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
The Fugitive
1963
as Sailor
Mannix
1967
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)
Rawhide
1959
as Bain / Joel Turner / Jim Gribble
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Welcome to Winfield")
The Wild Wild West
1965
Burke's Law
1963
as Wyatt
Gunsmoke
1955
as Huggins / Cyrus Tucker / George / Jocko Beal
The Odd Couple
1970
as Heel
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Baretta
1975
Bat Masterson
1958
as Pete Sheeley / Thorn Loomis
Thriller
1960
as Harry Elser
McCloud
1970
Switch
1975
as Henley
The Bionic Woman
1976
The Rebel
1959
as Jeremy Hake
Surfside 6
1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Shorty
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
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Maxie Dolan
Cimarron Strip
1967
Tightrope
1959
The Islanders
1960
as Tomas
Salem's Lot
1979
as Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips
The Dakotas
1963
S.W.A.T.
1975
The Monroes
1966
Johnny Staccato
1959
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
The Big Sleep
1946
as Harry Jones
Shane
1953
as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
Sergeant York
1941
as Piano Player (uncredited)
The Champ
1979
as Georgie
The Killing
1956
as George Peatty
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Cody
The Outfit
1973
as Carl
House on Haunted Hill
1959
as Watson Pritchard
The Night Stalker
1972
as Mickey Crawford
One-Eyed Jacks
1961
as Carvey
Carny
1980
as On-Your-Mark
Tom Horn
1980
as Stable Hand
Blacula
1972
as Sam
El Condor
1970
as Old Convict
St. Ives
1976
as Eddie
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Harry Selby
The Haunted Palace
1963
as Gideon Smith / Micah Smith
Night Chase
1970
as Proprietor
Chicago Confidential
1957
as Candymouth Duggan
Johnny Cool
1963
as Underworld Leader
Emperor of the North
1973
as Gray Cat
Day of the Outlaw
1959
as Larry Teter, Town Barber
Don't Bother to Knock
1952
as Eddie Forbes
Ball of Fire
1941
as Waiter
Dark Mountain
1944
as Whitey
Hammett
1982
as Eli the Taxi Driver
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
The Indian Fighter
1955
as Briggs
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
as Mr. Keith
Drum Beat
1954
as Blaine Crackel
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982
as Mousy ("Municipalians")
Trial
1955
as Finn
The Long Night
1947
as Frank Dunlap
The Great Gatsby
1949
as Klipspringer
This Girl for Hire
1983
as Eddie
Baby Face Nelson
1957
as Homer van Meter
Messiah of Evil
1975
as Charlie
Phantom Lady
1944
as Cliff Milburn
Dillinger
1945
as Kirk Otto
Scarecrow
1972
as Micah
Submarine Patrol
1938
as Seaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor'
The Gangster
1947
as Oval
Pigskin Parade
1936
as Herbert Van Dyke
Behave Yourself!
1951
as Albert Jonas
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972
as Bunker (as Elisha Cook)
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Joe Briggs
Love Crazy
1941
as Joe (elevator operator)
Mad Bull
1977
as Sweeper
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984
as Mr. Bibbs
Dead of Night
1977
as Karel
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Harry Williams
Thunder Over the Plains
1953
as Joseph Standish
Plunder Road
1957
as Skeets Jonas
Voodoo Island
1957
as Martin Schuyler
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
as Jeb
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Born to Kill
1947
as Marty
Winterhawk
1975
as Finley
Up in Arms
1944
as Info Jones
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
as Arnold
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
as Pappy Glue
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
as Frank Lucas
Danger – Love at Work
1937
as McBain, the chemist
Welcome to Hard Times
1967
as Hanson
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
1984
as Novatney
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Sam Collins
Dark Waters
1944
as Cleeve
Electra Glide in Blue
1973
as Willie
The Lonely Man
1957
as Willie
Black Zoo
1963
as Joe
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937
as Glen Wylie
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974
as Studio Engineer (uncredited)
My Lucky Star
1938
as Waldo
Love Is News
1937
as Egbert Eggleston
They Won't Forget
1937
as Joe Turner
A Gentleman at Heart
1942
as Genius
Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Communist
College Confidential
1960
as Ted Blake
Tin Pan Alley
1940
as Joe Codd
Accused of Murder
1956
as 'Whitey' Pollock
The Movie Murderer
1970
as Willie Peanuts
Chills and Fever
1930
as Member of the Glee Club
Blood on the Arrow
1964
as Tex
The Glass Cage
1964
as Ellen's father
Terror at Alcatraz
1982
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Wildcat
1942
as Harold 'Chicopee' Nevins
The Falcon's Alibi
1946
as Nick
Superman's Peril
1954
as Homer Garrity
Manila Calling
1942
as Gillman
Senior Power
1975
as Mr. Boyle
Honor Among Lovers
1931
as Office Boy (uncredited)
Flaxy Martin
1949
as Roper
Harry's War
1981
as Sgt. Billy
Night Slaves
1970
Man at Large
1941
as Hotel Clerk
Timberjack
1955
as Punky (as Elisha Cook)
The Black Bird
1975
as Wilmer Cook
Three Blind Mice
1938
as Boy on Bench (uncredited)
I, the Jury
1953
as Bobo
Two Smart People
1946
as Fly Feletti
Leave 'Em Laughing
1981
as Jetter
Platinum High School
1960
as Harry Nesbit
Joe Palooka, Champ
1946
as Eugene
Fall Guy
1947
as Joe
Two in a Crowd
1936
as Skeeter
Cinderella Jones
1946
as Oliver S. Patch
They Came from the Attic
2022
as Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)
The Fatal Impulse
1960
as Harry Elser
Grand Jury Secrets
1939
as Robert Austin / Norman Hazlitt
Baptism of Fire
1943
as Bill (uncredited)
The Outlaw's Daughter
1954
as Lewis 'Tulsa' Cook
Life Begins in College
1937
as Oliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr.
He Married His Wife
1940
as Dicky Brown
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
1984
as Mr. Maps
Newsboys' Home
1938
as Danny
Why Girls Leave Home
1945
as Jimmy Lobo
Her Unborn Child
1930
as Stewart Kennedy
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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- Rosemary's Baby (1968) — as Mr. Nicklas
- 1941 (1979) — as The Patron (Dexter)
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) — as Wilmer Cook
- The Big Sleep (1946) — as Harry Jones
- Shane (1953) — as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
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