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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elisha Cook, Jr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Acted in 178
2020s
- 2022
They Came from the Attic
Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)
1980s
- 1987
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Pappy Glue
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Mr. Bibbs
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
Novatney
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
Mr. Maps
- 1983
- 1982
Terror at Alcatraz
Hotel Desk Clerk
- 1981
Leave 'Em Laughing
Jetter
Harry's War
Sgt. Billy
- 1980
Carny
On-Your-Mark
1970s
- 1979
- 1977
Mad Bull
Sweeper
- 1976
St. Ives
Eddie
- 1975
The Black Bird
Wilmer Cook
Winterhawk
Finley
The Blue Knight
TV
Senior Power
Mr. Boyle
- 1974
The Phantom of Hollywood
Studio Engineer (uncredited)
- 1973
Emperor of the North
Gray Cat
- 1972
Scarecrow
Micah
- 1970
Night Chase
Proprietor
Night Slaves
Movie
El Condor
Old Convict
The Movie Murderer
Willie Peanuts
1960s
- 1969
Cry for Poor Wally
Movie
- 1968
- 1967
Welcome to Hard Times
Hanson
The Spy in the Green Hat
Arnold
- 1966
- 1965
A Man Called Shenandoah
Judd · 1 episode
- 1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Glass Cage
Ellen's father
- 1963
Black Zoo
Joe
Papa's Delicate Condition
Mr. Keith
- 1961
- 1960
The Fatal Impulse
Harry Elser
College Confidential
Ted Blake
Platinum High School
Harry Nesbit
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
Baby Face Nelson
Homer van Meter
Chicago Confidential
Candymouth Duggan
The Lonely Man
Willie
Panic!
TV
Voodoo Island
Martin Schuyler
The O. Henry Playhouse
Fred · 1 episode
- 1956
Accused of Murder
'Whitey' Pollock
- 1955
Trial
Finn
Timberjack
Punky
- 1954
Drum Beat
Blaine Crackel
The Outlaw's Daughter
Lewis 'Tulsa' Cook
Superman's Peril
Homer Garrity
- 1953
I, the Jury
Bobo
General Electric Theater
Jed, Willy Zucks, Lloyd Harwell · 1 episode
- 1952
- 1951
Behave Yourself!
Albert Jonas
1940s
- 1949
The Great Gatsby
Klipspringer
Flaxy Martin
Roper
- 1947
Born to Kill
Marty
Fall Guy
Joe
- 1946
Two Smart People
Fly Feletti
Joe Palooka, Champ
Eugene
The Falcon's Alibi
Nick
Cinderella Jones
Oliver S. Patch
Blonde Alibi
Sam Collins
- 1945
Why Girls Leave Home
Jimmy Lobo
- 1944
Dark Mountain
Whitey
Phantom Lady
Cliff Milburn
- 1943
Baptism of Fire
Bill (uncredited)
- 1942
Manila Calling
Gillman
Wildcat
Harold 'Chicopee' Nevins
Sleepytime Gal
Ernie
A Gentleman at Heart
Genius
- 1941
Hellzapoppin'
Harry Selby
I Wake Up Screaming
Harry Williams
Man at Large
Hotel Clerk
- 1940
Tin Pan Alley
Joe Codd
Public Deb No. 1
Communist
He Married His Wife
Dicky Brown
1930s
- 1939
Grand Jury Secrets
Robert Austin / Norman Hazlitt
- 1938
Newsboys' Home
Danny
Submarine Patrol
Seaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor'
My Lucky Star
Waldo
Three Blind Mice
Boy on Bench (uncredited)
- 1937
Life Begins in College
Oliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr.
Danger – Love at Work
McBain, the chemist
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
Glen Wylie
They Won't Forget
Joe Turner
The Devil Is Driving
Tony Stevens
- 1936
Two in a Crowd
Skeeter
- 1931
Honor Among Lovers
Office Boy (uncredited)
- 1930
Her Unborn Child
Stewart Kennedy
Appearances1
1960s
- 1968
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)