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Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Elisha Vanslyck Cook, Jr 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

Birthday: 1903-12-26

Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA

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Also known as: Elisha Cook, Elisha Vanslyck Cook Jr., Элиша Кук, Еліша Кук, الیشا کوک جونیور

The Killing
The Killing

1956-06-06

George Peatty

The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep

1946-08-23

Harry Jones

The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon

1941-10-18

Wilmer Cook

I, the Jury
I, the Jury

1953-08-14

Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby

1968-06-12

Mr. Nicklas

Shane
Shane

1953-04-23

Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey

The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy

1968-01-01

Self (archive footage)

The Haunted Palace
The Haunted Palace

1963-08-28

Gideon Smith / Micah Smith

Love Crazy
Love Crazy

1941-05-23

Joe (elevator operator)

1941
1941

1979-12-14

The Patron (Dexter)

I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming

1941-10-31

Harry Williams

Blacula
Blacula

1972-08-25

Sam

Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock

1952-07-18

Eddie Forbes

Black Zoo
Black Zoo

1963-05-15

Joe

Messiah of Evil
Messiah of Evil

1975-04-23

Charlie

Carny
Carny

1980-05-23

On-Your-Mark

Electra Glide in Blue
Electra Glide in Blue

1973-05-17

Willie

The Gangster
The Gangster

1947-11-25

Oval

The Outfit
The Outfit

1973-10-19

Carl

Born to Kill
Born to Kill

1947-04-30

Marty

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

1972-05-12

Bunker (as Elisha Cook)

Dillinger
Dillinger

1945-04-25

Kirk Otto

Hammett
Hammett

1982-06-09

Eli the Taxi Driver

Baby Face Nelson
Baby Face Nelson

1957-12-11

Homer van Meter

Plunder Road
Plunder Road

1957-12-05

Skeets Jonas

Dark Waters
Dark Waters

1944-11-21

Cleeve

Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor

1940-08-16

Joe Briggs

Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire

1941-12-02

Waiter

The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man

1957-06-21

Willie

Accused of Murder
Accused of Murder

1956-12-21

'Whitey' Pollock

Day of the Outlaw
Day of the Outlaw

1959-07-01

Larry Teter, Town Barber

The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker

1972-01-11

Mickey Crawford

House on Haunted Hill
House on Haunted Hill

1959-01-01

Watson Pritchard

Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady

1944-01-28

Cliff Milburn

A-Haunting We Will Go
A-Haunting We Will Go

1942-08-07

Frank Lucas

Blonde Alibi
Blonde Alibi

1946-03-01

Sam Collins

St. Ives
St. Ives

1976-02-24

Eddie

Fall Guy
Fall Guy

1947-03-15

Joe

The Long Night
The Long Night

1947-05-28

Frank Dunlap

Voodoo Island
Voodoo Island

1957-02-01

Martin Schuyler

Chicago Confidential
Chicago Confidential

1957-08-30

Candymouth Duggan

The Falcon's Alibi
The Falcon's Alibi

1946-04-12

Nick

Flaxy Martin
Flaxy Martin

1949-02-15

Roper

One-Eyed Jacks
One-Eyed Jacks

1961-03-30

Carvey

They Won't Forget
They Won't Forget

1937-07-14

Joe Turner

The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby

1949-07-13

Klipspringer

Johnny Cool
Johnny Cool

1963-10-02

Underworld Leader

College Confidential
College Confidential

1960-08-26

Ted Blake

Pigskin Parade
Pigskin Parade

1936-10-23

Herbert Van Dyke

The Black Bird
The Black Bird

1975-12-25

Wilmer Cook

Dead of Night
Dead of Night

1977-03-29

Karel

The Indian Fighter
The Indian Fighter

1955-12-21

Briggs (as Elisha Cook)

El Condor
El Condor

1970-06-19

Old Convict

Two Smart People
Two Smart People

1946-06-04

Fly Feletti

Dark Mountain
Dark Mountain

1944-09-01

Whitey

Mad Bull
Mad Bull

1977-12-21

Sweeper

Drum Beat
Drum Beat

1954-11-10

Blaine Crackel

Winterhawk
Winterhawk

1975-11-05

Finley

Danger – Love at Work
Danger – Love at Work

1937-09-30

McBain, the chemist

Platinum High School
Platinum High School

1960-05-13

Harry Nesbit

Behave Yourself!
Behave Yourself!

1951-09-22

Albert Jonas

He Married His Wife
He Married His Wife

1940-01-19

Dicky Brown

They Came from the Attic
They Came from the Attic

2022-05-10

Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986-04-19

Self (from Don't Bother to Knock [1952]) (archive footage)

Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Home

1945-10-09

Jimmy Lobo

The Glass Cage
The Glass Cage

1964-02-06

Ellen's father

Leave 'Em Laughing
Leave 'Em Laughing

1981-04-29

Jetter

Submarine Patrol
Submarine Patrol

1938-11-25

Seaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor'

Thunder Over the Plains
Thunder Over the Plains

1953-10-27

Joseph Standish

Newsboys' Home
Newsboys' Home

1938-12-24

Danny

Night Slaves
Night Slaves

1970-09-29

Wildcat
Wildcat

1942-09-03

Harold 'Chicopee' Nevins

My Lucky Star
My Lucky Star

1938-09-09

Waldo

Timberjack
Timberjack

1955-02-18

Punky (as Elisha Cook)

The Devil Is Driving
The Devil Is Driving

1937-06-25

Tony Stevens

I, the Jury
I, the Jury

1953-08-14

Bobo

Wife, Doctor and Nurse
Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937-09-17

Glen Wylie

Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowd

1936-10-03

Skeeter

Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1

1940-09-13

Communist

Papa's Delicate Condition
Papa's Delicate Condition

1963-03-06

Mr. Keith

Terror at Alcatraz
Terror at Alcatraz

1982-07-04

Hotel Desk Clerk

Trial
Trial

1955-10-07

Finn

The Movie Murderer
The Movie Murderer

1970-02-02

Willie Peanuts

Up in Arms
Up in Arms

1944-02-17

Info Jones

Cinderella Jones
Cinderella Jones

1946-03-09

Oliver S. Patch

Grand Jury Secrets
Grand Jury Secrets

1939-06-23

Robert Austin / Norman Hazlitt

The Phantom of Hollywood
The Phantom of Hollywood

1974-02-12

Studio Engineer (uncredited)

The Outlaw's Daughter
The Outlaw's Daughter

1954-11-01

Lewis 'Tulsa' Cook

The Champ
The Champ

1979-07-07

Georgie

Scarecrow
Scarecrow

1972-01-10

Micah

Night Chase
Night Chase

1970-11-20

Proprietor

Life Begins in College
Life Begins in College

1937-10-01

Oliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr.

A Gentleman at Heart
A Gentleman at Heart

1942-01-16

Genius

Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley

1940-11-29

Joe Codd

Man at Large
Man at Large

1941-09-26

Hotel Clerk

Chills and Fever
Chills and Fever

1930-04-26

Member of the Glee Club

Manila Calling
Manila Calling

1942-10-16

Gillman

Love Is News
Love Is News

1937-02-26

Egbert Eggleston

Blood on the Arrow
Blood on the Arrow

1964-10-11

Tex

Sergeant York
Sergeant York

1941-09-27

Piano Player (uncredited)

The Fatal Impulse
The Fatal Impulse

1960-11-29

Harry Elser

Welcome to Hard Times
Welcome to Hard Times

1967-04-30

Hanson

Tom Horn
Tom Horn

1980-03-28

Stable Hand

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

1987-10-31

Pappy Glue

Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice

1938-06-18

Boy on Bench (uncredited)

The Pigs vs. The Freaks
The Pigs vs. The Freaks

1984-07-06

Novatney

Hellzapoppin'
Hellzapoppin'

1941-12-25

Harry Selby

Sleepytime Gal
Sleepytime Gal

1942-03-05

Ernie

Honor Among Lovers
Honor Among Lovers

1931-03-21

Office Boy (uncredited)

This Girl for Hire
This Girl for Hire

1983-01-11

Eddie

Joe Palooka, Champ
Joe Palooka, Champ

1946-05-26

Eugene

The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy

1964-09-02

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

Emperor of the North
Emperor of the North

1973-05-23

Gray Cat

Senior Power
Senior Power

1975-01-01

Mr. Boyle

Harry's War
Harry's War

1981-03-06

Sgt. Billy

National Lampoon's Movie Madness
National Lampoon's Movie Madness

1982-04-23

Mousy ("Municipalians")

Baptism of Fire
Baptism of Fire

1943-12-01

Bill (uncredited)

The Spy in the Green Hat
The Spy in the Green Hat

1967-02-03

Arnold