Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Acting
🎂 1903-12-26 (91 years old at death)
✝️ 1995-05-18
📍 San Francisco, California, USA
👤 Male
🎬 123 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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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Filmography (123 movies)

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