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