Elisha Cook Jr.
Acting
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Acting Credits
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elisha Cook, Jr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Filmography
They Came from the Attic
2022
as Watson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
as Pappy Glue
ALF
1986
as Uncle Albert
ALF
1986
as Uncle Albert (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Welcome to Winfield")
Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse
1984
as Mr. Maps
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
1984
as Novatney
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984
as Mr. Bibbs
Night Court
1984
as Wilbur Posten
This Girl for Hire
1983
as Eddie
The A-Team
1983
as Jim Beam
Hammett
1982
as Eli the Taxi Driver
Terror at Alcatraz
1982
as Hotel Desk Clerk
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982
as Mousy ("Municipalians")
Leave 'Em Laughing
1981
as Jetter
Harry's War
1981
as Sgt. Billy
Simon & Simon
1981
Carny
1980
as On-Your-Mark
Tom Horn
1980
as Stable Hand
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Harold W. Farber
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Francis 'Ice Pick' Hofstetler
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Wilmer
1941
1979
as The Patron (Dexter)
The Champ
1979
as Georgie
Salem's Lot
1979
as Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips
Dead of Night
1977
as Karel
Mad Bull
1977
as Sweeper
St. Ives
1976
as Eddie
The Bionic Woman
1976
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Mr. Charles Trout Sr.
Messiah of Evil
1975
as Charlie
The Black Bird
1975
as Wilmer Cook
Winterhawk
1975
as Finley
Senior Power
1975
as Mr. Boyle
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Baretta
1975
Switch
1975
as Henley
S.W.A.T.
1975
The Blue Knight
1975
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974
as Studio Engineer (uncredited)
Electra Glide in Blue
1973
as Willie
The Outfit
1973
as Carl
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Cody
Emperor of the North
1973
as Gray Cat
Police Story
1973
Blacula
1972
as Sam
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972
as Bunker (as Elisha Cook)
The Night Stalker
1972
as Mickey Crawford
Scarecrow
1972
as Micah
El Condor
1970
as Old Convict
Night Slaves
1970
The Movie Murderer
1970
as Willie Peanuts
Night Chase
1970
as Proprietor
The Odd Couple
1970
as Heel
McCloud
1970
Cry for Poor Wally
1969
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
as Jeb
Rosemary's Baby
1968
as Mr. Nicklas
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
Welcome to Hard Times
1967
as Hanson
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
as Arnold
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
Cimarron Strip
1967
Star Trek
1966
as Samuel Cogley
Batman
1966
as Professor Isaacson
The Monroes
1966
The Wild Wild West
1965
A Man Called Shenandoah
1965
as Judd
The Glass Cage
1964
as Ellen's father
Blood on the Arrow
1964
as Tex
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Arnold
The Haunted Palace
1963
as Gideon Smith / Micah Smith
Black Zoo
1963
as Joe
Johnny Cool
1963
as Underworld Leader
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
as Mr. Keith
Burke's Law
1963
as Wyatt
The Fugitive
1963
as Sailor
The Dakotas
1963
One-Eyed Jacks
1961
as Carvey
College Confidential
1960
as Ted Blake
Platinum High School
1960
as Harry Nesbit
The Fatal Impulse
1960
as Harry Elser
Surfside 6
1960
The Islanders
1960
as Tomas
Outlaws
1960
Thriller
1960
as Harry Elser
Day of the Outlaw
1959
as Larry Teter, Town Barber
House on Haunted Hill
1959
as Watson Pritchard
Johnny Staccato
1959
Rawhide
1959
as Bain
The Rebel
1959
as Jeremy Hake
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Maxie Dolan
Tightrope
1959
The Third Man
1959
Rawhide
1959
as Joel Turner
Rawhide
1959
as Jim Gribble
Bonanza
1959
as John Walker
The Deputy
1959
as Miller
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Bat Masterson
1958
as Pete Sheeley
Bat Masterson
1958
as Thorn Loomis
Baby Face Nelson
1957
as Homer van Meter
Plunder Road
1957
as Skeets Jonas
The Lonely Man
1957
as Willie
Voodoo Island
1957
as Martin Schuyler
Chicago Confidential
1957
as Candymouth Duggan
Trackdown
1957
Perry Mason
1957
as Art Crowley
Panic!
1957
The O. Henry Playhouse
1957
as Fred
Perry Mason
1957
as Reelin' Pete
The Killing
1956
as George Peatty
Accused of Murder
1956
as 'Whitey' Pollock
The Indian Fighter
1955
as Briggs
Timberjack
1955
as Punky (as Elisha Cook)
Trial
1955
as Finn
Gunsmoke
1955
as Huggins
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Shorty
The Millionaire
1955
as Ed Nevins
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Cyrus Tucker
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jocko Beal
Gunsmoke
1955
as George
Drum Beat
1954
as Blaine Crackel
The Outlaw's Daughter
1954
as Lewis 'Tulsa' Cook
Superman's Peril
1954
as Homer Garrity
Climax!
1954
as Pop
I, the Jury
1953
Shane
1953
as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
Thunder Over the Plains
1953
as Joseph Standish
I, the Jury
1953
as Bobo
General Electric Theater
1953
as Jed
General Electric Theater
1953
as Willy Zucks
General Electric Theater
1953
as Lloyd Harwell
Don't Bother to Knock
1952
as Eddie Forbes
Adventures of Superman
1952
Behave Yourself!
1951
as Albert Jonas
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Flaxy Martin
1949
as Roper
The Great Gatsby
1949
as Klipspringer
The Gangster
1947
as Oval
Born to Kill
1947
as Marty
Fall Guy
1947
as Joe
The Long Night
1947
as Frank Dunlap
The Big Sleep
1946
as Harry Jones
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Sam Collins
The Falcon's Alibi
1946
as Nick
Two Smart People
1946
as Fly Feletti
Cinderella Jones
1946
as Oliver S. Patch
Joe Palooka, Champ
1946
as Eugene
Dillinger
1945
as Kirk Otto
Why Girls Leave Home
1945
as Jimmy Lobo
Dark Waters
1944
as Cleeve
Phantom Lady
1944
as Cliff Milburn
Dark Mountain
1944
as Whitey
Up in Arms
1944
as Info Jones
Kill or Be Killed
1943
Baptism of Fire
1943
as Bill (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
as Frank Lucas
Wildcat
1942
as Harold 'Chicopee' Nevins
A Gentleman at Heart
1942
as Genius
Manila Calling
1942
as Gillman
Sleepytime Gal
1942
as Ernie
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Wilmer Cook
Love Crazy
1941
as Joe (elevator operator)
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Harry Williams
Ball of Fire
1941
as Waiter
Man at Large
1941
as Hotel Clerk
Sergeant York
1941
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Harry Selby
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Joe Briggs
He Married His Wife
1940
as Dicky Brown
Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Communist
Tin Pan Alley
1940
as Joe Codd
Grand Jury Secrets
1939
as Robert Austin / Norman Hazlitt
Submarine Patrol
1938
as Seaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor'
Newsboys' Home
1938
as Danny
My Lucky Star
1938
as Waldo
Three Blind Mice
1938
as Boy on Bench (uncredited)
They Won't Forget
1937
as Joe Turner
Danger – Love at Work
1937
as McBain, the chemist
The Devil Is Driving
1937
as Tony Stevens
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937
as Glen Wylie
Life Begins in College
1937
as Oliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr.
Love Is News
1937
as Egbert Eggleston
Pigskin Parade
1936
as Herbert Van Dyke
Two in a Crowd
1936
as Skeeter
Honor Among Lovers
1931
as Office Boy (uncredited)
Chills and Fever
1930
as Member of the Glee Club
Her Unborn Child
1930
as Stewart Kennedy