Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Known for
Acting
Born
December 26, 1903
Died
May 18, 1995 (aged 91)
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elisha Cook, Jr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

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Filmography

2022
They Came from the Attic poster

They Came from the Attic

Movie · as Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)

1987
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains poster

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

Movie · as Pappy Glue

1986
ALF poster

ALF

TV · as Uncle Albert · 1 ep

1985
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as (segment "Welcome to Winfield") · 1 ep

1984
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse poster

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse

Movie · as Mr. Maps

1984
The Pigs vs. The Freaks poster

The Pigs vs. The Freaks

Movie · as Novatney

1984
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear poster

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

Movie · as Mr. Bibbs

1984
Night Court poster

Night Court

TV · as Wilbur Posten · 1 ep

1983
This Girl for Hire poster

This Girl for Hire

Movie · as Eddie

1983
The A-Team poster

The A-Team

TV · as Jim Beam · 1 ep

1982
Hammett poster

Hammett

Movie · as Eli the Taxi Driver

1982
Terror at Alcatraz poster

Terror at Alcatraz

Movie · as Hotel Desk Clerk

1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness poster

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

Movie · as Mousy ("Municipalians")

1981
Leave 'Em Laughing poster

Leave 'Em Laughing

Movie · as Jetter

1981
Harry's War poster

Harry's War

Movie · as Sgt. Billy

1981
Simon & Simon poster

Simon & Simon

TV · 2 eps

1980
Carny poster

Carny

Movie · as On-Your-Mark

1980
Tom Horn poster

Tom Horn

Movie · as Stable Hand

1980
Magnum, P.I. poster

Magnum, P.I.

TV · as Harold W. Farber, Francis 'Ice Pick' Hofstetler, Wilmer · 4 eps

1979
1941 poster

1941

Movie · as The Patron (Dexter)

1979
The Champ poster

The Champ

Movie · as Georgie

1979
Salem's Lot poster

Salem's Lot

TV · as Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips · 2 eps

1977
Dead of Night poster

Dead of Night

Movie · as Karel

1977
Mad Bull poster

Mad Bull

Movie · as Sweeper

1976
St. Ives poster

St. Ives

Movie · as Eddie

1976
The Bionic Woman poster

The Bionic Woman

TV · 1 ep

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · as Mr. Charles Trout Sr. · 2 eps

1975
Messiah of Evil poster

Messiah of Evil

Movie · as Charlie

1975
The Black Bird poster

The Black Bird

Movie · as Wilmer Cook

1975
Winterhawk poster

Winterhawk

Movie · as Finley

1975
Senior Power poster

Senior Power

Movie · as Mr. Boyle

1975
Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch

TV · 1 ep

1975
Baretta poster

Baretta

TV · 3 eps

1975
Switch poster

Switch

TV · as Henley · 1 ep

1975
S.W.A.T. poster

S.W.A.T.

TV · 1 ep

1975
The Blue Knight poster

The Blue Knight

TV · 1 ep

1974
The Phantom of Hollywood poster

The Phantom of Hollywood

Movie · as Studio Engineer (uncredited)

1973
Electra Glide in Blue poster

Electra Glide in Blue

Movie · as Willie

1973
The Outfit poster

The Outfit

Movie · as Carl

1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid poster

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Movie · as Cody

1973
Emperor of the North poster

Emperor of the North

Movie · as Gray Cat

1973
Police Story poster

Police Story

TV · 1 ep

1972
Blacula poster

Blacula

Movie · as Sam

1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid poster

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

Movie · as Bunker (as Elisha Cook)

1972
The Night Stalker poster

The Night Stalker

Movie · as Mickey Crawford

1972
Scarecrow poster

Scarecrow

Movie · as Micah

1970
El Condor poster

El Condor

Movie · as Old Convict

1970
Night Slaves poster

Night Slaves

Movie

1970
The Movie Murderer poster

The Movie Murderer

Movie · as Willie Peanuts

1970
Night Chase poster

Night Chase

Movie · as Proprietor

1970
The Odd Couple poster

The Odd Couple

TV · as Heel · 1 ep

1970
McCloud poster

McCloud

TV · 1 ep

1969
Cry for Poor Wally poster

Cry for Poor Wally

Movie

1969
The Great Bank Robbery poster

The Great Bank Robbery

Movie · as Jeb

1968
Rosemary's Baby poster

Rosemary's Baby

Movie · as Mr. Nicklas

1968
The Movie Orgy poster

The Movie Orgy

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1967
Welcome to Hard Times poster

Welcome to Hard Times

Movie · as Hanson

1967
The Spy in the Green Hat poster

The Spy in the Green Hat

Movie · as Arnold

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · 1 ep

1967
Ironside poster

Ironside

TV · 1 ep

1967
Cimarron Strip poster

Cimarron Strip

TV · 1 ep

1966
Star Trek poster

Star Trek

TV · as Samuel Cogley · 1 ep

1966
Batman poster

Batman

TV · as Professor Isaacson · 2 eps

1966
The Monroes poster

The Monroes

TV · 1 ep

1965
The Wild Wild West poster

The Wild Wild West

TV · 2 eps

1965
A Man Called Shenandoah poster

A Man Called Shenandoah

TV · as Judd · 1 ep

1964
The Glass Cage poster

The Glass Cage

Movie · as Ellen's father

1964
Blood on the Arrow poster

Blood on the Arrow

Movie · as Tex

1964
The Big Parade of Comedy poster

The Big Parade of Comedy

Movie · as Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster

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

TV · as Arnold · 1 ep

1963
The Haunted Palace poster

The Haunted Palace

Movie · as Gideon Smith / Micah Smith

1963
Black Zoo poster

Black Zoo

Movie · as Joe

1963
Johnny Cool poster

Johnny Cool

Movie · as Underworld Leader

1963
Papa's Delicate Condition poster

Papa's Delicate Condition

Movie · as Mr. Keith

1963
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Wyatt · 1 ep

1963
The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive

TV · as Sailor · 1 ep

1963
The Dakotas poster

The Dakotas

TV · 1 ep

1961
One-Eyed Jacks poster

One-Eyed Jacks

Movie · as Carvey

1960
College Confidential poster

College Confidential

Movie · as Ted Blake

1960
Platinum High School poster

Platinum High School

Movie · as Harry Nesbit

1960
The Fatal Impulse poster

The Fatal Impulse

Movie · as Harry Elser

1960
Surfside 6 poster

Surfside 6

TV · 1 ep

1960
The Islanders poster

The Islanders

TV · as Tomas · 1 ep

1960
Outlaws poster

Outlaws

TV · 1 ep

1960
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Harry Elser · 1 ep

1959
Day of the Outlaw poster

Day of the Outlaw

Movie · as Larry Teter, Town Barber

1959
House on Haunted Hill poster

House on Haunted Hill

Movie · as Watson Pritchard

1959
Johnny Staccato poster

Johnny Staccato

TV · 2 eps

1959
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

TV · as Bain, Joel Turner, Jim Gribble · 1 ep

1959
The Rebel poster

The Rebel

TV · as Jeremy Hake · 1 ep

1959
Johnny Ringo poster

Johnny Ringo

TV · as Maxie Dolan · 1 ep

1959
Tightrope poster

Tightrope

TV · 1 ep

1959
The Third Man poster

The Third Man

TV · 1 ep

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as John Walker · 1 ep

1959
The Deputy poster

The Deputy

TV · as Miller · 1 ep

1959
Startime poster

Startime

TV · as Trick · 1 ep

1958
77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip

TV · 1 ep

1958
Peter Gunn poster

Peter Gunn

TV · 1 ep

1958
Bat Masterson poster

Bat Masterson

TV · as Pete Sheeley, Thorn Loomis · 1 ep

1957
Baby Face Nelson poster

Baby Face Nelson

Movie · as Homer van Meter

1957
Plunder Road poster

Plunder Road

Movie · as Skeets Jonas

1957
The Lonely Man poster

The Lonely Man

Movie · as Willie

1957
Voodoo Island poster

Voodoo Island

Movie · as Martin Schuyler

1957
Chicago Confidential poster

Chicago Confidential

Movie · as Candymouth Duggan

1957
Trackdown poster

Trackdown

TV · 1 ep

1957
Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

TV · as Art Crowley, Reelin' Pete · 1 ep

1957
Panic! poster

Panic!

TV · 1 ep

1957
The O. Henry Playhouse poster

The O. Henry Playhouse

TV · as Fred · 1 ep

1956
The Killing poster

The Killing

Movie · as George Peatty

1956
Accused of Murder poster

Accused of Murder

Movie · as 'Whitey' Pollock

1955
The Indian Fighter poster

The Indian Fighter

Movie · as Briggs

1955
Timberjack poster

Timberjack

Movie · as Punky

1955
Trial poster

Trial

Movie · as Finn

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Huggins, Cyrus Tucker, George, Jocko Beal · 1 ep

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Shorty · 1 ep

1955
The Millionaire poster

The Millionaire

TV · as Ed Nevins · 1 ep

1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp poster

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

TV · 1 ep

1954
Drum Beat poster

Drum Beat

Movie · as Blaine Crackel

1954
The Outlaw's Daughter poster

The Outlaw's Daughter

Movie · as Lewis 'Tulsa' Cook

1954
Superman's Peril poster

Superman's Peril

Movie · as Homer Garrity

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · as Pop · 1 ep

1953
I, the Jury poster

I, the Jury

Movie · as Bobo

1953
Shane poster

Shane

Movie · as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey

1953
Thunder Over the Plains poster

Thunder Over the Plains

Movie · as Joseph Standish

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Jed, Willy Zucks, Lloyd Harwell · 1 ep

1952
Don't Bother to Knock poster

Don't Bother to Knock

Movie · as Eddie Forbes

1952
Adventures of Superman poster

Adventures of Superman

TV · 1 ep

1951
Behave Yourself! poster

Behave Yourself!

Movie · as Albert Jonas

1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok poster

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

TV · 1 ep

1949
Flaxy Martin poster

Flaxy Martin

Movie · as Roper

1949
The Great Gatsby poster

The Great Gatsby

Movie · as Klipspringer

1947
The Gangster poster

The Gangster

Movie · as Oval

1947
Born to Kill poster

Born to Kill

Movie · as Marty

1947
Fall Guy poster

Fall Guy

Movie · as Joe

1947
The Long Night poster

The Long Night

Movie · as Frank Dunlap

1946
The Big Sleep poster

The Big Sleep

Movie · as Harry Jones

1946
Blonde Alibi poster

Blonde Alibi

Movie · as Sam Collins

1946
The Falcon's Alibi poster

The Falcon's Alibi

Movie · as Nick

1946
Two Smart People poster

Two Smart People

Movie · as Fly Feletti

1946
Cinderella Jones poster

Cinderella Jones

Movie · as Oliver S. Patch

1946
Joe Palooka, Champ poster

Joe Palooka, Champ

Movie · as Eugene

1945
Dillinger poster

Dillinger

Movie · as Kirk Otto

1945
Why Girls Leave Home poster

Why Girls Leave Home

Movie · as Jimmy Lobo

1944
Dark Waters poster

Dark Waters

Movie · as Cleeve

1944
Phantom Lady poster

Phantom Lady

Movie · as Cliff Milburn

1944
Dark Mountain poster

Dark Mountain

Movie · as Whitey

1944
Up in Arms poster

Up in Arms

Movie · as Info Jones

1943
Kill or Be Killed

Kill or Be Killed

Movie

1943
Baptism of Fire poster

Baptism of Fire

Movie · as Bill (uncredited)

1942
A-Haunting We Will Go poster

A-Haunting We Will Go

Movie · as Frank Lucas

1942
Wildcat poster

Wildcat

Movie · as Harold 'Chicopee' Nevins

1942
A Gentleman at Heart poster

A Gentleman at Heart

Movie · as Genius

1942
Manila Calling poster

Manila Calling

Movie · as Gillman

1942
Sleepytime Gal poster

Sleepytime Gal

Movie · as Ernie

1941
The Maltese Falcon poster

The Maltese Falcon

Movie · as Wilmer Cook

1941
Love Crazy poster

Love Crazy

Movie · as Joe (elevator operator)

1941
I Wake Up Screaming poster

I Wake Up Screaming

Movie · as Harry Williams

1941
Ball of Fire poster

Ball of Fire

Movie · as Waiter

1941
Man at Large poster

Man at Large

Movie · as Hotel Clerk

1941
Sergeant York poster

Sergeant York

Movie · as Piano Player (uncredited)

1941
Hellzapoppin' poster

Hellzapoppin'

Movie · as Harry Selby

1940
Stranger on the Third Floor poster

Stranger on the Third Floor

Movie · as Joe Briggs

1940
He Married His Wife poster

He Married His Wife

Movie · as Dicky Brown

1940
Public Deb No. 1 poster

Public Deb No. 1

Movie · as Communist

1940
Tin Pan Alley poster

Tin Pan Alley

Movie · as Joe Codd

1939
Grand Jury Secrets poster

Grand Jury Secrets

Movie · as Robert Austin / Norman Hazlitt

1938
Submarine Patrol poster

Submarine Patrol

Movie · as Seaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor'

1938
Newsboys' Home poster

Newsboys' Home

Movie · as Danny

1938
My Lucky Star poster

My Lucky Star

Movie · as Waldo

1938
Three Blind Mice poster

Three Blind Mice

Movie · as Boy on Bench (uncredited)

1937
They Won't Forget poster

They Won't Forget

Movie · as Joe Turner

1937
Danger – Love at Work poster

Danger – Love at Work

Movie · as McBain, the chemist

1937
The Devil Is Driving poster

The Devil Is Driving

Movie · as Tony Stevens

1937
Wife, Doctor and Nurse poster

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Movie · as Glen Wylie

1937
Life Begins in College poster

Life Begins in College

Movie · as Oliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr.

1937
Love Is News poster

Love Is News

Movie · as Egbert Eggleston

1936
Pigskin Parade poster

Pigskin Parade

Movie · as Herbert Van Dyke

1936
Two in a Crowd poster

Two in a Crowd

Movie · as Skeeter

1931
Honor Among Lovers poster

Honor Among Lovers

Movie · as Office Boy (uncredited)

1930
Chills and Fever

Chills and Fever

Movie · as Member of the Glee Club

1930
Her Unborn Child poster

Her Unborn Child

Movie · as Stewart Kennedy