Elisha Cook Jr.
Acting
Born: Dec 26, 1903 — Died: May 18, 1995
From: San Francisco, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammett | Eli the Taxi Driver | 1982 | 6.22 |
| Carny | On-Your-Mark | 1980 | 6.19 |
| 1941 | The Patron (Dexter) | 1979 | 5.782 |
| Messiah of Evil | Charlie | 1975 | 6.3 |
| Electra Glide in Blue | Willie | 1973 | 6.905 |
| The Outfit | Carl | 1973 | 6.766 |
| Blacula | Sam | 1972 | 5.472 |
| The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid | Bunker (as Elisha Cook) | 1972 | 5.645 |
| Rosemary's Baby | Mr. Nicklas | 1968 | 7.8 |
| The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968 | 6.647 |
| The Haunted Palace | Gideon Smith / Micah Smith | 1963 | 6.71 |
| Black Zoo | Joe | 1963 | 5.7 |
| Baby Face Nelson | Homer van Meter | 1957 | 5.638 |
| Plunder Road | Skeets Jonas | 1957 | 6.988 |
| The Lonely Man | Willie | 1957 | 6.132 |
| The Killing | George Peatty | 1956 | 7.644 |
| Accused of Murder | 'Whitey' Pollock | 1956 | 4.813 |
| I, the Jury | 1953 | 5.857 | |
| Shane | Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey | 1953 | 7.344 |
| Don't Bother to Knock | Eddie Forbes | 1952 | 6.616 |
| The Gangster | Oval | 1947 | 5.211 |
| Born to Kill | Marty | 1947 | 6.72 |
| The Big Sleep | Harry Jones | 1946 | 7.593 |
| Dillinger | Kirk Otto | 1945 | 5.914 |
| Dark Waters | Cleeve | 1944 | 5.938 |
| The Maltese Falcon | Wilmer Cook | 1941 | 7.702 |
| Love Crazy | Joe (elevator operator) | 1941 | 6.803 |
| I Wake Up Screaming | Harry Williams | 1941 | 6.916 |
| Ball of Fire | Waiter | 1941 | 7.377 |
| Stranger on the Third Floor | Joe Briggs | 1940 | 6.467 |
Quick Facts
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1903 |
| From | San Francisco, California, … |