Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

1903-12-26 – 1995-05-18 (age 91) San Francisco, California, USA
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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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Known For

Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby

1968

as Mr. Nicklas

The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon

1941

as Wilmer Cook

Shane
Shane

1953

as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey

The Killing
The Killing

1956

as George Peatty

House on Haunted Hill
House on Haunted Hill

1959

as Watson Pritchard

The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep

1946

as Harry Jones

1941
1941

1979

as The Patron (Dexter)

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker

1972

as Mickey Crawford

Sergeant York
Sergeant York

1941

as Piano Player (uncredited)

The Champ
The Champ

1979

as Georgie

Tom Horn
Tom Horn

1980

as Stable Hand

One-Eyed Jacks
One-Eyed Jacks

1961

as Carvey

Johnny Cool
Johnny Cool

1963

as Underworld Leader

The Outfit
The Outfit

1973

as Carl

Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock

1952

as Eddie Forbes

Messiah of Evil
Messiah of Evil

1975

as Charlie

Emperor of the North
Emperor of the North

1973

as Gray Cat

Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire

1941

as Waiter

The Haunted Palace
The Haunted Palace

1963

as Gideon Smith / Micah Smith