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Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Actor Dec 26 (died age 91) San Francisco, California, USA 1930–2022 (92 year career)
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Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elisha Cook, Jr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Rosemary's Baby
Film

Rosemary's Baby

Mr. Nicklas
The Maltese Falcon
Film

The Maltese Falcon

Wilmer Cook
The Killing
Film

The Killing

George Peatty
The Big Sleep
Film

The Big Sleep

Harry Jones
Shane
Film

Shane

Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Film

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Cody
House on Haunted Hill
Film

House on Haunted Hill

Watson Pritchard
Salem's Lot
Film

Salem's Lot

Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips

Filmography

Acting (180)

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Movies (124)

They Came from the Attic

They Came from the Attic

2022

as Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)

9.0
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

1987

as Pappy Glue

6.6
The Pigs vs. The Freaks

The Pigs vs. The Freaks

1984

as Novatney

1.0
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

1984

as Mr. Bibbs

5.6
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse

1984

as Mr. Maps

5.0
This Girl for Hire

This Girl for Hire

1983

as Eddie

3.6
Hammett

Hammett

1982

as Eli the Taxi Driver

6.2
National Lampoon's Movie Madness

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

1982

as Mousy ("Municipalians")

3.1
Terror at Alcatraz

Terror at Alcatraz

1982

as Hotel Desk Clerk

Harry's War

Harry's War

1981

as Sgt. Billy

5.2
Leave 'Em Laughing

Leave 'Em Laughing

1981

as Jetter

8.0
Tom Horn

Tom Horn

1980

as Stable Hand

6.4
Carny

Carny

1980

as On-Your-Mark

6.2
1941

1941

1979

as The Patron (Dexter)

5.8
The Champ

The Champ

1979

as Georgie

7.0
Dead of Night

Dead of Night

1977

as Karel

6.2
Mad Bull

Mad Bull

1977

as Sweeper

St. Ives

St. Ives

1976

as Eddie

5.7
The Black Bird

The Black Bird

1975

as Wilmer Cook

4.6
Messiah of Evil

Messiah of Evil

1975

as Charlie

6.2
Winterhawk

Winterhawk

1975

as Finley

6.5
Senior Power

Senior Power

1975

as Mr. Boyle

The Phantom of Hollywood

The Phantom of Hollywood

1974

as Studio Engineer (uncredited)

5.1
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

as Cody

7.2
The Outfit

The Outfit

1973

as Carl

6.8
Emperor of the North

Emperor of the North

1973

as Gray Cat

6.7
Electra Glide in Blue

Electra Glide in Blue

1973

as Willie

6.9
Scarecrow

Scarecrow

1972

as Micah

8.0
Blacula

Blacula

1972

as Sam

5.5
The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

1972

as Mickey Crawford

6.9
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

1972

as Bunker (as Elisha Cook)

5.6
Night Slaves

Night Slaves

1970
5.8
El Condor

El Condor

1970

as Old Convict

5.5
The Movie Murderer

The Movie Murderer

1970

as Willie Peanuts

6.5
Night Chase

Night Chase

1970

as Proprietor

5.5
The Great Bank Robbery

The Great Bank Robbery

1969

as Jeb

6.3
Cry for Poor Wally

Cry for Poor Wally

1969
Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

1968

as Mr. Nicklas

7.8
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

as Self (archive footage)

6.3
The Spy in the Green Hat

The Spy in the Green Hat

1967

as Arnold

6.6
Welcome to Hard Times

Welcome to Hard Times

1967

as Hanson

5.1
Blood on the Arrow

Blood on the Arrow

1964

as Tex

3.5
The Glass Cage

The Glass Cage

1964

as Ellen's father

5.3
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.3
Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

1963

as Underworld Leader

5.1
The Haunted Palace

The Haunted Palace

1963

as Gideon Smith / Micah Smith

6.7
Papa's Delicate Condition

Papa's Delicate Condition

1963

as Mr. Keith

5.4
Black Zoo

Black Zoo

1963

as Joe

5.6
One-Eyed Jacks

One-Eyed Jacks

1961

as Carvey

6.7
College Confidential

College Confidential

1960

as Ted Blake

5.8
Platinum High School

Platinum High School

1960

as Harry Nesbit

6.0
The Fatal Impulse

The Fatal Impulse

1960

as Harry Elser

1.0
House on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill

1959

as Watson Pritchard

6.8
Day of the Outlaw

Day of the Outlaw

1959

as Larry Teter, Town Barber

6.8
The Lonely Man

The Lonely Man

1957

as Willie

5.9
Plunder Road

Plunder Road

1957

as Skeets Jonas

6.9
Chicago Confidential

Chicago Confidential

1957

as Candymouth Duggan

4.7
Voodoo Island

Voodoo Island

1957

as Martin Schuyler

4.3
Baby Face Nelson

Baby Face Nelson

1957

as Homer van Meter

5.6
Accused of Murder

Accused of Murder

1956

as 'Whitey' Pollock

4.5
The Killing

The Killing

1956

as George Peatty

7.6
The Indian Fighter

The Indian Fighter

1955

as Briggs

6.3
Trial

Trial

1955

as Finn

6.8
Timberjack

Timberjack

1955

as Punky (as Elisha Cook)

3.2
Drum Beat

Drum Beat

1954

as Blaine Crackel

6.0
The Outlaw's Daughter

The Outlaw's Daughter

1954

as Lewis 'Tulsa' Cook

Superman's Peril

Superman's Peril

1954

as Homer Garrity

Shane

Shane

1953

as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey

7.3
Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains

1953

as Joseph Standish

5.4
I, the Jury

I, the Jury

1953

as Bobo

5.7
Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952

as Eddie Forbes

6.6
Behave Yourself!

Behave Yourself!

1951

as Albert Jonas

6.0
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1949

as Klipspringer

5.4
Flaxy Martin

Flaxy Martin

1949

as Roper

5.5
Born to Kill

Born to Kill

1947

as Marty

6.7
The Gangster

The Gangster

1947

as Oval

5.1
Fall Guy

Fall Guy

1947

as Joe

5.0
The Long Night

The Long Night

1947

as Frank Dunlap

5.6
The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1946

as Harry Jones

7.6
Blonde Alibi

Blonde Alibi

1946

as Sam Collins

3.9
Two Smart People

Two Smart People

1946

as Fly Feletti

6.4
Cinderella Jones

Cinderella Jones

1946

as Oliver S. Patch

2.8
The Falcon's Alibi

The Falcon's Alibi

1946

as Nick

4.8
Joe Palooka, Champ

Joe Palooka, Champ

1946

as Eugene

Dillinger

Dillinger

1945

as Kirk Otto

5.8
Why Girls Leave Home

Why Girls Leave Home

1945

as Jimmy Lobo

5.0
Up in Arms

Up in Arms

1944

as Info Jones

5.6
Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady

1944

as Cliff Milburn

7.0
Dark Waters

Dark Waters

1944

as Cleeve

5.8
Dark Mountain

Dark Mountain

1944

as Whitey

4.9
Baptism of Fire

Baptism of Fire

1943

as Bill (uncredited)

5.0
Kill or Be Killed

Kill or Be Killed

1943
A Gentleman at Heart

A Gentleman at Heart

1942

as Genius

6.0
Sleepytime Gal

Sleepytime Gal

1942

as Ernie

Wildcat

Wildcat

1942

as Harold 'Chicopee' Nevins

3.5
Manila Calling

Manila Calling

1942

as Gillman

7.0
A-Haunting We Will Go

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942

as Frank Lucas

6.0
The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1941

as Wilmer Cook

7.7
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as Piano Player (uncredited)

7.2
Hellzapoppin'

Hellzapoppin'

1941

as Harry Selby

7.2
Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

1941

as Waiter

7.4
I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming

1941

as Harry Williams

6.9
Love Crazy

Love Crazy

1941

as Joe (elevator operator)

6.7
Man at Large

Man at Large

1941

as Hotel Clerk

6.0
Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

as Joe Briggs

6.4
He Married His Wife

He Married His Wife

1940

as Dicky Brown

5.1
Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley

1940

as Joe Codd

5.1
Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1

1940

as Communist

4.4
Grand Jury Secrets

Grand Jury Secrets

1939

as Robert Austin / Norman Hazlitt

Submarine Patrol

Submarine Patrol

1938

as Seaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor'

6.6
Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

1938

as Boy on Bench (uncredited)

6.0
Newsboys' Home

Newsboys' Home

1938

as Danny

6.0
My Lucky Star

My Lucky Star

1938

as Waldo

5.3
Danger – Love at Work

Danger – Love at Work

1937

as McBain, the chemist

7.3
Love Is News

Love Is News

1937

as Egbert Eggleston

6.0
The Devil Is Driving

The Devil Is Driving

1937

as Tony Stevens

5.0
They Won't Forget

They Won't Forget

1937

as Joe Turner

5.6
Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937

as Glen Wylie

6.0
Life Begins in College

Life Begins in College

1937

as Oliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr.

Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd

1936

as Skeeter

Pigskin Parade

Pigskin Parade

1936

as Herbert Van Dyke

6.1
Honor Among Lovers

Honor Among Lovers

1931

as Office Boy (uncredited)

5.7
Chills and Fever

Chills and Fever

1930

as Member of the Glee Club

Her Unborn Child

Her Unborn Child

1930

as Stewart Kennedy

Television (56)

ALF

ALF

1986

as Uncle Albert

7.7
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1985

as (segment "Welcome to Winfield")

7.8
Night Court

Night Court

1984

as Wilbur Posten

7.3
The A-Team

The A-Team

1983

as Jim Beam

7.5
Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

1981
6.7
Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980

as Wilmer

7.3
Salem's Lot

Salem's Lot

1979

as Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips

6.8
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976

as Mr. Charles Trout Sr.

7.5
The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

1976
7.0
Baretta

Baretta

1975
6.4
Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

1975
7.3
Switch

Switch

1975

as Henley

6.7
S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

1975
7.0
The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

1975
2.0
Police Story

Police Story

1973
6.9
McCloud

McCloud

1970
7.1
The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

1970

as Heel

7.8
Ironside

Ironside

1967
6.8
Mannix

Mannix

1967
6.7
Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

1967
5.5
Star Trek

Star Trek

1966

as Samuel Cogley

8.0
Batman

Batman

1966

as Professor Isaacson

7.3
The Monroes

The Monroes

1966
5.7
The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

1965
7.6
A Man Called Shenandoah

A Man Called Shenandoah

1965

as Judd

6.4
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

as Arnold

7.1
The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

as Sailor

7.2
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963

as Wyatt

6.0
The Dakotas

The Dakotas

1963
5.7
Thriller

Thriller

1960

as Harry Elser

6.6
Outlaws

Outlaws

1960
6.2
Surfside 6

Surfside 6

1960
5.0
The Islanders

The Islanders

1960

as Tomas

8.0
Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

as John Walker

7.5
Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

as Bain

7.2
The Rebel

The Rebel

1959

as Jeremy Hake

4.8
The Third Man

The Third Man

1959
6.9
Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato

1959
5.0
Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

1959

as Maxie Dolan

5.7
The Deputy

The Deputy

1959

as Miller

6.2
Tightrope

Tightrope

1959
5.5
Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

1958

as Pete Sheeley

6.1
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958
6.7
Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

1958
6.4
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

as Art Crowley

7.7
Trackdown

Trackdown

1957
6.4
Panic!

Panic!

1957
The O. Henry Playhouse

The O. Henry Playhouse

1957

as Fred

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Shorty

7.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955
6.8
The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1955

as Ed Nevins

5.0
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Huggins

6.6
Climax!

Climax!

1954

as Pop

3.3
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

as Jed

6.4
Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

1952
6.6
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951
5.0