Elisha Cook Jr.
Acting
- Born:
- 1903-12-26
- Died:
- 1995-05-18
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
They Came from the Attic
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
ALF
The Twilight Zone
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
Night Court
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
The A-Team
This Girl for Hire
Terror at Alcatraz
Hammett
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Simon & Simon
Leave 'Em Laughing
Harry's War
Magnum, P.I.
Carny
Tom Horn
1941
Salem's Lot
The Champ
Mad Bull
Dead of Night
Quincy, M.E.
St. Ives
The Bionic Woman
The Black Bird
Winterhawk
Starsky & Hutch
Switch
The Blue Knight
Messiah of Evil
S.W.A.T.
Baretta
Senior Power
The Phantom of Hollywood
The Outfit
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Emperor of the North
Electra Glide in Blue
Police Story
Blacula
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Night Stalker
Scarecrow
Night Chase
Night Slaves
The Odd Couple
El Condor
McCloud
The Movie Murderer
Cry for Poor Wally
The Great Bank Robbery
Rosemary's Baby
The Movie Orgy
Mannix
Cimarron Strip
Welcome to Hard Times
Ironside
The Spy in the Green Hat
Star Trek
The Monroes
Batman
The Wild Wild West
A Man Called Shenandoah
Blood on the Arrow
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Glass Cage
Johnny Cool
Burke's Law
The Fugitive
The Haunted Palace
Black Zoo
Papa's Delicate Condition
The Dakotas
One-Eyed Jacks
The Fatal Impulse
Surfside 6
The Islanders
Outlaws
Thriller
College Confidential
Platinum High School
Startime
The Rebel
Johnny Ringo
The Third Man
Bonanza
The Deputy
Johnny Staccato
Tightrope
Day of the Outlaw
Rawhide
House on Haunted Hill
77 Sunset Strip
Bat Masterson
Peter Gunn
Baby Face Nelson
Plunder Road
Trackdown
Perry Mason
Chicago Confidential
The Lonely Man
Panic!
Voodoo Island
The O. Henry Playhouse
Accused of Murder
The Killing
The Indian Fighter
Trial
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Gunsmoke
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Timberjack
The Millionaire
Drum Beat
The Outlaw's Daughter
Superman's Peril
Climax!
Thunder Over the Plains
I, the Jury
Shane
General Electric Theater
Adventures of Superman
Don't Bother to Knock
Behave Yourself!
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Great Gatsby
Flaxy Martin
The Gangster
The Long Night
Born to Kill
Fall Guy
The Big Sleep
Two Smart People
Joe Palooka, Champ
The Falcon's Alibi
Cinderella Jones
Blonde Alibi
Why Girls Leave Home
Dillinger
Dark Waters
Dark Mountain
Up in Arms
Phantom Lady
Baptism of Fire
Kill or Be Killed
Manila Calling
Wildcat
A-Haunting We Will Go
Sleepytime Gal
A Gentleman at Heart
Hellzapoppin'
Ball of Fire
I Wake Up Screaming
The Maltese Falcon
Sergeant York
Man at Large
Love Crazy
Tin Pan Alley
Public Deb No. 1
Stranger on the Third Floor
He Married His Wife
Grand Jury Secrets
Newsboys' Home
Submarine Patrol
My Lucky Star
Three Blind Mice
Life Begins in College
Danger – Love at Work
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
They Won't Forget
The Devil Is Driving
Love Is News
Pigskin Parade
Two in a Crowd
Honor Among Lovers
Chills and Fever
Her Unborn Child