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Elisha Cook Jr.

Actor

Elisha Cook Jr.

Born December 26, 1903 in San Francisco, California, USADied May 18, 1995119 films

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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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Maltese Falcon poster7.7The Maltese Falcon1941The Killing poster7.6The Killing1956The Big Sleep poster7.6The Big Sleep1946Shane poster7.3Shane1953Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid poster7.2Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973House on Haunted Hill poster6.7House on Haunted Hill1959Ball of Fire poster7.4Ball of Fire1941Sergeant York poster7.2Sergeant York1941

Filmography

119 films as actor
  1. 2022They Came from the AtticWatson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)
  2. 1987The Man Who Broke 1,000 ChainsPappy Glue
  3. 1984It Came Upon the Midnight ClearMr. Bibbs
  4. 1984The Pigs vs. The FreaksNovatney
  5. 1984Treasure: In Search of the Golden HorseMr. Maps
  6. 1983This Girl for HireEddie
  7. 1982Terror at AlcatrazHotel Desk Clerk
  8. 1982HammettEli the Taxi Driver
  9. 1982National Lampoon's Movie MadnessMousy ("Municipalians")
  10. 1981Leave 'Em LaughingJetter
  11. 1981Harry's WarSgt. Billy
  12. 1980CarnyOn-Your-Mark
  13. 1980Tom HornStable Hand
  14. 19791941The Patron (Dexter)
  15. 1979The ChampGeorgie
  16. 1977Mad BullSweeper
  17. 1977Dead of NightKarel
  18. 1976St. IvesEddie
  19. 1975The Black BirdWilmer Cook
  20. 1975WinterhawkFinley
  21. 1975Messiah of EvilCharlie
  22. 1974The Phantom of HollywoodStudio Engineer (uncredited)
  23. 1973The OutfitCarl
  24. 1973Pat Garrett & Billy the KidCody
  25. 1973Emperor of the NorthGray Cat
  26. 1973Electra Glide in BlueWillie
  27. 1972BlaculaSam
  28. 1972The Great Northfield Minnesota RaidBunker (as Elisha Cook)
  29. 1972The Night StalkerMickey Crawford
  30. 1972ScarecrowMicah
  31. 1970Night ChaseProprietor
  32. 1970Night Slaves
  33. 1970El CondorOld Convict
  34. 1970The Movie MurdererWillie Peanuts
  35. 1969Cry for Poor Wally
  36. 1969The Great Bank RobberyJeb
  37. 1968Rosemary's BabyMr. Nicklas
  38. 1967Welcome to Hard TimesHanson
  39. 1967The Spy in the Green HatArnold
  40. 1964Blood on the ArrowTex
  41. 1964The Glass CageEllen's father
  42. 1963Johnny CoolUnderworld Leader
  43. 1963The Haunted PalaceGideon Smith / Micah Smith
  44. 1963Black ZooJoe
  45. 1963Papa's Delicate ConditionMr. Keith
  46. 1961One-Eyed JacksCarvey
  47. 1960The Fatal ImpulseHarry Elser
  48. 1960College ConfidentialTed Blake
  49. 1960Platinum High SchoolHarry Nesbit
  50. 1959Day of the OutlawLarry Teter, Town Barber
  51. 1959House on Haunted HillWatson Pritchard
  52. 1957Baby Face NelsonHomer van Meter
  53. 1957Plunder RoadSkeets Jonas
  54. 1957Chicago ConfidentialCandymouth Duggan
  55. 1957The Lonely ManWillie
  56. 1957Voodoo IslandMartin Schuyler
  57. 1956Accused of Murder'Whitey' Pollock
  58. 1956The KillingGeorge Peatty
  59. 1955The Indian FighterBriggs
  60. 1955TrialFinn
  61. 1955TimberjackPunky (as Elisha Cook)
  62. 1954Drum BeatBlaine Crackel
  63. 1954The Outlaw's DaughterLewis 'Tulsa' Cook
  64. 1954Superman's PerilHomer Garrity
  65. 1953Thunder Over the PlainsJoseph Standish
  66. 1953I, the Jury
  67. 1953ShaneFrank 'Stonewall' Torrey
  68. 1952Don't Bother to KnockEddie Forbes
  69. 1951Behave Yourself!Albert Jonas
  70. 1949The Great GatsbyKlipspringer
  71. 1949Flaxy MartinRoper
  72. 1947The GangsterOval
  73. 1947The Long NightFrank Dunlap
  74. 1947Born to KillMarty
  75. 1947Fall GuyJoe
  76. 1946The Big SleepHarry Jones
  77. 1946Two Smart PeopleFly Feletti
  78. 1946Joe Palooka, ChampEugene
  79. 1946The Falcon's AlibiNick
  80. 1946Cinderella JonesOliver S. Patch
  81. 1946Blonde AlibiSam Collins
  82. 1945Why Girls Leave HomeJimmy Lobo
  83. 1945DillingerKirk Otto
  84. 1944Dark WatersCleeve
  85. 1944Dark MountainWhitey
  86. 1944Up in ArmsInfo Jones
  87. 1944Phantom LadyCliff Milburn
  88. 1942Manila CallingGillman
  89. 1942WildcatHarold 'Chicopee' Nevins
  90. 1942A-Haunting We Will GoFrank Lucas
  91. 1942Sleepytime GalErnie
  92. 1942A Gentleman at HeartGenius
  93. 1941Hellzapoppin'Harry Selby
  94. 1941Ball of FireWaiter
  95. 1941I Wake Up ScreamingHarry Williams
  96. 1941The Maltese FalconWilmer Cook
  97. 1941Sergeant YorkPiano Player (uncredited)
  98. 1941Man at LargeHotel Clerk
  99. 1941Love CrazyJoe (elevator operator)
  100. 1940Tin Pan AlleyJoe Codd
  101. 1940Public Deb No. 1Communist
  102. 1940Stranger on the Third FloorJoe Briggs
  103. 1940He Married His WifeDicky Brown
  104. 1939Grand Jury SecretsRobert Austin / Norman Hazlitt
  105. 1938Newsboys' HomeDanny
  106. 1938Submarine PatrolSeaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor'
  107. 1938My Lucky StarWaldo
  108. 1938Three Blind MiceBoy on Bench (uncredited)
  109. 1937Life Begins in CollegeOliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr.
  110. 1937Danger – Love at WorkMcBain, the chemist
  111. 1937Wife, Doctor and NurseGlen Wylie
  112. 1937They Won't ForgetJoe Turner
  113. 1937The Devil Is DrivingTony Stevens
  114. 1937Love Is NewsEgbert Eggleston
  115. 1936Pigskin ParadeHerbert Van Dyke
  116. 1936Two in a CrowdSkeeter
  117. 1931Honor Among LoversOffice Boy (uncredited)
  118. 1930Chills and FeverMember of the Glee Club
  119. 1930Her Unborn ChildStewart Kennedy