Born 1903 (age 91) · San Francisco, California, USA
Appears in 181 titles

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

Rosemary's Baby
7.8
Rosemary's Baby
1968
as Mr. Nicklas
The Maltese Falcon
7.7
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Wilmer Cook
The Killing
7.6
The Killing
1956
as George Peatty
The Big Sleep
7.6
The Big Sleep
1946
as Harry Jones
1941
5.8
1941
1979
as The Patron (Dexter)
Shane
7.3
Shane
1953
as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
House on Haunted Hill
6.8
House on Haunted Hill
1959
as Watson Pritchard
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
7.2
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Cody
One-Eyed Jacks
6.7
One-Eyed Jacks
1961
as Carvey
Ball of Fire
7.4
Ball of Fire
1941
as Waiter
Sergeant York
7.2
Sergeant York
1941
as Piano Player (uncredited)
The Champ
7.0
The Champ
1979
as Georgie
The Haunted Palace
6.7
The Haunted Palace
1963
as Gideon Smith / Micah Smith
Blacula
5.5
Blacula
1972
as Sam
Messiah of Evil
6.3
Messiah of Evil
1975
as Charlie
Don't Bother to Knock
6.6
Don't Bother to Knock
1952
as Eddie Forbes
Emperor of the North
6.8
Emperor of the North
1973
as Gray Cat
Phantom Lady
7.0
Phantom Lady
1944
as Cliff Milburn
Tom Horn
6.4
Tom Horn
1980
as Stable Hand
The Night Stalker
6.9
The Night Stalker
1972
as Mickey Crawford