Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

🎂 26th December 1903 (122 yrs) 📍 San Francisco, California, USA

Known For

Rosemary's Baby

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.

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Elisha Cook Jr.

Movies Featuring Elisha Cook Jr.

They Came from the Attic

They Came from the Attic (2022)

as Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)

as Pappy Glue
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984)

as Mr. Bibbs
The Pigs vs. The Freaks

The Pigs vs. The Freaks (1984)

as Novatney
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse (1984)

as Mr. Maps
This Girl for Hire

This Girl for Hire (1983)

as Eddie
Terror at Alcatraz

Terror at Alcatraz (1982)

as Hotel Desk Clerk
Hammett

Hammett (1982)

as Eli the Taxi Driver
National Lampoon's Movie Madness

National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982)

as Mousy ("Municipalians")
Leave 'Em Laughing

Leave 'Em Laughing (1981)

as Jetter
Harry's War

Harry's War (1981)

as Sgt. Billy
Carny

Carny (1980)

as On-Your-Mark
Tom Horn

Tom Horn (1980)

as Stable Hand
1941

1941 (1979)

as The Patron (Dexter)
The Champ

The Champ (1979)

as Georgie
Mad Bull

Mad Bull (1977)

as Sweeper
Dead of Night

Dead of Night (1977)

as Karel
St. Ives

St. Ives (1976)

as Eddie
The Black Bird

The Black Bird (1975)

as Wilmer Cook
Winterhawk

Winterhawk (1975)

as Finley
Messiah of Evil

Messiah of Evil (1975)

as Charlie
Senior Power

Senior Power (1975)

as Mr. Boyle
The Phantom of Hollywood

The Phantom of Hollywood (1974)

as Studio Engineer (uncredited)
The Outfit

The Outfit (1973)

as Carl
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)

as Cody
Emperor of the North

Emperor of the North (1973)

as Gray Cat
Electra Glide in Blue

Electra Glide in Blue (1973)

as Willie
Blacula

Blacula (1972)

as Sam
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)

as Bunker (as Elisha Cook)
The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker (1972)

as Mickey Crawford
Scarecrow

Scarecrow (1972)

as Micah
Night Chase

Night Chase (1970)

as Proprietor
Night Slaves

Night Slaves (1970)

El Condor

El Condor (1970)

as Old Convict
The Movie Murderer

The Movie Murderer (1970)

as Willie Peanuts
Cry for Poor Wally

Cry for Poor Wally (1969)

The Great Bank Robbery

The Great Bank Robbery (1969)

as Jeb
Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

as Mr. Nicklas
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy (1968)

as Self (archive footage)
Welcome to Hard Times

Welcome to Hard Times (1967)

as Hanson
The Spy in the Green Hat

The Spy in the Green Hat (1967)

as Arnold
Blood on the Arrow

Blood on the Arrow (1964)

as Tex
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

as Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Glass Cage

The Glass Cage (1964)

as Ellen's father
Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool (1963)

as Underworld Leader
The Haunted Palace

The Haunted Palace (1963)

as Gideon Smith / Micah Smith
Black Zoo

Black Zoo (1963)

as Joe
Papa's Delicate Condition

Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)

as Mr. Keith
One-Eyed Jacks

One-Eyed Jacks (1961)

as Carvey
The Fatal Impulse

The Fatal Impulse (1960)

as Harry Elser
College Confidential

College Confidential (1960)

as Ted Blake
Platinum High School

Platinum High School (1960)

as Harry Nesbit
Day of the Outlaw

Day of the Outlaw (1959)

as Larry Teter, Town Barber
House on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill (1959)

as Watson Pritchard
Baby Face Nelson

Baby Face Nelson (1957)

as Homer van Meter
Plunder Road

Plunder Road (1957)

as Skeets Jonas
Chicago Confidential

Chicago Confidential (1957)

as Candymouth Duggan
The Lonely Man

The Lonely Man (1957)

as Willie
Voodoo Island

Voodoo Island (1957)

as Martin Schuyler
Accused of Murder

Accused of Murder (1956)

as 'Whitey' Pollock
The Killing

The Killing (1956)

as George Peatty
The Indian Fighter

The Indian Fighter (1955)

as Briggs
Trial

Trial (1955)

as Finn
Timberjack

Timberjack (1955)

as Punky (as Elisha Cook)
Drum Beat

Drum Beat (1954)

as Blaine Crackel
The Outlaw's Daughter

The Outlaw's Daughter (1954)

as Lewis 'Tulsa' Cook
Superman's Peril

Superman's Peril (1954)

as Homer Garrity
Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains (1953)

as Joseph Standish
I, the Jury

I, the Jury (1953)

I, the Jury

I, the Jury (1953)

as Bobo
Shane

Shane (1953)

as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

as Eddie Forbes
Behave Yourself!

Behave Yourself! (1951)

as Albert Jonas
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby (1949)

as Klipspringer
Flaxy Martin

Flaxy Martin (1949)

as Roper
The Gangster

The Gangster (1947)

as Oval
The Long Night

The Long Night (1947)

as Frank Dunlap
Born to Kill

Born to Kill (1947)

as Marty
Fall Guy

Fall Guy (1947)

as Joe
The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep (1946)

as Harry Jones
Two Smart People

Two Smart People (1946)

as Fly Feletti
Joe Palooka, Champ

Joe Palooka, Champ (1946)

as Eugene
The Falcon's Alibi

The Falcon's Alibi (1946)

as Nick
Cinderella Jones

Cinderella Jones (1946)

as Oliver S. Patch
Blonde Alibi

Blonde Alibi (1946)

as Sam Collins
Why Girls Leave Home

Why Girls Leave Home (1945)

as Jimmy Lobo
Dillinger

Dillinger (1945)

as Kirk Otto
Dark Waters

Dark Waters (1944)

as Cleeve
Dark Mountain

Dark Mountain (1944)

as Whitey
Up in Arms

Up in Arms (1944)

as Info Jones
Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady (1944)

as Cliff Milburn
Baptism of Fire

Baptism of Fire (1943)

as Bill (uncredited)
No Image

Kill or Be Killed (1943)

Manila Calling

Manila Calling (1942)

as Gillman
Wildcat

Wildcat (1942)

as Harold 'Chicopee' Nevins
A-Haunting We Will Go

A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)

as Frank Lucas
Sleepytime Gal

Sleepytime Gal (1942)

as Ernie
A Gentleman at Heart

A Gentleman at Heart (1942)

as Genius
Hellzapoppin'

Hellzapoppin' (1941)

as Harry Selby
Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire (1941)

as Waiter
I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

as Harry Williams
The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

as Wilmer Cook
Sergeant York

Sergeant York (1941)

as Piano Player (uncredited)
Man at Large

Man at Large (1941)

as Hotel Clerk
Love Crazy

Love Crazy (1941)

as Joe (elevator operator)
Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley (1940)

as Joe Codd
Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1 (1940)

as Communist
Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

as Joe Briggs
He Married His Wife

He Married His Wife (1940)

as Dicky Brown
Grand Jury Secrets

Grand Jury Secrets (1939)

as Robert Austin / Norman Hazlitt
Newsboys' Home

Newsboys' Home (1938)

as Danny
Submarine Patrol

Submarine Patrol (1938)

as Seaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor'
My Lucky Star

My Lucky Star (1938)

as Waldo
Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice (1938)

as Boy on Bench (uncredited)
Life Begins in College

Life Begins in College (1937)

as Oliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr.
Danger – Love at Work

Danger – Love at Work (1937)

as McBain, the chemist
Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937)

as Glen Wylie
They Won't Forget

They Won't Forget (1937)

as Joe Turner
The Devil Is Driving

The Devil Is Driving (1937)

as Tony Stevens
Love Is News

Love Is News (1937)

as Egbert Eggleston
Pigskin Parade

Pigskin Parade (1936)

as Herbert Van Dyke
Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd (1936)

as Skeeter
Honor Among Lovers

Honor Among Lovers (1931)

as Office Boy (uncredited)
No Image

Chills and Fever (1930)

as Member of the Glee Club
Her Unborn Child

Her Unborn Child (1930)

as Stewart Kennedy