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