Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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

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Filmography

2022

They Came from the Attic
They Came from the Attic
as Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)
Movie - Released: 5/10/2022

1987

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Pappy Glue
Movie - Released: 10/31/1987

1986

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
as Self (from Don't Bother to Knock [1952]) (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/19/1986
ALF
ALF
as Uncle Albert
TV - Released: 9/22/1986
ALF
ALF
as Uncle Albert (archive footage)
TV - Released: 9/22/1986

1985

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Welcome to Winfield")
TV - Released: 9/27/1985

1984

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
as Mr. Maps
Movie - Released: 1/2/1984
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
as Novatney
Movie - Released: 7/6/1984
Night Court
Night Court
as Wilbur Posten
TV - Released: 1/4/1984

1983

This Girl For Hire
This Girl For Hire
as Eddie
Movie - Released: 1/11/1983
The A-Team
The A-Team
as Jim Beam
TV - Released: 1/23/1983

1982

Hammett
Hammett
as Eli the Taxi Driver
Movie - Released: 6/9/1982
Terror at Alcatraz
Terror at Alcatraz
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Movie - Released: 7/4/1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Mousy ("Municipalians")
Movie - Released: 4/23/1982

1981

Leave 'Em Laughing
Leave 'Em Laughing
as Jetter
Movie - Released: 4/29/1981
Harry's War
Harry's War
as Sgt. Billy
Movie - Released: 3/6/1981
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
TV - Released: 11/24/1981

1980

Carny
Carny
as On-Your-Mark
Movie - Released: 5/23/1980
Tom Horn
Tom Horn
as Stable Hand
Movie - Released: 3/28/1980
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
as Harold W. Farber
TV - Released: 12/11/1980
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
as Francis 'Ice Pick' Hofstetler
TV - Released: 12/11/1980

1979

1941
1941
as The Patron (Dexter)
Movie - Released: 12/14/1979
The Champ
The Champ
as Georgie
Movie - Released: 7/7/1979
Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot
as Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips
TV - Released: 11/17/1979

1977

Dead of Night
Dead of Night
as Karel
Movie - Released: 3/29/1977
Mad Bull
Mad Bull
as Sweeper
Movie - Released: 12/21/1977

1976

St. Ives
St. Ives
as Eddie
Movie - Released: 2/24/1976
The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman
TV - Released: 1/14/1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as Mr. Charles Trout Sr.
TV - Released: 10/3/1976

1975

The Black Bird
The Black Bird
as Wilmer Cook
Movie - Released: 12/25/1975
Winterhawk
Winterhawk
as Finley
Movie - Released: 11/5/1975
Senior Power
Senior Power
as Mr. Boyle
Movie - Released: 1/1/1975
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
TV - Released: 9/10/1975
Baretta
Baretta
TV - Released: 1/17/1975
Switch
Switch
as Henley
TV - Released: 9/9/1975
S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T.
TV - Released: 2/24/1975
The Blue Knight
The Blue Knight
TV - Released: 5/9/1975

1974

The Phantom of Hollywood
The Phantom of Hollywood
as Studio Engineer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/12/1974

1973

Messiah of Evil
Messiah of Evil
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 4/23/1973
Electra Glide in Blue
Electra Glide in Blue
as Willie
Movie - Released: 5/17/1973
The Outfit
The Outfit
as Carl
Movie - Released: 10/19/1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Cody
Movie - Released: 5/23/1973
Emperor of the North
Emperor of the North
as Gray Cat
Movie - Released: 5/23/1973
Police Story
Police Story
TV - Released: 3/20/1973

1972

Blacula
Blacula
as Sam
Movie - Released: 8/25/1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Bunker (as Elisha Cook)
Movie - Released: 5/12/1972
The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker
as Mickey Crawford
Movie - Released: 1/11/1972
Scarecrow
Scarecrow
as Micah
Movie - Released: 1/10/1972

1970

El Condor
El Condor
as Old Convict
Movie - Released: 6/19/1970
Night Slaves
Night Slaves
Movie - Released: 9/29/1970
The Movie Murderer
The Movie Murderer
as Willie Peanuts
Movie - Released: 2/2/1970
Night Chase
Night Chase
as Proprietor
Movie - Released: 11/20/1970
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
as Heel
TV - Released: 9/24/1970
McCloud
McCloud
TV - Released: 2/17/1970

1969

Cry for Poor Wally
Cry for Poor Wally
Movie - Released: 7/24/1969
The Great Bank Robbery
The Great Bank Robbery
as Jeb
Movie - Released: 6/24/1969

1968

Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
as Mr. Nicklas
Movie - Released: 6/12/1968
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1968

1967

Welcome to Hard Times
Welcome to Hard Times
as Hanson
Movie - Released: 4/30/1967
The Spy in the Green Hat
The Spy in the Green Hat
as Arnold
Movie - Released: 2/3/1967
Mannix
Mannix
TV - Released: 9/16/1967
Ironside
Ironside
TV - Released: 3/28/1967
Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip
TV - Released: 9/7/1967

1966

Star Trek
Star Trek
as Samuel Cogley
TV - Released: 9/8/1966
Batman
Batman
as Professor Isaacson
TV - Released: 1/12/1966
The Monroes
The Monroes
TV - Released: 9/7/1966

1965

The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
TV - Released: 9/17/1965

1964

The Glass Cage
The Glass Cage
as Ellen's father
Movie - Released: 2/6/1964
Blood on the Arrow
Blood on the Arrow
as Tex
Movie - Released: 10/11/1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/2/1964

1963

The Haunted Palace
The Haunted Palace
as Gideon Smith / Micah Smith
Movie - Released: 8/28/1963
Black Zoo
Black Zoo
as Joe
Movie - Released: 5/15/1963
Johnny Cool
Johnny Cool
as Underworld Leader
Movie - Released: 10/2/1963
Papa's Delicate Condition
Papa's Delicate Condition
as Mr. Keith
Movie - Released: 3/6/1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Wyatt
TV - Released: 9/20/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Sailor
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
The Dakotas
The Dakotas
TV - Released: 1/7/1963

1961

One-Eyed Jacks
One-Eyed Jacks
as Carvey
Movie - Released: 3/30/1961

1960

College Confidential
College Confidential
as Ted Blake
Movie - Released: 8/26/1960
Platinum High School
Platinum High School
as Harry Nesbit
Movie - Released: 5/13/1960
The Fatal Impulse
The Fatal Impulse
as Harry Elser
Movie - Released: 11/29/1960
Surfside 6
Surfside 6
TV - Released: 10/6/1960
The Islanders
The Islanders
as Tomas
TV - Released: 10/2/1960
Outlaws
Outlaws
TV - Released: 9/26/1960
Thriller
Thriller
as Harry Elser
TV - Released: 9/13/1960

1959

Day of the Outlaw
Day of the Outlaw
as Larry Teter, Town Barber
Movie - Released: 7/1/1959
House on Haunted Hill
House on Haunted Hill
as Watson Pritchard
Movie - Released: 1/1/1959
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato
TV - Released: 9/10/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Bain
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
The Rebel
The Rebel
as Jeremy Hake
TV - Released: 10/4/1959
Johnny Ringo
Johnny Ringo
as Maxie Dolan
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
Tightrope
Tightrope
TV - Released: 9/8/1959
The Third Man
The Third Man
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Joel Turner
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Jim Gribble
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as John Walker
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
The Deputy
The Deputy
as Miller
TV - Released: 9/12/1959

1958

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
TV - Released: 10/10/1958
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn
TV - Released: 9/22/1958
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
as Pete Sheeley
TV - Released: 10/8/1958
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
as Thorn Loomis
TV - Released: 10/8/1958

1957

Baby Face Nelson
Baby Face Nelson
as Homer van Meter
Movie - Released: 12/11/1957
Plunder Road
Plunder Road
as Skeets Jonas
Movie - Released: 12/5/1957
The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man
as Willie
Movie - Released: 6/21/1957
Voodoo Island
Voodoo Island
as Martin Schuyler
Movie - Released: 2/1/1957
Chicago Confidential
Chicago Confidential
as Candymouth Duggan
Movie - Released: 8/30/1957
Trackdown
Trackdown
TV - Released: 10/4/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Art Crowley
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Panic!
Panic!
TV - Released: 3/5/1957
The O. Henry Playhouse
The O. Henry Playhouse
as Fred
TV - Released: 1/23/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Reelin' Pete
TV - Released: 9/21/1957

1956

The Killing
The Killing
as George Peatty
Movie - Released: 6/6/1956
Accused of Murder
Accused of Murder
as 'Whitey' Pollock
Movie - Released: 12/21/1956

1955

The Indian Fighter
The Indian Fighter
as Briggs (as Elisha Cook)
Movie - Released: 12/21/1955
Timberjack
Timberjack
as Punky (as Elisha Cook)
Movie - Released: 2/18/1955
Trial
Trial
as Finn
Movie - Released: 10/7/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Huggins
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Shorty
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
as Ed Nevins
TV - Released: 1/19/1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV - Released: 9/6/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Cyrus Tucker
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as George
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Jocko Beal
TV - Released: 9/10/1955

1954

Drum Beat
Drum Beat
as Blaine Crackel
Movie - Released: 11/10/1954
The Outlaw's Daughter
The Outlaw's Daughter
as Lewis 'Tulsa' Cook
Movie - Released: 11/1/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Pop
TV - Released: 10/7/1954

1953

I, the Jury
I, the Jury
Movie - Released: 8/14/1953
Shane
Shane
as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
Movie - Released: 4/23/1953
Thunder Over the Plains
Thunder Over the Plains
as Joseph Standish
Movie - Released: 10/27/1953
I, the Jury
I, the Jury
as Bobo
Movie - Released: 8/14/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Jed
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Willy Zucks
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Lloyd Harwell
TV - Released: 2/1/1953

1952

Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock
as Eddie Forbes
Movie - Released: 7/18/1952
Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman
TV - Released: 9/19/1952

1951

Behave Yourself!
Behave Yourself!
as Albert Jonas
Movie - Released: 9/22/1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV - Released: 4/15/1951

1949

Flaxy Martin
Flaxy Martin
as Roper
Movie - Released: 2/15/1949
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
as Klipspringer
Movie - Released: 7/13/1949

1947

The Gangster
The Gangster
as Oval
Movie - Released: 11/25/1947
Born to Kill
Born to Kill
as Marty
Movie - Released: 4/30/1947
Fall Guy
Fall Guy
as Joe
Movie - Released: 3/15/1947
The Long Night
The Long Night
as Frank Dunlap
Movie - Released: 5/28/1947

1946

The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
as Harry Jones
Movie - Released: 8/23/1946
Blonde Alibi
Blonde Alibi
as Sam Collins
Movie - Released: 3/1/1946
The Falcon's Alibi
The Falcon's Alibi
as Nick
Movie - Released: 4/12/1946
Two Smart People
Two Smart People
as Fly Feletti
Movie - Released: 6/4/1946
Cinderella Jones
Cinderella Jones
as Oliver S. Patch
Movie - Released: 3/9/1946
Joe Palooka, Champ
Joe Palooka, Champ
as Eugene
Movie - Released: 5/26/1946

1945

Dillinger
Dillinger
as Kirk Otto
Movie - Released: 4/25/1945
Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Home
as Jimmy Lobo
Movie - Released: 10/9/1945

1944

Dark Waters
Dark Waters
as Cleeve
Movie - Released: 11/21/1944
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady
as Cliff Milburn
Movie - Released: 1/28/1944
Dark Mountain
Dark Mountain
as Whitey
Movie - Released: 9/1/1944
Up in Arms
Up in Arms
as Info Jones
Movie - Released: 2/17/1944

1943

Movie
Kill or Be Killed
Movie - Released: 1/25/1943
Baptism of Fire
Baptism of Fire
as Bill (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/1/1943

1942

A-Haunting We Will Go
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Frank Lucas
Movie - Released: 8/7/1942
Wildcat
Wildcat
as Harold 'Chicopee' Nevins
Movie - Released: 9/3/1942
A Gentleman at Heart
A Gentleman at Heart
as Genius
Movie - Released: 1/16/1942
Manila Calling
Manila Calling
as Gillman
Movie - Released: 10/16/1942
Sleepytime Gal
Sleepytime Gal
as Ernie
Movie - Released: 3/5/1942

1941

The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
as Wilmer Cook
Movie - Released: 10/18/1941
Love Crazy
Love Crazy
as Joe (elevator operator)
Movie - Released: 5/23/1941
I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming
as Harry Williams
Movie - Released: 10/31/1941
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire
as Waiter
Movie - Released: 12/2/1941
Man at Large
Man at Large
as Hotel Clerk
Movie - Released: 9/26/1941
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/27/1941
Hellzapoppin'
Hellzapoppin'
as Harry Selby
Movie - Released: 12/25/1941

1940

Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Joe Briggs
Movie - Released: 8/16/1940
He Married His Wife
He Married His Wife
as Dicky Brown
Movie - Released: 1/19/1940
Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1
as Communist
Movie - Released: 9/13/1940
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley
as Joe Codd
Movie - Released: 11/29/1940

1939

Grand Jury Secrets
Grand Jury Secrets
as Robert Austin / Norman Hazlitt
Movie - Released: 6/23/1939

1938

Submarine Patrol
Submarine Patrol
as Seaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor'
Movie - Released: 11/25/1938
Newsboys' Home
Newsboys' Home
as Danny
Movie - Released: 12/24/1938
My Lucky Star
My Lucky Star
as Waldo
Movie - Released: 9/9/1938
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
as Boy on Bench (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/18/1938

1937

They Won't Forget
They Won't Forget
as Joe Turner
Movie - Released: 7/14/1937
Danger – Love at Work
Danger – Love at Work
as McBain, the chemist
Movie - Released: 9/30/1937
The Devil Is Driving
The Devil Is Driving
as Tony Stevens
Movie - Released: 6/25/1937
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
as Glen Wylie
Movie - Released: 9/17/1937
Life Begins in College
Life Begins in College
as Oliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr.
Movie - Released: 10/1/1937
Love Is News
Love Is News
as Egbert Eggleston
Movie - Released: 2/26/1937

1936

Pigskin Parade
Pigskin Parade
as Herbert Van Dyke
Movie - Released: 10/23/1936
Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowd
as Skeeter
Movie - Released: 10/3/1936

1931

Honor Among Lovers
Honor Among Lovers
as Office Boy (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/28/1931

1930

Movie
Chills and Fever
as Member of the Glee Club
Movie - Released: 4/26/1930