Person
Elisha Cook Jr.
Acting · 1903–1995 · San Francisco, California, USA
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
Perry Mason
Art Crowley
Star Trek
Samuel Cogley
The A-Team
Jim Beam
The Fugitive
Sailor
Bonanza
John Walker
Peter Gunn
1958
Night Court
Wilbur Posten
Ironside
1967
Mannix
1967
Magnum, P.I.
Harold W. Farber
Filmography
- 2022They Came from the AtticWatson Pritchard (voice) (Archival)
- 1987The Man Who Broke 1,000 ChainsPappy Glue
- 1986ALFUncle Albert
- 1985The Twilight Zone(segment "Welcome to Winfield")
- 1984It Came Upon the Midnight ClearMr. Bibbs
- 1984The Pigs vs. The FreaksNovatney
- 1984Night CourtWilbur Posten
- 1984Treasure: In Search of the Golden HorseMr. Maps
- 1983The A-TeamJim Beam
- 1983This Girl for HireEddie
- 1982Terror at AlcatrazHotel Desk Clerk
- 1982HammettEli the Taxi Driver
- 1982National Lampoon's Movie MadnessMousy ("Municipalians")
- 1981Simon & Simon
- 1981Leave 'Em LaughingJetter
- 1981Harry's WarSgt. Billy
- 1980Magnum, P.I.Harold W. Farber
- 1980CarnyOn-Your-Mark
- 1980Tom HornStable Hand
- 19791941The Patron (Dexter)
- 1979Salem's LotGordon 'Weasel' Phillips
- 1979The ChampGeorgie
- 1977Mad BullSweeper
- 1977Dead of NightKarel
- 1976Quincy, M.E.Mr. Charles Trout Sr.
- 1976St. IvesEddie
- 1976The Bionic Woman
- 1975The Black BirdWilmer Cook
- 1975WinterhawkFinley
- 1975Starsky & Hutch
- 1975SwitchHenley
- 1975The Blue Knight
- 1975Messiah of EvilCharlie
- 1975S.W.A.T.
- 1975Baretta
- 1975Senior PowerMr. Boyle
- 1974The Phantom of HollywoodStudio Engineer (uncredited)
- 1973The OutfitCarl
- 1973Pat Garrett & Billy the KidCody
- 1973Emperor of the NorthGray Cat
- 1973Electra Glide in BlueWillie
- 1973Police Story
- 1972BlaculaSam
- 1972The Great Northfield Minnesota RaidBunker (as Elisha Cook)
- 1972The Night StalkerMickey Crawford
- 1972ScarecrowMicah
- 1970Night ChaseProprietor
- 1970Night Slaves
- 1970The Odd CoupleHeel
- 1970El CondorOld Convict
- 1970McCloud
- 1970The Movie MurdererWillie Peanuts
- 1969Cry for Poor Wally
- 1969The Great Bank RobberyJeb
- 1968Rosemary's BabyMr. Nicklas
- 1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)
- 1967Mannix
- 1967Cimarron Strip
- 1967Welcome to Hard TimesHanson
- 1967Ironside
- 1967The Spy in the Green HatArnold
- 1966Star TrekSamuel Cogley
- 1966The Monroes
- 1966BatmanProfessor Isaacson
- 1965The Wild Wild West
- 1965A Man Called ShenandoahJudd
- 1964Blood on the ArrowTex
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Arnold
- 1964The Big Parade of ComedyJoe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1964The Glass CageEllen's father
- 1963Johnny CoolUnderworld Leader
- 1963Burke's LawWyatt
- 1963The FugitiveSailor
- 1963The Haunted PalaceGideon Smith / Micah Smith
- 1963Black ZooJoe
- 1963Papa's Delicate ConditionMr. Keith
- 1963The Dakotas
- 1961One-Eyed JacksCarvey
- 1960The Fatal ImpulseHarry Elser
- 1960Surfside 6
- 1960The IslandersTomas
- 1960Outlaws
- 1960ThrillerHarry Elser
- 1960College ConfidentialTed Blake
- 1960Platinum High SchoolHarry Nesbit
- 1959StartimeTrick
- 1959The RebelJeremy Hake
- 1959Johnny RingoMaxie Dolan
- 1959The Third Man
- 1959BonanzaJohn Walker
- 1959The DeputyMiller
- 1959Johnny Staccato
- 1959Tightrope
- 1959Day of the OutlawLarry Teter, Town Barber
- 1959RawhideBain
- 1959House on Haunted HillWatson Pritchard
- 195877 Sunset Strip
- 1958Bat MastersonPete Sheeley
- 1958Peter Gunn
- 1957Baby Face NelsonHomer van Meter
- 1957Plunder RoadSkeets Jonas
- 1957Trackdown
- 1957Perry MasonArt Crowley
- 1957Chicago ConfidentialCandymouth Duggan
- 1957The Lonely ManWillie
- 1957Panic!
- 1957Voodoo IslandMartin Schuyler
- 1957The O. Henry PlayhouseFred
- 1956Accused of Murder'Whitey' Pollock
- 1956The KillingGeorge Peatty
- 1955The Indian FighterBriggs
- 1955TrialFinn
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsShorty
- 1955GunsmokeHuggins
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
- 1955TimberjackPunky (as Elisha Cook)
- 1955The MillionaireEd Nevins
- 1954Drum BeatBlaine Crackel
- 1954The Outlaw's DaughterLewis 'Tulsa' Cook
- 1954Superman's PerilHomer Garrity
- 1954Climax!Pop
- 1953Thunder Over the PlainsJoseph Standish
- 1953I, the Jury
- 1953ShaneFrank 'Stonewall' Torrey
- 1953General Electric TheaterJed
- 1952Adventures of Superman
- 1952Don't Bother to KnockEddie Forbes
- 1951Behave Yourself!Albert Jonas
- 1951The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
- 1949The Great GatsbyKlipspringer
- 1949Flaxy MartinRoper
- 1947The GangsterOval
- 1947The Long NightFrank Dunlap
- 1947Born to KillMarty
- 1947Fall GuyJoe
- 1946The Big SleepHarry Jones
- 1946Two Smart PeopleFly Feletti
- 1946Joe Palooka, ChampEugene
- 1946The Falcon's AlibiNick
- 1946Cinderella JonesOliver S. Patch
- 1946Blonde AlibiSam Collins
- 1945Why Girls Leave HomeJimmy Lobo
- 1945DillingerKirk Otto
- 1944Dark WatersCleeve
- 1944Dark MountainWhitey
- 1944Up in ArmsInfo Jones
- 1944Phantom LadyCliff Milburn
- 1943Baptism of FireBill (uncredited)
- 1943Kill or Be Killed
- 1942Manila CallingGillman
- 1942WildcatHarold 'Chicopee' Nevins
- 1942A-Haunting We Will GoFrank Lucas
- 1942Sleepytime GalErnie
- 1942A Gentleman at HeartGenius
- 1941Hellzapoppin'Harry Selby
- 1941Ball of FireWaiter
- 1941I Wake Up ScreamingHarry Williams
- 1941The Maltese FalconWilmer Cook
- 1941Sergeant YorkPiano Player (uncredited)
- 1941Man at LargeHotel Clerk
- 1941Love CrazyJoe (elevator operator)
- 1940Tin Pan AlleyJoe Codd
- 1940Public Deb No. 1Communist
- 1940Stranger on the Third FloorJoe Briggs
- 1940He Married His WifeDicky Brown
- 1939Grand Jury SecretsRobert Austin / Norman Hazlitt
- 1938Newsboys' HomeDanny
- 1938Submarine PatrolSeaman Rutherford Davis Pratt, aka 'The Professor'
- 1938My Lucky StarWaldo
- 1938Three Blind MiceBoy on Bench (uncredited)
- 1937Life Begins in CollegeOliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr.
- 1937Danger – Love at WorkMcBain, the chemist
- 1937Wife, Doctor and NurseGlen Wylie
- 1937They Won't ForgetJoe Turner
- 1937The Devil Is DrivingTony Stevens
- 1937Love Is NewsEgbert Eggleston
- 1936Pigskin ParadeHerbert Van Dyke
- 1936Two in a CrowdSkeeter
- 1931Honor Among LoversOffice Boy (uncredited)
- 1930Chills and FeverMember of the Glee Club
- 1930Her Unborn ChildStewart Kennedy
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