Elisha Cook Jr.
Biography
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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.[3]
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| Acting | |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Hammett … Eli the Taxi Driver (as Elisha Cook) |
| 1980 | Carny … On-Your-Mark |
| 1979 | Salem's Lot … Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips |
| 1977 | Dead of Night … Karel |
| 1975 | The Black Bird … Wilmer Cook |
| 1973 | Electra Glide in Blue … Willie |
| 1973 | The Outfit … Carl (as Elisha Cook) |
| 1972 | The Night Stalker … Mickey Crawford |
| 1970 | The Condor … Old Convict |
| 1968 | Rosemary's Baby … Mr. Nicklas |
| 1963 | The Haunted Palace … Gideon Smith / Micah Smith |
| 1963 | Black Zoo … Joe |
| 1959 | Day of the Outlaw … Larry Teter (town barber) (as Elisha Cook) |
| 1959 | House on Haunted Hill … Watson Pritchard |
| 1957 | Baby Face Nelson … Homer van Meter |
| 1957 | Voodoo Island … Martin Schuyler |
| 1957 | Chicago Confidential … Candymouth Duggan |
| 1957 | Plunder Road … Skeets Jonas |
| 1956 | The Killing … George Peatty |
| 1956 | Accused of Murder … 'Whitey' Pollock |
| 1953 | Shane … Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey |
| 1952 | Don't Bother To Knock … Eddie Forbes |
| 1949 | The Great Gatsby … Klipspringer |
| 1949 | Flaxy Martin … Roper |
| 1947 | Born to Kill … Marty |
| 1947 | Fall Guy … Joe |
| 1947 | The Gangster … Oval |
| 1947 | The Long Night … Frank Dunlap |
| 1946 | The Falcon's Alibi … Nick, KGR disc jockey |
| 1946 | Blonde Alibi … Sam Collins |
| 1946 | Two Smart People … Fly Feletti |
| 1946 | The Big Sleep … Harry Jones |
| 1945 | Dillinger … Kirk Otto |
| 1944 | Dark Waters … Cleeve |
| 1944 | Phantom Lady … Cliff Milburn |
| 1942 | A-Haunting We Will Go … Frank Lucas |
| 1941 | The Maltese Falcon … Wilmer Cook |
| 1941 | I Wake Up Screaming … Harry Williams |
| 1940 | Stranger on the Third Floor … Joe Briggs |
| 1900 | Mad Bull … Sweeper |