Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1903-12-26
Day of Death
1995-05-18
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Elisha Cook Jr.
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
Filmography (125)
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)
They Came from the Attic
2022
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Pappy Glue
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
⭐ 5.9
Role:
Mr. Bibbs
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984
⭐ 4.5
Role:
Novatney
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
1984
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Mr. Maps
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
1984
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Eddie
This Girl for Hire
1983
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Hotel Desk Clerk
Terror at Alcatraz
1982
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Eli the Taxi Driver
Hammett
1982
⭐ 3.4
Role:
Mousy ("Municipalians")
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Jetter
Leave 'Em Laughing
1981
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Sgt. Billy
Harry's War
1981
⭐ 6.2
Role:
On-Your-Mark
Carny
1980
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Stable Hand
Tom Horn
1980
⭐ 5.8
Role:
The Patron (Dexter)
1941
1979
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Georgie
