★ 4.2
Baby Face Nelson
Baby Face Nelson
1957 as Homer van Meter
★ 5.6
Flaxy Martin
Flaxy Martin
1949 as Roper
★ 5.6
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984 as Mr. Bibbs
★ 5.9
Papa's Delicate Condition
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963 as Mr. Keith
★ 5.7
Fall Guy
Fall Guy
1947 as Joe
★ 5.2
Sleepytime Gal
Sleepytime Gal
1942 as Ernie
★ 9.0
I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming
1941 as Harry Williams
★ 6.9
Night Slaves
★ 5.9
The Movie Murderer
The Movie Murderer
1970 as Willie Peanuts
★ 6.9
Newsboys' Home
Newsboys' Home
1938 as Danny
★ 8.0
He Married His Wife
He Married His Wife
1940 as Dicky Brown
★ 5.6
Night Chase
Night Chase
1970 as Proprietor
★ 5.9
A-Haunting We Will Go
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942 as Frank Lucas
★ 6.1
The Devil Is Driving
The Devil Is Driving
1937 as Tony Stevens
★ 6.5
Cinderella Jones
Cinderella Jones
1946 as Oliver S. Patch
★ 3.8
Blood on the Arrow
Blood on the Arrow
1964 as Tex
★ 4.4
Love Is News
Love Is News
1937 as Egbert Eggleston
★ 6.2
Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Home
1945 as Jimmy Lobo
★ 5.7
Danger – Love at Work
Danger – Love at Work
1937 as McBain, the chemist
★ 7.0
The Phantom of Hollywood
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974 as Studio Engineer (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Chicago Confidential
Chicago Confidential
1957 as Candymouth Duggan
★ 5.0
The Fatal Impulse
The Fatal Impulse
1960 as Harry Elser
★ 1.0
Scarecrow
Scarecrow
1972 as Micah
★ 8.0
Terror at Alcatraz
Terror at Alcatraz
1982 as Hotel Desk Clerk
★ 10.0
The Outlaw's Daughter
The Outlaw's Daughter
1954 as Lewis 'Tulsa' Cook
★ 8.0
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
1938 as Boy on Bench (uncredited)
★ 6.1
My Lucky Star
My Lucky Star
1938 as Waldo
★ 5.9
Manila Calling
Manila Calling
1942 as Gillman
★ 8.0
Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowd
1936 as Skeeter
★ 8.0
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937 as Glen Wylie
★ 7.0
Dark Mountain
Dark Mountain
1944 as Whitey
★ 5.3
Platinum High School
Platinum High School
1960 as Harry Nesbit
★ 6.5
Accused of Murder
Accused of Murder
1956 as 'Whitey' Pollock
★ 4.8
The Black Bird
The Black Bird
1975 as Wilmer Cook
★ 5.0
Two Smart People
Two Smart People
1946 as Fly Feletti
★ 6.6
Senior Power
Senior Power
1975 as Mr. Boyle
The Glass Cage
The Glass Cage
1964 as Ellen's father
★ 5.8
Harry's War
Harry's War
1981 as Sgt. Billy
★ 6.2
Man at Large
Man at Large
1941 as Hotel Clerk
★ 6.5
Honor Among Lovers
Honor Among Lovers
1931 as Office Boy (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Life Begins in College
Life Begins in College
1937 as Oliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr.
★ 8.0
Baptism of Fire
Baptism of Fire
1943 as Bill (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Grand Jury Secrets
Grand Jury Secrets
1939 as Robert Austin / Norman Hazlitt
★ 7.0
Leave 'Em Laughing
Leave 'Em Laughing
1981 as Jetter
★ 8.0
The Falcon's Alibi
The Falcon's Alibi
1946 as Nick
★ 5.3
Superman's Peril
Superman's Peril
1954 as Homer Garrity
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
★ 6.5
Joe Palooka, Champ
Joe Palooka, Champ
1946 as Eugene
★ 8.0
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley
1940 as Joe Codd
★ 5.4
movie
★ 9.0
movie
Chills and Fever
1930 as Member of the Glee Club
★ 9.0
Her Unborn Child
Her Unborn Child
1930 as Stewart Kennedy
★ 7.0