Elisha Cook Jr.

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 26, 1903

died

May 18, 1995

place of birth

San Francisco, California, USA

also known as

Elisha Cook · Elisha Vanslyck Cook Jr. · Элиша Кук · Еліша Кук

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Rosemary's Baby
7.8

Rosemary's Baby

1968as Mr. Nicklas
1941
5.8

1941

1979as The Patron (Dexter)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
7.2

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973as Cody
Shane
7.3

Shane

1953as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
The Maltese Falcon
7.7

The Maltese Falcon

1941as Wilmer Cook
The Killing
7.6

The Killing

1956as George Peatty
The Big Sleep
7.6

The Big Sleep

1946as Harry Jones
House on Haunted Hill
6.8

House on Haunted Hill

1959as Watson Pritchard
The Night Stalker
6.9

The Night Stalker

1972as Mickey Crawford
The Champ
7.0

The Champ

1979as Georgie
Sergeant York
7.2

Sergeant York

1941as Piano Player (uncredited)
One-Eyed Jacks
6.8

One-Eyed Jacks

1961as Carvey
Tom Horn
6.4

Tom Horn

1980as Stable Hand
Don't Bother to Knock
6.6

Don't Bother to Knock

1952as Eddie Forbes
Ball of Fire
7.4

Ball of Fire

1941as Waiter
St. Ives
5.7

St. Ives

1976as Eddie
Hammett
6.3

Hammett

1982as Eli the Taxi Driver
The Movie Orgy
6.6

The Movie Orgy

1968as Self (archive footage)
Carny
6.2

Carny

1980as On-Your-Mark
The Haunted Palace
6.7

The Haunted Palace

1963as Gideon Smith / Micah Smith
El Condor
5.5

El Condor

1970as Old Convict
Emperor of the North
6.8

Emperor of the North

1973as Gray Cat
Drum Beat
6.1

Drum Beat

1954as Blaine Crackel
Johnny Cool
5.3

Johnny Cool

1963as Underworld Leader
The Long Night
5.8

The Long Night

1947as Frank Dunlap
The Great Gatsby
5.4

The Great Gatsby

1949as Klipspringer
Messiah of Evil
6.3

Messiah of Evil

1975as Charlie
Black Zoo
5.7

Black Zoo

1963as Joe
Phantom Lady
7.0

Phantom Lady

1944as Cliff Milburn
The Outfit
6.8

The Outfit

1973as Carl
Love Crazy
6.8

Love Crazy

1941as Joe (elevator operator)
The Indian Fighter
6.4

The Indian Fighter

1955as Briggs
Stranger on the Third Floor
6.5

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940as Joe Briggs
Up in Arms
5.7

Up in Arms

1944as Info Jones
Voodoo Island
4.6

Voodoo Island

1957as Martin Schuyler
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
3.4

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

1982as Mousy ("Municipalians")
Day of the Outlaw
6.9

Day of the Outlaw

1959as Larry Teter, Town Barber
Blacula
5.5

Blacula

1972as Sam
Dillinger
5.9

Dillinger

1945as Kirk Otto
Electra Glide in Blue
6.9

Electra Glide in Blue

1973as Willie
The Phantom of Hollywood
5.5

The Phantom of Hollywood

1974as Studio Engineer (uncredited)
Baby Face Nelson
5.6

Baby Face Nelson

1957as Homer van Meter
The Gangster
5.2

The Gangster

1947as Oval
Mad Bull
8.0

Mad Bull

1977as Sweeper
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
5.6

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

1972as Bunker (as Elisha Cook)
Blonde Alibi
4.8

Blonde Alibi

1946as Sam Collins
Born to Kill
6.7

Born to Kill

1947as Marty
The Spy in the Green Hat
6.6

The Spy in the Green Hat

1967as Arnold
I, the Jury
5.9

I, the Jury

1953
I Wake Up Screaming
6.9

I Wake Up Screaming

1941as Harry Williams