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Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 26, 1903
Died May 18, 1995 (91)
Birthplace San Francisco, California, USA
Popularity 6 (history)
Updated May 28, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 tr ... ies 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

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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

1987

as Pappy Glue

The Pigs vs. The Freaks

The Pigs vs. The Freaks

1984

as Novatney

This Girl for Hire

This Girl for Hire

1983

as Eddie

Hammett

Hammett

1982

as Eli the Taxi Driver

Terror at Alcatraz

Terror at Alcatraz

1982

as Hotel Desk Clerk

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

The Champ

The Champ

1979

as Georgie

1941

1941

1979

as The Patron (Dexter)

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

The Phantom of Hollywood

The Phantom of Hollywood

1974

as Studio Engineer (uncredited)

Electra Glide in Blue

Electra Glide in Blue

1973

as Willie

Messiah of Evil

Messiah of Evil

1973

as Charlie

Emperor of the North

Emperor of the North

1973

as Gray Cat

The Outfit

The Outfit

1973

as Carl

Scarecrow

Scarecrow

1972

as Micah

Blacula

Blacula

1972

as Sam

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

1972

as Mickey Crawford

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

1972

as Bunker (as Elisha Cook)

Night Chase

Night Chase

1970

as Proprietor

El Condor

El Condor

1970

as Old Convict

The Movie Murderer

The Movie Murderer

1970

as Willie Peanuts

Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

1968

as Mr. Nicklas

The Spy in the Green Hat

The Spy in the Green Hat

1967

as Arnold

The Glass Cage

The Glass Cage

1964

as Ellen's father

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)

Black Zoo

Black Zoo

1963

as Joe

The Haunted Palace

The Haunted Palace

1963

as Gideon Smith / Micah Smith

Papa's Delicate Condition

Papa's Delicate Condition

1963

as Mr. Keith

Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

1963

as Underworld Leader

One-Eyed Jacks

One-Eyed Jacks

1961

as Carvey

College Confidential

College Confidential

1960

as Ted Blake

The Fatal Impulse

The Fatal Impulse

1960

as Harry Elser

Platinum High School

Platinum High School

1960

as Harry Nesbit

House on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill

1959

as Watson Pritchard

Day of the Outlaw

Day of the Outlaw

1959

as Larry Teter, Town Barber

Plunder Road

Plunder Road

1957

as Skeets Jonas

Voodoo Island

Voodoo Island

1957

as Martin Schuyler

The Lonely Man

The Lonely Man

1957

as Willie

Chicago Confidential

Chicago Confidential

1957

as Candymouth Duggan

Baby Face Nelson

Baby Face Nelson

1957

as Homer van Meter

The Killing

The Killing

1956

as George Peatty

Accused of Murder

Accused of Murder

1956

as 'Whitey' Pollock

Timberjack

Timberjack

1955

as Punky (as Elisha Cook)

Trial

Trial

1955

as Finn

The Indian Fighter

The Indian Fighter

1955

as Briggs (as Elisha Cook)

The Outlaw's Daughter

The Outlaw's Daughter

1954

as Lewis 'Tulsa' Cook

Drum Beat

Drum Beat

1954

as Blaine Crackel

Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains

1953

as Joseph Standish

Shane

Shane

1953

as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey

I, the Jury

I, the Jury

1953

as Bobo

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952

as Eddie Forbes

Behave Yourself!

Behave Yourself!

1951

as Albert Jonas

Flaxy Martin

Flaxy Martin

1949

as Roper

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1949

as Klipspringer

Fall Guy

Fall Guy

1947

as Joe

Born to Kill

Born to Kill

1947

as Marty

The Long Night

The Long Night

1947

as Frank Dunlap

The Gangster

The Gangster

1947

as Oval

The Falcon's Alibi

The Falcon's Alibi

1946

as Nick

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1946

as Harry Jones

Joe Palooka, Champ

Joe Palooka, Champ

1946

as Eugene

Blonde Alibi

Blonde Alibi

1946

as Sam Collins

Two Smart People

Two Smart People

1946

as Fly Feletti

Cinderella Jones

Cinderella Jones

1946

as Oliver S. Patch

Why Girls Leave Home

Why Girls Leave Home

1945

as Jimmy Lobo

Dillinger

Dillinger

1945

as Kirk Otto

Dark Mountain

Dark Mountain

1944

as Whitey

Dark Waters

Dark Waters

1944

as Cleeve

Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady

1944

as Cliff Milburn

Up in Arms

Up in Arms

1944

as Info Jones

Sleepytime Gal

Sleepytime Gal

1942

as Ernie

Wildcat

Wildcat

1942

as Harold 'Chicopee' Nevins

A-Haunting We Will Go

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942

as Frank Lucas

A Gentleman at Heart

A Gentleman at Heart

1942

as Genius

Manila Calling

Manila Calling

1942

as Gillman

Man at Large

Man at Large

1941

as Hotel Clerk

I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming

1941

as Harry Williams

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1941

as Wilmer Cook

Hellzapoppin'

Hellzapoppin'

1941

as Harry Selby

Love Crazy

Love Crazy

1941

as Joe (elevator operator)

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

1941

as Waiter

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as Piano Player (uncredited)

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

Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley

1940

as Joe Codd

Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1

1940

as Communist

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)

The Devil Is Driving

The Devil Is Driving

1937

as Tony Stevens

They Won't Forget

They Won't Forget

1937

as Joe Turner

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937

as Glen Wylie

Love Is News

Love Is News

1937

as Egbert Eggleston

Danger – Love at Work

Danger – Love at Work

1937

as McBain, the chemist

Life Begins in College

Life Begins in College

1937

as Oliver ("Ollie") Stearns Jr.

Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd

1936

as Skeeter

Pigskin Parade

Pigskin Parade

1936

as Herbert Van Dyke

Honor Among Lovers

Honor Among Lovers

1931

as Office Boy (uncredited)

Chills and Fever

Chills and Fever

1930

as Member of the Glee Club

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Magnum, P.I.

as Harold W. Farber

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Dec 11, 1980

Batman

as Professor Isaacson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 12, 1966

Quincy, M.E.

as Mr. Charles Trout Sr.

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

Salem's Lot

as Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 17, 1979

Star Trek

as Samuel Cogley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

Burke's Law

as Wyatt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

The Odd Couple

as Heel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1970

Gunsmoke

as Huggins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Perry Mason

as Art Crowley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

General Electric Theater

as Jed

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

The Islanders

as Tomas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1960

ALF

as Uncle Albert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1986

ALF

as Uncle Albert (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1986

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Shorty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Rawhide

as Bain

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

The Fugitive

as Sailor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Switch

as Henley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1975

The Millionaire

as Ed Nevins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1955

Thriller

as Harry Elser

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1960

Climax!

as Pop

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

The Rebel

as Jeremy Hake

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1959

Bat Masterson

as Pete Sheeley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1958

Johnny Ringo

as Maxie Dolan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

The O. Henry Playhouse

as Fred

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1957

Rawhide

as Joel Turner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Rawhide

as Jim Gribble

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Gunsmoke

as Cyrus Tucker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Jocko Beal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as George

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Night Court

as Wilbur Posten

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1984

General Electric Theater

as Willy Zucks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

General Electric Theater

as Lloyd Harwell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Bat Masterson

as Thorn Loomis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1958

Perry Mason

as Reelin' Pete

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Bonanza

as John Walker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

The A-Team

as Jim Beam

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1983

The Deputy

as Miller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Baretta

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 17, 1975

Simon & Simon

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 24, 1981

Johnny Staccato

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 1959

The Wild Wild West

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

77 Sunset Strip

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1958

Trackdown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1957

Starsky & Hutch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

The Bionic Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1976

The Twilight Zone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1985

Mannix

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

Surfside 6

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1960

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

The Monroes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1966

Outlaws

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1960

Cimarron Strip

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1967

Police Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

S.W.A.T.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 24, 1975

Peter Gunn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1958

McCloud

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 1970

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1955

Adventures of Superman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1952

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 1951

The Dakotas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1963

Tightrope

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1959

Panic!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 05, 1957

The Third Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

The Blue Knight

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 09, 1975

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