
Elisha Cook Jr.
Known for Acting · 181 credits
- Born
- 1903-12-26
- Died
- 1995-05-18
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- Elisha Cook · Elisha Vanslyck Cook Jr. · Элиша Кук · Еліша Кук · الیشا کوک جونیور
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
TV Shows (57)

Star Trek
1966
as Samuel Cogley

Perry Mason
1957
as Art Crowley / Reelin' Pete

Bonanza
1959
as John Walker

Mannix
1967

The Fugitive
1963
as Sailor

Ironside
1967

The A-Team
1983
as Jim Beam

Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Harold W. Farber / Francis 'Ice Pick' Hofstetler / Wilmer

Batman
1966
as Professor Isaacson

Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Mr. Charles Trout Sr.

Climax!
1954
as Pop

Night Court
1984
as Wilbur Posten

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955

Simon & Simon
1981

Starsky & Hutch
1975

ALF
1986
as Uncle Albert / Uncle Albert (archive footage)

The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Welcome to Winfield")

Rawhide
1959
as Bain / Joel Turner / Jim Gribble

The Wild Wild West
1965

Burke's Law
1963
as Wyatt

The Odd Couple
1970
as Heel

77 Sunset Strip
1958

Peter Gunn
1958

Gunsmoke
1955
as Huggins / Cyrus Tucker / George / Jocko Beal

Bat Masterson
1958
as Pete Sheeley / Thorn Loomis

Baretta
1975

Thriller
1960
as Harry Elser

McCloud
1970

Surfside 6
1960

The Bionic Woman
1976

Switch
1975
as Henley

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Shorty

The Rebel
1959
as Jeremy Hake

The Millionaire
1955
as Ed Nevins

The Deputy
1959
as Miller

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Arnold

Trackdown
1957

Adventures of Superman
1952

Police Story
1973

Startime
1959
as Trick

The Third Man
1959

Outlaws
1960

Johnny Ringo
1959
as Maxie Dolan

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951

Tightrope
1959

Cimarron Strip
1967

The Dakotas
1963

The Islanders
1960
as Tomas

S.W.A.T.
1975

Salem's Lot
1979
as Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips

Johnny Staccato
1959

The Monroes
1966

Panic!
1957

General Electric Theater
1953
as Jed / Willy Zucks / Lloyd Harwell

The Blue Knight
1975

A Man Called Shenandoah
1965
as Judd

The O. Henry Playhouse
1957
as Fred
Movies (124)

Rosemary's Baby
1968
as Mr. Nicklas

1941
1979
as The Patron (Dexter)

The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Wilmer Cook

Shane
1953
as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey

The Big Sleep
1946
as Harry Jones

The Killing
1956
as George Peatty

The Champ
1979
as Georgie

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Cody

Sergeant York
1941
as Piano Player (uncredited)

House on Haunted Hill
1959
as Watson Pritchard

The Outfit
1973
as Carl

The Night Stalker
1972
as Mickey Crawford

One-Eyed Jacks
1961
as Carvey

El Condor
1970
as Old Convict

Carny
1980
as On-Your-Mark

Tom Horn
1980
as Stable Hand

Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Harry Selby

St. Ives
1976
as Eddie

Day of the Outlaw
1959
as Larry Teter, Town Barber

National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982
as Mousy ("Municipalians")

Don't Bother to Knock
1952
as Eddie Forbes

Johnny Cool
1963
as Underworld Leader

Emperor of the North
1973
as Gray Cat

The Haunted Palace
1963
as Gideon Smith / Micah Smith

The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)

Chicago Confidential
1957
as Candymouth Duggan

Night Chase
1970
as Proprietor

Dark Mountain
1944
as Whitey

Hammett
1982
as Eli the Taxi Driver

Blacula
1972
as Sam

Trial
1955
as Finn

The Indian Fighter
1955
as Briggs

Ball of Fire
1941
as Waiter

Drum Beat
1954
as Blaine Crackel

The Long Night
1947
as Frank Dunlap

Dillinger
1945
as Kirk Otto

Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
as Mr. Keith

Messiah of Evil
1975
as Charlie

The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
as Arnold

The Great Bank Robbery
1969
as Jeb

Winterhawk
1975
as Finley

Plunder Road
1957
as Skeets Jonas

The Great Gatsby
1949
as Klipspringer

Baby Face Nelson
1957
as Homer van Meter

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
as Pappy Glue

Phantom Lady
1944
as Cliff Milburn

Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Joe Briggs

The Gangster
1947
as Oval

Love Crazy
1941
as Joe (elevator operator)

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972
as Bunker (as Elisha Cook)

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984
as Mr. Bibbs

Behave Yourself!
1951
as Albert Jonas

This Girl for Hire
1983
as Eddie

Submarine Patrol
1938
as Seaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor'

The Lonely Man
1957
as Willie

A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
as Frank Lucas

Pigskin Parade
1936
as Herbert Van Dyke

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dead of Night
1977
as Karel

Electra Glide in Blue
1973
as Willie

Two Smart People
1946
as Fly Feletti

Thunder Over the Plains
1953
as Joseph Standish

Blonde Alibi
1946
as Sam Collins

Welcome to Hard Times
1967
as Hanson

Born to Kill
1947
as Marty

Honor Among Lovers
1931
as Office Boy (uncredited)

Dark Waters
1944
as Cleeve

I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Harry Williams

Voodoo Island
1957
as Martin Schuyler

Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937
as Glen Wylie

Flaxy Martin
1949
as Roper

Scarecrow
1972
as Micah

The Pigs vs. The Freaks
1984
as Novatney

Up in Arms
1944
as Info Jones

Danger – Love at Work
1937
as McBain, the chemist

The Phantom of Hollywood
1974
as Studio Engineer (uncredited)

Accused of Murder
1956
as 'Whitey' Pollock

Blood on the Arrow
1964
as Tex

Superman's Peril
1954
as Homer Garrity

College Confidential
1960
as Ted Blake

Black Zoo
1963
as Joe

Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Communist

They Won't Forget
1937
as Joe Turner

A Gentleman at Heart
1942
as Genius

Mad Bull
1977
as Sweeper

The Black Bird
1975
as Wilmer Cook

Leave 'Em Laughing
1981
as Jetter

Harry's War
1981
as Sgt. Billy

Joe Palooka, Champ
1946
as Eugene

My Lucky Star
1938
as Waldo

Senior Power
1975
as Mr. Boyle

Wildcat
1942
as Harold 'Chicopee' Nevins

Three Blind Mice
1938
as Boy on Bench (uncredited)

I, the Jury
1953
as Bobo

Terror at Alcatraz
1982
as Hotel Desk Clerk

Two in a Crowd
1936
as Skeeter

Love Is News
1937
as Egbert Eggleston

The Glass Cage
1964
as Ellen's father
Chills and Fever
1930
as Member of the Glee Club

Night Slaves
1970

The Movie Murderer
1970
as Willie Peanuts

Fall Guy
1947
as Joe

They Came from the Attic
2022
as Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)

Man at Large
1941
as Hotel Clerk

Timberjack
1955
as Punky (as Elisha Cook)

Platinum High School
1960
as Harry Nesbit

He Married His Wife
1940
as Dicky Brown

Tin Pan Alley
1940
as Joe Codd

Manila Calling
1942
as Gillman

Grand Jury Secrets
1939
as Robert Austin / Norman Hazlitt

Life Begins in College
1937
as Oliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr.

Baptism of Fire
1943
as Bill (uncredited)

The Fatal Impulse
1960
as Harry Elser

Why Girls Leave Home
1945
as Jimmy Lobo

Newsboys' Home
1938
as Danny

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
1984
as Mr. Maps

The Falcon's Alibi
1946
as Nick

The Outlaw's Daughter
1954
as Lewis 'Tulsa' Cook

Sleepytime Gal
1942
as Ernie

Cinderella Jones
1946
as Oliver S. Patch
About Elisha Cook Jr.
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 With 181 credits spanning from 1930 to 2022, Elisha Cook Jr. has appeared in 124 films and 57 TV shows.
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Most Popular Elisha Cook Jr. Movies
- Rosemary's Baby (1968) — as Mr. Nicklas
- 1941 (1979) — as The Patron (Dexter)
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) — as Wilmer Cook
- Shane (1953) — as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
- The Big Sleep (1946) — as Harry Jones
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