From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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
| Birth Location | San Francisco, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1903-12-26 |
| Died | 1995-05-18 |
Movies
They Came from the Attic
as Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)
2022
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Pappy Glue
1987
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
as Self (from Don't Bother to Knock [1952]) (archive footage)
1986
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
as Novatney
1984
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
as Mr. Maps
1984
This Girl For Hire
as Eddie
1983
Terror at Alcatraz
as Hotel Desk Clerk
1982
Hammett
as Eli the Taxi Driver
1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Mousy ("Municipalians")
1982
Leave 'Em Laughing
as Jetter
1981
Harry's War
as Sgt. Billy
1981
Carny
as On-Your-Mark
1980
Tom Horn
as Stable Hand
1980
1941
as The Patron (Dexter)
1979
The Champ
as Georgie
1979
Mad Bull
as Sweeper
1977
Dead of Night
as Karel
1977
St. Ives
as Eddie
1976
The Black Bird
as Wilmer Cook
1975
Winterhawk
as Finley
1975
Senior Power
as Mr. Boyle
1975
The Phantom of Hollywood
as Studio Engineer (uncredited)
1974
The Outfit
as Carl
1973
Emperor of the North
as Gray Cat
1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Cody
1973
Electra Glide in Blue
as Willie
1973
Messiah of Evil
as Charlie
1973
Blacula
as Sam
1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Bunker (as Elisha Cook)
1972
The Night Stalker
as Mickey Crawford
1972
Scarecrow
as Micah
1972
Night Chase
as Proprietor
1970
1970
El Condor
as Old Convict
1970
The Movie Murderer
as Willie Peanuts
1970
1969
The Great Bank Robbery
as Jeb
1969
Rosemary's Baby
as Mr. Nicklas
1968
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
1968
Welcome to Hard Times
as Hanson
1967
The Spy in the Green Hat
as Arnold
1967
Blood on the Arrow
as Tex
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964
The Glass Cage
as Ellen's father
1964
Johnny Cool
as Underworld Leader
1963
The Haunted Palace
as Gideon Smith / Micah Smith
1963
Black Zoo
as Joe
1963
Papa's Delicate Condition
as Mr. Keith
1963
One-Eyed Jacks
as Carvey
1961
College Confidential
as Ted Blake
1960
Platinum High School
as Harry Nesbit
1960
Day of the Outlaw
as Larry Teter, Town Barber
1959
House on Haunted Hill
as Watson Pritchard
1959
Baby Face Nelson
as Homer van Meter
1957
Plunder Road
as Skeets Jonas
1957
Chicago Confidential
as Candymouth Duggan
1957
The Lonely Man
as Willie
1957
Voodoo Island
as Martin Schuyler
1957
Accused of Murder
as 'Whitey' Pollock
1956
The Killing
as George Peatty
1956
The Indian Fighter
as Briggs (as Elisha Cook)
1955
Trial
as Finn
1955
Timberjack
as Punky (as Elisha Cook)
1955
Drum Beat
as Blaine Crackel
1954
The Outlaw's Daughter
as Lewis 'Tulsa' Cook
1954
Thunder Over the Plains
as Joseph Standish
1953
1953
I, the Jury
as Bobo
1953
Shane
as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
1953
Don't Bother to Knock
as Eddie Forbes
1952
Behave Yourself!
as Albert Jonas
1951
The Great Gatsby
as Klipspringer
1949
Flaxy Martin
as Roper
1949
The Gangster
as Oval
1947
The Long Night
as Frank Dunlap
1947
Born to Kill
as Marty
1947
Fall Guy
as Joe
1947
The Big Sleep
as Harry Jones
1946
Two Smart People
as Fly Feletti
1946
Joe Palooka, Champ
as Eugene
1946
The Falcon's Alibi
as Nick
1946
Cinderella Jones
as Oliver S. Patch
1946
Blonde Alibi
as Sam Collins
1946
Why Girls Leave Home
as Jimmy Lobo
1945
Dillinger
as Kirk Otto
1945
Dark Waters
as Cleeve
1944
Dark Mountain
as Whitey
1944
Up in Arms
as Info Jones
1944
Phantom Lady
as Cliff Milburn
1944
Baptism of Fire
as Bill (uncredited)
1943
1943
Manila Calling
as Gillman
1942
Wildcat
as Harold 'Chicopee' Nevins
1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Frank Lucas
1942
Sleepytime Gal
as Ernie
1942
A Gentleman at Heart
as Genius
1942
Hellzapoppin'
as Harry Selby
1941
Ball of Fire
as Waiter
1941
I Wake Up Screaming
as Harry Williams
1941
The Maltese Falcon
as Wilmer Cook
1941
Sergeant York
as Piano Player (uncredited)
1941
Man at Large
as Hotel Clerk
1941
Love Crazy
as Joe (elevator operator)
1941
Tin Pan Alley
as Joe Codd
1940
Public Deb No. 1
as Communist
1940
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Joe Briggs
1940
He Married His Wife
as Dicky Brown
1940
Grand Jury Secrets
as Robert Austin / Norman Hazlitt
1939
Newsboys' Home
as Danny
1938
Submarine Patrol
as Seaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor'
1938
My Lucky Star
as Waldo
1938
Three Blind Mice
as Boy on Bench (uncredited)
1938
Life Begins in College
as Oliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr.
1937
Danger – Love at Work
as McBain, the chemist
1937
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
as Glen Wylie
1937
They Won't Forget
as Joe Turner
1937
The Devil Is Driving
as Tony Stevens
1937
Love Is News
as Egbert Eggleston
1937
Pigskin Parade
as Herbert Van Dyke
1936
Two in a Crowd
as Skeeter
1936
Honor Among Lovers
as Office Boy (uncredited)
1931
Chills and Fever
as Member of the Glee Club
1930
Elisha Cook Jr. hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
