Elisha Cook Jr.
Acting
Born: December 26, 1903 · San Francisco, California, USA
Died: May 18, 1995 (aged 91)
Highest Rated
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
Rosemary's Baby
1968
The Maltese Falcon
1941
The Killing
1956
Star Trek
1966
ALF
1986
The Big Sleep
1946
The A-Team
1983
1941
1979
Shane
1953
House on Haunted Hill
1959
Batman
1966
Salem's Lot
1979
Photos (3)
Movies (122)
Rosemary's Baby
Mr. Nicklas
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Cody
Shane
Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
House on Haunted Hill
Watson Pritchard
The Big Sleep
Harry Jones
The Maltese Falcon
Wilmer Cook
The Outfit
Carl
The Killing
George Peatty
One-Eyed Jacks
Carvey
The Haunted Palace
Gideon Smith / Micah Smith
1941
The Patron (Dexter)
The Lonely Man
Willie
Sergeant York
Piano Player (uncredited)
The Night Stalker
Mickey Crawford
Welcome to Hard Times
Hanson
Emperor of the North
Gray Cat
Johnny Cool
Underworld Leader
Day of the Outlaw
Larry Teter, Town Barber
Tom Horn
Stable Hand
Don't Bother to Knock
Eddie Forbes
Hammett
Eli the Taxi Driver
Phantom Lady
Cliff Milburn
The Champ
Georgie
Thunder Over the Plains
Joseph Standish
Messiah of Evil
Charlie
Baby Face Nelson
Homer van Meter
Trial
Finn
Stranger on the Third Floor
Joe Briggs
Love Is News
Egbert Eggleston
Love Crazy
Joe (elevator operator)
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
Bunker (as Elisha Cook)
The Great Gatsby
Klipspringer
Dead of Night
Karel
I, the Jury
1953
I, the Jury
Bobo
Born to Kill
Marty
I Wake Up Screaming
Harry Williams
Blacula
Sam
Electra Glide in Blue
Willie
Ball of Fire
Waiter
Plunder Road
Skeets Jonas
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Mr. Bibbs
St. Ives
Eddie
This Girl for Hire
Eddie
A Gentleman at Heart
Genius
Hellzapoppin'
Harry Selby
Black Zoo
Joe
Pigskin Parade
Herbert Van Dyke
The Indian Fighter
Briggs
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Mousy ("Municipalians")
Drum Beat
Blaine Crackel
The Long Night
Frank Dunlap
They Won't Forget
Joe Turner
Danger – Love at Work
McBain, the chemist
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
Glen Wylie
The Great Bank Robbery
Jeb
He Married His Wife
Dicky Brown
Carny
On-Your-Mark
El Condor
Old Convict
Dark Waters
Cleeve
Winterhawk
Finley
Why Girls Leave Home
Jimmy Lobo
Dillinger
Kirk Otto
Two in a Crowd
Skeeter
The Black Bird
Wilmer Cook
Papa's Delicate Condition
Mr. Keith
A-Haunting We Will Go
Frank Lucas
The Gangster
Oval
College Confidential
Ted Blake
Up in Arms
Info Jones
The Fatal Impulse
Harry Elser
Joe Palooka, Champ
Eugene
The Big Parade of Comedy
Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Spy in the Green Hat
Arnold
Blood on the Arrow
Tex
Two Smart People
Fly Feletti
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
Novatney
Behave Yourself!
Albert Jonas
Public Deb No. 1
Communist
Cinderella Jones
Oliver S. Patch
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Pappy Glue
Blonde Alibi
Sam Collins
The Outlaw's Daughter
Lewis 'Tulsa' Cook
Superman's Peril
Homer Garrity
The Movie Murderer
Willie Peanuts
Scarecrow
Micah
Honor Among Lovers
Office Boy (uncredited)
Timberjack
Punky
Chicago Confidential
Candymouth Duggan
The Falcon's Alibi
Nick
My Lucky Star
Waldo
Night Chase
Proprietor
The Devil Is Driving
Tony Stevens
Manila Calling
Gillman
Voodoo Island
Martin Schuyler
Submarine Patrol
Seaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor'
The Phantom of Hollywood
Studio Engineer (uncredited)
Grand Jury Secrets
Robert Austin / Norman Hazlitt
Three Blind Mice
Boy on Bench (uncredited)
They Came from the Attic
Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)
Mad Bull
Sweeper
Life Begins in College
Oliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr.
Cry for Poor Wally
1969
Night Slaves
1970
Accused of Murder
'Whitey' Pollock
Terror at Alcatraz
Hotel Desk Clerk
Flaxy Martin
Roper
Harry's War
Sgt. Billy
Tin Pan Alley
Joe Codd
Platinum High School
Harry Nesbit
The Glass Cage
Ellen's father
Man at Large
Hotel Clerk
Newsboys' Home
Danny
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
Mr. Maps
Her Unborn Child
Stewart Kennedy
Dark Mountain
Whitey
Leave 'Em Laughing
Jetter
Wildcat
Harold 'Chicopee' Nevins
Baptism of Fire
Bill (uncredited)
Fall Guy
Joe
Senior Power
Mr. Boyle
Sleepytime Gal
Ernie
TV Shows (68)
Perry Mason
Art Crowley · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Reelin' Pete · 1 eps
Mannix
1 eps
Bonanza
John Walker · 1 eps
Star Trek
Samuel Cogley · 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Harold W. Farber · 4 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Francis 'Ice Pick' Hofstetler · 9 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Wilmer · 1 eps
Ironside
1 eps
The Fugitive
Sailor · 1 eps
The A-Team
Jim Beam · 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Mr. Charles Trout Sr. · 2 eps
Night Court
Wilbur Posten · 1 eps
Batman
Professor Isaacson · 2 eps
Climax!
Pop · 1 eps
Simon & Simon
2 eps
The Wild Wild West
2 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1 eps
Starsky & Hutch
1 eps
ALF
Uncle Albert · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Welcome to Winfield") · 1 eps
Rawhide
Bain · 1 eps
Rawhide
Joel Turner · 1 eps
Rawhide
Jim Gribble · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Wyatt · 1 eps
The Odd Couple
Heel · 1 eps
McCloud
1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
1 eps
Thriller
Harry Elser · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Huggins · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Cyrus Tucker · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
George · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Jocko Beal · 1 eps
Peter Gunn
1 eps
Switch
Henley · 1 eps
Bat Masterson
Pete Sheeley · 1 eps
Bat Masterson
Thorn Loomis · 1 eps
Baretta
3 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Shorty · 1 eps
Police Story
1 eps
The Bionic Woman
1 eps
Adventures of Superman
1 eps
Surfside 6
1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Arnold · 1 eps
The Rebel
Jeremy Hake · 1 eps
Trackdown
1 eps
The Millionaire
Ed Nevins · 1 eps
Outlaws
1 eps
Startime
Trick · 1 eps
The Deputy
Miller · 1 eps
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1 eps
The Third Man
1 eps
Tightrope
1 eps
Johnny Ringo
Maxie Dolan · 1 eps
Cimarron Strip
1 eps
Salem's Lot
Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips · 2 eps
The Dakotas
1 eps
Johnny Staccato
2 eps
S.W.A.T.
1 eps
The Monroes
1 eps
Panic!
1 eps
The Islanders
Tomas · 1 eps
The Blue Knight
1 eps
General Electric Theater
Jed · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Willy Zucks · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Lloyd Harwell · 1 eps
A Man Called Shenandoah
Judd · 1 eps
The O. Henry Playhouse
Fred · 1 eps
