Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
Born 26/12/1903 in San Francisco, California, USA

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.

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 (Movies)

They Came from the Attic

They Came from the Attic

Character:Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)

Release Date:10/05/2022

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

Character:Pappy Glue

Release Date:31/10/1987

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

Character:Mr. Bibbs

Release Date:15/12/1984

The Pigs vs. The Freaks

The Pigs vs. The Freaks

Character:Novatney

Release Date:06/07/1984

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse

Character:Mr. Maps

Release Date:02/01/1984

This Girl for Hire

This Girl for Hire

Character:Eddie

Release Date:11/01/1983

Terror at Alcatraz

Terror at Alcatraz

Character:Hotel Desk Clerk

Release Date:04/07/1982

Hammett

Hammett

Character:Eli the Taxi Driver

Release Date:09/06/1982

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

Character:Mousy ("Municipalians")

Release Date:23/04/1982

Leave 'Em Laughing

Leave 'Em Laughing

Character:Jetter

Release Date:29/04/1981

Harry's War

Harry's War

Character:Sgt. Billy

Release Date:06/03/1981

Carny

Carny

Character:On-Your-Mark

Release Date:23/05/1980

Tom Horn

Tom Horn

Character:Stable Hand

Release Date:28/03/1980

1941

1941

Character:The Patron (Dexter)

Release Date:14/12/1979

The Champ

The Champ

Character:Georgie

Release Date:07/07/1979

Mad Bull

Mad Bull

Character:Sweeper

Release Date:21/12/1977

Dead of Night

Dead of Night

Character:Karel

Release Date:29/03/1977

St. Ives

St. Ives

Character:Eddie

Release Date:24/02/1976

The Black Bird

The Black Bird

Character:Wilmer Cook

Release Date:25/12/1975

Winterhawk

Winterhawk

Character:Finley

Release Date:05/11/1975

Messiah of Evil

Messiah of Evil

Character:Charlie

Release Date:23/04/1975

Senior Power

Senior Power

Character:Mr. Boyle

Release Date:01/01/1975

The Phantom of Hollywood

The Phantom of Hollywood

Character:Studio Engineer (uncredited)

Release Date:12/02/1974

The Outfit

The Outfit

Character:Carl

Release Date:19/10/1973

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Character:Cody

Release Date:23/05/1973

Emperor of the North

Emperor of the North

Character:Gray Cat

Release Date:23/05/1973

Electra Glide in Blue

Electra Glide in Blue

Character:Willie

Release Date:17/05/1973

Blacula

Blacula

Character:Sam

Release Date:25/08/1972

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

Character:Bunker (as Elisha Cook)

Release Date:12/05/1972

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

Character:Mickey Crawford

Release Date:11/01/1972

Scarecrow

Scarecrow

Character:Micah

Release Date:10/01/1972

Night Chase

Night Chase

Character:Proprietor

Release Date:20/11/1970

Night Slaves

Night Slaves

Character:

Release Date:29/09/1970

El Condor

El Condor

Character:Old Convict

Release Date:19/06/1970

The Movie Murderer

The Movie Murderer

Character:Willie Peanuts

Release Date:02/02/1970

Cry for Poor Wally

Cry for Poor Wally

Character:

Release Date:24/07/1969

The Great Bank Robbery

The Great Bank Robbery

Character:Jeb

Release Date:24/06/1969

Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

Character:Mr. Nicklas

Release Date:12/06/1968

The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

Character:Self (archive footage)

Release Date:01/01/1968

Welcome to Hard Times

Welcome to Hard Times

Character:Hanson

Release Date:30/04/1967

The Spy in the Green Hat

The Spy in the Green Hat

Character:Arnold

Release Date:03/02/1967

Blood on the Arrow

Blood on the Arrow

Character:Tex

Release Date:11/10/1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

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

Release Date:02/09/1964

The Glass Cage

The Glass Cage

Character:Ellen's father

Release Date:06/02/1964

Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

Character:Underworld Leader

Release Date:02/10/1963

The Haunted Palace

The Haunted Palace

Character:Gideon Smith / Micah Smith

Release Date:28/08/1963

Black Zoo

Black Zoo

Character:Joe

Release Date:15/05/1963

Papa's Delicate Condition

Papa's Delicate Condition

Character:Mr. Keith

Release Date:06/03/1963

One-Eyed Jacks

One-Eyed Jacks

Character:Carvey

Release Date:30/03/1961

The Fatal Impulse

The Fatal Impulse

Character:Harry Elser

Release Date:29/11/1960

College Confidential

College Confidential

Character:Ted Blake

Release Date:26/08/1960

Platinum High School

Platinum High School

Character:Harry Nesbit

Release Date:13/05/1960

Day of the Outlaw

Day of the Outlaw

Character:Larry Teter, Town Barber

Release Date:14/05/1959

House on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill

Character:Watson Pritchard

Release Date:01/01/1959

Baby Face Nelson

Baby Face Nelson

Character:Homer van Meter

Release Date:11/12/1957

Plunder Road

Plunder Road

Character:Skeets Jonas

Release Date:05/12/1957

Chicago Confidential

Chicago Confidential

Character:Candymouth Duggan

Release Date:30/08/1957

The Lonely Man

The Lonely Man

Character:Willie

Release Date:21/06/1957

Voodoo Island

Voodoo Island

Character:Martin Schuyler

Release Date:01/02/1957

Accused of Murder

Accused of Murder

Character:'Whitey' Pollock

Release Date:21/12/1956

The Killing

The Killing

Character:George Peatty

Release Date:06/06/1956

The Indian Fighter

The Indian Fighter

Character:Briggs

Release Date:21/12/1955

Trial

Trial

Character:Finn

Release Date:07/10/1955

Timberjack

Timberjack

Character:Punky (as Elisha Cook)

Release Date:18/02/1955

Drum Beat

Drum Beat

Character:Blaine Crackel

Release Date:10/11/1954

The Outlaw's Daughter

The Outlaw's Daughter

Character:Lewis 'Tulsa' Cook

Release Date:01/11/1954

Superman's Peril

Superman's Peril

Character:Homer Garrity

Release Date:01/11/1954

Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains

Character:Joseph Standish

Release Date:27/10/1953

I, the Jury

I, the Jury

Character:

Release Date:14/08/1953

I, the Jury

I, the Jury

Character:Bobo

Release Date:14/08/1953

Shane

Shane

Character:Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey

Release Date:23/04/1953

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

Character:Eddie Forbes

Release Date:18/07/1952

Behave Yourself!

Behave Yourself!

Character:Albert Jonas

Release Date:22/09/1951

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Character:Klipspringer

Release Date:06/06/1949

Flaxy Martin

Flaxy Martin

Character:Roper

Release Date:15/02/1949

The Gangster

The Gangster

Character:Oval

Release Date:25/11/1947

The Long Night

The Long Night

Character:Frank Dunlap

Release Date:28/05/1947

Born to Kill

Born to Kill

Character:Marty

Release Date:30/04/1947

Fall Guy

Fall Guy

Character:Joe

Release Date:15/03/1947

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

Character:Harry Jones

Release Date:22/08/1946

Two Smart People

Two Smart People

Character:Fly Feletti

Release Date:04/06/1946

Joe Palooka, Champ

Joe Palooka, Champ

Character:Eugene

Release Date:26/05/1946

The Falcon's Alibi

The Falcon's Alibi

Character:Nick

Release Date:12/04/1946

Cinderella Jones

Cinderella Jones

Character:Oliver S. Patch

Release Date:09/03/1946

Blonde Alibi

Blonde Alibi

Character:Sam Collins

Release Date:01/03/1946

Why Girls Leave Home

Why Girls Leave Home

Character:Jimmy Lobo

Release Date:09/10/1945

Dillinger

Dillinger

Character:Kirk Otto

Release Date:25/04/1945

Dark Waters

Dark Waters

Character:Cleeve

Release Date:21/11/1944

Dark Mountain

Dark Mountain

Character:Whitey

Release Date:01/09/1944

Up in Arms

Up in Arms

Character:Info Jones

Release Date:17/02/1944

Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady

Character:Cliff Milburn

Release Date:28/01/1944

Baptism of Fire

Baptism of Fire

Character:Bill (uncredited)

Release Date:01/12/1943

Kill or Be Killed

Kill or Be Killed

Character:

Release Date:25/01/1943

Manila Calling

Manila Calling

Character:Gillman

Release Date:16/10/1942

Wildcat

Wildcat

Character:Harold 'Chicopee' Nevins

Release Date:03/09/1942

A-Haunting We Will Go

A-Haunting We Will Go

Character:Frank Lucas

Release Date:07/08/1942

Sleepytime Gal

Sleepytime Gal

Character:Ernie

Release Date:05/03/1942

A Gentleman at Heart

A Gentleman at Heart

Character:Genius

Release Date:16/01/1942

Hellzapoppin'

Hellzapoppin'

Character:Harry Selby

Release Date:25/12/1941

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

Character:Waiter

Release Date:02/12/1941

I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming

Character:Harry Williams

Release Date:31/10/1941

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

Character:Wilmer Cook

Release Date:18/10/1941

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

Character:Piano Player (uncredited)

Release Date:27/09/1941

Man at Large

Man at Large

Character:Hotel Clerk

Release Date:26/09/1941

Love Crazy

Love Crazy

Character:Joe (elevator operator)

Release Date:23/05/1941

Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley

Character:Joe Codd

Release Date:29/11/1940

Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1

Character:Communist

Release Date:13/09/1940

Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

Character:Joe Briggs

Release Date:16/08/1940

He Married His Wife

He Married His Wife

Character:Dicky Brown

Release Date:19/01/1940

Grand Jury Secrets

Grand Jury Secrets

Character:Robert Austin / Norman Hazlitt

Release Date:23/06/1939

Newsboys' Home

Newsboys' Home

Character:Danny

Release Date:24/12/1938

Submarine Patrol

Submarine Patrol

Character:Seaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor'

Release Date:25/11/1938

My Lucky Star

My Lucky Star

Character:Waldo

Release Date:09/09/1938

Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

Character:Boy on Bench (uncredited)

Release Date:18/06/1938

Life Begins in College

Life Begins in College

Character:Oliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr.

Release Date:01/10/1937

Danger – Love at Work

Danger – Love at Work

Character:McBain, the chemist

Release Date:30/09/1937

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Character:Glen Wylie

Release Date:17/09/1937

They Won't Forget

They Won't Forget

Character:Joe Turner

Release Date:14/07/1937

The Devil Is Driving

The Devil Is Driving

Character:Tony Stevens

Release Date:25/06/1937

Love Is News

Love Is News

Character:Egbert Eggleston

Release Date:26/02/1937

Pigskin Parade

Pigskin Parade

Character:Herbert Van Dyke

Release Date:23/10/1936

Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd

Character:Skeeter

Release Date:03/10/1936

Honor Among Lovers

Honor Among Lovers

Character:Office Boy (uncredited)

Release Date:21/03/1931

Chills and Fever

Chills and Fever

Character:Member of the Glee Club

Release Date:26/04/1930

Her Unborn Child

Her Unborn Child

Character:Stewart Kennedy

Release Date:10/01/1930

Television Appearances

ALF

ALF

Character:Uncle Albert

ALF

ALF

Character:Uncle Albert (archive footage)

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Character:(segment "Welcome to Winfield")

Night Court

Night Court

Character:Wilbur Posten

The A-Team

The A-Team

Character:Jim Beam

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

Character:

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

Character:Harold W. Farber

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

Character:Francis 'Ice Pick' Hofstetler

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

Character:Wilmer

Salem's Lot

Salem's Lot

Character:Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

Character:Mr. Charles Trout Sr.

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

Character:

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

Character:

Switch

Switch

Character:Henley

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

Character:

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

Character:

Baretta

Baretta

Character:

Police Story

Police Story

Character:

The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

Character:Heel

McCloud

McCloud

Character:

Mannix

Mannix

Character:

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

Character:

Ironside

Ironside

Character:

Star Trek

Star Trek

Character:Samuel Cogley

The Monroes

The Monroes

Character:

Batman

Batman

Character:Professor Isaacson

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

Character:

A Man Called Shenandoah

A Man Called Shenandoah

Character:Judd

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Character:Arnold

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Character:Wyatt

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

Character:Sailor

The Dakotas

The Dakotas

Character:

Surfside 6

Surfside 6

Character:

The Islanders

The Islanders

Character:Tomas

Outlaws

Outlaws

Character:

Thriller

Thriller

Character:Harry Elser

The Rebel

The Rebel

Character:Jeremy Hake

Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

Character:Maxie Dolan

The Third Man

The Third Man

Character:

Bonanza

Bonanza

Character:John Walker

The Deputy

The Deputy

Character:Miller

Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato

Character:

Tightrope

Tightrope

Character:

Rawhide

Rawhide

Character:Bain

Rawhide

Rawhide

Character:Joel Turner

Rawhide

Rawhide

Character:Jim Gribble

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

Character:

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

Character:Pete Sheeley

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

Character:Thorn Loomis

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

Character:

Trackdown

Trackdown

Character:

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Character:Art Crowley

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Character:Reelin' Pete

Panic!

Panic!

Character:

The O. Henry Playhouse

The O. Henry Playhouse

Character:Fred

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Character:Shorty

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Character:Huggins

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Character:Cyrus Tucker

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Character:George

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Character:Jocko Beal

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Character:

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

Character:Ed Nevins

Climax!

Climax!

Character:Pop

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Character:Jed

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Character:Willy Zucks

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Character:Lloyd Harwell

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

Character:

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Character:

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