Elisha Cook Jr.
Acting
Born December 26, 1903 · San Francisco, California, USA
Died May 18, 1995
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
Acting
Hammett
1982 · Eli the Taxi Driver
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982 · Mousy ("Municipalians")
Carny
1980 · On-Your-Mark
Tom Horn
1980 · Stable Hand
1941
1979 · The Patron (Dexter)
The Champ
1979 · Georgie
Dead of Night
1977 · Karel
St. Ives
1976 · Eddie
Messiah of Evil
1975 · Charlie
The Black Bird
1975 · Wilmer Cook
Winterhawk
1975 · Finley
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974 · Studio Engineer (uncredited)
Electra Glide in Blue
1973 · Willie
The Outfit
1973 · Carl
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973 · Cody
Emperor of the North
1973 · Gray Cat
Blacula
1972 · Sam
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972 · Bunker (as Elisha Cook)
The Night Stalker
1972 · Mickey Crawford
El Condor
1970 · Old Convict
Night Slaves
1970
The Great Bank Robbery
1969 · Jeb
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Mr. Nicklas
The Movie Orgy
1968 · Self (archive footage)
Welcome to Hard Times
1967 · Hanson
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967 · Arnold
Blood on the Arrow
1964 · Tex
The Haunted Palace
1963 · Gideon Smith / Micah Smith
Black Zoo
1963 · Joe
Johnny Cool
1963 · Underworld Leader
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963 · Mr. Keith
One-Eyed Jacks
1961 · Carvey
Day of the Outlaw
1959 · Larry Teter, Town Barber
House on Haunted Hill
1959 · Watson Pritchard
Baby Face Nelson
1957 · Homer van Meter
Plunder Road
1957 · Skeets Jonas
The Lonely Man
1957 · Willie
Voodoo Island
1957 · Martin Schuyler
Chicago Confidential
1957 · Candymouth Duggan
The Killing
1956 · George Peatty
Accused of Murder
1956 · 'Whitey' Pollock
The Indian Fighter
1955 · Briggs
Trial
1955 · Finn
Drum Beat
1954 · Blaine Crackel
I, the Jury
1953
Shane
1953 · Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
Thunder Over the Plains
1953 · Joseph Standish
Don't Bother to Knock
1952 · Eddie Forbes
Behave Yourself!
1951 · Albert Jonas
Flaxy Martin
1949 · Roper
The Great Gatsby
1949 · Klipspringer
The Gangster
1947 · Oval
Born to Kill
1947 · Marty
Fall Guy
1947 · Joe
The Long Night
1947 · Frank Dunlap
The Big Sleep
1946 · Harry Jones
The Falcon's Alibi
1946 · Nick
Two Smart People
1946 · Fly Feletti
Dillinger
1945 · Kirk Otto
Dark Waters
1944 · Cleeve
Phantom Lady
1944 · Cliff Milburn
Dark Mountain
1944 · Whitey
Up in Arms
1944 · Info Jones
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942 · Frank Lucas
The Maltese Falcon
1941 · Wilmer Cook
Love Crazy
1941 · Joe (elevator operator)
I Wake Up Screaming
1941 · Harry Williams
Ball of Fire
1941 · Waiter
Sergeant York
1941 · Piano Player (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
1941 · Harry Selby
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940 · Joe Briggs
Tin Pan Alley
1940 · Joe Codd
They Won't Forget
1937 · Joe Turner
Love Is News
1937 · Egbert Eggleston
Pigskin Parade
1936 · Herbert Van Dyke
Honor Among Lovers
1931 · Office Boy (uncredited)